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lowdowncryptic.bsky.social
My February #Scrabblegram is sort of a sequel to Dave's #DNA 'gram (see my previous post)

The #HumanGenomeProject determined the base pairs of human DNA, mapping and sequencing our genetic code 🧬

#Scrabble #Science #Biology

Can you find the revolutionary DNA in this Scrabblegram? 🤓 #cryptic
Abstract, molecular dot image of human form arising from DNA double helix. Text below: The Human Genome Project It sequenced pairs and revolutionized biology, working as if a saliva swab extracted your life Scrabblegram (100 tiles, including title) Blanks: C, S
February 28, 2026 at 7:53 PM
lowdowncryptic.bsky.social
My February #Scrabblegram is for #SaturdayNightLive, currently celebrating its 50th season 🎉📺😂

#Scrabble #SNL #SNL50
TV image of the SNL stage, with text below: Saturday Night Live I laugh at a zany spoof… or else I boo an unexpected jab “Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night!” Late, comedic, required viewing Scrabblegram (100 tiles) Blanks: C, Y
February 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
lowdowncryptic.bsky.social
Something different for my first monthly #Scrabblegram of 2025… this one goes Across and Down! ↔️😀↕️

#CrosswordSky #Scrabble #crossword #puzzle #bothways

(and yes, I’m aware this is #notacrossword)
"Both Ways: A Crossword Scrabblegram" Illustration of 100 letter tiles spelling out 19 interconnected words about crossword puzzles: solving, crossword, puzzle, cryptic, clue, grid, hidden, fill, fifteen, square, meta, themed, jargon, joke, trivia, revealer, explanation, about, and "both ways" Scrabblegram (100 tiles) Blanks: L & Z
January 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
kapukamum.bsky.social
Well worth having a peruse of this mindboggling collection davesscrabblegrams.com and if inspired why not give composing a Scrabblegram a go yourself. There’s also this useful resource: quuxplusone.github.io/Scrabblegrams/
November 24, 2024 at 2:14 PM
lowdowncryptic.bsky.social
It's my brand-new December #Scrabblegram 🦌🎅🛷

Happy Holidays and New Year to all! 🎊☮️💕
#Rudolph #Santa #Christmas #HappyHolidays
#Scrabble (see board below)
Illustration of Rudolph and eight other reindeer pulling Santa's sleigh through the night sky. Text below: A Comet, a Cupid A Vixen, a Blitzen A jingle everybody "nose" How it makes Rudolph a unique reindeer? Or a gift for Santa? It glows! Scrabblegram (100 tiles) Blanks: A, N
December 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
lowdowncryptic.bsky.social
It's my October #Scrabblegram and I'm going #darkmode for this one! 🎃👻👹 (board in reply below)

#halloween #scrabble #poem
#constrainedwriting #poetry
#undead #zombies #creepy
Illustration of silhouetted zombies in a graveyard. Title: “undead”. Text below: a body exhumed a casket ajar zombies go free howling afar turning on evil insidious plot creepy date night we quiver a lot Scrabblegram (100 tiles) Blanks: G, H
October 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
lowdowncryptic.bsky.social
Here's my holiday #Scrabblegram #poem from two years ago for your (re-)enjoyment. In January, I'll resume posting a brand new Scrabblegram each month. #Scrabble #poetry
#HappyHolidays #HappyNewYear
Smartphone with party image and title “A Festive Room”: A dark, quiet winter night / Fixed by our jolly music and light / Celebrated in a festive room / As was en vogue, I appeared on Zoom (Scrabblegram, 100 tiles, blanks D and M)
December 26, 2024 at 5:10 PM
lowdowncryptic.bsky.social
#Scrabble #Scrabblegram #Xmas #Poem ⬆️
#uniQue #blitZen #viXen #Jingle
Scrabble board showing Scrabblegram (100 tiles): A Comet, a Cupid A Vixen, a Blitzen A jingle everybody "nose" How it makes Rudolph a unique reindeer? Or a gift for Santa? It glows! (Blanks: A, N)
December 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
lowdowncryptic.bsky.social
I'll post my new #Scrabblegram later today, but first enjoy this classic from the master, @dcscrabblegram.bsky.social
#Halloween #Scrabble

Visit davesscrabblegrams.com for his thrilling collection of 400+ Scrabblegrams!
Halloween Scrabblegram A great masquerade, by jack-o-lantern light, to view people in costume with obvious need of a candy fix (mini- or regular-sized). Blanks: C, M
October 31, 2025 at 12:28 PM
lowdowncryptic.bsky.social
Happy #Thanksgiving to my American friends! (In Canada, Thanksgiving was Oct 14)

