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What is the probabilaty of getting OXIDIZE on your first turn in Scrabble?

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One of my friends said that if you get OXIDIZE and play it, you get the highest score possible.

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  1. Actually the highest scoring  first play possible is muzjiks I don't know the probability though.


  2. I'm assuming the English version of Scrabble, and considering only the possibility of actually drawing those letters (i.e., not considering drawing blank "wild" tiles).

    The game has 8 O's, 1 X, 9 I's, 4 D's, 1 Z, and 12 E's.  You need two I's and one of everything else.  There are a total of 100 tiles.  

    The odd's are therefore:

    8/100 of drawing an O

    1/99 of also drawing an X

    9/98 of also drawing the first I

    8/97 of also drawing the second I

    4/96 of also drawing the D

    1/95 of also drawing the Z

    12/94 of also drawing the E

    For a total of 27,648 in 80,678,106,432,000, which reduces to 2 in 5,836,089,875.

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