Tired of dropping wimpy 2-pointers like “ON” and “IT”, while your obnoxious friends own the board with heavy hitters like “QUIXOTRY” and “ZOMBIFY”? Well stop smelling the flowers and learn how to spell them.

Ever been stuck with a Z, an L, and a jubilee of vowels? Ever feel like a dork for asking such ridiculous questions? Then “azalea” is the word for you!

Only three letters but it packs a punch with 9 points. Yew won’t be disappointed. Get it? Hold that thought while I go kill myself.

Without fail there are always giggles when the word GAY hits the board. While it’s not worth its weight in points, add the word NOSE and you can turn those giggles into chuckles, slowly evolving to looks of confusion, head scratching, and ultimately, dictionary consulting.

Of course if you’re feeling extra nerderrific you could play Scrabble in Latin. You’d run away with the Scrabble Belt using the Latin origins for most of these flowers. Each one containing more Xs, Ys, and Zs than the last! Of course the toughest part would be finding three other people on the planet who actually speak Latin. Ludus Scrabularum anyone?

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