A missing letter ‘G’ during a World Scrabble Championships match resulted in accusations of cheating as the losing player demanded his opponent be strip-searched. Both players were asked to turn out their pockets but the missing tile was never found and officials refused to conduct the requested strip search. I’ve composed the following headlines to describe the story:
Heated Scrabble Match Ends in String of Four-letter Words
Scrabble Contestant Accused of Hiding G in His A
Cheating Accusation Sparks War of Words During War of Words
Scrabble ate Scandal: Missin Letter Mars Scrabble ame
Scrabble Contestant at Loss for Words Over Loss of Letter
Loser Insists Scrabble Travel Edition Does Not Permit Letter Travel to Pants
Official Scrabble Board Grows Bored with Claims Game Not Above Board After Letter Missing from Board
Man of Words Not Necessarily Man of Word
Contestant Eats Words Figuratively After Accusing Opponent of Eating Words Literally
G Disappears; Gang Violence Not Suspected
Triple Word Score Goes Triple XXX
Strip Search Turndown as Scrabble Turn Takes Turn for Worse After Pocket Turnout Turns Up Nothing
The Good Greatsby 
JM Randolph
October 20, 2011
I especially like your first one, Heated Scrabble Match Ends in String of Four-letter Words. You should totally do headlines for the NY Post (of “Obama Beats Weiner” and “Headless Man Found In Topless Bar” fame).
The Good Greatsby
October 20, 2011
Where do I apply? If I had known such a position existed my career may have taken a much different path.
gerknoop
October 20, 2011
Strip Search Turndown as Scrabble Turn Takes Turn for Worse After Pocket Turnout Turns Up Nothing
AWESOME! So funny! How do you do this everyday?
The Good Greatsby
October 20, 2011
You’re too kind. Not sure if I do it every day, but I certainly try.
She's a Maineiac
October 20, 2011
Do me a favor and never enter your own caption contest.
OMG! ABCs Battle Takes a WTF Turn
(that’s all I got, so pathetic)
The Good Greatsby
October 20, 2011
I like it. I would have used that one.
modestypress
October 20, 2011
Contestant soils blank tile.
Nigel Windsor
October 20, 2011
“Heated Scrabble Match Ends in String of Four-letter Words”
That’s my favourite 😀
Lenore Diane
October 20, 2011
I waited, and I knew I would not be disappointed.
When I came across the Scrabble Tournament story, I said to myself, “Self,” I said. “This story has a GG post all over it.”
Again, you did not disappoint.
The Good Greatsby
October 21, 2011
I get so excited when I see these kinds of stories and recognize the potential for wordplay.
thelifeofjamie
October 20, 2011
Was that actual news? Wow- slow news day. Thanks for a ood spin on the ame.
Amy
October 20, 2011
I had no idea there was such as thing as a World Scrabble Championship. In American-Rules Scrabble, you aren’t allowed to use foreign words. How do they handle this in a world-wide tournament? Does everyone play in English? Are words native to their country of origin allowed? What about countries that don’t use our alphabet?
I know I should just focus on the funny (which this is very funny) and stop thinking about this so hard.
The Good Greatsby
October 21, 2011
I know the United Nations formed a committee a few years ago to establish these international Scrabble standards, but I’m not sure what they came up with.
bigsheepcommunications
October 20, 2011
Bravo, bravo!
sidmilb
October 20, 2011
Of course if they found it, it would be covered in S.
thebabelblog
October 20, 2011
Missing Scrabble letter causes controversy, Yahtzee wanted for questioning.
pegoleg
October 20, 2011
In an effort to boost attendance, Scrabble championship institutes search for G spot.
k8edid
October 21, 2011
That’s good.
qwinkly3
May 29, 2012
Mmmmmmm……. Realll Good. Search again.
lynne @ gardenmad
October 20, 2011
I think if the accused had an “I” and an “N”, you could pretty much slap the cuffs on him. Bingo.
John Erickson
October 21, 2011
I’m kinda torn between the “G and A” title and the “String of 4-letter Words” title. And what has this country come to, if people start cheating in Scrabble tournaments? ood rief!
(Hey – What’s oin on here? Stop that!)
Annie
October 21, 2011
I love “G disappears: Gang violence not suspected”.
So funny!
k8edid
October 21, 2011
“Heated Scrabble Match Ends in String of Four-letter Words” is my favorite.
I, for one, am glad you don’t enter your own caption contest (since I plan on winning this one!!!) but how about you post the captions you come up with after the contest is over?
Gow
October 21, 2011
As controversy grows over missing Scrabble® tile, John Bender comments –
“Gs get lost all the time, the world is an imperfect place.”
mistyslaws
October 22, 2011
Ha! Love this one. 🙂
Sandi Ormsby
October 21, 2011
What up G? (He was throwin’ signs) the letter wasn’t on him, but possibly across the room somewhere?
Sandi
http://www.ahhsome.wordpress.com
Lake Forest, CA
Thomas Stazyk
October 21, 2011
Gives new meaning to the term G String?
Spectra
October 21, 2011
The Quandry! That such a zamia should exscape those xerophytic, valvular Officials. Why, those zincky zithern heads! Maybe a xylophagous, scrabble-tile-eating bug ate that xyloid G in order to extract its xylem.
(I win the comments section,with like, 3,000 points)
John Erickson
October 21, 2011
You’ll need the prize money – I think you gave the spellchecker a nervous breakdown! 😀
cassiebehle
October 21, 2011
What’s that four letter word I’m looking for again? Oh yeah. L-O-V-E.
Rachael Black
October 21, 2011
Fabulous. My fave?
Scrabble ate Scandal: Missin Letter Mars Scrabble ame
heheheh. still *i**lin* over that one
Laura
October 21, 2011
I’d add a headline of my own, but I’m drawing a blank.
k8edid
October 21, 2011
That’s funny.
lynne @ gardenmad
October 21, 2011
Ha ha ha ha!
pegoleg
October 22, 2011
Tee hee!
flippingchannels
October 25, 2011
It’s all fun and games until someone looses a G…
qwinkly3
May 29, 2012
Hahaha