Scrabble
1948Alfred Mosher Butts
- Videos
- 55
- Creators
- 50
Some how-to-play and reviews. Scrabble is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 10 reviews, 11 how-to-play guides, 7 recorded sessions, 1 unboxings, and 26 other videos.
2 - 4 players
90 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
In this classic word game, players use their seven drawn letter-tiles to form words on the gameboard. Each word laid out earns points based on the commonality of the letters used, with certain board spaces giving bonuses. But a word can only be played if it uses at least one already-played tile or adds to an already-played word. This leads to slightly tactical play, as potential words are rejected because they would give an opponent too much access to the better bonus spaces. Skip-a-cross was licensed by Selchow & Righter and manufactured by Cadaco. Both games have identical rules but Skip-a-cross has tiles and racks made of cardboard instead of wood. The game was also published because not enough Scrabble games were manufactured to meet the demand.
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Scrabble has 55 videos from 50 creators: 10 reviews, 11 how-to-play guides, 7 playthroughs, 1 unboxing and 26 other videos. They date from 2007 to October 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Scrabble RARE FIRST Editions Toy Review by Mike Mozart of TheToyChannel" by TheToyChannel, which runs 4 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "9 Games Better Than Scrabble - with Tom Vasel" by The Dice Tower. 8 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "world scrabble championship 2009" by Dan Ramly, one of 7 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Scrabble / Scrabble Together, also by Alfred Mosher Butts, or Echoes of Time, Mycelia and Forest Shuffle, which share several of its mechanics.
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2025Simone Luciani, Roberto Pellei
- Videos
- 23
- Creators
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Mostly reviews and how-to-play
2 - 4 players30 - 60 minMedium weight
About Scrabble
From BoardGameGeek:
In this classic word game, players use their seven drawn letter-tiles to form words on the gameboard. Each word laid out earns points based on the commonality of the letters used, with certain board spaces giving bonuses. But a word can only be played if it uses at least one already-played tile or adds to an already-played word. This leads to slightly tactical play, as potential words are rejected because they would give an opponent too much access to the better bonus spaces. Skip-a-cross was licensed by Selchow & Righter and manufactured by Cadaco. Both games have identical rules but Skip-a-cross has tiles and racks made of cardboard instead of wood. The game was also published because not enough Scrabble games were manufactured to meet the demand.
Designer
Alfred Mosher Butts
Artist
C. Leslie Crandall
Categories
Word Game
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