Scrabble (in North America)
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Scrabble (in North America) is the regional version of the classic word-based board game in which players score points by forming interlocking words from letter tiles on a game board.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Scrabble Game | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
board game
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tile-based game ⓘ word game ⓘ |
| basedOn | Scrabble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bingoBonus | 50 points ⓘ |
| bingoDefinition | using all 7 tiles in one play ⓘ |
| blankTilePointValue | 0 ⓘ |
| boardDimensions | 15×15 squares ⓘ |
| boardHasPremiumSquares |
double letter score
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double word score ⓘ triple letter score ⓘ triple word score ⓘ |
| challengeRule | players may challenge invalid words ⓘ |
| coDeveloper | James Brunot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directionOfWords |
left-to-right
ⓘ
top-to-bottom ⓘ |
| familyDictionary | Official Scrabble Players Dictionary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstMoveRequirement | word must cover center star square ⓘ |
| formerTournamentDictionary | Official Tournament and Club Word List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyTournamentPlay | NASPA Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
North American school and family rules
ⓘ
North American tournament rules ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| licenseFrom | Mattel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfBlankTiles | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfPlayers | 2–4 ⓘ |
| originalDesigner | Alfred Mosher Butts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playingTime | 50–120 minutes ⓘ |
| playPattern | interlocking words crossword-style ⓘ |
| primaryMarkets |
Canada
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Hasbro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| randomChance | medium ⓘ |
| recommendedMinimumAge | 8+ ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| rightsHolder | Hasbro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoringRule | sum of tile values plus premium squares ⓘ |
| setupTime | under 5 minutes ⓘ |
| skills |
anagramming
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probability assessment ⓘ strategy ⓘ vocabulary ⓘ |
| startingTileCountPerPlayer | 7 ⓘ |
| tileSetSize | 100 tiles ⓘ |
| tournamentDictionary | NASPA Word List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesComponent |
15×15 game board
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letter tiles ⓘ tile bag ⓘ tile racks ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Scrabble Game