| 单词 | Scrabble |
| 例句 | He doesn’t say why he wants to play Scrabble with me. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t a good Scrabble player, but it was better than sitting around the living room staring at one another. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The Scrabble box got stepped on at some point, and the letter tiles went everywhere. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z And she shows me a notebook with my Scrabble messages. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She doesn’t mention her favorite of all our post-dinner activities—Phonetic Scrabble. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z A couple of sofas were designed to look like Scrabble trays, with letter-square pillows. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z To be asked to play Scrabble, instead, as if we were an old married couple, or two children, seemed kinky in the extreme, a violation in its own way. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z We had been playing a lot of Scrabble at Red Gate. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z A pair of plastic red binoculars with a lens missing, an old Scrabble set, and a Magic 8 Ball. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Poetry and Scrabble are nothing but human activities. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In the evenings, she served Ritz crackers piled with sardines for appetizers and put dinner on TV trays so that everyone could watch the news or play a heated game of Scrabble. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He said that as if playing Scrabble were as fun as going bike riding or something. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z We all end up laughing, and the night ends with card games and Scrabble, and I go to bed, full in so many, many ways. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The x makes this an excellent word for Scrabble. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In the mornings we sometimes went out on long hikes into the woods, and at night we played Scrabble or listened to records or sat reading in front of his big stone fireplace. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z There is not even a Scrabble word for how bad I feel. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z All of a sudden, Uncle Katsuhisa stood up and announced, “We are going to play Scrabble!” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Mom’s morning Scrabble note said ADVIL, but I couldn’t find any. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “There is not even a Scrabble word for how bad I feel.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Emenike was one of the few people for whom “to read” did not mean “to study,” and so they would spend hours talking about books, bartering knowledge for knowledge, and playing Scrabble. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Her time she whiled away riding plump thoroughbred horses, playing bridge and solitaire and Scrabble, and drinking too much champagne or beer or whatever else happened to be around and open at the time. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind them, regular games of Scrabble, chess, checkers, and bridge were conducted with great seriousness. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They skid into the bedroom with Izzie and the four of us play a round of Monopoly or Scrabble. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z “I’ve already stopped reading. Please keep your proper books and leave me with the books I like. And by the way, I still win when we play Scrabble, Mr. Read Proper Books.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z So Otto and I played more modified Scrabble while I sneaked glances at the driveway through the window. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “I’d like you to play a game of Scrabble with me,” he says. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “But that doesn't explain why he's good at, like, Scrabble,” Lindsey pointed out. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Others read newspapers, did crossword puzzles, or played chess or Scrabble. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z More affectionate nicknames would soon follow: Rock, Kryptonite, Kibbles ’n Bits, Scrabble, and Love. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z A Scrabble board was on the coffee table. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes after a few drinks he becomes silly, and cheats at Scrabble. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “How many times do we have to tell you, no writing on the Scrabble board! Do you need pencil and paper?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z I wanted to tell her she shouldn’t be playing Scrabble yet. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z When my eyes open in the morning, the first thing I do is sit up and look at the Scrabble tiles. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z What is it that soccer, darts, chess, backgammon and Scrabble have in common? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He killed me at the Scrabble board, barely concentrating, and on those occasions when speech was necessary he had a way of compressing large thoughts into small, cryptic packets of language. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The Scrabble tiles are scattered across the great room floor. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Rapprochement’ In the middle of Scrabble the nurse comes in to take your blood pressure for the third time today. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z That day after school Jane's at my house, sitting across a Scrabble board from me. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z They played Scrabble until the eleven o’clock news, and then, sometime around midnight, Mr. Pirzada walked back to his dormitory. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I’m a total fiend for Scrabble, so I pulled it off the shelf. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He wanted me to play Scrabble with him, and kiss him as if I meant it. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Morning hikes in the foothills of the Alps are typically followed by chess and Scrabble in the garden room. An Enchanting Estate in Northern Italy 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z To his friends he will be remembered as a witty and generous host, a fiendish player of Scrabble and an enthusiastic creator of delicious Christmas feasts. Composer Sir Richard Rodney Bennett dies aged 76 2012-12-25T14:46:08Z Your word cannot be eligible for English-language Scrabble; to check, just type in your word at scrabble.merriam.com to make sure it’s not valid. Style Invitational Week 1402: The fourteeners — a neologism contest 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z Scrabble provides a catalyst, and an appealing kind of background noise in this novel, with a nod to family as well. In a Newbery Medalist’s Latest Novel, Friends Find Solace in Words 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z Even a Scrabble board is used as a weapon in our show. The Dead Boss guide to TV prison 2012-06-08T23:06:00Z The two went to a bar that night that served up drinks, snacks and games like Jenga and Scrabble. A Little Wager That Led to Love 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z For the record, I used to play Scrabble with my mother. This Week in Fiction: Saïd Sayrafiezadeh 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z In his younger days, he would often stay up until dawn, playing Scrabble over the Internet and letting his mind roam to strange places. Jack Black is game for anything -- except vanity 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z Think of the election as a game of Scrabble. A three-pronged plan to make peace with a Trump presidency 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z To celebrate, make sure to brush up on a few words that are sure to lead to Scrabble victory. 15 fascinating facts about Scrabble 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z SC: He’s the control in the experiment, the blank piece in Scrabble. ArtsBeat: Talking ‘Mad Men’: Was This the Worst Episode Yet? 2013-04-29T15:52:37Z Still running — deadline Tuesday night, Sept. 29: Our contest for new words whose letters add to 14 points in Scrabble. Style Invitational Week 1403: Who was that masked man? 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z He seems pleased by their revelations to Paige but he offers no goodies, and no game of Scrabble. 'The Americans' Recap: Paige the Interrogator 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z Inside, to a 1960s soundtrack, we have a relaxed dinner, drink Malbec over Scrabble – and have the bonus of rolling into bed just upstairs. Five new London hotels: reviewed 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z "It's not just the words that get into society," said Chris Cree, co-President of the North American Scrabble Players Association in Dallas, which oversaw the update. New Scrabble dictionary picks up the language of the millennials 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z The set is a whimsical cloudburst of Scrabble tiles and alphabet blocks, floating up to the rafters. Matilda: The Best Musical Since The Lion King 2013-04-12T03:00:16Z Scrabble fans took photographs as Richards and Day faced off in a best-of-five final, which organisers described as “nail-biting”. 'Groutier': sulky word gives New Zealander fourth world Scrabble title 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z The Game of Life — and Death: And you thought your spouse took a long time coming up with moves in Scrabble! Style Invitational Week 1163: Put it in reverse 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z “That’s when I knew this guy’s for real. We immediately played Scrabble on it.” Where Words Matter: Politics, Fiction, Romance, Scrabble 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z Who knew my churchgoing grandmother was a beast in Scrabble with a gift for trash-talking? Past Into Present: 4 Journeys That Changed Us 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z The game that would eventually be called Scrabble was invented by Alfred Butts, a jobless architect during the Depression, in his apartment in the Queens borough of New York City. Secret to Scrabble beatdown: 300 words added to game's dictionary 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Mark’s idea: Make up a word whose Scrabble letter values add up to exactly 13, and define it, as in Mark’s examples above. Style Invitational: Get lucky with a 13-(Scrabble) point neologism 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z The Scrabble tile must be met in person. Modern Love: GPS on a Path to the Heart 2011-02-11T01:08:11Z Never mind that that show resembled actual Scrabble as much as today’s Tea Party resembles the original one; he won first prize, and remains a nimble player. First Person: Sheltered by Online Scrabble?s Anonymity 2011-09-16T23:02:17Z Graham had great success at professional Scrabble, coming in second at the 1997 World Championship, and he's good at high-stakes poker, sometimes. Review: Comic loser in 'This Too Shall Suck' wins 2013-01-29T01:10:09Z Classics like Monopoly, Risk and Clue are available to play online — and word games such as Scrabble and Words With Friends are fun to play virtually. Perspective | Ask Amy: Rules needed for inviting friends to indoor game night 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z Unlike traditional pubs, the green-wallpapered bar, with its many dictionaries and Scrabble boards, stays open until 2:30 a.m. on the weekends, so the literary arguments can continue deep into the night. Overnighter: Norwich, England ? a Getaway for Book Lovers 2011-01-21T19:55:00Z Her OkCupid profile mentioned that she was really good at Scrabble, so I sent her a message challenging her to a game of Words With Friends. Words With (I Wish We Were More Than) Friends 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z You can even use your Scrabble tiles to play another game, like Pirate Scrabble, a.k.a. Tile Me More! 6 Scrabble Tips From Top Players 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z “The Last Word,” a new musical inspired by Scrabble, just ended a run in the New York Musical Festival. Now Playing in Chicago: ‘Game’ Shows 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z "They met through their youth advocacy work, and say that their passion for Scrabble holds them together," Wright's representative told the magazine. Country singer Chely Wright engaged to gay activist 2011-04-06T20:39:48Z Words With Friends After the ceremony, guests drove to Downingtown, Pa., for a reception at Dane Decor, the furniture store where Mr. Maxwell made Ms. Thornburgh a Scrabble table. Where Words Matter: Politics, Fiction, Romance, Scrabble 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z And by competitive, I mean, my mother says we’re not allowed to play Scrabble anymore when we get together because of the injuries and the tears. Watch Shonda Rhimes' Amazing Speech on the 'Glass Ceiling' 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z The home he named Hard Scrabble is a former farm he took over in 1970. John Graves, Lauded Author in Texas, Dies at 92 2013-08-01T19:02:28Z Merriam-Webster announced on Monday it had added more than 300 words to the latest edition of its official Scrabble dictionary. You Can Play ‘Sheeple’ in Scrabble Now. Over 300 Other New Words, Too. 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z We’re still good friends, but there is only one reliable way to communicate with her these days: Words With Friends, the popular electronic Scrabble knockoff. Critic?s Notebook: The Electronic Games That Now Connect Us 2012-01-05T00:00:54Z It was one thing to sit in the group room and imagine him beating me at Scrabble. He Showed Me His Tiles, So I Showed Him Mine 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z It doesn’t really compute in the airman’s head, but he invites us over for dinner with his wife and sons, and we play Scrabble. Get to know the lesbians! 