Many people think that Scrabble is a word game, that if you can spell and know a lot of words, you can win at it. This is not true. Scrabble is a game of strategy - one of detail and spatial ...

Experienced Scrabble players know there’s more to the game than an expansive vocabulary. An effective player should also be able to quickly find words in a jumble of letters. Developing this skill, ...

For the uninitiated, Scrabble is a word-based board game, where between two and four players score points by contributing to ...

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

The robot can grip, move and interact with the word blocks. — -- One of the world’s most popular and mentally challenging board games may be getting even harder to play. Taiwan’s largest ...

For many years during the summer, I visited my mother at her home in Missouri, and we played Scrabble. We played fervently, often as many as three games a night. Occasionally, others joined in the ...

Scrabble players, time to rethink your game because 300 new words are coming your way, including some long-awaited gems: OK and ew, to name a few. Merriam-Webster released the sixth edition of "The ...

Meg Wolitzer is the author of a book for young readers, The Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman, about kids who meet at a Scrabble tournament. Did you hear the news? The letter G went missing during the last ...

Sitting at our kitchen table late Sunday night, everything dark except for a spotlight shining down from overhead, the scene was tense. Crowded around the circular wooden table, my brother, my mother ...

If board games bring out your competitive side, roll up your sleeves for a game of Scrabble. The classic game of strategic word play is now available in several editions, including kid-friendly or ...

The Yu family always loved playing word games like Scrabble, but siblings Olive and Adrian had an advantage over their parents, immigrants from Hong Kong. They simply knew more dictionary-approved ...

Bette Midler opens up about her relationship with comedy legend Lucille Ball. She says she was a huge fan growing up, and it was surreal to visit Lucille’s home and play Scrabble with her. Plus, Bette ...