Scrabble (US game show)
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Scrabble (US game show) was an American television game show, based on the classic word board game, in which contestants formed words and solved word puzzles for cash and prizes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scrabble (1993 version) | 1 |
| Scrabble (US game show) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8762948 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Scrabble (US game show) Context triple: [Grundy Television, notableWork, Scrabble (US game show)]
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A.
Scrabble (in North America)
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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B.
Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune is a long-running American television game show in which contestants solve word puzzles to win cash and prizes by spinning a large carnival-style wheel.
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C.
Match Game (various versions)
Match Game (various versions) is a long-running American television game show franchise in which contestants try to match humorous fill-in-the-blank answers with a panel of celebrity guests.
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D.
Jeopardy!
Jeopardy! is a long-running American television quiz show known for its distinctive answer-and-question format and iconic host Alex Trebek.
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E.
Scramble Board
Scramble Board was a popular recurring word-guessing game segment on the television music and dance show "Soul Train."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scrabble (US game show) Target entity description: Scrabble (US game show) was an American television game show, based on the classic word board game, in which contestants formed words and solved word puzzles for cash and prizes.
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A.
Scrabble (in North America)
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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B.
Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune is a long-running American television game show in which contestants solve word puzzles to win cash and prizes by spinning a large carnival-style wheel.
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C.
Match Game (various versions)
Match Game (various versions) is a long-running American television game show franchise in which contestants try to match humorous fill-in-the-blank answers with a panel of celebrity guests.
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D.
Jeopardy!
Jeopardy! is a long-running American television quiz show known for its distinctive answer-and-question format and iconic host Alex Trebek.
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E.
Scramble Board
Scramble Board was a popular recurring word-guessing game segment on the television music and dance show "Soul Train."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | American television game show ⓘ |
| airedOnChannel | NBC daytime schedule ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Scrabble (board game)
ⓘ
linked to:
Scrabble (in North America)
|
| broadcastFormat |
daytime series
ⓘ
syndicated version ⓘ |
| broadcastMedium | terrestrial television ⓘ |
| competitiveStructure |
champion returns in subsequent episodes
ⓘ
head-to-head matches ⓘ |
| contestType | word game ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| era |
1980s American game shows
ⓘ
early 1990s American game shows ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Los Angeles, California ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1984-07-02 ⓘ |
| formatFeature |
bonus round
ⓘ
crossword-style clues ⓘ toss-up word rounds ⓘ word-forming puzzles ⓘ |
| genre | game show ⓘ |
| hasAudience | studio audience ⓘ |
| hasSpinOffOrRevival |
Scrabble (1993 version)
ⓘ
linked to:
Scrabble (US game show)
|
| intellectualPropertyOwner |
Hasbro (via Scrabble board game rights)
ⓘ
linked to:
Hasbro
|
| isAdaptationOf |
Scrabble (board game)
ⓘ
linked to:
Scrabble (in North America)
|
| lastAired | 1990-03-23 ⓘ |
| mediaType | television program ⓘ |
| notableHost | Chuck Woolery ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | color ⓘ |
| presenter | Chuck Woolery ⓘ |
| prizeType |
cash prizes
ⓘ
merchandise prizes ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Reg Grundy Productions
ⓘ
linked to:
Grundy Television
Reg Grundy Productions (USA) Ltd. ⓘ
linked to:
Grundy Television
|
| relatedShow |
Lingo
ⓘ
Wheel of Fortune ⓘ |
| setDesignFeature | giant Scrabble board motif ⓘ |
| targetAudience | daytime television viewers ⓘ |
| theme |
spelling
ⓘ
vocabulary ⓘ word puzzles ⓘ |
| usesClueType |
definition-style clues
ⓘ
pun-based clues ⓘ |
| usesGameElement |
letter tiles
ⓘ
word grids ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Scrabble (US game show) Description of subject: Scrabble (US game show) was an American television game show, based on the classic word board game, in which contestants formed words and solved word puzzles for cash and prizes.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Scrabble (US game show)