Enjoy this #Scrabblegram by @dcscrabblegram.bsky.social, who is happy for others to share his work (non-commercially) and tag him in posts

Visit davesscrabblegrams.com for his full collection (>400!)
#scrabble #poetry
Thanksgiving (Scrabblegram by David Cohen) I realized every day will be a Thanksgiving, not with expensive meals, a banquet of food, or cornucopia... just more gratitude. Blanks: T, V
November 28, 2024 at 6:00 PM
lowdowncryptic.bsky.social
Sharing this seasonal #Scrabblegram message from @dcscrabblegram.bsky.social

Visit davesscrabblegrams.com for his incredible collection (400 Scrabblegrams!)
#Scrabble #Writing #Poetry #Peace
#MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays
"The Spirit of Christmas" - Scrabblegram by David Cohen (davesscrabblegrams.com) After jingle bells are quiet, our gifts exchanged, your bedroom empty, window dark... a vision, a visualization. Peace On Earth. (Blanks: A, R)
December 25, 2024 at 3:41 PM
lowdowncryptic.bsky.social
Never heard of Scrabblegrams? If you like #writing, #poetry, #wordplay or #Scrabble, you’ll love them 😊

@dcscrabblegram.bsky.social is the undisputed #Scrabblegram master

He used to post a ’gram *daily* on Twitter and you can find his spectacular collection and his book at davesscrabblegrams.com
Dave's Scrabblegrams
Welcome to my Scrabblegram collection. Follow at twitter.com/dc_scrabblegram to see the Scrabblegram of the Day. A Scrabblegram is a message (a kind of freestyle poem, really) that uses each of the 1...
davesscrabblegrams.com
November 27, 2024 at 6:44 PM
lowdowncryptic.bsky.social
I wrote a rhyming #Scrabblegram to tell you I'm on #Instagram! 😎

Some of my best 'grams are now on the 'gram, along with photos, reels, and #cryptic clues 📸📽️🔠
#quirky #scrabble #poetry

Don't be an April fool - if you're on Insta, follow me and I'll follow back: instagram.com/lowdowncryptic
Image of INSTAGRAM spelled with letter tiles, superimposed over logo. Text below: Scrabblegrams on Instagram How do I provide and contextualize… a poetry Scrabblegram? I gain a venue the quirky need justifies… follow me on Instagram! Scrabblegram (100 tiles) Blanks: M, N
March 31, 2026 at 6:42 PM
lowdowncryptic.bsky.social
Scrabblegram displayed on a Scrabble board, using all 100 tiles (blanks are G and H): a body exhumed a casket ajar zombies go free howling afar turning on evil insidious plot creepy date night we quiver a lot
October 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
lowdowncryptic.bsky.social
There's nothing fake about my #Scrabblegram for August (see below for the #Scrabble board)

#LakeOntario #GreatLakes #Superior
#GulfOfMexico #USA #Canada
#Geography #History #Wordplay
#FakeNews #Trump #MakingWaves
Map of the eastern United States, with text below: Fake News Between Lake Ontario And the Gulf of Mexico He Lies [with “America” crossed out in red] Superior and making waves Doing a proud, reality TV job It’s quite crazy Scrabblegram (100 tiles) Blanks: K, T
August 30, 2026 at 11:52 PM
dcscrabblegram.bsky.social
Hello Bluesky world,

I don't know if I'll regularly post here, but there was once a time when I loved to make and share Scrabblegrams*.

Here's one about a butterfly. 🦋

*a Scrabblegram uses each of the 100 Scrabble tiles exactly once

#butterfly, #bluesky, #wordplay, #scrabblegram, #scrabble
I begin as larva. I grow, a juvenile sequestered in a cozy cocoon dorm. I wake up and exit, metamorphosed, a butterfly in flight. Blanks: C, M Image credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Blue_morpho_butterfly.jpg
November 20, 2024 at 12:24 AM
lowdowncryptic.bsky.social
Stunning images coming in from #ArtemisII crew on Orion spacecraft "Integrity" 🚀

My #Scrabblegram #poem from two years ago celebrated #Earthrise, the iconic 1968 #Apollo8 photo of Earth rising over the Moon 🌍🌑