2013-01-27T22:00:00Z Winner of Week 1175, to coin a word whose letters add up to 13 points in Scrabble: DCayed: Having served in federal office too long. Style Invitational: Do over the do-over — enter any of the year’s contests 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z After “Goodbye to a River,” two other books, “Hard Scrabble” and “From a Limestone Ledge,” formed what became known as the Brazos Trilogy and cemented his reputation as a writer of note. John Graves, Lauded Author in Texas, Dies at 92 2013-08-01T19:02:28Z In the early 1990s, two women were playing Scrabble in suburban Washington, D.C. “You want me to take f**king out of the Scrabble dictionary?” 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z Margaret, 63, loves playing online Scrabble everyday with her sister who lives interstate. How we can use gaming to support positive aging (and support our relationships with our pets, too) 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z The players decided to settle the dispute by checking the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, Second Edition. “You want me to take f**king out of the Scrabble dictionary?” 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z Yesterday morning I spent an hour doing a jigsaw puzzle, followed by a game of Scrabble, fortified by tea and scones. For introverts, lockdown is a chance to play to our strengths 2020-05-02T04:00:00Z Ms. Cua said her social inclinations were well served by a game called Words With Friends, a popular Scrabble derivative that she plays with others. 2010-01-30T02:49:00Z Word nerds have been gathering at crossword tournaments and battling in competitive Scrabble leagues for decades. Wordle is our new drug 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Wordle has ensnared the numbers people and the word people, the Scrabble obsessives and the Sudoku fans. Wordle is our new drug 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Ephron also documented her struggles with an online Scrabble addiction, saying Scrabble Blitz turned her brain to "cheese." 8 fascinating facts about Nora Ephron 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z HardScrabble: Just like ordinary Scrabble, but before you take a turn, you have to solve a calculus problem, drop and give 10, then juggle three of your tiles. Style Invitational Week 1163: Put it in reverse 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z The Style Invitational Empress discusses this week's neologism contest plus the results of the contest to write something using uses all 100 Scrabble tiles. Arts & Entertainment - Washington Post Rss Loading... He beat fellow Brit Mark Nyman, who was one of his “Scrabble idols” when he was growing up, The Guardian reports. Scrabble World Champion Wins With This 176-Point Word 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z When players use all seven of their Scrabble tiles to make a word, it's called a bingo. 15 fascinating facts about Scrabble 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z Finally, a Scrabble game turns ugly when Gabriel disingenuously asks Philip what’s bothering him. 'The Americans' recap: KGB spy mission takes tragic turn 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Scrabbles with Rihanna aside, Jones is a singular breed of media Medusa, whose calling is to stare at her own reflection, turning herself to stone. Girl Least Likely To by Liz Jones – review 2013-07-06T13:00:00Z His “group biography” of seven classic games — checkers, chess, Go, backgammon, poker, Scrabble and bridge — is in many ways an interrogation of these questions: Are games more than their rules and playing pieces? It’s Just a Game. Or Is It? 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z They were going to have these words removed from Scrabble. “You want me to take f**king out of the Scrabble dictionary?” 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z Week 1402, new terms whose letters total 14 Scrabble points Maganetic: Exerting a force so powerful that ordinary citizens can lose their marbles, and senators can lose their morals. Style Invitational Week 1420: Singing on the job 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z We have space to enjoy the things we did before we became parents: making music, playing Scrabble, dressing up as people from music videos. Love in the time of corona: 'This wasn't how I planned it, but she said yes' 2020-04-12T04:00:00Z He stopped being able to calculate our Scrabble scores. My father’s medical mystery 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z Xi attack: Getting the most Scrabble points with the shortest word possible. Style Invitational Week 1098: It’s prime time for creative Amazon reviews Last year it would have been against the rules for casual Scrabble players to use any of those words. You Can Play ‘Sheeple’ in Scrabble Now. Over 300 Other New Words, Too. 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Just think of having a bunch of Scrabble tiles and moving them around. Style Invitational Week 1388: Turning around a business 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z Our days will be spent hiking nearby peaks, exploring a rock garden in a not-too-distant canyon, playing Scrabble, preparing big, nourishing meals, admiring the columbine, lupine and larkspur, and simply taking it all in. An equally great way to hit Colorado’s slopes: Without the snow. Here’s how. 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z But Scrabble was in Virginia, home of “massive resistance” against integration, and it remained an all-black school for another 13 years. The enlightening legacy of the Rosenwald schools 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z Merriam-Webster's latest edition of the Scrabble dictionary has 300 new additions, and thus 300 new ways for Grandma to completely bury you during a game of Scrabble. Scrabble dictionary adds 'OK,' 'ew' to official play along with hundreds of other new words 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Wikipedia tells me that the main threat in the story is a genetically altered baboon, which does sound frightening, but the Scrabble part is what I recall. Recording Audiobooks For My Dad, Stephen King 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z Rob Howell's sets of huge Scrabble tiles, alphabet blocks and books are clever and thrilling. Review: Broadway's 'Matilda' is blast of nasty fun 2013-04-12T00:20:09Z Meanwhile, Charlotte’s online Scrabble partner, Ben, is mocked at his school. Real-life bullying experience weaves its way into award-winning author’s books 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z The next day we were back at the airport, playing Scrabble on an iPad to keep our minds off the long journey home. The gift of a lifetime: how trans 'top surgery' changed my life 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z In the standard dictionary, “it used to be entered only as ‘OK’ or ‘okay,’” Ms. Brewster said, noting that the capitalization of “OK” prevented it from being used as a Scrabble word in the past. You Can Play ‘Sheeple’ in Scrabble Now. Over 300 Other New Words, Too. 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Scrabble players, time to rethink your game because 300 new words are coming your way, including some long-awaited gems: OK and ew, to name a few. Scrabble dictionary adds 'OK,' 'ew' to official play along with hundreds of other new words 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Though I don’t play Scrabble to make new friends, whenever I see this message I always feel slightly insulted. First Person: Sheltered by Online Scrabble?s Anonymity 2011-09-16T23:02:17Z There's often chatter around Scrabble boards over which foreign words have been accepted into English to the degree they're playable. Scrabble dictionary adds 'OK,' 'ew' to official play along with hundreds of other new words 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z The Whitefish Bay, Wis., resident, who has been playing Scrabble since she was 8 and now plays mainly online, was relieved to hear that the official rules aren't changing. Scrabble fans should just r-e-l-a-x 2010-04-07T23:27:00Z “We like to play games,” said Ms. McIntyre, who regularly beats him at Scrabble and outwits him at more surrealistic games of their own making, like Fish, Not a Dead Fish, an obscure handshake maneuver. Andrew Gregory and Casey McIntyre: A YouTube Comedy Star and the Woman Who Keeps Him Laughing 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z Like Scrabble, it bugs me because if you get worse letters than your rivals, you can’t win. How I Became Addicted to Online Word Games 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z “It’s a necessary evil to allow so many people to explore the area,” Farrell told me one night in a heated, pristine dining hut while families sat around us playing Scrabble. Tasmania’s Three Capes trail is spectacular, but it’s not cheap 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z It will earn you nine points in Scrabble. 9 Reasons Selfies Are Good For Women 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z Word games like Scrabble and Wordle have been deployed to add playful, social dimensions to people's lives: older adult siblings playing online everyday, or grandparents playing with grandchildren interstate. How we can use gaming to support positive aging (and support our relationships with our pets, too) 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z And the play’s infallible final gesture, here involving rude Scrabble instead of bingo, once again doesn’t fail. Review: A ‘Seagull’ Airlifted to a World of Soy Milk and Prada Sneakers 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Crab: Like Scrabble, but it’s all four-letter words. Style Invitational Week 1163: Put it in reverse 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z TRIKK: To cheat at Scrabble by using more of a certain tile than are in a regulation set. Style Invitational: Blasted alphabetical contest! Give us an ABC (BCA, etc.) phrase 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z And what about that old Scrabble lifesaver “euoi” — “a cry of impassioned rapture in ancient Bacchic revels?” Where Have All the Vowels Gone? 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z She added that he was an avid reader and “so, so good at Scrabble. ... You could not beat the guy.” Noted Seattle architect Robert Hull, 68, dies: ‘amazingly creative’ 2014-04-11T02:06:22Z Her voice trembled when she asked him whether my father would now be better enough to come home to play their daily Scrabble games. Thanksgiving, my father's last supper 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z At her presentation, more of a party, really, a pair of models played Scrabble. Front Row: Pre-Fall Collections from C?line, Chlo? and Prabal Gurung 2012-01-11T22:23:45Z Before the performance begins, Mr. Murray and Luke Fasano, who also composed the music, play Scrabble onstage, trying hard to appear casual. 2010-02-06T06:48:00Z “I bet you’re good at Scrabble,” I said to my therapist. He Showed Me His Tiles, So I Showed Him Mine 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z The bride’s mother, a children’s book illustrator, helped with the décor, which included more than 1,000 Scrabble tiles bought on eBay scattered across cocktail and dining tables. Where Words Matter: Politics, Fiction, Romance, Scrabble 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z Garrison Keillor says his mother stayed in the house, "entertaining her family, playing Scrabble, reading, singing hymns and praying for her loved ones." Grace Keillor, mother of Garrison Keillor, dies 2012-07-27T21:38:08Z True Scrabble players, Daniel says, have learned how to check their egos at the church basement door. Tile Me More! 6 Scrabble Tips From Top Players 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z If you’re serious about playing Scrabble, top female player Robin Pollock Daniel says that hitting the books is the way to go. Tile Me More! 6 Scrabble Tips From Top Players 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z Erected in 1922 among the corn and wheat fields, in a community where formal education often ended after seventh grade, Scrabble was the first school for black children in Rappahannock County. The enlightening legacy of the Rosenwald schools 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z Good news for many, including Scrabble players who have a new two-letter word. Civilities: When am I required to disclose my HIV status? Plus, an update on Mx. as a title 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z “Play different word games—don’t just play Scrabble over and over!” Tile Me More! 6 Scrabble Tips From Top Players 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z The fifth edition of the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, published by Merriam-Webster, goes on sale Wednesday and includes 5,000 new words that editors say will help the 66-year-old game stay relevant. New Scrabble dictionary picks up the language of the millennials 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z These 50 words, for use in this week’s word chain contest, are among those recently added by Merriam-Webster to its Scrabble dictionary. Style Invitational Week 1299: OK, hivemind! A contest with new Scrabble words 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z A version of this brief appears in print on March 10, 2014, on page C3 of the with the headline: Lazy Scrabble Players, Here’s Your Book. Arts, Briefly: Lazy Scrabble Players, Here’s Your Book 2014-03-09T22:09:43Z Well, Scrabble certainly also involves numbers: seven letters, double- and triple-word scores and maximizing points with every play. Spare Times for Children, for June 28-July 4 2013-06-27T21:20:15Z In the season one episode "Bart the Genius," Bart attempts to cheat in a game of Scrabble by putting "kwyjibo" on the board. 