A classic word-game where players try to use their tiles to create long and exotic words to earn the most points.
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Do great Scrabble players ever turn in their tiles?
Presumably you would trade in tiles if you thought you would get in one turn, after trading, more than what you'll get in the next two turns without trading.
But then, maybe you should make defensive ...
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Scrabble First Turn Questions
I've played scrabble with different groups of people and their rules on first turns vary a lot. The rules I've seen used are:
Double score for first turn (Scrabble rules confirms this and is the ...
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Are slang words allowed in Scrabble?
In Words with Friends, a Scrabble clone for the iPhone, slang words - such as the following - are permitted:
za, slang for "pizza,"
lez, slang for "lesbian,"
And so on...
Are slang words allowed ...
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What's the etymology for the term “Bingo” in Scrabble?
Using all 7 tiles nets a Scrabble player a 50-point bonus and is sometimes referred to as a "Bingo". I'm curious: how did that term come into use and why does it have such meaning?
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How is Words With Friends different from Scrabble?
I like to play a game called Words With Friends, which is a freenium version of Scrabble. I thought it was however functionally the same. However, I've just seen that Zynga, the creators of the game, ...
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Dictionary for Scrabble that doesn't contain ridiculous words
In playing Scrabble with friends, where can I find a dictionary that doesn't contain the ridiculous two-letter words that turn the game into a contest to see who has spent the most time reading the ...
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1953 version of Scrabble includes 4 wooden dice - why?
I have acquired a 1953 version of Scrabble. Included with the usual 100 wooden tiles are 4 wooden dice. Each face of the dice has the dots imprinted using one of these 3 colors; red, green or ...
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How are Scrabble Bingo's calculated with regard to word multipliers?
Are bingos added to the basic score of the word and then modified by multipliers or are they added on after the play is scored?
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Learning new Scrabble words?
I downloaded the zyzzyva program and have been using it to sharpen my anagram solving skills, but it isn't great to learn new words with. I'm probably not using it right, but it seems like there are ...
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Would changing the value of Scrabble tiles have a negative effect on the game?
This morning my Facebook friends are up in arms about a proposed re-valuation of Scrabble tiles in line with letter frequency in modern language usage:
Scrabble: Should letter values change?
All of ...
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double movement in Scrabble
Can you resolve a dispute between myself and my girlfriend? She recently won a game with what I think is a double movement( although there's no mention of this in the rule book).
She put one two ...
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Which Electronic Scrabble Games / Platforms Offer The Hardest Computer Opponents?
One can do a google search to find which websites and which smart devices have Scrabble applications, but I find that computer players vary widely and are often misclassified. For example, Lexulous ...
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Computer Scrabble UI & communication protocol?
I've recently gotten into playing Scrabble and I was wondering, what's the deal with Scrabble programs? I come from the world of computer chess where chess engines are distributed independently from ...
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Am I allowed to use archaic words in Quiddler/Scrabble?
While playing Quiddler tonight, I played both words "SIC" and "QUO". Both got challenged and both were in the dictionary that we agreed upon (dictionary.com).
But the question of whether I can use ...
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Scrabble variation: use double and triple word scores (but not double/triple letter scores) twice?
Is there a popular Scrabble variation that:
lets you play double/triple word scores twice, once vertically and
once horizontally?
does NOT let you play double/triple letter scores twice?
This ...
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Are tile bonuses counted twice if 2 new words are formed?
An example:
O
O
There is a triple letter tile to the right of the bottom O.
If I place an x on it, do I score 50 points (scoring the tile twice) or 34 (scoring it once)?
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In Scrabble, What is the big deal with playing with etched in tiles?
Some people raise the issue of "brailling" tiles and refuse to play with etched in tiles, such as those that which commonly come with a store bought version of Scrabble. Is this a big deal? Have ...
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Is there an official Spanish Scrabble Dictionary?
Last time I checked, there were some issues of contention with how the Spanish alphabet should be represented such as c+h vs ch, l vs ll, r vs rr and borrow letters such as k and w not used for ...
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Scrabble computer version that uses the new dictionary? (OSPD4/OTCWL2)
Is there a version of the computer Scrabble game that uses the new dictionary (not really new anymore, came out in 2006)? I know about ISC, but we're looking for something that my technophobic ...
