Bob's Bible: Words, Anagrams and Hooks [Paperback]

Robert Gillis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2002

Bob's Bible is the comprehensive distillation of the word knowledge you need to become a superior Scrabble player. It's perfect for browsing, reference or all-out study! It's a must-have for any ardent player of the game, be they beginner or World Champion. Now you can have a champion's word knowledge summarized in one convenient book. Inside: Each of the 83667 acceptable Nat'l Scrabble Assoc. 2 to 8-letter words are alphabetically listed & annotated with all of its hooks (1-letter extensions) & anagrams (words with the exact same letters). Look up HARKENED & see the obscure anagram DAKERHEN. Discover that LUNCH & RIOT can be hooked with G to make GLUNCH & GRIOT. PICTURES anagrams to both CUPRITES & the unexpected PIECRUST! Delightful surprises go on & on! Study sections spotlight JQXZ words, vowel-heavy words, words with front hooks & words added in 2006. New self-quizzes teach you to find 1000s of the most likely bingos (7-8 letter words).

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About the Author

Robert Gillis is a longtime tournament Scrabble(r) Player and a member of the National Scrabble(r) Association's Dictionary Committee.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Robert/Gillis; 2nd Revised & enlarged edition (August 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971947309
• ISBN-13: 978-0971947306
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #45,715 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for Scrabble players and word game enthusiasts, August 14, 2002

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Lawren Freebody (Santa Monica, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bob's Bible: Words, Anagrams and Hooks (Paperback)

Bob's Bible took the competitive Scrabble world by storm. Within a few short months of its initial publication it graced the shelves of most of the nation's top Scrabble players. It is formatted to include hooks and anagrams for each entry, which is essential information for the competitive Scrabble player. All words are sanctioned for use in club and tournament play and it is the same word source used by many online word games, such as Literati and WordOx. Of the dozens of word books and dictionaries I own and use for various word games, Bob's Bible has proven to be the most useful and valuable. I love it!

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pump up your Scrabble tournament rating, January 26, 2009

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Fulminic - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bob's Bible: Words, Anagrams and Hooks (Paperback)

The new edition is better than ever. Not only do you get the complete list of the latest Official Scrabble words with the hook letters on each side and the anagrams below (great format), but there are lists of words that are extremely helpful. Start with the 2 and 3 letter words, then learn the JQXZ words (listed by word length). The 4s and 5s are also listed separately as are words with too many vowels and NO vowels.

There is a list of Q not followed by UA UE UI or UO... so you get QI QAT TRANG BURQA UMIAQ BUQSHA EXEQUY OBLOQUY OBSEQUY and even MBAQANGA. This is a short one page list of less than 40 words.

Then there Jumble Quizzes for thousands of the most likely bingos (7 and 8 letter words) and more jumble quizzes for all the words (short & long words)that have more than one anagram. Test yourself!

My favorite new section has every single word that can take a new letter on the front-- listed alphabetically by word length. Who knew that OVERYFLY takes an H to make HOVERFLY (an insect)??? Did you know that ELK takes a Y to mak YELK? You probably know that ARTISAN can make PARTISAN, but what about BARTISAN? There are 14 pages of these.

Oh, and equally cool, is the back hook section. Somehow, the author has only included words with a back hooks other than S plurals and -D past tenses. So you get WISH making WISHA, STAMPED making STAMPEDE and all the nonstandard plurals like BEAU+X and AMEBA+E. Only 12 pages and you see as many weird hooks as the National Scrabble Champ knows.

If you need a gift for a Scrabble player or word puzzler, this is a great choice. It's suitable for beginners, intermediate, experts and even National Scrabble Champions.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential for tournament players, May 19, 2003

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Markian Gooley (Hawthorne, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bob's Bible: Words, Anagrams and Hooks (Paperback)

This book gives you all the words in the Official Word List,
saving you the need to buy a copy unless you're using it to
judge challenges in club games and someone objects to the
extra information: front and back hooks, and anagrams, for
every word listed. It's great fun to browse for such lovely
anagram pairs as SNAKEBIT BEATNIKS, OILIEST IOLITES, and my
current favorite, ONANISM MANSION -- and you might just retain
a new word or two. If you play in NSA tournaments, you need
this book, period.