The following presentation demonstrates the enormous word potential and various
strategic options that are available when playing an opening move in DUOWORD®.
The 14 randomly selected letters are A E E G H I N O R S S T T W.
Ten different opening moves have been displayed that show the various strategies
that could be played.
Opening Move -Option 1 (A BASIC MOVE)
Lead Word – WATER 5 letter word on 4 x bonus = 20 points
Duoword – TOSSING 7 letter word on 4 x bonus = 28 points
Total 11 letters used
=48 points
Opening Move –Option 2 ( A GOOD START)
Lead Word - SWEATER 7 letter word on 4 x bonus = 28 points
Duoword - THINGS 6 letter word on 6 x bonus
= 36 points
Add Word - SWEATERS
= 8 points
Placing the S in THINGS onto SWEATER forms SWEATERS
Total 13 letters used
=72 points
Opening Move –Option 3 (BONUSES AND PENALTY MOVE)
Lead Word –WETS 4 letter word on 4 x bonus
=16 points
Duoword –SHATTERING 10 letter word on 4 x bonus
½ word penalty and another 4 x bonus
= 80 points
Total 13 letters used
=96 points
Opening Move –Option 4 (A USEFUL MOVE)
Lead Word - WEATHERING 10 letter word on 4 x bonus
= 40 points
Duoword - SETS 4 letter word on 4 x bonus
= 16 points
Total 13 letters used
= 56 points
Opening Move –Option 5 (A POSITIVE START)
Lead Word - WING 4 letter word on 4 x bonus
= 16 points
Duoword - TOASTERS 8 letter word on 5 x bonus = 40 points
Add Word - WINGS
= 5 points
Total 12 letters used
= 61 points
Opening Move –Option 6 (DOWN AND DOWN)
Lead Word - HEATERS 7 letter word on 4 x bonus
=28points
Duoword - OWING 5 letter word on 5 x bonus
=25 points
Add Word - SO
= 2 points
Total 12 letters used
=55 points
Opening Move –Option 7 (DOWN AND UP)
Lead Word - HEATERS 7 letter word on 4 x bonus =28points
Duoword - STOWING 7 letter word on 5 x bonus =35 points
Add Word - HG ( symbol for MERCURY)
Bonus for using all 14 letters
Total 14 letters used
= 2 points
= 20 points
=85 points
Opening Move –Option 8 (EXTRA WORD BONUS 1)
Lead Word - REGION 6 letter word
= 6 points
Duoword - HEATS 5 letter word
= 5 points
Add Word - REGIONS
The H in HEATS covered EXTRA WORD BONUS
Refill to 14 letters and play the EXTRA WORD
= 7 points
Opening Move –Option 8 (cont.)
Subtotal
= 18 points
Extra Word - INTERESTED
10 letter word on 6 x bonus
= 60 points
Total 20 letters used
= 78 points
Opening Move –Option 9 (EXTRA WORD BONUS 2)
Lead Word - TOWNS 5 letter word on 4 x bonus
= 20points
Duoword - GREATEST 8 letter word
= 8 points
The G in GREATEST covered EXTRA WORD BONUS
Refill to 14 letters and play the EXTRA WORD
Opening Move –Option 9 (cont.)
Subtotal
= 28 points
Extra Word - REPEATING
9 letter word on 6 x bonus
= 54 points
Total 20 letters used
= 82 points
Opening Move –Option 10 (EXTRA WORD BONUS 3)
Lead Word - STRATEGIES
10 letter word on 5 x bonus
= 50points
Duoword - SHOWN 5 letter word
= 5 points
The N in SHOWN covered EXTRA WORD BONUS
Bonus for using all 14 letters
Refill to 14 letters and play the EXTRA WORD
= 20 points
Opening Move –Option 10 (cont.)
Subtotal
Extra Word - INTEREST
= 75 points
8 letter word on 6 x bonus
= 48 points
Total 21 letters used
= 123 points