The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary
by Merriam-Webster
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Author: Merriam-WebsterBrand: Merriam-Webster
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-06
ISBN: 0877799296
Number of pages: 674
Publisher: Merriam Webster Mass Market
Product features:
- Ideal for recreational and school play
- More than 100,000 playable two to eight-letter words including 4,000 new entries
- Includes variant spellings
- Endorsed by the National SCRABBLE Association
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Book Review: A Scrabble Essential
Summary: 5 Stars
This dictionary is an essential reference for any serious or even frequent Scrabble player.
The biggest advantage of this particular dictionary is that it standardizes what is acceptable when playing. Anyone who has ever played without an agreement on what constitutes the acceptable words knows that there are far too many dictionaries out there to easily agree upon one without an official version such as this.
That being said, it is not a dictionary that one can use to get definitions of words. Many times it will only define one usage of a word even when there are others as its purpose is really just to list what is acceptable in Scrabble play.
It is invaluable in terms of listing words that a regular Scrabble player needs to know such as two letter words, 'Q' words that don't require a 'U', etc.
One who is a frequent player will probably want to supplement this by getting a list of two letter words from the National Scrabble Association. That is definitely a good idea as it would be very difficult to be a very competent player without knowing all of those.
This dictionary does list countless words that a player may need in different situations such as qat, suq, zyzzyva, etc.
It also contains all of the latest words that a hard core player will need including such two letter essentials as qi, ki, oi, and fe. The fourth edition also includes many words that have become commonplace in recent years such as spam, email, blog, latte, etc.
This is clearly the best word judging book for non tournament Scrabble players (There is a different book for club and tournament players that also contains offensive words. This is the family version). It is an essential.
Summary of The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary
New edition! An inexpensive edition of the book that SCRABBLE® players call their bible. Ideal for recreational and school play. More than 100,000 playable two- to eight-letter words including 4,000 new entries. Includes variant spellings. Endorsed by the National SCRABBLE® Association.Reference Books
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