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Good for Starters
Visit Hasbro's site for a glossary of terms.
Read Joel Sherman's Newbie's First Scrabble Lesson
For more on game strategy, check out BigDoggy's site.
Dictionary Information
Complete Word List
(zipped text files, 2-15 letter words)
Important Beginnings
Odds and Ends
Tile Distribution (100 Tiles Total):
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9 tiles |
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1 tile |
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4 tiles |
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2 tiles |
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1 tile |
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6 tiles |
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2 tiles |
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4 tiles |
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4 tiles |
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4 tiles |
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2 tiles |
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2 tiles |
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12 tiles |
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6 tiles |
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2 tiles |
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2 tiles |
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8 tiles |
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1 tile |
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3 tiles |
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2 tiles |
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2 tiles |
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2 tiles |
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1 tile |
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1 tile |
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9 tiles |
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6 tiles |
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2 tiles |
Board notation and bonus squares:
A full board will have the letters A through O and the numbers 1 through 15 listed. This quadrant gives an idea on how a game is annotated. Starting from a word's first letter, horizontal moves will be listed number first (QAT at 3B). Vertical moves are listed letter first (ZAX at C2).
Red squares = Triple Word Value
Pink Squares = Double Word Value
Dark Blue Squares = Triple Letter Value
Light Blue Squares = Double Letter Value
Great history of the game at NPR.
Hone your skills at Jumbletime.com!