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mkenuk

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'wash again'
« on: March 07, 2020, 04:02:34 AM »
From the watershed challenge game:

rewash played by 182 from 414 - rare
rewashed played by 147 from 414 - common

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Re: 'wash again'
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2020, 04:25:33 AM »
Puzzled me too.
I played both words, REWASH first and REWASHED much later, just to get nearer to Maven. It was the word I needed for a rosette.
I suspect the lower hit rate for REWASHED was because players didn't spot it or players didn't think it would be common.
Upgrade REWASH I think

« Last Edit: March 07, 2020, 04:29:02 AM by Dragonman »
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Re: 'wash again'
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2020, 07:48:20 AM »
For the life of me I don't know why rewash is rare - it's a common thing to say "I'll rewash that shirt to get the stain out." Just as much as "I rewashed the shirt but the stain didn't lift."  It's silly.
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Re: 'wash again'
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2020, 09:54:29 AM »
Frequently, if I play a word like rewash and find it is rare, I won't attempt playing it with an added -ed. IMO, they definitely should have the same classification.

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Re: 'wash again'
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2020, 10:15:46 AM »
I'd suggest downgrading rewashed.   >:D

(Even spell check changed it to rehashed.)