SCRABBLE ®

BY

WORDAHOLIX™

MIMI HINGORANI & NEETA BHATIA VARISHT HINGORANI & SHERWIN

RODRIGUES

Scrabble is an internationally popular word game where word power, strategy and luck are equally important

It is recognised as an excellent means for increasing vocabulary and word power

It also helps improve analytical skills and sharpens mathematical ability

Scientifically proven to delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease

THE HARDWARE

The Scrabble BoardTile bag with 100 TilesTile RacksTimers or Clocks

DOUBLE WORD SCORE

TRIPLE WORD SCORE

DOUBLE LETTER SCORE

TRIPLE LETTER SCORE

THE BOARD HAS A 15X15 GRIDSOME OF THE SQUARES ARE PREMIUM SQUARES

THE SCRABBLE BOARD

100 LETTERS (TILES) IN THE TILE BAG

FUN WITH WORDSThe main idea of the game is to score points

making words

BASIC MOVES

A¹ R¹ M³

EXAMPLE WITH ‘A R M’ ALREADY PLAYED ON THE BOARD ON THE BOARD AND THE 7 TILES ON YOUR RACK BEING ‘U B D N

A H S’

PLAYING THROUGH AN EXISTING LETTER

A¹ R¹ M³

B³

A¹N¹

D²

EXAMPLE WITH ‘A R M’ ALREADY PLAYED ON THE BOARD ON THE BOARD AND THE 7 TILES ON YOUR RACK BEING ‘U B D

N A H S’

HOOKINGA LETTER TO THE FRONT OR BACK OF AN EXISTING WORD TO CREATE NEW WORDS

A¹ R¹ M³

B³ A¹ N¹ D² S¹

Hч A¹ N¹ D²

EXAMPLE WITH ‘A R M’ ALREADY PLAYED ON THE BOARD ON THE BOARD AND THE 7 TILES ON YOUR RACK BEING ‘U B D N

A H S’

EXTENSION PLAYEXTENDING A PRE-EXISTING WORD

A¹ R¹ M³B³ A¹ N¹ D² S¹

EXAMPLE WITH ‘A R M’ ALREADY PLAYED ON THE BOARD ON THE BOARD AND THE 7 TILES ON YOUR RACK BEING ‘U B D

N A H S’

PARALLEL PLAY

PLACING A WORD PARALLEL TO AN EXISTING WORD SUCH THAT MORE THAN ONE WORD IS FORMED

A¹ R¹ M³

B³ A¹ Hч

EXAMPLE WITH ‘A R M’ ALREADY PLAYED ON THE BOARD ON THE BOARD AND THE 7 TILES ON YOUR RACK BEING ‘U B D

N A H S’

BASIC MOVES

1) To play through an existing letter

2) Hooking a letter to the front or back of an existing word to create new words

3) Extension play – extending a pre-existing word

4) Parallel play – placing a word parallel to an existing word such that more than one word is formed

A BINGO is a move in which all seven tiles are used. a bonus of 50 points is added to the score for scoring a bingo

BINGOALL SEVEN TILES ARE USED+50 PTS

A¹ R¹ M³

Hч U¹S¹B³A¹N¹D²

EXAMPLE WITH ‘A R M’ ALREADY PLAYED ON THE BOARD ON THE BOARD AND THE 7 TILES ON YOUR RACK BEING ‘U B D

N A H S’

Hч U¹S¹B³A¹N¹D²

PASSING OR EXCHANGING A TURN

What do you do when you have an opening rack like this?

Tip: Passing is not advisable while playing, it’s always better to exchange your tiles if

you have a bad rack

CHALLENGING A MOVE

If a player wishes to challenge any of the words he can check the validity of the words by looking them up in the official word lists

If the word is invalid, player 1 loses his turn for playing an invalid word. If the word is valid, player 2 loses 5

points for challenging a correct word

WHICH DICTIONARY IS USED FOR SCRABBLE TOURNAMENTS?

The Collins Scrabble Word List 2012 is the accepted dictionary in Scrabble

The dictionary has over 2,70,000 words!

ENDING A GAME

The game ends when the bag is emptied and one player finishes all his letters

If Player 1 has used all his tiles first, then along with the score for his final play he

gets double the points of player 2’s remaining letters

2 Player Board Game

These are timed games using Chess clocks with 25 minutes per player and penalties for going

overtime

Scores are calculated for every move and when the tiles run out, the player with the highest cumulative score wins

Tournament Formats may vary – Australian Draw, KOTH , Tsh or Round Robin

TOURNAMENT SCRABBLE

The international flavour of the game can be appreciated by the fact that both ‘COLOR’ and ‘COLOUR’ ARE VALID

All international currencies are valid (even old and extinct ones). E.g. ZLOTY (Poland), XU (Vietnam), DINAR (Saudi Arabia), EURO (Europe), BAHT (Thailand)

All units of measure are valid. E.g. EL, EM, COULOMB, AMPERES, VOLT, HERTZ, PARGANA

All titles are valid. E.g. KING, EMPEROR, DUKE, EARL, PASHA, VIZIER, PESHWA

There are quite a few Indian words. E.g. ASANA, YOGA, ASHRAM, PAJAMAS, ZENANA, BAZAAR, MAHATMA, ALAAP

ONLINE SCRABBLE TOOLS

Zyzzyva -- A free word study program written by Michael W. Thelen.

Quackle -- Free crossword game artificial intelligence and analysis tool that rivals

the best players in the world

3. Scrabble Player's Handbook -- a definitive and free ebook on

how to play Scrabble, written by a dozen of the best

tournament players in the world

4. Aerolith -- Useful tool for anagramming and studying words

ONLINE SCRABBLE TOOLS

ONLINE SCRABBLE TOOLS

The Internet Scrabble Club (ISC)

WordBiz is a Windows program that allows you to play scrabble on ISC server using a graphical interface.

ONLINE SCRABBLE TOOLS

SKILLSETS REQUIRED TO BECOME A CHAMPION

Vocabulary Skills Anagramming Skills Mathematical Skills Strategy Analytical reasoning Risk Assessment Gambling (Probability Assessment)

VOCABULARY SKILLS

Basics – 2 Letter words (124)

3 Letter Words (1310)

Bingo Spotting using common beginnings and endings

High probability 7 & 8 letter words

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Rapid assessment of high scoring plays in every move

Probability assessment - Drawing wanted or unwanted tiles from the bag

Endgame planning

STRATEGIC PLANNING & ANALYTICAL REASONING

Rack management

Offense Vs Defence

ANAGRAMMING SKILLS

The most satisfying aspect of playing Scrabble

Can be improved upon using pattern recognition

CCEEINS

GUESS THE WORD?

AENSTTU

GUESS THE WORD?

EGHORTU

GUESS THE WORD?

AEFLSTU

GUESS THE WORD?

BEEENNZ

GUESS THE WORD?

ACORRST

GUESS THE WORD?

BCLMOOU

GUESS THE WORD?

EEIPRTY

GUESS THE WORD?

EIIOTTTV

GUESS THE WORD?

EGGLOOY

GUESS THE WORD?

EGINNORT

GUESS THE WORD?

AEMOOSTT

GUESS THE WORD?

DELMNPUU

GUESS THE WORD?

AAEJLNOP

GUESS THE WORD?

ADENTUX

GUESS THE WORD?

AEIPRXY

GUESS THE WORD?

EGGOORSU

GUESS THE WORD?

AIMNOTTU

GUESS THE WORD?

AEINOQTU

GUESS THE WORD?

ACCEINV

GUESS THE WORD?

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