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Everything Scrabble Rev & Updated Edition

by John D Williams

Everything Scrabble Rev & Updated Edition Cover

ISBN13: 9780671042189
ISBN10: 0671042181
Condition: Standard
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For both the beginner and the seasoned pro, this how-to book from the National Scrabble Association offers all the keys to better play:
  • Basic board strategies for surefire results
  • Turn the enemy — Q — into your best friend: a winner's list of Q words with and without U
  • Master the terrific "twos" — a complete list of two-letter words that can boost your scoring average by thirty to forty points
  • Maximize your score with bonus squares and parallel play — including triple triples, the pinnacle of SCRABBLE scoring success
  • Make more seven-letter plays — and earn a fifty-point bonus
  • Secrets to getting better tiles
  • How to get your words' worth with high-point tiles J, X, and Z
  • Words with no vowels
  • How the world's greatest players win — twenty-eight examples of outstanding SCRABBLE play

Featuring a rare interview with the SCRABBLE game inventor, the late Alfred Mosher Butts, this extensively illustrated guidebook covers all facets of the game and worldwide SCRABBLE culture, including the clubs, tournaments, champions and rules, and playing SCRABBLE with children, plus a complete history of the game.

Visit the Naiton Scrabble Association Web site: www.scrabble-assoc.com

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Jenn, August 16, 2006 (view all comments by Jenn)
This is the book you need if you want to improve your Scrabble game. Not only does it have lists, but it gives great tips on playing both offensively and defensively, as well as finding better words with the letters in your tray.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780671042189
Author:
Williams, John D
Publisher:
Pocket Books
Author:
Williams Jr., John D.
Author:
Edley, Joe
Author:
Williams, John D., Jr.
Author:
Williams, John D., Jr.
Location:
New York
Subject:
Reference
Subject:
Board - General
Subject:
Word
Subject:
Scrabble (Game)
Subject:
Scrabble
Subject:
Board
Subject:
Word & Word Search
Copyright:
Edition Number:
Updated & rev.
Edition Description:
B102
Series Volume:
66
Publication Date:
November 2001
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
368
Dimensions:
9.34x7.36x.74 in. 1.37 lbs.

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