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English language Scrabble is the original version of the popular word-based board game invented by Alfred Mosher Butts in 1938. The verb "to scrabble" also means to scratch scramble or scrape about see Wiktionaryscrabble. A board game is a Game in which counters or pieces that are placed on removed from or moved across a "board" (a premarked surface usually specific to that game Alfred Mosher Butts ( April 13, 1899 - April 4, 1993) was an American Architect and the Inventor of the Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was American and based the game on the letter distribution in the New York Times. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the in English. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States

The Scrabble variant most popular in English is standard match play, where two players compete over a series of games. Duplicate Scrabble is not popular in English, and High score Scrabble is no longer practised. Duplicate Scrabble is a variant of the board game Scrabble where all the players are faced with the same board and letters at the same time and must play the highest scoring High score Scrabble is a variant of the board game Scrabble that was popular among tournament players in the United Kingdom in the 1970s and 1980s

Although English is a worldwide language, the official list of allowable words and some tournament rules change between territories.

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North America

The main Scrabble Association in North America is the National Scrabble Association which sanctions official clubs and tournaments. The National Scrabble Association was created in 1978 by Selchow & Righter then the makers of Scrabble, to promote their game These range from one day tournaments that are composed of only 6 or 7 games, to the National Scrabble Championship, which lasts 5 days and 31 games. The National Scrabble Championship is the largest Scrabble competition in the United States. The NSA maintains a ratings system based on wins, ties and losses, with ratings ranging from just over 2000 to under 300[1]. Larger tournaments can also carry significant prize money. The official dictionary is the Official Club and Tournament Word List. Official Tournament and Club Word List or Tournament Word List, referred to as OTaCWL, OWL, or TWL, is the official word authority for tournament When a player challenges a word he considers to be invalid, if the word is invalid it is removed from the board with a score of zero. However if the word is valid, the player who challenged the word loses his turn. Scrabble clubs are also run that bring together on a regular basis, usually weekly or biweekly at the same venue. Players usually play a smaller number of games than they would play at a tournament.

United Kingdom

Match play Scrabble is also practised at tournament at club level in the UK. Tournaments follow a similar structure to American ones, usually at least 6 games but weekend tournaments where players play 12 to 16 games are not uncommon. The official Scrabble association the Association of British Scrabble players sanctions official tournaments with official ratings, ratings range from about 200 to about 60. The Association of British Scrabble Players oversees competitive Scrabble in the UK. The official dictionary is called SOWPODS. SOWPODS is a term used to refer to the word list used in tournament Scrabble in most countries except the USA, Thailand and Canada. In contrast to American tournaments, players do not lose a move if they challenge a valid word, which in general means more words are challenged.

Smaller countries

Many countries have small English language Scrabble associations. 23 countries have been represented at the World Scrabble Championship including countries where English is not an official language, like Romania, Thailand and France. This article is about the tournament in English For other uses see World Scrabble Championships. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Other countries that do not use the Roman alphabet also may play in English if the language is not suitable for Scrabble, such as Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.

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Notes

  1. ^ NSA ratings page
  2. ^ a b c 830-point Game at the Lexington Scrabble Club
  3. ^ a b c 830! How a carpenter got the highest Scrabble score ever. - By Stefan Fatsis - Slate Magazine
  4. ^ a b Scrabble FAQ
  5. ^ a b c Tournament records - All-time best
  6. ^ [1]2008 Dallas Open live coverage.
  7. ^ WSC Player Information: Karl Khoshnaw. Retrieved on 2006-04-27. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated
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