10 words "The Simpsons" made famous 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z One February afternoon, he and I were playing Scrabble in the park when I reached into the bag of tiles hoping for the Q and pulled out a ring instead. Goodbye, My Fantasy Man 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z Still running — deadline Monday night, May 23: Our contest to create new words totaling 13 Scrabble points. Style Invitational: Let ’er RIP — write a funny line for someone’s obituary 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Not long ago my wife, my mother, and I were all playing Scrabble. This Week in Fiction: Saïd Sayrafiezadeh 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z Queen drummer Roger Taylor said the band loved to play marathon sessions of Scrabble, with the game often coming down to him and Freddie. 32 surprising facts about Freddie Mercury 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z His office — with its deep mahogany tones, crackling fire, bourbon and Scrabble — is a place of comfort. ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Episode 5: A Seduction 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z If she wasn’t busy making a local breadfruit dish for the men doing renovation work on the restaurant, she might be playing Scrabble with local schoolgirls. A Caribbean Without the Crowds: Bequia, a Caribbean Getaway From the Getaways 2011-11-11T19:45:00Z But the conversation about the word reminded us of a famous story that came out of a Tennessee Scrabble club back in the 1980s. “You want me to take f**king out of the Scrabble dictionary?” 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z But over the course of the shoot, he said, “we laughed a lot and played a lot of Scrabble.” Why Are Steve Martin, Selena Gomez and Martin Short Working Together? It’s a Mystery. 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z Woolfers in New York City began meeting in person, as Ms. Collins led field trips to Toys in Babeland, the sex accessories emporium on the Lower East Side, and hosted Scrabble tournaments and clothing swaps. A Chat Room of Their Own 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z It opens in heaven, with Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven playing Scrabble and squabbling like sitcom characters. 'Classical Style' at Ojai Music Festival draws on wit, wisdom 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z Richards is something of a god in Scrabble circles. Nigeria's Wellington Jighere almost lost for words after Scrabble world title triumph 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z The company, at the behest of Scrabble owner Hasbro Inc., left out one possibility under consideration for a hot minute — RBI — after consulting competitive players who thought it potentially too contentious. Scrabble dictionary adds 'OK,' 'ew' to official play along with hundreds of other new words 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z The way you play Scrabble on your phone all day, wherever you are. Are You Missing Out on the Metaverse? 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z “I see Instagram numbers increasing or whatever, but generally I’m just home playing Scrabble with my dad, journaling and reading books in my room,” she said, motioning toward her bedroom with a shrug. Arlo Parks Wants Her Songs to ‘Feel Like Surround Sound Cinema’ 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z In his “group biography” of checkers, chess, Go, backgammon, poker, Scrabble and bridge, Roeder investigates not just the history of how we play, but why. 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z The White Fish Bay, Wis., resident, who has been playing Scrabble since she was 8 and now plays mainly online, was relieved to hear that the official rules aren't changing. Relax, Scrabble fans: Basic rules aren't changing 2010-04-07T15:56:00Z So, I said, the first Q and A I attempted with you – the question about Scrabble – was that my subconscious wanting to rush ahead and buy our first marital boardgame? The Austrian says he’s turned off by women who are dominant in bed 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z One last important fact: If you like to play Scrabble, it’s all right — and even OK — to use “OK” when playing. Language evolves, and that’s okay (O.K.?) 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z Scrabble is an indescribably pleasurable game, and those who play Scrabblish variations feel the same way about their versions, too. First Person: Sheltered by Online Scrabble?s Anonymity 2011-09-16T23:02:17Z Fully exercise your nerd muscles with a round of Boggle, Quiddler or Word Yahtzee, says Will Anderson, currently ranked #6 among Scrabble players in North America. Tile Me More! 6 Scrabble Tips From Top Players 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z Another scene in the film is based on a row I had with my family when we were playing Scrabble and I put down the word "queef". I Give It A Year: how I tried to subvert the romcom 2013-02-02T06:00:00Z The two-letter words added were gi, po, te, and da, which is actually making a comeback — it was in the first edition of the Scrabble dictionary, but Chew had it removed for the second edition. 15 fascinating facts about Scrabble 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z For short phrases, you might want to rearrange Scrabble tiles, but it’s not cheating to use such free computer programs as Anagram Artist by one-time Loser Mike Keith. Style Invitational Week 1318: Love the tiny tail stain* — an anagram contest 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z “More people than ever are playing Scrabble right now, but it sure as hell isn’t because Scrabble is fun.” Late Night in 2020: The Show Must Go Home 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z I had started playing Scrabble with my new husband, and, to my surprise, he was trouncing me by dozens of points. He Showed Me His Tiles, So I Showed Him Mine 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z Limit: 60 minutes to take your turn in online Scrabble. Style Invitational Week 1138: Show us your touché 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Veteran Scrabble players also know the value of learning words that start with q but don’t require a u. You Can Play ‘Sheeple’ in Scrabble Now. Over 300 Other New Words, Too. 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Hasbro has introduced many Scrabble variations, including Scrabble Slam, a card game, and Scrabble Flash, an electronic version using blocks that click together, due out in the fall. Relax, Scrabble fans: Basic rules aren't changing 2010-04-07T15:56:00Z In 2014, James Browning gave us “The Fracking King,” a funny novel that combined Pennsylvania’s gas boom with competitive Scrabble. ‘Heat & Light’ is the best fracking novel ever 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z We are not Scrabble tiles, we are made up of particulars, not points. Perspective | How gross is Joe Biden’s touching? There’s no point system for determining harassment. 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z The French Scrabble federation described Richards’ victory as a first in a tweet after the final. New French Scrabble champion doesn't speak French 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z It was one of 6,500 new words added this year to the Collins Dictionary, the official guide to Scrabble play. Nigeria's Wellington Jighere almost lost for words after Scrabble world title triumph 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z SAT Drop-in board games for all ages including chess, Chutes and Ladders, Scrabble, cards, puzzles, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z Since then, there’s been a new edition of “The Official Scrabble Player’s Dictionary,” which adds four more two-letter words for use in the board game. Playing word games with Stephin Merritt 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z Her father, she says, challenged her in Scrabble every single night of her childhood, and she beat him only once. Martha Stewart's stock is sinking 2010-12-05T06:00:00Z It has been eight years since I calmed down and somehow found the presence of mind to spell “Yes” in Scrabble tiles. Goodbye, My Fantasy Man 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z Scrabble may be the world’s favourite word game, but by modern standards it’s decidedly clunky. Let's roll: the best board games for Christmas 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z Scrabble, the word game played with lettered tiles, turns 70 this year and remains one of the most enduring and popular board games; it can also be played online. You Can Play ‘Sheeple’ in Scrabble Now. Over 300 Other New Words, Too. 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z I read this on Wikipedia, that during the "Terror Twilight" sessions, Pavement’s last album, you spent a lot of time playing Scrabble. Stephen Malkmus stares into the "Mirror" 2011-08-22T23:01:00Z And then said that it was “as if a bag of Scrabble tiles had grown a body and come to life.” Sarah Palin’s American lobotomy: The Republicans keep making us dumber, and not even Stephen Colbert can save us 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z Ten years later, an original owner of Criss-Crosswords, James Brunot, bought the rights to the game, slightly changed the rules and renamed it Scrabble. 'Groutier': sulky word gives New Zealander fourth world Scrabble title 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z When dinner was over, we started a Scrabble game. Personal Journeys: Mother and Sons, on the Same Track 2011-06-03T18:55:00Z William D. Wittliff, the screenwriter who, with his wife, founded the collections, said he discovered the paddle, which had been broken into three pieces, in a woodpile at Hard Scrabble. ArtsBeat: The Best Little Literary Paddle in Texas 2013-08-02T17:00:42Z He is a Scrabble fan and wrote me a poem. Blind date: ‘Any awkward moments? Consistently’ 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z When it came to putting it in the movie, Scrabble wouldn't let us have the rights to the game, so we had to change it to charades. I Give It A Year: how I tried to subvert the romcom 2013-02-02T06:00:00Z My 16-year-old son shares the Scrabble gene, too, and he started playing online when he was 9 or 10. First Person: Sheltered by Online Scrabble?s Anonymity 2011-09-16T23:02:17Z But when I log on to the Internet Scrabble Club, via isc.ro, I want not just the no-nonsense feel of playing Scrabble with someone I can’t see and will never meet, but also, strangely, the connection. First Person: Sheltered by Online Scrabble?s Anonymity 2011-09-16T23:02:17Z Merriam-Webster released the sixth edition of "The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary" on Monday, four years after the last freshening up. Scrabble dictionary adds 'OK,' 'ew' to official play along with hundreds of other new words 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z So we stood and stared at each other and there were tears and an awkward silence, and then finally I said, “Oh, sure, let’s play Scrabble.” The Proposals Were Awkward (but the Answers Were Yes) 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z Come to think of it, he and I haven’t played in a while, and I suspect we share a genetic love not only for Scrabble, but also for the benefits of anonymity. First Person: Sheltered by Online Scrabble?s Anonymity 2011-09-16T23:02:17Z Newman got into Scrabble by playing online before eventually joining a club, a common path for the younger players. Nigeria's Wellington Jighere almost lost for words after Scrabble world title triumph 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z The ploy worked; we made tenuous plans to meet for Scrabble the following week. Goodbye, My Fantasy Man 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z But now Hasbro, the game’s manufacturer, is offering players the chance to sneak a word into the official Scrabble Dictionary itself. ArtsBeat: Scrabble Contest Seeks New Words 2014-03-12T15:32:14Z David Mitchell: By the Book The author of “Cloud Atlas” would like to drink dodgy Crimean wine with Chekhov and play a few rounds of Anglo-Russian Scrabble. David Mitchell: By the Book 2012-10-20T09:00:06Z “I didn’t realize the difference between black and white schools until I was in seventh grade,” says Aylor, sitting at Scrabble, restored in 2009 as a senior center and cultural site. The enlightening legacy of the Rosenwald schools 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z Some people would show up at Scrabble club events only to be challenged on the word “zen,” then leave and never come back, Mr. Chew recalled. You Can Play ‘Sheeple’ in Scrabble Now. Over 300 Other New Words, Too. 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Give me carbohydrates, a good painkiller cocktail, Beyoncé's farewell tour album, Scrabble, and somewhat frequent social interaction. The apple pizza that Pittsburgh’s oldest residents are obsessed with 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z The first official Scrabble Word Showdown, starting on Wednesday, allows players to nominate a new, officially playable word on its Facebook page. ArtsBeat: Scrabble Contest Seeks New Words 2014-03-12T15:32:14Z Luna, on our fourth album, we set up a Scrabble table in the middle of the recording studio. Stephen Malkmus stares into the "Mirror" 2011-08-22T23:01:00Z Ever since retiring, they thrived on Scrabble despite their mutual accusations of cheating. Thanksgiving, my father's last supper 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z You don't need to be a Scrabble expert to know that. Money and Out Of The Frying Pan 2010-05-27T07:00:00Z Governments across Asia are funding after-school Scrabble clubs to build English language skills, and parents increasingly see it as a fun way for kids to learn. Scrabble casts spell over Asia with Welsh hugs and mustard seeds 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z But after months of dates, attending parties together and the purchase of a Scrabble set, I had no idea whether or not I was still single. My search for Mr Woke: a dating diary 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z He worried that I like Scrabble and crosswords. A man texts me a picture of his erection 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z Scrabble tiles: You can usually get a comprehensible word out of Scrabble tiles. Style Invitational Week 1171: What’s my (next) line? Song ‘tailgaters’ 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z And it’s fitting that the game these characters play is indeed Scrabble and not, say, chess. In a Newbery Medalist’s Latest Novel, Friends Find Solace in Words 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z "It would probably hurt my championship chances if I tried to memorize the Scrabble list, too," he said. The crossword wizard who is fastest of all 2010-12-07T07:19:00Z “She didn’t seem equally excited,” Jim told me, “as if she said she owns Scrabble or something.” Date Lab: She felt like she was at a work dinner 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z Our Newfound Lake cottage, with its mismatched furniture, stacks of old National Geographics in the bedroom and an ancient Scrabble game with tiles missing, filled the bill perfectly. T Magazine: On the Road Again 2012-11-12T22:00:41Z Robin, a gentle Washingtonian who paints watercolors and excels at Scrabble, brightened at the mention of shark attacks and massacres. ?Jersey Shore,? Reality Versus Reality TV 2011-09-09T18:55:00Z “In America my name sounds like a bad hand in Scrabble,” she once put it herself, darkly joking at the downward turn her acting career had taken after she emigrated from Poland. Theater Review: John Guare’s ‘3 Kinds of Exile,’ at Atlantic Theater Company 2013-06-12T02:00:12Z The new edition of the Scrabble dictionary is available online, and in hardcover and paperback. You Can Play ‘Sheeple’ in Scrabble Now. Over 300 Other New Words, Too. 