num_pages: 304
description: SCRABBLE game fans, beginners and pros, here's the book you've been waiting for: the first-ever SCRABBLE how-to book written by the National SCRABBLE Association. Now you can become a better player at every level of skill. Learn: Basic play-making for surefire resultsHow to turn your worst nightmare-- "Q"-- into your best friend: a winners' list of "Q" words with and without "U"How to become an expert by using the terrific "twos"-- a complete list of two-letter words that can boost your scoring average by thirty to forty points per gameHow to maximize your score with bonus squares and parallel play-- including triple triples, the pinnacle of SCRABBLE scoring successHow to make more seven-letter plays-- and earn a fifty point bonusA step-by-step guide to board strategy and secrets to getting better tilesHow to get your words' worth with high-point tiles "J", "X" and "Z"-- a list of three and four-letter wordsAcceptable words with no vowelsHow the world's greatest players win their games-- fifteen examples of outstanding SCRABBLE playThis extensively illustrated official guidebook brings you all the facets of the game and the entire worldwide SCRABBLE culture, including the clubs, tournaments, champions and rules, plus a complete history of the game and a rare interview with SCRABBLE's inventor, the late Alfred Mosher Butts.
language: English
title: Everything Scrabble: Official National Scrabble Association a-to-Z
titlecomplete: Everything Scrabble: Official National Scrabble Association a-to-Z
genres: Reference, Language, Nonfiction, Games
ratings_count: 224
publisher: Pocket