Everything Scrabble

Joe Edley, John D. Williams (Jr.), John D. Williams, Jr.

Simon and Schuster, 2001 - Games & Activities - 342 pages

For both the beginner and the seasoned pro, this how-to book from the National Scrabble Association offers all the keys to better play: Basic board strategies for surefire results Turn the enemy -- Q -- into your best friend: a winner's list of Q words with and without U Master the terrific "twos" -- a complete list of two-letter words that can boost your scoring average by thirty to forty points Maximize your score with bonus squares and parallel play -- including triple triples, the pinnacle of SCRABBLE scoring success Make more seven-letter plays -- and earn a fifty-point bonus Secrets to getting better tiles How to get your words' worth with high-point tiles J, X, and Z Words with no vowels How the world's greatest players win -- twenty-eight examples of outstanding SCRABBLE play Featuring a rare interview with the SCRABBLE game inventor, the late Alfred Mosher Butts, this extensively illustrated guidebook covers all facets of the game and worldwide SCRABBLE culture, including the clubs, tournaments, champions and rules, and playing SCRABBLE with children, plus a complete history of the game.Visit the Naiton Scrabble Association Web site: www.scrabble-assoc.com

Contents

• The Official SCRABBLE Players Dictionary Third Edition: 3
• It Takes Twos to Tangle: 14
• 3456: 21
• You Can Have: 56
• Introduction: 73
• Graduating to the Next Level: 79
• Points vs Leave: 81
• Bag It When to Exchange Your Tiles: 89
• Your Two Best Friendsthe Blank and the S: 103
• Building a Better Vocabulary: 117
• The Heavy Artillery J X and Z: 130
• 1: 131
• When the Board is Open or Closed: 137
• Is It a South American Shrub or a Phoney Word?: 147
• PART 3: 153
• Learning Can Be Fun: 155
• Hook Words Anagrams Fillins and Front Extensions: 157
• Finding Plays OvertheBoard: 170
• Toughies Puzzles That Are Seriously Fun: 193
• John Williams Remembers Alfred Mosher Butts: 219
• So You Think You Want to Be a Tournament Expert? A Word to the Wise: 231
• 2223: 242
• 23: 268
• PART 5: 305
• Facts and Figures of the Worlds Favorite Crossword Game: 313
• Important Word Lists: 319
• Flashcards The Champions: 328
• 73: 333
• Does Your Opponent Have the: 334

About the author

Joe Edley is the editor of the Scrabble News and the only three-time winner of The National Scrabble Championship. John D. Williams, Jr. is the executive director of the National Scrabble Association and Scrabble's national spokesman.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Everything Scrabble
• Authors: Joe Edley, John D. Williams (Jr.), John D. Williams, Jr.
• Edition: illustrated, revised
• Publisher: Simon and Schuster, 2001
• ISBN: 0671042181, 9780671042189
• Length: 342 pages
• Subjects: Games & Activities / Board Games; Games & Activities / Crosswords / General; Games & Activities / Puzzles; Games & Activities / Reference; Games & Activities / Word & Word Search