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z The answer is the letter Z in Scrabble, a thought prompted by the startling fact reported this week that Polish is the second-most spoken language in the UK. Simon Hoggart's week: a stalking horse from the same stable 2013-02-01T15:39:43Z Patricia seemed interested in the market’s broad selection of paintings and jewelry, though I was more taken by a set of cuff links made from an old Apple keyboard key and Scrabble tile. Frugal Traveler Blog: A $100 Weekend in Melbourne 2012-04-18T14:31:05Z The afternoon of the appointment, I sneaked past my boss’s office with a Deluxe Scrabble set sticking out of my bag. He Showed Me His Tiles, So I Showed Him Mine 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z Like his playing online Scrabble in the bathroom, for example? ArtsBeat: Strange Bedfellows: Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann on 'This Is 40' 2012-11-14T13:44:31Z MY frequent online Scrabble opponent of the last few days has sent me a message saying he’s sorry, but he can’t play right now. First Person: Sheltered by Online Scrabble?s Anonymity 2011-09-16T23:02:17Z If video swallows a lot of the actors’ choreography, the web team has made the Zoom lozenges shimmy all around the screen, like Scrabble tiles with ants in their pants. ‘Who’s Your Baghdaddy’ Review: The Iraq War Set to Backpack Rap 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z What he actually wants is to play Scrabble, and as Offred moves her hands over the contraband tiles you can almost see her brain, dull from neglect, light up with happiness. Yes, “The Handmaid’s Tale” Is Feminist 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z The latter, incidentally, is among new words just added to the official Scrabble dictionary. Tile Me More! 6 Scrabble Tips From Top Players 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z To me, Scrabble isn’t about leisureliness or leniency or friendship. First Person: Sheltered by Online Scrabble?s Anonymity 2011-09-16T23:02:17Z But it is true we had little to do except read books and play Scrabble. The truth behind Affleck's Argo 2013-01-14T00:55:56Z The “better” or “simpler” times to go back to right now might be the ones that actually did exist — where people dug out the Scrabble board or read to each other aloud or played cards. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: How to manage visits to a lonely, bored, critical mom? 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z Note that we are not playing for Scrabble points, as in the real game; the letter values don’t matter. The Tile Invitational III: Words from ScrabbleGrams 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z They were back the next morning at 10, stationed around a Scrabble set — a way to pass the time, but also, they said, a great icebreaker. | Rooftop Pools: At the Hotel Gansevoort, a Watering Hole Up High 2010-07-31T00:09:00Z The world's largest social network, Facebook allows people to connect with their real-world friends and acquaintances online and do everything from sharing baby photos and personal news to playing electronic versions of Scrabble. Facebook movie underscores cultural phenomenon 2010-10-01T22:25:00Z I reconnected with The Archers, started to write a children's novel, rekindled a passion for Scrabble and walked with friends and family. Judith Mackrell on cultural detoxing 2011-01-05T22:16:01Z Her ferocious Scrabble game comes with a set of Rose’s Rules. Memoir of a ‘Very Large Life,’ With Poetry, Crusades and Glittering Names 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Play “smart” games Some games, like chess and Scrabble, expand your mind. 25 Habits That Will Make You Smarter 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z How does one characterize Clare Graham’s wild agglomerations of bottle caps and buttons, soda cans and Scrabble tiles, guitar picks and swizzle sticks? Clare Graham's Dazzling Found-Object Sculptures 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z His friend and eventual business partner James Brunot came up with the name Scrabble in the late 1930s. 15 fascinating facts about Scrabble 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z “What would it look like for me to teach you Scrabble?” he asked. He Showed Me His Tiles, So I Showed Him Mine 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z Week 1175, neologisms whose letters add to 13 points in Scrabble: Melaniastan: Country that seems to be exempt from the usual immigration rules. Style Invitational Week 1210: Bill Us Now — our ‘joint legislation’ contest 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Conversation, such as it is, tends to be limited to certain Scrabble niceties. First Person: Sheltered by Online Scrabble?s Anonymity 2011-09-16T23:02:17Z Scrabble finally integrated for a year before being shuttered for decades, left to rot and ruin. The enlightening legacy of the Rosenwald schools 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z We used to stay at home and drink Drambuie and eat cheese and play Scrabble. Valerie Eliot, Wife and Editor of T.S. Eliot, Dies at 86 2012-11-13T02:16:22Z Plus winning writing that uses all 100 Scrabble tiles. Arts & Entertainment - Washington Post Rss Loading... And inside an enormous, long-legged cabinet decorated on the outside with Scrabble tiles? Clare Graham sees art where others see junk 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z Learning all of the eligible two- and three-letter words is one of the best-known ways to improve your Scrabble score, especially when the board starts getting full. You Can Play ‘Sheeple’ in Scrabble Now. Over 300 Other New Words, Too. 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z “I’m amazed that everyone else is willing to put in a part-time job worth of work in order to manage their social media accounts. I’m too busy playing Scrabble and Words With Friends.” A Night Out With Stephin Merritt, the Singer for Magnetic Fields 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z In our next group session, I floated the subject again: “I want you to teach me how to play Scrabble.” He Showed Me His Tiles, So I Showed Him Mine 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z Richards, 48, the three times world Scrabble champion in English, beat a rival from French-speaking Gabon in the final held at Louvain-la-Neuve in Belgium on Monday. New French Scrabble champion doesn't speak French 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z They teased each other about their driving and Scrabble strategies. Meeting his family, disowned by my own 2014-01-08T23:59:00Z Jay and his friends decide to raise money to save Paradise by entering the National Scrabble Tournament in Albuquerque. Review: New York Musical Festival Is a Smorgasbord 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Craig bested Richards in their tournament match, qualifying her for the most exclusive T-shirt of the Scrabble circuit, which proclaims “I beat Nigel”. Nigeria's Wellington Jighere almost lost for words after Scrabble world title triumph 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z New words are added to the Merriam-Webster Scrabble dictionary if they are found in a standard dictionary, in particular, Merriam-Webster’s collegiate dictionary. You Can Play ‘Sheeple’ in Scrabble Now. Over 300 Other New Words, Too. 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Q and k, along with j, x and z, are known as power tiles in Scrabble lingo because they carry more points, Mr. Fatsis said. You Can Play ‘Sheeple’ in Scrabble Now. Over 300 Other New Words, Too. 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z The winner will be announced on April 10 and included in the next edition of the Merriam-Webster’s Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, to be published in August. ArtsBeat: Scrabble Contest Seeks New Words 2014-03-12T15:32:14Z Liar & Spyby Rebecca Stead There are the messages Georges leaves his mother in Scrabble tiles last thing at night, and the messages she leaves him to find in the morning. Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead - review 2012-11-09T22:55:04Z The world's best Scrabble players are squaring off for the title of Scrabble champion, with the winner to be crowned in Buffalo on Wednesday. Scrabble champion to be crowned in Buffalo after five days of wordplay 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z Granted, hiring someone to play your video game may seem no more entertaining than paying someone to flip your Scrabble tiles. Millennials Cash In as Pokémon Sherpas 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z They were big fans of Scrabble on Facebook, which Goldberg usually won, and a German strategy game called Ticket to Ride. Dave Goldberg and Sheryl Sandberg's Unlikely Love Story 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z It takes at least a bit of skill for teenage girls to successfully manipulate Scrabble tiles. Style Invitational Week 1171: What’s my (next) line? Song ‘tailgaters’ 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z I'm looking forward to using vuvuzela for the first time at Scrabble. World Cup Live: England v USA 2010-06-14T05:45:00Z You are playing Scrabble, focused on words, but you must constantly consider whether you also want Uber. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: All I ever needed to know I learned playing Scrabble on my phone 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z We went to an art gallery, the farmers’ market and a cafe, where we played Scrabble. Goodbye, My Fantasy Man 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z Now 16, Becky works as a diner waitress, plays Scrabble with Elena and fantasizes about slicing the throat of a sexist customer. ‘The Wrath of Becky’ Review: Teenage Riot 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z Was this, playing Scrabble for $200 a pop in the middle of a workday, all there was left to do? He Showed Me His Tiles, So I Showed Him Mine 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z But these were the words admissible in Scrabble as of the time I wrote. Playing word games with Stephin Merritt 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z Scrabble is the locus of much anxiety in the story, as the narrator recalls his struggles as a child and watches his mother’s struggles now. This Week in Fiction: Saïd Sayrafiezadeh 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z Memorable flourishes abounded: My last name hung in oversize letters, like Scrabble tiles, near the front door. A Plush Hideway in the Florida Keys 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z Then we could polish off some dodgy Crimean wine and play a few rounds of Anglo-Russian Scrabble and lose track of time and the score. David Mitchell: By the Book 2012-10-20T09:00:06Z It's no wonder many top athletes, even if they don't play poker, are known for turning almost any game, from golf to Scrabble, into a wagering opportunity. Alex Rodriguez's Poker Scandal: Why Athletes Love Gambling 2011-08-05T10:30:00Z Scrabble tiles: Think I’s on a rack. 7th-grade boys: Think eyes on a rack. Style Invitational Week 1171: What’s my (next) line? Song ‘tailgaters’ 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z The Springfield, Massachusetts-based dictionary company sought counsel from the North American Scrabble Players Association when updating the book, Sokolowski said, "to make sure that they agree these words are desirable." Scrabble dictionary adds 'OK,' 'ew' to official play along with hundreds of other new words 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z M.D: I’m OK at Scrabble, but not like the people who study the dictionary. He slept with a lesbian: Summer’s hottest rom-com 2012-06-13T00:05:00Z Anyway, your word cannot be eligible for English-language Scrabble; to check, just type in your word at scrabble.merriam.com to make sure it’s not valid. Style Invitational: Get lucky with a 13-(Scrabble) point neologism 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z The last time I was on tour, in 2012, bored to tears as I was, I was playing a lot of Scrabble and Words with Friends, and I was doing poorly. Playing word games with Stephin Merritt 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z "In the world championship, we get a huge cultural divide between the way the people play Scrabble in different countries," he said. 15 fascinating facts about Scrabble 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z A Nebraska woman named Anna Graham developed the prototype for what would become the game of Scrabble. Style Invitational: Punku — 5-7-5-pun 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z But legal discussions with Hasbro over the rights to the Scrabble phrase made that a less than ideal choice. The Curious Case of the Strangely Similar Movie Titles 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z “It’s really exciting for Scrabble players. It’s a pretty great edition,” Brewster said. Secret to Scrabble beatdown: 300 words added to game's dictionary 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z She called him Bunny and the two actors often rehearsed their lines over convivial games of Scrabble. Jean Alexander obituary 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z On Tuesday evenings I went to his flat for Scrabble and always lost. Is it just me... or does everyone lose friends in their 30s? 