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In December 2001, The Wall Street Journal featured a special section about e-commerce; one of the articles in it was entitled "Pick Your Passion."
As part of that article, Scrabble guru Joel Sherman -- featured prominently in Stefan Fatsis' book Word Freak -- listed five of his favorite Scrabble-related Web sites. Here they are.
The NSA is the official U.S. Scrabble organization, founded in 1978 and responsible for overseeing 200-plus Scrabble clubs and running more than 175 Scrabble tournaments each year. Their site is packed with Scrabble resources, and it's a great place to explore for anyone interested in becoming a more active Scrabble player.
A solid resource full of links to useful sites, including the FAQ maintained by Steven Alexander. Tournament listings, tournament rules, a rating calculator, word lists, and much more. This site should be in the bookmark lists of all Scrabble devotees.
LeXpert is a software program for fans of word games. 172,000 words are included in the North American lexicon and 143,000 in the British. Best of all, it's free.
DOoM may sound more like something that video gamers would be interested in, but it's a Scrabble resource for sure. Well, technically it's a generic crossword game resource. But once you figure out what it is and how to use it (the FAQ is very helpful), you can find some quality opponents.
BobGrid is a Java application which can help you play on the DOoM resource listed above.
Joel Sherman's recommended Web sites for Scrabble appeared in "Pick Your Passion" on page R4 of The Wall Street Journal's Dec. 10, 2001, issue as part of a special section about e-commerce. If you're at all interested in e-commerce, I recommend a visit to your local library to browse the entire section.
