The highest reported score for a single play is 1780 (OSPD) and 1785 (SOWPODS) using oxyphenbutazone.
The highest reported score for a single play is 1780 (OSPD) and 1785 (SOWPODS) using oxyphenbutazone.
C and V may be troublesome in the endgame, since no two-letter words with them exist, except for CH in the Collins Scrabble Words lexicon. ==History== In 1938, the American architect Alfred Mosher Butts created the game as a variation on an earlier word game he invented, called Lexiko.
He manufactured a few sets himself but was not successful in selling the game to any major game manufacturers of the day. In 1948, James Brunot, a resident of Newtown, Connecticut, and one of the few owners of the original Criss-Crosswords game, bought the rights to manufacture the game in exchange for granting Butts a royalty on every unit sold.
In 1949, Brunot and his family made sets in a converted former schoolhouse in Dodgingtown, Connecticut, a section of Newtown.
According to legend, Scrabble's big break came in 1952 when Jack Straus, president of Macy's, played the game on vacation.
He placed a large order, and within a year, "everyone had to have one". In 1952, unable to meet demand himself, Brunot sold manufacturing rights to Long Island-based Selchow and Righter, one of the manufacturers who, like Parker Brothers and Milton Bradley Company, had previously rejected the game.
Righter licensed the game from entrepreneur James Brunot in 1952.
In its second year as a Selchow and Righter product, 1954, nearly four million sets were sold. Selchow and Righter bought the trademark to the game in 1972.
This set comprises 200 tiles in slightly modified distribution to the standard set and a 21×21 playing board. ===National versions=== Versions of the game have been released in several other languages. The game was called Alfapet when it was introduced in Sweden in 1954, but since the mid-1990s, the game has also been known as Scrabble in Sweden.
Such boards are also typically designed to be reoriented by each player to put the board upright during the game, as well as folded and stowed with the game in progress. Production and Marketing Company, 1954 – metal hinged box, Bakelite tiles inlaid with round magnets, chrome tile racks, silver colored plastic bag and cardboard box covered with decorative paper.
JW Spear (now a subsidiary of Mattel) began selling the game in Australia and the UK on January 19, 1955.
In its second year as a Selchow and Righter product, 1954, nearly four million sets were sold. Selchow and Righter bought the trademark to the game in 1972.
The box, when opened flat, measures and the tiles measure square. Spear's Games, 1980s – boxed edition with pegboard, plastic tiles with small feet to fit snugly in the pegboard.
There is risk of players' trays being mixed and upset, and the box lid, held on by friction, is subject to upset. Selchow & Righter, 1980s – pocket edition with plastic "magnetic" board and tiles.
Saladin Karl Khoshnaw in Manchester, UK, in April 1982.
Hasbro purchased the company's assets, including Scrabble and Parcheesi. In 1984, Scrabble was turned into a daytime game show on NBC.
The Scrabble game show ran from July 1984 to March 1990, with a second run from January to June 1993.
When only adding the word sesquioxidizing to these official lists, one could theoretically score 2015 (OSPD) and 2044 (SOWPODS) points in a single move. The highest reported combined score for a theoretical game based on SOWPODS is 4046 points. Other records are available for viewing at , an unofficial record book which includes the above as sources and expands on other topics. In August 1984, Peter Finan and Neil Smith played Scrabble for 153 hours at St.
The previous year the same organisation published the Junior version of the game and two years later it republished Junior Scrabble using a two-sided (and two skill level) board. ===Television game show versions=== In 1987, a board game was released by Selchow & Righter, based on the game show hosted by Chuck Woolery that aired on NBC from 1984 to 1990 (and for five months in 1993).
In 1986, Selchow and Righter was sold to Coleco, which soon afterward went bankrupt.
The previous year the same organisation published the Junior version of the game and two years later it republished Junior Scrabble using a two-sided (and two skill level) board. ===Television game show versions=== In 1987, a board game was released by Selchow & Righter, based on the game show hosted by Chuck Woolery that aired on NBC from 1984 to 1990 (and for five months in 1993).
While the "high score" rule has led to impressively high records, it is currently out of favor. High game score of 1,049 by Phil Appleby of Lymington, Hampshire, UK, on June 25, 1989 in Wormley, Hertfordshire, UK.
The Scrabble game show ran from July 1984 to March 1990, with a second run from January to June 1993.
The previous year the same organisation published the Junior version of the game and two years later it republished Junior Scrabble using a two-sided (and two skill level) board. ===Television game show versions=== In 1987, a board game was released by Selchow & Righter, based on the game show hosted by Chuck Woolery that aired on NBC from 1984 to 1990 (and for five months in 1993).
The Scrabble game show ran from July 1984 to March 1990, with a second run from January to June 1993.
