Misconceptions About the Game of Scrabble

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Learn some very common scrabble misunderstandings about the game in this free how-to video on playing the game of scrabble.

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Posted by scrollingnonsense on Saturday, 26 January, 2008 at 1:01 PM

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120 2 letter words! That is a great tip! As I have always tried to pound into my brain many X or Z words. Thanks.

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Misconceptions About the Game of Scrabble
Hi! My name is Andy Strohl and on behalf of Expert Village, in this clip I will discuss some of the misconceptions about playing Scrabble. Don’t forget to check out my work at www.strohldigital.com. So some of the misconceptions about Scrabble are that you have to be incredibly intelligent, you have to have a large vocabulary and while these 2 traits obviously help in scrabble but are not detrimental to your game, it is not necessary to have a huge library of words or dictionary of words in your brain. Two most important abilities to be able to have are to be able to see anagrams in your letters. For example, to see words on your square, especially 7 letter words which obviously is what every Scrabble player is trying to build. That’s for the bonus of 50 points, so anagramming helps being able to see words as they are out of order in your tiles. Also another great tip is to learn your 2 letter words. Often times toward the end of the game, 2 letter words are all you will be able to make. There are exactly a 120 2 letter words in the English dictionary. A lot of them are very commonly used; between 30 and 40 you could name right now if you tried. So to get an edge on your points, learning a lot of those 120 two letter words will help your game consistently and it will get you out of places where you are stuck; for example, towards the end of the game or if you have tons of vowels. So those are some of the misconceptions there. You too can play Scrabble even if you don’t have the world’s best vocabulary.

About the Expert

Expert: Andrew Strohl started playing board and card games at a very early age. Before his teens, he was active in numerous tournaments and gaming clubs, including Scrabble, his first love. Read More