Mike Wolfberg's
Tips for SCRABBLE® Beginners
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Great
tips on playing strategy
and on basic etiquette from the Boston Club director. |
cross-tables.com
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This
site,
courtesy of Keith Smith and Seth Lipkin, serves two indispensable
purposes; it list all upcoming tournaments, and also
tracks lifetime tournament statistics for all active SCRABBLE®
players. |
| North American SCRABBLE®
Players Association (NASPA) |
As
of 2010-01-01, Hasbro will no longer be providing regular funding
to SCRABBLE clubs and tournaments.
As a result, the NSA will transfer
responsiblity for clubs and tournaments to the newly formed
NASPA. Beginning in July 2009, players who wish to play in
competitive SCRABBLE® Tournaments must be a member of NASPA.
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National
Scrabble Association
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The
National SCRABBLE® Association (NSA) operates in a partnership
between SCRABBLE enthusiasts and Hasbro, Parker Brothers' parent
company. Founded in 1978, it is the official organization of casual
(non-competitive) SCRABBLE® clubs, as well as the School
SCRABBLE® Program.
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Mike's Cheat Sheet
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This
is a downloadable form that
lists all of the 2 and 3 letter words, PLUS all the short words with Z,
Q, X and J, PLUS the top bingo stems. Courtesy of Mike Baron,
expert player and author of The SCRABBLE® Wordbook. A must
read for beginners!!
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Zyzzyva
is a word study program
written by SCRABBLE® player Mike Thelen. It is a free
download and can be used for studying word lists, or for looking up a
play you might have missed. Zyzzyva also has a word judging
program that we use at tournaments.
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Quackle
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Quackle
is a free software
program written by Jason Katz-Brown and John O'Laughlin. Quackle
play a game against you and it will probably beat you! Quackle is
very smart! All hail Quackle!!! |
Pogo.com
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This is the official site of for
online SCRABBLE play. Free to join, yearly fee if you want
ratings points.
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| WordBiz |
This is a program that will let
you play against other players in real time over the internet.
Highly addictive!!
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