It works equally well with today's #NASA photo of #Earthset
Image of vintage TV displaying 1968 "Earthrise" photo, with text below: earthrise poised in lunar trajectory, gaze fixed on the opaque marble, with godlike vanity about viewing ourselves from a distance Scrabblegram (100 tiles) Blanks: TV!
April 7, 2026 at 5:10 PM
kapukamum.bsky.social
Celebrate sharing below your own favourite (video) piano performance - then add ‘amazed’, ‘exquisite’, ‘guilty stalking’ emojis…

#Scrabblegram #PianoDay

youtu.be/tCrrZ1NnCuM?...
Oscar Peterson - Hymn To Freedom
YouTube video by dgbailey777
youtu.be
March 29, 2025 at 11:33 AM
lowdowncryptic.bsky.social
I'm not allowed to tell you what my March #Scrabblegram is about, but you can probably guess! 🤫

#Scrabble #TopSecret #GroupChat
Image of hush emoji on a smartphone, with text below: Top Secret OK, what’s good etiquette if I find a prying journalist on my exclusive group chat? Bad to swear and blame everyone, I realize Scrabblegram (100 tiles) Blanks: T, Y
March 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
lowdowncryptic.bsky.social
For June, I'm reposting my two Rainbow #Scrabblegram creations from June 2022 🌈

@dcscrabblegram.bsky.social challenged us to write a 'gram using only 5-letter words or only 4-letter words, so I did one of each - and on the same theme 🎨

Here's the 20x5 rainbow (my 2nd Scrabblegram ever):
Photo of a rainbow with a Scrabblegram poem superimposed in coloured text. 20 five-letter words on a theme (all 100 Scrabble tiles, using the two blanks as Ys): "Black, white, sepia toned. Flaxy, fawny, ivory, onion. Dirty beige, otter, quail. Rusts, jades, olive, rouge. Mango, peach, denim, azure."
June 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
lowdowncryptic.bsky.social
Following up on my poetic #Scrabblegram posted yesterday, here's a seasonal one by the master, @dcscrabblegram.bsky.social

#scrabble #poetry #autumn #fall

Visit davesscrabblegrams.com for his amazing collection of 400+ Scrabblegrams!
Autumn Scrabblegram Every autumn, I gaze at the bottom of overripe trees raining red. So if I adjust clocks in an equinox, dayglow will be up ahead.
October 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
kapukamum.bsky.social
Be grateful always!
Begin, share, shadow, invoke,
aid exploration.

Reject zealous mood,
protect defining virtue,
equanimity.

#Thanksgiving #Scrabblegram (using each of the 100 Scrabble tiles exactly once - blanks E, T)
@dcscrabblegram.bsky.social
November 28, 2024 at 12:21 PM
dcscrabblegram.bsky.social
Behold! @lowdowncryptic.bsky.social has outdone himself with another fantastic Scrabblegram (which includes a "reverse transcription" piece of DNA inside). 🧬🏆
lowdowncryptic.bsky.social Lowdown Cryptic @lowdowncryptic.bsky.social · Feb 28
My February #Scrabblegram is sort of a sequel to Dave's #DNA 'gram (see my previous post)

The #HumanGenomeProject determined the base pairs of human DNA, mapping and sequencing our genetic code 🧬

#Scrabble #Science #Biology

Can you find the revolutionary DNA in this Scrabblegram? 🤓 #cryptic
Abstract, molecular dot image of human form arising from DNA double helix. Text below: The Human Genome Project It sequenced pairs and revolutionized biology, working as if a saliva swab extracted your life Scrabblegram (100 tiles, including title) Blanks: C, S
March 4, 2026 at 8:54 PM
lowdowncryptic.bsky.social
I was in Québec last week, so my (belated) #Scrabblegram for August is in French! 🥐 ⚜️ 🇨🇦

#Scrabble #Francais #Quebec #Canada

See thread below for translation and notes ⬇️
Photo of the famous Château Frontenac hotel in old Quebec City, with horse-drawn carriage in foreground. Text below: Un Scrabblegram en Français J’ai visité Québec pour le week-end. Il y a un hotêl grand format! Timoré de bruit “wagon”, on y fait des choix. Parlez-vous anglais? Scrabblegram (100 tuiles) Les jokers: L, U
September 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
lowdowncryptic.bsky.social
⬆️ #Scrabblegram #Scrabble board (100 tiles)
#LakeOntario #GulfOfMexico #FakeNews
Scrabble board with all 100 tiles spelling out a Scrabblegram: Between Lake Ontario And the Gulf of Mexico He Lies Superior and making waves Doing a proud reality TV job It’s quite crazy (Blanks: K, T)
August 30, 2026 at 11:52 PM