Vixens, decay, buttons, windy weather, and Alaska's oldest newspaper

Interesting racks of the night: BITEYEAR (against Robert T. - read as "bite year") / "THEIRRYU" (against Toni S. - read that as "their Ryu") / UMANNLAI (against Toni S. - read as "um, Ann Lai...") / TROUTDEN (against Jennifer W. - read as "trout den")

High-scoring words of the night:

ZONATE (224 points) - against Peter S. [two 2W, 4L on Z]
HAAF (180 points) - against Nellie B. [3W, 5W]
AIKIDO (325 points; two 5W), TIARAS (160 points; two 4W) - against Nick K.
VIXENISH (176 points) - against Shannon E. [4W, 3L on V] {a good deficit-erasing word!}
HASTEN (122 points) - against Jo E. [5W, 2W, hook off BRAY for a plural] {a good deficit-erasing word!}
GOMEREL (750 points) - against Jo E. [2W, two 5W] {different game}
BUTTONED (100 points) - against Toni S. [3W]
DECAYER (300 points) - against Robert T. [5W, 4W]
BRAVOED (4W, two 5W), DEBIT (205 points; 5W used twice, 5L on B, hook on OUTWAR to make OUTWARD) - against Lori G.
ABASER (231 points) - against Cally P. [two 5W, hook off PA to make SPA]


Dang, it's windy outside. Glad I'm safe inside, heh.


Trivia fact for Thursday, May 20: What is the very fitting name of Alaska's oldest newspaper, located in the former gold rush city of Nome? The Nome Nugget.