The previous year the same organisation published the Junior version of the game and two years later it republished Junior Scrabble using a two-sided (and two skill level) board. ===Television game show versions=== In 1987, a board game was released by Selchow & Righter, based on the game show hosted by Chuck Woolery that aired on NBC from 1984 to 1990 (and for five months in 1993).
Held every two to three years. The Singapore Open Scrabble Championship: international Singapore championship held annually since 1997. Clubs in North America typically meet one day a week for three or four hours and some charge a small admission fee to cover their expenses and prizes.
There is no limit to the number of players that can be involved in one game, and at Vichy in 1998 there were 1,485 players, a record for French Scrabble tournaments. is a variant that is much more popular in Italy than the original game.
Sherman defeated Bradley Robbins 803–285, playing a record-tying seven bingos and sticking Robbins with the Q. High game (OSW) – 793 by Peter Preston (UK), 1999. High game (SOWPODS) – Toh Weibin set a record score of 850 at the Northern Ireland Championships on January 21, 2012.
The rule has been adopted in Singapore (since 2000), Malaysia (since 2002), South Africa (since 2003), New Zealand (since 2004), and Kenya, as well as in contemporary World Scrabble Championships (since 2001) and North American (NASPA-sanctioned) Collins tournaments, and particularly prestigious Australian tournaments.
The rule has been adopted in Singapore (since 2000), Malaysia (since 2002), South Africa (since 2003), New Zealand (since 2004), and Kenya, as well as in contemporary World Scrabble Championships (since 2001) and North American (NASPA-sanctioned) Collins tournaments, and particularly prestigious Australian tournaments.
(revised edition, Pocket Books, 2001) and the Scrabble FAQ.
Game format is extremely small, allowing Scrabble games for backpackers and others concerned about weight and size. Hasbro Games, 2001 – hinged plastic board with clear tile-shaped depressions to hold tiles in play.
The rule has been adopted in Singapore (since 2000), Malaysia (since 2002), South Africa (since 2003), New Zealand (since 2004), and Kenya, as well as in contemporary World Scrabble Championships (since 2001) and North American (NASPA-sanctioned) Collins tournaments, and particularly prestigious Australian tournaments.
The rule has been adopted in Singapore (since 2000), Malaysia (since 2002), South Africa (since 2003), New Zealand (since 2004), and Kenya, as well as in contemporary World Scrabble Championships (since 2001) and North American (NASPA-sanctioned) Collins tournaments, and particularly prestigious Australian tournaments.
Held annually since 2003. The Canadian Scrabble Championship: entry by invitation only to the top fifty Canadian players.
The rule has been adopted in Singapore (since 2000), Malaysia (since 2002), South Africa (since 2003), New Zealand (since 2004), and Kenya, as well as in contemporary World Scrabble Championships (since 2001) and North American (NASPA-sanctioned) Collins tournaments, and particularly prestigious Australian tournaments.
Features such as boosts, rewards and all other game modes are disabled", the company announced. == Variations == ===Super Scrabble=== A new licensed product, Super Scrabble, was launched in North America by Winning Moves Games in 2004 under license from Hasbro, with the deluxe version (with turntable and lock-in grid) released in February 2007.
Held annually since 2006. The National School Scrabble Championship: entry open to North American school students.
To date, new editions or revisions of these lists have not been considered substantial enough to warrant separate record-keeping. High game (OTCWL) – 830 by Michael Cresta (Mass.), at the Lexington (Mass.) club, October 12, 2006.
The winning margin of 591 points is also believed to be a record. High combined score (OCTWL) – 1320 (830–490) by Michael Cresta and Wayne Yorra, in a Lexington, Mass., club, 2006. High combined score (OCTWL) in a tournament game – 1134 (582–552) by Keith Smith (Tex.) and Stefan Rau (Conn.), Round 12 of the 2008 Dallas Open.
(Note: The odds of drawing MUZJIKS without blanks is 9 in 432,325,411, or 1 in 48,036,156.\overline{7}) Highest opening move score (SOWPODS) – BEZIQUE 124 by Sam Kantimathi (1993), Joan Rosenthal and Sally Martin. Highest single play (OCTWL) – QUIXOTRY 365 by Michael Cresta (Mass.), 2006. Highest single play (SOWPODS) – CAZIQUES 392 by Karl Khoshnaw. Highest average score, multi-day tournament (OSPD) – 503 by James Leong (Sask.) over 12 rounds at Brandon, Man., 2015.
A Mattel-licensed product for the rest of the world was released by Tinderbox Games in 2006.
Versions of this lexicon prior to 2007 were known as SOWPODS.
Features such as boosts, rewards and all other game modes are disabled", the company announced. == Variations == ===Super Scrabble=== A new licensed product, Super Scrabble, was launched in North America by Winning Moves Games in 2004 under license from Hasbro, with the deluxe version (with turntable and lock-in grid) released in February 2007.
