I could use some holy wine in real life to get rid of the anxiety!

Interesting rack of the afternoon: HOLYWINE, against Debbie B.-D.

High-scoring words of the afternoon:

PHONICS (134 points; two 2W, hook off BRAND for a plural), DEIFIES (124 points; 5W) - against Cathy T.
COWPEAS (208 points) - against Kelly H. [two 4W]
TWA (200 points) - against Henriette S. [two 5W]
PASTORS (210 points) - against Neil F. [two 5W, hook off GLOBE for a plural]
LOWERED (140 points) - against Kathy T. [4W, hook off HAVE to make HAVER]


Waited in line for a LONG time at the bank, so it's a good thing I brought reading material. At least it's done now! So anxious about people, too!