9 points?? is there a dilatory bonus now?

you must be awarding points collected by the correct def'n.

4. Three points are awarded to any player who submits a definition which is similar or very close to the correct meaning.

that's it. wsieber scores three (3) points (he could have helped someone else's def'n by voting for that and still gotten his three points via his submission; or he could have submitted another definition and voted for the correct one and possibly collected more points that way--that's the trade-off you must make when you know the word. he can't score more points by also voting for it, or from others who voted for it. I hope this makes sense..)

here's the way I'd score it (fwiw):

Zed, 7 votes
Tross, 2 + 1 vote = 3
Faldage, 2
tsuwm, 1 (no submission)
Alex, 1 (ditto)
Squid, 1 (ditto)
wsieber, 3 (submitted true def'n)
wofa, 3 votes
consuelo, 2 votes
Wordwind, 1 vote

-joe (hogmaster in sheep's clothing) hoggerel