Combating enslaved octets / Cooking FAIL

High-scoring words of the afternoon:

TOWIE (200 points) - against Rebecca H.-F. [5W, 4W]
OCTET (135 points) - against Tyson A. [3W, 4W]
COMBAT (130 points) - against Gregoria L. [5W, 3L on B]
ENSLAVE (176 points) - against Garry M. [two 4W]
OOGAMY (282 points) - against Matt P. [4W, 5W] {a good deficit-erasing word!}
IODIZE (216 points) - against Sandra B. [4W, 3W]


Note to self: Cook the rice in water FIRST before adding anything like cream of mushroom soup or vegetables to it. That way, you don't waste food OR have a salty inedible mess on your hands.