scrabble hints

‘Hooks’ to hang your words on

In the same way that you can hang your coat on a hook, you can also use hooks to “hang” your words on to in Scrabble. When a word is played, have a quick think as to whether a single letter can be placed before or after it to form… Read More

Angriest anagrams

The eight-letter combination with the most anagrams is AEGINRST, with eleven. No obvious name suggests itself for this group, like the RETAINS group or the TEASING one, but I suppose we could call it the STEARING committee, or even the ANGRIEST brigade. ANGRIEST ANGSTIER… Read More

Great for the anagrams

The letters of the word RETAINS form a whopping eleven anagrams making it one of the best possible racks to have for bonuses. They are: ANESTRI plural of ANESTRUS ANTSIER more anxious NASTIER RATINES plural of RATINE, a material RESIANT old Scots word for… Read More