Scrabble - Special Edition

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In all other English-speaking countries, the competition word list is Collins Scrabble Words 2019 edition, known as CSW19. (Versions of this lexicon before 2007 were known as SOWPODS.) The lexicon includes all allowed words 2 to 15 letters long. Historically, this list has contained all OTCWL words plus words sourced from Chambers and Collins English dictionaries, but recent editorial decisions have caused greater discrepancies between CSW and NWL. This book is used to adjudicate at the World Scrabble Championship and all other major international competitions outside North America. When Gamehouse ceased support for its application, Mattel replaced it with the Electronic Arts version in May 2013. This decision was met with criticism from its userbase. [73] The Hasbro version continues to be available worldwide but now uses IP lookup to display Hasbro branding to North American players and Mattel branding to the rest of the world. Electronic Arts have also released mobile apps for Android and iOS, allowing players to continue the same game on more than one platform. High combined score (OTCWL) in a tournament game – 1134 (582–552) by Keith Smith (Tex.) and Stefan Rau (Conn.), Round 12 of the 2008 Dallas Open. (Rau's losing score of 552 included three phony words that were not challenged.) [38] Word Wars (2004) by Eric Chaikin and Julian Petrillo, about the "tiles and tribulations on the Scrabble game circuit" The highest reported combined score for a theoretical game based on SOWPODS is 4046 points, constructed by Nathan Hedt of Australia. [53] [ user-generated source] [54] 4046 points [ failed verification]

Other records are available for viewing at Total Scrabble, an unofficial record book that includes the above as sources and expands on other topics. No matter how difficult it looks, how impossible it might feel —if a word exists, we’ve got it in our word lists for you. A Larger Part of the Word Game Community Warren, Jane. "Cut-throat world of competitive Scrabble as Allan Simmons is BANNED for cheating". The Express . Retrieved April 6, 2018. Words by length: How long can you go? If your next points rely on a word of a certain length, just input your letters and the length you’re looking for. Word list? Generated.

letters, so make sure you only do so when you can’t play any words that will score you more than a few McElwee, Kevin (December 13, 2018). "Does Scrabble Need To Be Fixed?". Nautilus. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019 . Retrieved December 15, 2018. Well, not really... When played competitively, Scrabble can be as complicated as chess, and as cutthroat and the biggest point-producing words you can, using higher-point, lower-frequency letters as often as possible

Merriam-Webster's The Official Scrabble Player's Dictionary, the Seventh Edition of which was published in 2022. The OSPD is the consistently best-selling official Scrabble book.

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currently acceptable. "OSPD6" lists gems such as "EW" (the word we pronounce as "eeeewww!") and "OK" (which