You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Scrabble is one of the most beloved board games of all time, with millions of people worldwide ...

In the 1960s, when chess mavens discovered that Scrabble was a complex game that could be hustled for money, some basic strategies quickly emerged. One of them: Short words are important for scoring.

Nigerian Wellington Jighere defeated Britain’s Lewis Mackay at the Scrabble world championship in November. His strategy–to use shorter words–sounds like Scrabble sacrilege. Here’s how the game ...

David Wiegand, a 31-year-old mortgage underwriter from Portland, Ore., is the new national Scrabble champion. He was crowned in Reno, Nev., after... Strategy Shines at Scrabble Championship David ...

"CRC, automatic marriage and Scrabble" (March 23): I would like to invite Hovde (and others who would like to refine their game) to the Portland Scrabble Club, which meets at the Lakewood Center for ...

Scrabble Web (which can be played here) offers PvP matches against players from around the world, as well as friends. There’s also a mode where people can test their skills against a computer program.

I've noticed that beginner players are often afraid of using one of the most useful tactics in the game: exchanging your tiles. Even though it doesn't score any points, exchanging your tiles can rid ...