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z Now, this week, M-W has announced additions to its Scrabble dictionary — including the strategically important ew, OK and zen — 50 of which we list below. Style Invitational Week 1299: OK, hivemind! A contest with new Scrabble words 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z On Aug. 9, the National Scrabble Championships will begin in Buffalo, N.Y., and won’t conclude until a player is deemed supreme. Tile Me More! 6 Scrabble Tips From Top Players 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z “Your Scrabble tactics sound familiar,” I said after we talked through my next play: “lox” on a double-word score. He Showed Me His Tiles, So I Showed Him Mine 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z Note that we are not playing for Scrabble points; the letter values don’t matter. Style Invitational Week 1212: The Tile Invitational IV 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z “We have too many people coming in,” said Ms. Pata, 85, as her older sister unpacked a travel Scrabble board for a game in the park. Influx of Migrants Exposes Democrats’ Division on Immigration 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Our columnist tried to get very good at Scrabble. Friday Briefing 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Merriam-Webster, which oversees the Scrabble dictionary, updates its entries several times a year. It’s just like Scrabble — except all the words are fake 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Sandra Kaleta, who is involved with the seniors center, said she knew some of the people on the bus and played Scrabble every Tuesday with one of them. 6 seniors critically injured in Canada bus crash that killed 15 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Either figure, however, places Catan in the top-20 list of board games — well behind legacy brands such as Monopoly and Scrabble but ahead of venerable games including Risk and Stratego. Klaus Teuber, creator of Catan board game empire, dies at 70 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Catan has been widely hailed as being challenging yet intuitive — children play it — and has been credited with jump-starting a new era of board games, which moved beyond the staid confines of Scrabble and Monopoly. Klaus Teuber, Creator of the Board Game Catan, Dies at 70 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z "Braille also lets you read a bedtime story to children, a presentation at work, read music from braille music sheets, or play games such as braille Monopoly, Scrabble and cards," he added. Glaucoma sufferer learned Braille in lockdown after losing sight 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z The Yu family always loved playing word games like Scrabble, but siblings Olive and Adrian had an advantage over their parents, immigrants from Hong Kong. It’s just like Scrabble — except all the words are fake 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Neologisms totaling 14 Scrabble points: Buphoon: An ill wind from Washington that blows nobody any good. Style Invitational Week 1518: The Style Expirational 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z From Scrabble games, to arts and crafts groups and exercise classes, there’s something for everybody. Sound Generations wants to be your grandma’s IT so she can live longer, better 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z Some deluxe Scrabble sets include one of the books. Happy hygge! Scrabble dictionary adds hundreds of words 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Please don’t put the crossword puzzle on the back side of Scrabble Gram, as was done on Oct. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: This Kanye headline was all wrong 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z The pictures show a sparsely decorated room, with just a few books and a box of Scrabble as entertainment to help pass the time in the facility. Manston migrant centre like a zoo, says asylum seeker 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z He then shared a story how when he was younger, he once got the letters x,y, z and k in Scrabble — and spent 15 minutes determined to try to make a move. ‘I’ve never seen him so animated’: Heinicke’s trust in McLaurin paying off 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z It’s entirely possible that one day, decades from now, a doctor will say to me: “It’s only because of Scrabble that you can still write coherently at 103.” Opinion | I’m hooked on ‘Clash Royale.’ It’s a problem. 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Despite home play rules that never specifically banned offensive words, you won’t find the notorious 200 in the Scrabble dictionary, with rare exceptions for those with other meanings. Happy hygge! Scrabble dictionary adds hundreds of words 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Brand-new sheets and pillows sat atop rows of cots, and the recreation room featured plush couches, big-screen televisions and games like chess, Scrabble and cribbage. New York to Open Tent Camp for Migrants on Randalls Island 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z Scrabble set; they could choose what letters to use for the two blank tiles. Style Invitational Week 1508: Tour de Fours XIX —Laughtime Achievement 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z And for Week 1504, write something that uses all 100 Scrabble tiles. Style Invitational Week 1505: Munici-pals 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z To celebrate Week 1500, the Empress asked the Losers to think up new words whose letters would add up to 15 points in Scrabble. Style Invitational Week 1504: All set — anagram all 100 Scrabble tiles 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z The new Scrabble book includes at least one old-fashioned word that simply fell under the radar for years: yeehaw. Happy hygge! Scrabble dictionary adds hundreds of words 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Use the shuffle button or even Scrabble tiles. Your Spelling Bee Questions, Answered 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z Our Style Invite text wizards have quickly rearranged 100 Scrabble tiles into a poem, a pun, an idea. Style Invitational Week 1508: Tour de Fours XIX —Laughtime Achievement 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Still running — deadline Monday night, Aug. 15: Our contest for new words whose letters add to 15 Scrabble points. Style Invitational Week 1501: Try a little ‘kindness’ 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z “If you don’t have that competitiveness, I wouldn’t want to play with you. I even get mad at my sister when we play Scrabble.” Where’s Parsons? Opponents will be looking for Cowboys’ star 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z Many Scrabble players couldn’t care less about definitions — only points — but informatively: Happy hygge! Scrabble dictionary adds hundreds of words 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Your single word may not be eligible for English-language Scrabble; to check, just type in the word at scrabble.merriam.com to make sure it’s not valid. Style Invitational Week 1500: These go to 15 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z The other won handily when they switched to Scrabble. Richard Tait, Co-Inventor of the Board Game Cranium, Dies at 58 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z When she attended the North American championship in 2019 in Reno, Nev., she lobbied the leadership of the North American Scrabble Players Association to bring the tournament to Maryland. Pulling victory out of the bag at the North American Scrabble championship 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Heyward advised his teammates to bring their own sheets and pledged to take on all comers in Scrabble, one of the countless games he stashed in his room to help fend off the inevitable boredom. Welcome back: Steelers return to familiar rhythms of Latrobe 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z A less common variant, zaatar, is now in the Scrabble dictionary. Happy hygge! Scrabble dictionary adds hundreds of words 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z The company that makes some of the world’s most iconic board games including Scrabble, Monopoly, and Clue is developing a new one based on Wordle, the obsessively popular digital word-guessing game. 5-letter word for fun? Hasbro, NYT create Wordle board game 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z He soon designed a game that was part Pictionary, part Scrabble, part Trivial Pursuit and part Hangman. Richard Tait, Co-Inventor of the Board Game Cranium, Dies at 58 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z The latter means “the custom of marrying the widow of one’s brother,” according to Merriam-Webster’s Scrabble Word Finder. Pulling victory out of the bag at the North American Scrabble championship 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Move over Scrabble, there’s a new kid in town — the Wordle board game. Upcoming “Wordle” board game puts the play in wordplay 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Are your Scrabble senses scrambled, so to speak? Happy hygge! Scrabble dictionary adds hundreds of words 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Some activities — Scrabble games, open art studio time and a quilters group — have resumed, but not at the level once offered at the senior center. More than 2 years after Redmond Senior Center closed, city breaks ground on new community space 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z You may not reuse a single letter in your word; think of the letters as Scrabble tiles. Style Invitational Week 1482: The Tile Invitational IX 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z Scrabble was invented in 1938 and, by the late 1970s, competitive play picked up steam. Pulling victory out of the bag at the North American Scrabble championship 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z “Not only Scrabble,” Few said Wednesday, “but I had Drew next door to me with his Xbox until 1 in the morning every night, so, yeah, that was a factor last year also.” Gonzaga’s Drew Timme is an NCAA basketball throwback 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z Out this month, the add-ons in the seventh edition of “The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary” join more than 100,000 words of two to eight letters. Happy hygge! Scrabble dictionary adds hundreds of words 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Roeder himself competes in the World Series of Poker and the Scrabble Players Championship, for which he memorizes nearly 35,000 words. Review | Seven games that challenge the human brain — and teach computers to think 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z Scrabble is a game, I told him, because you can’t break your neck playing Scrabble. Shut up and run: Eric Dickerson on the history he made and the hurt that came with it 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z Along the way, Scrabble became a spectator sport, albeit with a limited audience. Pulling victory out of the bag at the North American Scrabble championship 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Like Scrabble, users create words with randomly chosen letters. Apps that exercise your brain and keep you sharp | Provided by Koelsch Communities 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z They may sound familiar, but they were never Scrabble official, at least when it comes to the sainted game’s branded dictionary. Happy hygge! Scrabble dictionary adds hundreds of words 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z You’ve probably played at least one of the seven games profiled: checkers, chess, Go, backgammon, poker, Scrabble and bridge. Review | Seven games that challenge the human brain — and teach computers to think 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z You can only play new letters off the last word that you spelled, which means that longtime Scrabble players will have to seriously think about how they play. Babble Royale turns Scrabble into Fortnite 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z Although it’s a word game, Swift said, Scrabble is more mathematical than literary. Pulling victory out of the bag at the North American Scrabble championship 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Thanks to the pandemic, we started playing board games — namely Scrabble and Yahtzee. Moira Macdonald’s ode to winter, plus reader tips on weathering Seattle’s ‘Big Dark’ 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z While the official rules of game play have always allowed the use of any dictionary that players sanction, many look to the official version when sitting down for a spot of Scrabble. Happy hygge! Scrabble dictionary adds hundreds of words 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z “We’d all been indoctrinated into this idea that words in Scrabble have no meaning,” Chew said. Merriam-Webster promoted a word game littered with offensive terms — the latest reckoning over language in the puzzle world 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z “As language and connotations change over time, so must Scrabble,” Ray Adler, global head of games at Mattel, wrote in a company blog. Merriam-Webster promoted a word game littered with offensive terms — the latest reckoning over language in the puzzle world 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Buoyed by the support of an impassioned Maryland state