Though the game has gone through a few name changes since being created in 1938, people of all ages continue to enjoy Scrabble. The board-and-tile game, which features 225 squares, gives two to four ...

As New Zealander Nigel Richards wins a Scrabble championship in a language that he doesn't even speak, we look at the cunning ways you can boost your word playing skills Nigel Richards competes in a ...

CHRISTMAS is a time of light, joy and goodwill – until the board games come out. The skitter of dice along a table, the ...

Using words like zep and fyce, an Australian Jew named David Eldar became the world Scrabble champion last month in Las Vegas. He was also world champ in 2017 and is now only the second player in ...

Paul Allan, left, discusses his winning board with defeated opponent Allan Simmons, right, at the 42nd British National Scrabble Championships in London (Richard Lewis / Mattel) For free real time ...

It was not the most auspicious of words with which to clinch the World Scrabble Championships. But Craig Beevers was crowned the best player of the word game on the planet with 'barfs', the plural of ...

Scrabble combines the best aspects of language, strategy, and board gamery. But scoring well (and winning) doesn't happen easily. Certain actions can help you on the board though. We combined the ...

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