- Mark Nyman and Collins Scrabble

Collins Little Books - SCRABBLE™ Secrets: This book will seriously improve your game (Collins Little Books): Fifth edition

By Mark Nyman and Collins Scrabble

“Scrabble, forage and fight for a copy. This is a wonderful, wonderful companion for all who get a kick from the manipulation of letters or words.”

Stephen Fry

Discover the winning secrets of Britain’s first Scrabble World Champion Mark Nyman. Now updated with the latest words from Collins Official Scrabble Words.

  • tips and tricks that are perfect for Scrabble enthusiasts at any level with fun and easy ways to memorise words
  • find out how to handle a rack full of vowels or consonants
  • contains a full list of playable 2 and 3 letter words
  • with a foreword from Austin Shin, two-time North American Scrabble Champion and UK National Champion – the only player to win both

©2023 Mattel. SCRABBLE™ and SCRABBLE tiles, including S1 tiles, are trademarks of Mattel

Author: Mark Nyman
Format: Paperback (A Format)
Release Date: 12 Sep 2024
Pages: 224
ISBN: 978-0-00-859123-6
Detailed Edition: Fifth edition
Mark hails from Willesden, London, has a BSc honours degree in Maths and Stats from Bristol University, spent 10 years as Producer of Channel 4\'s Countdown and now lives in Knutsford, Cheshire. He was the first Countdown \'Champion of Champions\', first UK player to win the World Scrabble Championship in 1993 in New York, and was World Scrabble runner-up in 1999 and 2016. He is also 4-time UK Scrabble Champion. He has 2 fantastic children Max and Kizzy, and is a long-suffering supporter of QPR.

”'A little gem.” - Gyles Brandreth

'Scrabble, forage and fight for a copy. This is a wonderful, wonderful companion for all who get a kick from the manipulation of letters or words.'Stephen Fry -

”'Mark Nyman is among the best tournament SCRABBLE players in history. He was one of just a handful of prodigies in the 40-year history of international competition, winning tournaments while just a teenager. His skills and approach to the game have also distinguished him as a respected teacher and promoter of the game.” - John D. Williams Jr. Executive Director, National SCRABBLE Association 1987-2014

”'Mark Nyman's Scrabble Secrets packs a ton of information in a compact space. It's an effective way to improve one's game in the shortest amount of time. Entertaining too!” - Joel Wapnick, 1999 World Scrabble Championship Winner