senator, Scrabble enthusiasts from 42 states and nine countries recently descended on Baltimore for the board game’s North American championships. Pulling victory out of the bag at the North American Scrabble championship 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z In 2020, our Christmas card was a photo of us properly masked on our Scrabble board. Moira Macdonald’s ode to winter, plus reader tips on weathering Seattle’s ‘Big Dark’ 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z In the last year or two, the Scrabble lexicon has been scrubbed of 200-plus racial, ethnic and otherwise offensive words — despite their presence in some dictionaries. Happy hygge! Scrabble dictionary adds hundreds of words 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z “When you start taking words out, where do you draw the line?” said Jason Idalski, an advisory board member of the Scrabble association from Ferndale, Michigan, who voted against the ban. Merriam-Webster promoted a word game littered with offensive terms — the latest reckoning over language in the puzzle world 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z When the North American Scrabble Players Association banned slurs from the word list used in competition in summer 2020, infuriated aficionados argued that words played in the game lack meaning and intent. Merriam-Webster promoted a word game littered with offensive terms — the latest reckoning over language in the puzzle world 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z “This is definitely the biggest event in Scrabble all year, period,” he said. Pulling victory out of the bag at the North American Scrabble championship 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z But we eventually alternated the two games, with Scrabble one morning and Yahtzee the next. Moira Macdonald’s ode to winter, plus reader tips on weathering Seattle’s ‘Big Dark’ 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z He and Jane had Scrabble wars, read dozens of books and basked in the sunshine and salty air. Opinion | My father should be in surgery rehab. But with beds full of the unvaccinated, he died in covid quarantine. 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z After getting pasted by Tiafoe’s forehand blasts to lose the opening set, Auger-Aliassime adjusted with the analytical demeanor of a master Scrabble player conjuring the word that will score maximum points. Felix Auger-Aliassime takes his next measured step as a U.S. Open quarterfinalist 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z “When you start taking words out, where do you draw the line?” said Jason Idalski, an advisory board member of the Scrabble association from Ferndale, Mich., who voted against the ban. Merriam-Webster promoted a word game littered with offensive terms — the latest reckoning over language in the puzzle world 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z One of Stef Reid's moments of clarity came when she was beaten at Scrabble by inmates at a maximum security prison. Reid on prison Scrabble & Paralympic hopes 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z In the beginning, it was Scrabble in the morning and Yahtzee in the evening. Moira Macdonald’s ode to winter, plus reader tips on weathering Seattle’s ‘Big Dark’ 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z Monopoly, Clue and Scrabble require more skill and complex thinking — though some “junior” editions exist. 8 ways to make lasting memories with kids or grandkids | Provided by Koelsch Communities 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z Scrabble just happens to be a favorite game Auger-Aliassime plays with his sister. Felix Auger-Aliassime takes his next measured step as a U.S. Open quarterfinalist 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z Mattel, which owns Scrabble in the rest of the world, followed suit this year, removing what the company called “hate speech” from its list of playable words. Merriam-Webster promoted a word game littered with offensive terms — the latest reckoning over language in the puzzle world 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z My mom used to like to play Scrabble, and both my parents are gone, so I try to bring them into my apartment in different ways. How Lola Flash, Photographer, Spends Her Sundays 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z She seemed as competitive about Scrabble as I was. The Queer Quarantine “Scrabble is projecting the nation’s favourite words to coincide with the lockdown lifting in the UK and National Scrabble Day,” said company spokeswoman Amarilis Whitty. Word up! Scrabble marks UK lockdown easing with light show 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z LAGOS, Nigeria — On the 300th morning of waking up in a friend’s spare bedroom, the Scrabble champion pondered his next move and fixated on one word. He was Nigeria’s biggest Scrabble star. The pandemic spelled identity crisis. 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z In the Scrabble world, players expressed confusion and outrage over the list of 259 words characterized as slurs to be banned from competitive play. Merriam-Webster promoted a word game littered with offensive terms — the latest reckoning over language in the puzzle world 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z A typical session involves considerably more effort and imagination than, say, Scrabble. Escape Your Reality With Role-Playing Games 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z In fact, thousands of Scrabble players regularly match their word skills online with real human beings. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: A caveat to condolences 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z Scrabble commissioned a survey to find the words that best summed up people’s feelings as months of lockdown began to be eased on Monday. Word up! Scrabble marks UK lockdown easing with light show 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z Scrabble is recognized as a sport in the country of 211 million, where coaches train vocabulary-obsessed athletes on the state payroll. He was Nigeria’s biggest Scrabble star. The pandemic spelled identity crisis. 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z Hasbro Gaming, the company that owns the rights to Scrabble in North America, clarified official rules last summer to also bar derogatory terms. Merriam-Webster promoted a word game littered with offensive terms — the latest reckoning over language in the puzzle world 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z When I told a friend I was considering downloading Scrabble, she suggested I download Words With Friends instead. Perspective | My favorite online Scrabble opponent had a secret: He was a robot 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z If you and your partner are both Scrabble fans, this on-the-wall message-board edition is a cute way to play together, either through the long weeks of lockdown or as a fun evening activity. The Verge’s Valentine’s Day Gift Guide 2021 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z The game that would eventually be called Scrabble was invented in New York by Alfred Mosher Butts, an unemployed architect, during the Depression. Word up! Scrabble marks UK lockdown easing with light show 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z Nigeria’s rise to Scrabble superpower began in the 1970s, when college students studying overseas brought home boards from England and the United States. He was Nigeria’s biggest Scrabble star. The pandemic spelled identity crisis. 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z The randomness of these processes makes them just about impossible to replicate from person to person — even if all of the Scrabble tiles they start with are the same. Twins With Covid Help Scientists Untangle the Disease’s Genetic Roots 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z But I downloaded Scrabble, and because everything on my phone seems bigger, brighter and more exciting than real life, I was imagining that phone Scrabble was going to be like pro wrestling. Perspective | My favorite online Scrabble opponent had a secret: He was a robot 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z "She’s tried Zooming her Scrabble game with her friends, but it’s not quite the same," a close friend added. Betty White reveals how she'll spend her 99th birthday in quarantine 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z National Scrabble Day is celebrated on his birthday. Word up! Scrabble marks UK lockdown easing with light show 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z He won a scholarship to attend a better school in a larger city and kept winning, eventually earning a star reputation around the nation’s Scrabble clubs, which number about 500. He was Nigeria’s biggest Scrabble star. The pandemic spelled identity crisis. 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z He brought the medicinal tree resin myrrh, which is not only a great Scrabble word but also a hilarious gift for a baby. Judge John Hodgman on Plush Toy Nativity Scene Advent Calendars 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z My Scrabble opponent was a genius maniac, I decided. Perspective | My favorite online Scrabble opponent had a secret: He was a robot 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z She took her for air in the garden and spelled the name of family members with Scrabble to nudge her memory. Young People Have Less Covid-19 Risk, but in College Towns, Deaths Rose Fast 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z “Ana Dayton is smart, compassionate, tough, funny and impossibly good at Scrabble,” the Facebook post said. Ex-Minnesota governor, 73, marries campaign staffer, 32 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z Oyeleke’s life after Scrabble looked impressive: tens of thousands of Instagram followers, a sponsorship deal with Canon, a beautiful wife, a baby son. He was Nigeria’s biggest Scrabble star. The pandemic spelled identity crisis. 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z The startup, called Oomba, was even doing something cool: building software that could run tournaments for any game, from Scrabble to soccer to League of Legends. Inside the spectacular startup failure of Oomba 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z Scrabble was just another wormhole containing all the same pandemic-era questions I was already obsessing over: Who are my friends? Perspective | My favorite online Scrabble opponent had a secret: He was a robot 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z Scrabble 2-in-1 Message Board Edition: This magnetic Scrabble board mounts to a wall to keep a leisurely game going with your wordsmith family or roommates. Home gifts that are focused on de-stressing, sleep and self-care 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z I do play records whenever my love, who lives with me, and I sit and play Scrabble. Thurston Moore webchat – follow it live 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Days later, his phone buzzed — a text from his Scrabble coach. He was Nigeria’s biggest Scrabble star. The pandemic spelled identity crisis. 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z We’d listen to James Taylor, play Scrabble and buy boiled lobsters to eat on the beach while watching the sunset. VIRUS DIARY: As time ran short, a son rushed to say goodbye 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z Finally, I returned to Scrabble and found Robert E. After our first game, I turned my chat function on and messaged him. Perspective | My favorite online Scrabble opponent had a secret: He was a robot 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z He earned a certificate in carpentry, joined the Toastmasters club, read voraciously, played lots of Scrabble, made friends and did not get a single infraction. Convicted of Sex Crimes, but With No Victims 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z It is unfortunate too that new sponsor, SBOTOP, resembles a bad hand in Scrabble. Lava touches and teal accents: the Premier League's 2020-21 kits 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z One woman who signed the petition three days ago, wrote: "I do not like being targeted by creepy men who want to chat not play Scrabble." 