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Is a word gameTwo to four players score points by placing tiles, each bearing a single letter, onto a game board which isdivided into a 15x15 grid of squaresThe words must be defined in a standard dictionary |
Scrabble |
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created the game as a variation on an earlier word game he invented called Lexiko |
1938-Alfred Moshers Butts |
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Alfred Mosher Butts The new game, which he called |
"Criss-Crosswords " |
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resident of Newtown, Connecticut and one of the few owners of the original Criss Crosswords game-bought the rights to manufacture the game in exchange for granting Butts a royalty on every unit sold |
1948-James Brunot |
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James Burnot change the name to? |
Scrabble |
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1984-Scrabble was turned into a |
Daytime game show on NBC |
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daytime game show on NBC Ran from? |
July 1984 to March 1990 |
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daytime game show on NBC was hosted by |
Chuck woolery |
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Scrabble game show tagline |
Every man dies; not every man truly Scrabbles |
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2011-a new TV variation of Scrabble, called |
Scrabble showdown |
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2004-Scrabble was inducted into the |
National toy hall of fame |
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Scrabble Game Board |
Made up of cells in a square grid15 cells wide by 15 cells highThe Scrabble tiles fit within these cells one to a cell |
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Scrabble tiles |
100 tiles98 of these tiles contain letters on the, while there are 2 blank tilesBlank tiles add a wildcard aspect. The blanks substitute for any letter in the alphabet. Once played, a blank tile remains for the remainder of the game the letter for which it was substituted when firstplayed |
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Equipment for Scrabble |
1.scrabble game board 2.scrabble tiles 3. Scrabble Letter Bag4. Scrabble Dictionary5. Paper and Pencil6. 4 tile racks |