In 2008, Hasbro changed the colors of the premium squares to orange for TW, red for DW, blue for DL, and green for TL, but the original premium square color scheme is still preferred for Scrabble boards used in tournaments. In an English-language set, the game contains 100 tiles, 98 of which are marked with a letter and a point value ranging from 1 to 10.
Held annually in Thailand around the end of June or beginning of July. The UK Open: the largest Scrabble tournament in Europe, held annually in Coventry, United Kingdom since 2008. Other important tournaments include: The World Youth Scrabble Championships: entry by country qualification, restricted to under 18 years old.
The winning margin of 591 points is also believed to be a record. High combined score (OCTWL) – 1320 (830–490) by Michael Cresta and Wayne Yorra, in a Lexington, Mass., club, 2006. High combined score (OCTWL) in a tournament game – 1134 (582–552) by Keith Smith (Tex.) and Stefan Rau (Conn.), Round 12 of the 2008 Dallas Open.
On July 24, 2008, Hasbro filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against its developers.
Four days later, Scrabulous was disabled for users in North America, eventually reappearing as "Lexulous" in September 2008, with changes made to distinguish it from Scrabble.
By December 20, Hasbro had withdrawn its lawsuit. Mattel launched its official version of online Scrabble, Scrabble by Mattel, on Facebook in late March 2008.
This book is used to adjudicate at the World Scrabble Championship and all other major international competitions outside North America. Tournaments are also occasionally played to CSW in North America, particularly since 2010.
Versions have been prepared for Dakotah, Haitian Creole, Dakelh (Carrier language), and Tuvan. For languages with digraphs counted as single letters, such as Welsh and Hungarian, the game features separate tiles for those digraphs. An Irish-language version of Scrabble was published by Glór na nGael in 2010.
Its tagline in promotional broadcasts was, "Every man dies; not every man truly Scrabbles." In 2011, a new TV variation of Scrabble, called Scrabble Showdown, aired on The Hub cable channel, which is a joint venture of Discovery Communications, Inc.
Cresta defeated Wayne Yorra 830–490. High game (OTCWL) in a tournament game – 803 by Joel Sherman (N.Y.), at a tournament in Stamford, Conn., December 9, 2011.
484 by Doug Brockmeier (Calif.) over 12 rounds at Elmhurst, Ill., 2011.
Billed as the "Official Home Version" of the game show (or officially as the "TV Scrabble Home Game"), gameplay bears more resemblance to the game show than it does to a traditional Scrabble game, although it does utilize a traditional Scrabble gameboard in play. On September 17, 2011, a new game show based on Scrabble, called Scrabble Showdown, debuted on The Hub with Justin "Kredible" Willman as the host of the program.
Sherman defeated Bradley Robbins 803–285, playing a record-tying seven bingos and sticking Robbins with the Q. High game (OSW) – 793 by Peter Preston (UK), 1999. High game (SOWPODS) – Toh Weibin set a record score of 850 at the Northern Ireland Championships on January 21, 2012.
The version developed by Electronic Arts for Hasbro was available throughout the world. When Gamehouse ceased support for its application, Mattel replaced it with the Electronic Arts version in May 2013.
The OSPD5, released in 2014, is available in bookstores, whereas the OWL2 is only available through NASPA). ====Collins Scrabble Words==== In all other English-speaking countries, the competition word list is Collins Scrabble Words 2019 edition, known as CSW19.
(Note: The odds of drawing MUZJIKS without blanks is 9 in 432,325,411, or 1 in 48,036,156.\overline{7}) Highest opening move score (SOWPODS) – BEZIQUE 124 by Sam Kantimathi (1993), Joan Rosenthal and Sally Martin. Highest single play (OCTWL) – QUIXOTRY 365 by Michael Cresta (Mass.), 2006. Highest single play (SOWPODS) – CAZIQUES 392 by Karl Khoshnaw. Highest average score, multi-day tournament (OSPD) – 503 by James Leong (Sask.) over 12 rounds at Brandon, Man., 2015.
When only adding the word sesquioxidizing to these official lists, one could theoretically score 2015 (OSPD) and 2044 (SOWPODS) points in a single move. The highest reported combined score for a theoretical game based on SOWPODS is 4046 points. Other records are available for viewing at , an unofficial record book which includes the above as sources and expands on other topics. In August 1984, Peter Finan and Neil Smith played Scrabble for 153 hours at St.
The OSPD5, released in 2014, is available in bookstores, whereas the OWL2 is only available through NASPA). ====Collins Scrabble Words==== In all other English-speaking countries, the competition word list is Collins Scrabble Words 2019 edition, known as CSW19.
Electronic Arts has also released mobile apps for Android and iOS, allowing players to continue the same game on more than one platform. As well as facilities to play occasional games online, there are many options to play in leagues. In 2020, the license for Scrabble passed from Electronic Arts to Scopely, which launched the app Scrabble GO on March 5, 2020, with the Electronic Arts version discontinued on June 5, 2020.
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