'Creepy men' message women on Scrabble Go app 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z Their beach week was exactly what the sprawling, extended family needed — Scrabble games, bodysurfing and huge dinners with all 16 of them at the table. Perspective | ‘Vacationing while brown’ happens, this time at an expensive beach house 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z She checked and found support for that stance from Chuck Woolery, for three decades the host of TV game shows such as “Love Connection,” “Wheel of Fortune” and “Scrabble.” With little clarity on coronavirus, Americans crowdsource how to live in a pandemic 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z The debate over the use of slurs in Scrabble is not a new one. Scrabble Tournaments Move Toward Banning Racial and Ethnic Slurs 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z We both enjoyed a good crossword puzzle or a vicious Scrabble contest, and were both enthralled by “American Idol,” but we simply didn’t get each other’s literary tastes. Perspective | An undiscovered library: My wife’s books 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z Leaders of the Scrabble tournament community in North America are voting on whether to ban the use of racial and homophobic slurs. Scrabble community mulls banning slurs 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z A game of Scrabble became a nightly ritual. This Father’s Day, a writer pays fond homage to Dad through an old Scrabble set 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z “She’s tried Zooming her Scrabble game with her friends, but it’s not quite the same,” a close friend added. Betty White, 98, says she's 'blessed with incredibly good health' amid the coronavirus pandemic 2020-05-23T04:00:00Z “It is very difficult for a lot of people to understand why those words are still acceptable in Scrabble,” said Stefan Fatsis, the author of a book on competitive scrabble, “Word Freak.” Scrabble Tournaments Move Toward Banning Racial and Ethnic Slurs 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z "I don't want jewels, cartoons, or potential dates. I want to play Scrabble against my friends and family. That's it. Nothing else," wrote one signatory. Scrabble fans slam 'sparkly abomination' new app 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z I play regularly with most of my family so it keeps me connected to them and reminds me of our vacations and holidays — which always involve a game or two of “Scrabble.” Beyond 'Animal Crossing': What 59 game pros play to de-stress in quarantine 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Did I mention that in a recent Scrabble game with my wife I played all seven tiles in a single turn and covered two triple-bonus squares at the same time? This Father’s Day, a writer pays fond homage to Dad through an old Scrabble set 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z Then they come together after 5 p.m., taking a walk, working out, playing Scrabble, watching movies. Coronavirus confinement: Carding your kid, sneaking a drive, arguing about the dishes 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z His Scrabble club in Austin has proposed a scholarship program to help underprivileged children gain access to Scrabble clubs and tournaments, and make it more inclusive by eliminating words that can cause harm. Scrabble Tournaments Move Toward Banning Racial and Ethnic Slurs 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Every day, the man and his wife enjoy a game of Scrabble. Sensory loss can lead to isolation and depression 2020-04-12T04:00:00Z Fans may also want to check out “Scrabble Go.” Beyond 'Animal Crossing': What 59 game pros play to de-stress in quarantine 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z “The Juice was the world he created, which was above the law, color and everything else. The Juice did anything he wanted. He even cheated at Scrabble,” she said. The golf verdict on O.J. - Golf Digest 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z I play Scrabble on my phone with my family. 5 ways tech can help you stay sane while you stay home 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z But the players association, one of the most prominent governing bodies in competitive Scrabble, had still allowed them. Scrabble Tournaments Move Toward Banning Racial and Ethnic Slurs 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Howard used to be an avid tennis player, and a fellow player introduced her to competitive Scrabble. Seattle’s Scrabble Club is definitely not ‘Words with Friends’ — but there are words, and friends, and some supersmart competitions 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z With the power out and the temperature hitting 113 degrees Fahrenheit, they were inside with the blinds down, playing Scrabble by candlelight. ‘It’s triggering’: Australian community razed by fire dreads a sequel to its darkest hour 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z She’s the one who reins the women in when it’s time for them to sit down for their game night - a new tradition they’ve started on Friday nights, complete with Scrabble and Bingo. Real-life Golden Girls? Co-living aims to ease aging crisis 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z Growing up, the two-time Olympic gold medalist just couldn’t beat a certain someone in Scrabble, Boggle or the card game UNO. For Shiffrin, grandma part of warm memories at Killington 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z For Scrabble players, they are just instruments with which to score points.” Scrabble Tournaments Move Toward Banning Racial and Ethnic Slurs 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Scrabble combines language, strategy and numbers into a multifaceted contest that appeals to brainy folks like these. Seattle’s Scrabble Club is definitely not ‘Words with Friends’ — but there are words, and friends, and some supersmart competitions 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z But there is an upside: Millennials were nearly twice as likely as nonmillennials to play games — from Scrabble to computer games to crossword puzzles — on a typical day, and to spend longer doing so. More work, more sleep: New study offers glimpse of daily life as a millennial 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z It’s a place of children’s games, young romance and Scrabble matches that seem to stretch into eternity. ‘Everybody cries here’: Hope and despair in Mexican shelter 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z But its also a place of children’s games, young romance and Scrabble matches that seem to stretch into eternity. Cries in the night: Life in the limbo of a Mexican shelter 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z The phrase serves as a constant reminder to her that, even when people say that the words formed on a Scrabble board are supposedly divorced of meaning, they can still inflict pain. Scrabble Tournaments Move Toward Banning Racial and Ethnic Slurs 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Scrabble is cheap and doesn’t require a lot of specialized equipment. Seattle’s Scrabble Club is definitely not ‘Words with Friends’ — but there are words, and friends, and some supersmart competitions 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z It plans to stop using plastic bags, elastic bands and the shrink wrap that’s usually found around Monopoly, Scrabble and other board games. Monopoly maker Hasbro to cut plastic use in toy packaging 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z “It’s surrealistic,” said Daniel Alonim, 54, as his friends played Scrabble atop the hulk. Scars on Middle East landscape bear witness to past peace failures 2019-06-22T04:00:00Z Imagine playing Scrabble without being able to rearrange the tiles on your rack or designing a building without sketching ideas or making models. Interactive IQ Test May Better Predict Real-World Achievement 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z Scrabble tournaments had previously allowed slurs on the basis that, however egregious, they are part of the English language. Scrabble Tournaments Move Toward Banning Racial and Ethnic Slurs 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Besides, in-person Scrabble brings advantages the online version doesn’t, from table talk to tense tournaments to longtime friendships. Seattle’s Scrabble Club is definitely not ‘Words with Friends’ — but there are words, and friends, and some supersmart competitions 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z Male baby boomers aged 55 to 64 like “Solitaire” and “Scrabble”, while women lean towards “Mahjong” and “Monopoly.” U.S. adults are spending big on video games, playing mostly on... 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z And, frankly, I always have suspected that Scrabble pros, like Tour de France cyclists, are doping big time. Perspective | A doping scandal in bridge? What is the world coming to? 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z We played game after game of Scrabble, and my boyfriend won every single one. You can’t escape Christmas – not even with a Caribbean holiday | Fay Schopen 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z In a compromise, slurs and profanities were taken out of the official Scrabble Dictionary, but clubs and tournaments could follow a separate lexicon, produced by the players’ association, that allows for the slurs. Scrabble Tournaments Move Toward Banning Racial and Ethnic Slurs 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z He and his wife, Jane, joined a Manhattan Scrabble club while they were on vacation in New York. Seattle’s Scrabble Club is definitely not ‘Words with Friends’ — but there are words, and friends, and some supersmart competitions 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z Michael, 17 years older, taught me how to tie my shoes, scrub under my fingernails, parallel park, brew loose tea, play bridge and Scrabble, and how to differentiate between “nauseous” and “nauseated.” Opinion | Of Monuments, Arguments, Vampires and Thanksgiving 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z The tone grows bitter, dismissing Justice Antonin Scalia’s opinion on the Second Amendment as “a prolonged exercise in legalistic legerdemain, or perhaps a tortured display of verbal ingenuity by an overly assiduous Scrabble player.” Review | Arguing with the founders about where we’ve gone wrong 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z Trying to ignore it is sheer folly: you will get drunk and fall in the mud; you will lose at Scrabble; and you will end up with pubic lice. You can’t escape Christmas – not even with a Caribbean holiday | Fay Schopen 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z Livermore, who began playing with friends as a teenager in his hometown, Kingston, Jamaica, has played in tournaments around the world and calls Scrabble “a numbers game disguised as a word game.” Scrabble Tournaments Move Toward Banning Racial and Ethnic Slurs 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Hear the phrase “board-game-inspired movement” and you might think of a flourish with a chess piece, or a jubilant reach to place a Scrabble tile on a triple-word-score square. Dance company Ragamala elevates Snakes and Ladders to spiritual heights 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z Those were two of the highly obscure words that helped Nigel Richards clinch the finals of the World Scrabble Championships in London on Sunday. Scrabble’s World Champion Masters the Tiles in 2 Languages 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z He also claimed victory in the French Scrabble championship in 2015. Sulky word wins Scrabble championship 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z The Scrabble dictionary was initially compiled by taking eligible words from five college-level dictionaries. Opinion | Scrabble has a whole new vocabulary. Yowza! 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Scrabble fans will likely be excited about two new two-letter words they'll now be able to play: "ew," an expression of disgust, and, at long last, "OK." Scrabble players can now twerk all they want. OK. - Los Angeles Times 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Two stories about letters also appear widely - the addition of words like "OK" to the official Scrabble lexicon, and the decision by Weight Watchers to change the company name to "WW". In a hurry? Here's what you need to know this morning 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z In a Twitter post after the finals on Sunday, Mr. Day described Mr. Richards as the best Scrabble player “of all time.” Scrabble’s World Champion Masters the Tiles in 2 Languages 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z Scrabble players will now be able to use words such as "OK" and "ew" after US dictionary company Merriam-Webster announced it was adding 300 new words in the latest edition of the game's dictionary. It's OK to use OK, Scrabble decrees 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z But Scrabble is a game, not a term paper or an editorial, and these new words facilitate the game’s playfulness. Opinion | Scrabble has a whole new vocabulary. Yowza! 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z The publisher announced the addition of more than 300 words to its Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, making it easier for you to "impress your friends and annoy your relatives" on game night. Scrabble players can now twerk all they want. OK. - Los Angeles Times 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Merriam-Webster released the sixth edition of the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary on Monday, four years after the last version. Yowza! 300 new words added to Scrabble dictionary 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z But Howard Warner, a fellow competitive Scrabble player from New Zealand, told The Guardian he attributed Mr. Richards’s abilities to a photographic memory and rare mathematical skills. Scrabble’s World Champion Masters the Tiles in 2 Languages 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z The Springfield, Massachusetts-based dictionary company sought counsel from the North American Scrabble Players Association when updating the book, Sokolowski said, “to make sure that they agree these words are desirable.” Score! Scrabble dictionary adds ‘OK,’ ‘ew’ to official play 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z The Springfield, Massachusetts-based dictionary company sought counsel from the North American Scrabble Players Association when updating the book, Sokolowski said, “to make sure that they agree these words are desirable.” Scrabble dictionary updated to include qapik and OK 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Words with valuable letters like "q" and "z" are always popular with Scrabble sharks, and the list of new words contains a few of them. Scrabble players can now twerk all they want. OK. - Los Angeles Times 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Sokolowski has a favourite among the new words but not, primarily, because of Scrabble scores. Yowza! 300 new words added to Scrabble dictionary 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z A few years ago, he played Scrabble on a corporate jet with a friend’s daughter, who was in high school at the time. Can Mark Zuckerberg Fix Facebook Before It Breaks Democracy? 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z Sokolowski has a favorite among the new words but not, primarily, because of Scrabble scores. Score! Scrabble dictionary adds ‘OK,’ ‘ew’ to official play 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Sokolowski has a favorite among the new words but not, primarily, because of Scrabble scores. Scrabble dictionary updated to include qapik and OK 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z After dinner, nick the inn’s Scrabble set and move downstairs to the tavern for a drink or two in front of the fire. A Stress-Free Summer Weekend in the Catskills 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z There’s more good news for Scrabble players with the addition of qapik, a unit of currency in Azerbaijan, adding to an arsenal of 20 playable words beginning with q that don’t need a u. Yowza! 