REDTAIL

Notch another one for my ISC birdwatching life list.

REDTAIL n pl. -S a type of hawk

My opponent took the lead for good on this one. Oh, how I wish I had played it. I was doing pretty well, but after this play I couldn't find my footing. Come to find out, HEMIN or HEMAL at M9 for 38 would have been a good response, but the computer suggests HIEMAL and HAEMIN as even better (40 points). The best I came up was AH at N13 for 22, which was doubly bad because it closed down some bingo lanes.