Scrabble

Scrabble, designed by Alfred Mosher Butts when he was a jobless architect in the Depression, was first published commercially in 1948 by James Brunot, one of Butts' friends. Eventually, it became the world's most popular word game, selling more than 100 million copies.<p>

A collection of videos by John Williams, executive director of the National Scrabble Association, and Matt Silver, two-time national school Scrabble champion, with tips and strategies to help you become a better Scrabble player.

Studying this collection of word lists can help you become a much better Scrabble player.

Simple tips you can use to improve your chances of winning the game Scrabble.

A clear, simple explanation of how to challenge a word in Scrabble. Also describes the various penalties for challenged words in Scrabble.

A look at Scrabble, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

A look at how Scrabble tiles are distributed in the English versions of the word game.

A list of legal Scrabble words which use Q but not U.

If you get stuck with a rack full of vowels, these vowel-heavy two- and three-letter words can help.

If you get stuck with a rack full of vowels in Scrabble, knowing these vowel-heavy five-letter words will be extremely helpful.

If you get stuck with a rack full of vowels in Scrabble, knowing these vowel-heavy, six-letter words will be extremely helpful.

If you get stuck with a rack full of vowels in Scrabble, knowing these vowel-heavy, 7- and 8-letter words will be extremely helpful.

If you get stuck with a rack full of consonants in Scrabble, knowing these words will be extremely helpful.

A list of all the two-letter words accepted in the board game Scrabble.

There's only one J in Scrabble, and its worth 8 points. So when you draw it, you want to be ready to take advantage. A great place to start is learning these three-letter J words.

A list of all the three-letter X words accepted in the board game Scrabble.

Take some time to learn these three-letter Z words, and pulling the Z in Scrabble will become an "a ha!" moment rather than an "ugh" moment.

A list of all the four-letter X words accepted in the board game Scrabble.

Learning these four-letter Z words will help you become a better Scrabble player.

A profile of Scrabble Flash, also known as Boggle Flash, an electronic word game published by Hasbro.

A look at the best Scrabble web sites, as chosen by Scrabble guru Joel Sherman.

Scrabble is, hands down, the most popular word game in the world. These books can help improve your Scrabble skills; one puts you inside the minds of the top Scrabble players.

A Scrabble guru lists five of his favorite Web sites in a Wall Street Journal article. We have links to all five.

Scrabble tops this list, but take a peek and see what other word games deserve your attention.

A book by Stefan Fatsis subtitled "Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players." Highly recommended.

Information about Word Wars, a documentary film about competitive Scrabble released in 2004.

Coverage of the 2006 U.S. Scrabbble Open held in Phoenix, Arizona.

A professional athlete was injured while playing a game of Scrabble. Unbelievable? Perhaps. But it's also entirely true.

Links to online Scrabble articles, mainly local coverage of tournaments. Compiled by Steven Alexander.

The National Scrabble Association's official roster of clubs in the U.S. and Canada.

Search Hasbro's official online archive of game rules for various editions of Scrabble.

A list of upcoming tournaments compiled by Steven Alexander.

The official site, with puzzles, some great moments, and much more.