300 new words added to Scrabble dictionary 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z “So, saying the investigation has to shut down if there’s no collusion is like saying a game of Scrabble has to end because you fit all of the letters in your mouth,” Oliver said. John Oliver debunks Fox News’ misleading Mueller investigation coverage 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z There’s often chatter around Scrabble boards over which foreign words have been accepted into English to the degree they’re playable. Score! Scrabble dictionary adds ‘OK,’ ‘ew’ to official play 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z There’s often chatter around Scrabble boards over which foreign words have been accepted into English to the degree they’re playable. Scrabble dictionary updated to include qapik and OK 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Normally, Obama would take out his iPad and scroll through the news or rejoin an endless game of Scrabble and ask us how we thought he did in the just-concluded press conference. An excerpt from 'The World as It Is' 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z The Massachusetts-based dictionary company sought counsel from the North American Scrabble Players Association when updating the book, Sokolowski said, “to make sure that they agree these words are desirable.” Yowza! 300 new words added to Scrabble dictionary 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z An admitted word geek, I work the Scrabble Gram puzzle six days a week. Opinion | These Scrabble Grams puzzles are scrambled 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z Merriam-Webster released the sixth edition of “The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary” on Monday, four years after the last freshening up. Score! Scrabble dictionary adds ‘OK,’ ‘ew’ to official play 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Merriam-Webster released the sixth edition of “The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary” on Monday, four years after the last freshening up. Scrabble dictionary updated to include qapik and OK 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z One night, after a long day out, we found ourselves sitting by the fire, having a drink, eating ice cream and playing Scrabble. Hotels, A Love Story: 24 Famous Globetrotters On Their Cherished Escapes 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z At its heart, connecting all the geopolitical Scrabble pieces, is one four-letter word: Iran. Israel celebrates but is war with Iran looming? 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z The game, which shares features with Scrabble and other word games, was invented in 2007 and originally marketed as the "anagram game that will drive you bananas!" Switch off TV to boost family life - MP 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z The company, at the behest of Scrabble owner Hasbro Inc., left out one possibility under consideration for a hot minute - RBI - after consulting competitive players who thought it potentially too contentious. Score! Scrabble dictionary adds ‘OK,’ ‘ew’ to official play 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z The company, at the behest of Scrabble owner Hasbro Inc., left out one possibility under consideration for a hot minute – RBI – after consulting competitive players who thought it potentially too contentious. Scrabble dictionary updated to include qapik and OK 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z He remembers the day well: He was playing Scrabble, in French, at a friend’s house when he first caught a glimpse of Ms. Lukoji. Leaving Africa, and Living in Limbo 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z While hypnotised, Fisher recalled her grandmother praising her Scrabble playing by saying: "Justin would be really proud of you". 'Twin's death made me fear motherhood' 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z But critics say the move would enrich a few private companies, and would limit prisoners to the catalogs’ paltry, price-inflated roster of TV dinners, potato chips and Scrabble dictionaries. What Can’t You Send to an Inmate in New York? Apples, Used Books and More 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Scrabble breaks up most friendships anyway, so seeing as my opponent was a robot with unlimited access to a dictionary, I probably won’t be playing with it again. I faced off against a Scrabble-playing robot and lost miserably 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Nonetheless, we're promised innovations including a bot that plays Scrabble, two that fold clothes and a third designed to be cuddled at night to help send its user to sleep. First look at coolest tech of CES 2018 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z He also keeps a 24-word recovery phrase and an extra password in two separate “Cryptosteels”—miniature metal contraptions with stamped tiles, like Scrabble pieces. Good News! You Are a Bitcoin Millionaire. Bad News! You Forgot Your Password 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z A Marawi shopkeeper who would give only his first name, Ahmed, returned to his store to find it looted, everything gone except soy sauce and his Scrabble board. Liberated Philippines city lies in ruins, and its people seethe 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z Scrabble found fans in Nigeria in the 1980s. Why Nigeria produces Scrabble champions 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z You, who currently can’t think of any words in the English language, and a man, whose hands shake uncontrollably, will occupy yourselves at a supervised game of Scrabble. Waiting for Depression to Lift 2017-11-26T05:00:00Z A Scrabble board set up on a table. Tory Burch’s Dream Christmas Is...Surprising 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z The best news: I’ve spent the better part of my morning reading about competitive Scrabble. Competitive Scrabble is filled with cheating, lies and backstabbing, much like everyplace else - Golf Digest 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z The Scrabble group’s inquiry began with a complaint about Mr. Simmons’s behavior in the British Masters tournament last June. Spelling Trouble: Did a Scrabble Champion Cheat? 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z Not for nothing is he known as the “Pillar of Scrabble in Africa”. Why Nigeria produces Scrabble champions 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z “He had an outstanding sense of humor and was one of the most well-read people I ever met. You couldn’t play Scrabble with him,” Tritico said. 'Magnum, P.I.' actor John Hillerman dies at 84 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z “Playing with language helps: riddles, jokes, word games like Scrabble,” she said. Literacy Builds Life Skills as Well as Language Skills 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z However, one thing that is certainly not determined by is my gender – and neither is my Scrabble score. Men better at Scrabble than women? I know a four-letter word for that | Phoebe-Jane Boyd 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z “I will rise above this issue and get on with more important things in life than playing Scrabble,” he said. Spelling Trouble: Did a Scrabble Champion Cheat? 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z Both men are members of the triumphant Nigerian team that last month won the World English-language Scrabble Players Association championship for the second time running. Why Nigeria produces Scrabble champions 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Her apartment door was never locked, so friends constantly popped in to play Scrabble, watch a film or talk politics. My mother wanted a peaceful death at home. I nearly blew it for her. 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z A few feet from where he sat wearing a black fedora and a bow tie made of Scrabble tiles spelling “great” was a sign displaying his initiative: “Date While You Wait.” At rail station, commuters ‘date’ while they wait 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z But first, let’s waste some time on the laser-focused Scrabble study – this one with the aim to find out why there are problems getting women into Stem professions, apparently. Men better at Scrabble than women? I know a four-letter word for that | Phoebe-Jane Boyd 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z The punishment, imposed by the Association of British Scrabble Players, made headlines in Britain. Spelling Trouble: Did a Scrabble Champion Cheat? 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z It helps that some states hire Scrabble players as civil servants. Why Nigeria produces Scrabble champions 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z After all, hurling the Scrabble board and several dictionaries out of the window is a bonding activity that people of all ages can enjoy. Is our smartphone addiction damaging our children? | Rowan Davies 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z Moss: Even if she lets him win at Scrabble. Elisabeth Moss and Joseph Fiennes build the tension in the dark world of 'The Handmaid's Tale' 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z Released last week, but using data collected as long ago as the 2004 US national Scrabble tournaments, humanity is split into just two genders for the concluding points of the study. Men better at Scrabble than women? I know a four-letter word for that | Phoebe-Jane Boyd 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z Most of that hour is a sharp exploration of Offred’s airless circumstances: she plays Scrabble; she flirts with Nick; her doctor offers to impregnate her. A Cunning Adaptation of “The Handmaid’s Tale” 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z I had stopped doing anything Dave and I had done together for fun, such as going to movies, having dinner with friends, watching Game Of Thrones, or playing Settlers Of Catan or Scrabble. Sheryl Sandberg: ‘Everyone looked at me like I was a ghost’ 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z It’s the anniversary of the birth of the New Yorker who invented Scrabble. New York Today: Free College, but With Caveats 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z So to put Scrabble on the table, it’s like food to someone starving. Elisabeth Moss and Joseph Fiennes build the tension in the dark world of 'The Handmaid's Tale' 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z There’s no arguing with the fact – mentioned in the study – that the last 10 world Scrabble champs have been fellas. Men better at Scrabble than women? I know a four-letter word for that | Phoebe-Jane Boyd 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z The recurrent motif is Scrabble: the Commander enlists Offred in a secret game. A Cunning Adaptation of “The Handmaid’s Tale” 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z “It was an absolutely great experience. I wouldn’t change it for the world,” said the president of the Scrabble School Preservation Foundation. Surveying Rosenwald schools in the Piedmont 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z The birthplace of Scrabble was Mr. Butts’s fifth floor walk-up in Jackson Heights, Queens, where the inventor cut 100 plywood tiles by hand. New York Today: Free College, but With Caveats 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z Just the smallest thing, a game of Scrabble, is monumental. Elisabeth Moss and Joseph Fiennes build the tension in the dark world of 'The Handmaid's Tale' 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z Real frigate birds swoop down to steal fish from other birds; in Frigatebird, you steal words made of Scrabble tiles from your opponents. Daniel Dennett’s Science of the Soul 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z The sexual politics of 1985 survive today only in distorted form, reordered like Scrabble tiles. A Cunning Adaptation of “The Handmaid’s Tale” 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z I’m pretty sure there are several in Scrabble. Grindr's gaymoji: pierced aubergines, a peach on a plate – and a banned ‘T’ 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z To mark the 2008 Beijing Olympics, they held a seventy-two-hour blowout on Howard Street, complete with Scrabble tournaments and astrological readings. The Cool Kids Behind Opening Ceremony 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z The lowdown Having a stadium named like a bad hand at Scrabble is a drawback, as is the prominent north end stage that continues to impinge on the sightlines. MLS stadiums, ranked: why Orlando City's new home comes out on top 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z Traditional board games like Monopoly and Scrabble are still part of the mix. Board game phenomenon grows in St. Cloud, across US 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z Just one question: if “oxyphenbutazone,” is theoretically the highest scoring word in Scrabble, how many points does Slang N’ Friendz award for “on fleek?” Holla! Ludacris releases mobile word game Slang N' Friendz 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z The program works by allowing members to post online something they want help with: guitar lessons, a Scrabble partner, a ride to the doctor’s office. How Social Isolation Is Killing Us 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z Scrabble, restaurant-prep, my children’s brown-bag lunches — whatever she enjoys, she enjoys with a drive to excellence that would wither the casual player. A Snack Tray to Gather the Family Around 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z And the nation’s prowess at Scrabble went global this year when a Nigerian player, Wellington Jighere, captured the world championship. Monopoly Tournament in Nigeria Mirrors Chaos of the Real-Life Property Market 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z |
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