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SCRABBLE ®
MR. CARLO JUSTINO J. LUNA
Malabanias Integrated School
Angeles City
SCRABBLE
• An internationally popular word
game where word power, strategy
and luck are equally important
• A word game in which two to four
players score points by placing tiles
onto a game board which is divided
into a 15×15 grid of squares
SCRABBLE
• Recognized as an excellent means for
increasing vocabulary and
word power
• Helps improve analytical skills
and sharpens mathematical
ability
• The benefits will develop more if you
directly engage in the game with your
family and friends.
History
HISTORY
➜ In 1931, Alfred Mosher Butts
translated his lifelong love of
crossword puzzles into a board game.
➜ A key to the game was Butts' analysis
of the English language. Butts studied
the front page of The New York
Times to calculate how frequently each
letter of the alphabet was used.
HISTORY
➜ He then used each letter's
frequency to determine how many
of each letter he would include in the
game.
➜ He included only four "S" tiles so
that the ability to make words plural
would not make the game too
easy.
HISTORY
➜ Butts initially called the game
"Lexiko", but later changed the
name to "Criss Cross Words",
after considering "It", and began to
look for a buyer.
➜ The game makers he originally
contacted rejected the idea, but Butts
was tenacious.
HISTORY
➜ Eventually, in 1948, he sold the rights
to entrepreneur and game-lover
James Brunot, who made a few
minor adjustments to the design and
renamed the game "Scrabble", a
word meaning "to grope frantically"
(from the Dutch "Schrabben", to scrape
or scratch)
The
HARDWARE
The Hardware
• The Scrabble Board
• Tile Bag with 100 Tiles
• Tile Racks
• Timers or Clocks
The Scrabble® Board
• The board has a
15x15 grid.
• The board is
composed of 225
squares and 100
tiles.
• It can be played by
two to four
players.
The Scrabble® Board
• Some of the squares
are premium.
Double Word
Score
Triple Word
Score
Double Letter
Score
Triple Letter
Score
Points Per Letter
1 point:
A, E, I, O, U, L, N, R, S, T
2 points: D, G
3 points: B, C, M, P
4 points: F, H, V, W, Y
5 points: K
8 points: J, X
10 points: Q, Z
Scrabble®: Fun with Words
B³
A¹ R¹ M³
A¹
N¹
D²
BASIC MOVES
Hooking a letter to the front or
back of an existing word to
B³
A¹ create new words
N¹
D²
Hч A¹ R¹ M³
A¹ S¹
N¹
D²
BASIC MOVES
Extension Play
A¹ R¹ M³ B³ A¹ N¹ D² S¹
BASIC MOVES
Parallel Play
THANKS!
MR. CARLO JUSTINO J. LUNA
Malabanias Integrated School
Angeles City