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How many new words are in the new Collins Official Scrabble Words? 6,500 How do new words get chosen? Representatives from the Dictionary Committee of the World English-Language Scrabble Players Association (WESPA) – the international governing body for tournament Scrabble play excluding North America – painstakingly review the most recent… Read More

How would A Game of Thrones characters fare in the world of Scrabble? To celebrate National Scrabble Day and the return of Game of Thrones today, we’ve scored the characters of the book and TV show by their names to find out who would rule on the Iron Throne according to the nation’s best-loved… Read More

At least 30,000 Scrabble games are started each hour. That’s a third of London’s Wembley Stadium, or two of Wimbledon’s Centre Courts at full capacity sitting down every hour in order to place small lettered tiles on a grid. Evidently the game is ever-present, but its past is pretty prominent… Read More

Although Scrabble played the standard way is an endlessly varied game in itself, below are a number of alternative methods of play including stacking, foreign languages, and even a quizmaster to test your board game brainpower. So, why not challenge yourself and a fellow Scrabble addict to a game of… Read More

Although seeing the letter X arrive on your rack may not be the most pleasant of surprises, this handy little cross could quite easily see you on your way to a win. The letter ‘X’ provides the highest scoring two-letter words, with at least 9 points awarded for the Greek… Read More