Something is still wrong here DMS. umpires and empires only have a difference of 1 letter, yet empires has 2 x's and 1 o while umpires has 1 x and 1 o. Therefore the only possible conclusion would be that the e in empires is correct, but since eighths doesn't have any x's then something is still wrong. May I direct you to the "others section" to find Captain Ed's spreadsheet to use. It is very helpful when hosting a Masterword. The link is right here.