The highest-scoring words in the Scrabble final

Mikki Nicholson won this year's National Scrabble Championships , beating Mark Nyman with a score of 483 to 337. The words earning the highest points on the board were: UPDATES (105) To bring up to date MOISTEN (96) To make moist COTHURNI (92) Footwear worn in ancient Greece SOREDIA (91) Organs of reproduction in lichen OBEISANT (86) Respectful BINATELY (84) Occurring in pairs BECALMS (83) To make quiet or still COWHEEL (80) Heel of a cow used as a cooking ingredient SOARERS (79) Things that soar