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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf board game
tile-based game
word game
basedOn Scrabble
bingoBonus 50 points
bingoDefinition using all 7 tiles in one play
blankTilePointValue 0
boardDimensions 15×15 squares
boardHasPremiumSquares double letter score
double word score
triple letter score
triple word score
challengeRule players may challenge invalid words
coDeveloper James Brunot
directionOfWords left-to-right
top-to-bottom
familyDictionary Official Scrabble Players Dictionary
firstMoveRequirement word must cover center star square
formerTournamentDictionary Official Tournament and Club Word List
governingBodyTournamentPlay NASPA Games
hasVariant North American school and family rules
North American tournament rules
language English
licenseFrom Mattel
numberOfBlankTiles 2
numberOfPlayers 2–4
originalDesigner Alfred Mosher Butts
playingTime 50–120 minutes
playPattern interlocking words crossword-style
primaryMarkets Canada
United States
publisher Hasbro
randomChance medium
recommendedMinimumAge 8+
region North America
rightsHolder Hasbro
scoringRule sum of tile values plus premium squares
setupTime under 5 minutes
skills anagramming
probability assessment
strategy
vocabulary
startingTileCountPerPlayer 7
tileSetSize 100 tiles
tournamentDictionary NASPA Word List
usesComponent 15×15 game board
letter tiles
tile bag
tile racks

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Hasbro owns Scrabble (in North America)
Joiners (photographic collages) notableWork The Scrabble Game
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Scrabble (in North America) basedOn Scrabble
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Scrabble (in North America) formerTournamentDictionary Official Tournament and Club Word List
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Scrabble (in North America) familyDictionary Official Scrabble Players Dictionary
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Mattel, Inc. brand Scrabble (certain markets)
subject linked to: NASDAQ:MAT
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Mattel owns Scrabble (in certain territories)
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Scrabble (US game show) basedOn Scrabble (board game)
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Scrabble (US game show) isAdaptationOf Scrabble (board game)
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