SCRABBLE Flashcards
american architect that created the game as a vriation in an earlier word game which he called Lexiko
Alfred Mosher Butts
when was lexico created
1938
the new game which alfred called ___________, added the 15x15 gameboard and the crossword-style gameplay
criss-crosswords
rearranged the game and renamed it as scrabble
james brunot
scrabble means
to scratch frantically
a section of newton made _______ sets that year but lost money
2,400
scrabble’s big break came in
1952
the game is sold in ____ countries and is available in more than ____ languages
121 countries
30 languages
____ million sets have been sold worldwide
150 million
how many scrabble clubs are around the world
4,000
the board is marked with ________ squares which multiply the number of points awarded
premium
premium squares
8 dark red TW
17 pale red DW
12 dark blue TL
24 pale blue DL
the center square (h8) is marked with a
star
in 2008 HASBRO changes the color of the premium square to
TW - orange
DW - red
TL - green
DL - blue
how many point added to your word score if you get a bingo aka bonus
50 points
NASPA
north american scrabble players association
WESPA
world english scrabble players association
