dictionary - 2024 PACE NSC

Question

Besides the Tractatus, the only book Ludwig Wittgenstein published in his lifetime was one of these texts for children. James Murray used an extensive series of slips to gather evidence for one of these texts. The Letter to Chesterfield was written on the completion (20[1])of one (20[1])of these texts (20[1])in 1755. (20[2])A history by (20[1])Simon Winchester chronicles William Chester Minor’s (20[1])contributions (20[1])to one of these (20[1])books (20[2])from an (*) asylum. (10[3])In 2023, “sometimes offensive” sections were added back to one of these texts (10[2])by (10[1])NASPA, (10[1])a group that runs board game tournaments. (10[1])A “Compendious” one of these books (10[2])by an American (10[1])broke (10[1])from British spelling. (10[2])For 10 (10[1])points, name this (10[1])type of book (10[1])compiled (10[1])by lexicographers (10[1])like Noah Webster. (10[3])■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: dictionary [or historical dictionary or children’s dictionary or word list; accept Official Scrabble Players Dictionary; prompt on reference text; reject “thesaurus” or “encyclopedia” or “textbook”]

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Kevin Yang	Stevenson A	Lindbergh	43	20
Kevin Wang	Johns Creek A	Hastings	45	20
Robert Wang	Livingston A	Richard Montgomery A	48	20
Kevin Peng	Winston Churchill A	Lambert	50	20
Arnav Lahoti	St. Mark's	University Lab	50	20
Krish Nathan	Hoover A	Innovation Academy A	53	20
Ali Hamzeh	Kinkaid	Heights	59	20
Andrew Evans	McLean B	Northmont B	60	20
Ryan McKenzie	McLean A	Alabama Cyber Tech	64	20
Nam Dang	Richard Montgomery B	Seven Lakes	65	20
Deven Hagen	Thomas Jefferson A	Belmont	65	20
Jacob Hansen	Walter Payton A	Detroit Catholic Central A	68	10
Matt Serfontein	Innovation Academy B	Durham AT	68	10
Joslyn Smith	Elkhorn North	Saint Joseph	68	10
Michelle Luo	Johns Creek B	Northmont A	81	10
Arav Kaushik	Livingston B	Georgetown Day	81	10
Justin Wang	Strake Jesuit	Canyon Crest	82	10
Ryan Smith	Downingtown STEM	Lightridge	83	10
Sky Hong	Choate Rosemary Hall	Fairfield County AT	90	10
Brighton Risch	Great Valley	William Fremd	96	10
Ulden Gao	Winston Churchill B	West Point	96	10
Percy Wheatley	Norfolk Academic Guild	Maggie Walker C	99	10
Rohan Singh	Thomas Jefferson D	Maggie Walker A	100	10
Benjamin Towne	Detroit Catholic Central B	Carbondale	103	10
Sonny Bracamontes	Hoover B	Owensboro	103	10
Aaron Bullions	St. Xavier	Cincinnati Hills	105	10
Abigail AuYeung	DuPage County AT	Hunter B	108	10
Christian Curtis	Detroit Catholic Central C	Chattahoochee	111	10
Leo Xiao	Walter Payton B	James W. Robinson	112	10
Alex Zhang	Okemos	Solon	114	10
Charles Young	Barrington	Hunter A	117	10
Campbell Brown	St. Thomas	Bloomington	117	10
Liam Reed	Maggie Walker B	Stevenson B	117	10
Camden Williams	Mexico	Beavercreek	118	10
Ayaan Ghori	Carl Sandburg	Freeman	118	10
Anthony Xu	Thomas Jefferson C	Thomas Jefferson B	118	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	TUH	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Average Buzz
2024 PACE NSC	06/08/2024	Y	36	100%	31%	0%	85.42