Scrabble® aficionados may know that both "Brr" and "Brrr" are legitimate plays, but what about everyday names like Peter, Carl, and Marge? They're not listed as proper nouns, but they are certainly playable. For lovers of Scrabble®, Bananagrams®, and Words with Friends®, this lively guide helps readers make the most out of word games, packed with new ways to remember the best words alongside tips for improving game play and much more. Part strategy guide and part celebration of all things wordy, this collection of facts, tips, and surprising lists of playable words will instruct and delight the letterati.
Is That a Word?
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David Bukszpan is a freelance book publicist and co-creator of the literary t-shirt jersey line, Novel-T. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Dave Hopkins is an illustrator whose work has appeared in magazines from The Economist to MOJO. He lives in the UK.
Dave Hopkins is an illustrator whose work has appeared in magazines from The Economist to MOJO. He lives in the UK.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By Fran Galt
Format:Hardcover
This is an enjoyable read for a Scrabble buff, and a newcomer to the competitive Scrabble world would surely pick up a few new words. That said, however, the author and publisher do their audience no favor in their sloppy proofreading, which might result in adding unacceptable words to readers' Scrabble vocabularies. My cursory reading found four such errors:
On page 52, the nonword UNIDEAD should be replaced with the intended UNIDEAED.
On page 58, the nonword STENTO should be replaced with the intended STENTOR.
On page 89, the nonword OUTBALL should be replaced with the intended OUTBAWL.
On page 105, the nonword VIZSLAL should be replaced with the intended VIZSLA.
Some of Bukszpan's strategies may also be helpful to the novice, but his statement (page 113) that if your opening rack is AEINORT "the best thing to do is actually to pass," hoping your opponent will set up a bingo for your next play, is naive. This is an obvious strategy that would fool no competitive opponent, who (unless he could play a bingo) would simply use the opportunity for a free exchange of undesirable tiles, leaving you facing the same situation as before against a better-equipped opponent.
On page 52, the nonword UNIDEAD should be replaced with the intended UNIDEAED.
On page 58, the nonword STENTO should be replaced with the intended STENTOR.
On page 89, the nonword OUTBALL should be replaced with the intended OUTBAWL.
On page 105, the nonword VIZSLAL should be replaced with the intended VIZSLA.
Some of Bukszpan's strategies may also be helpful to the novice, but his statement (page 113) that if your opening rack is AEINORT "the best thing to do is actually to pass," hoping your opponent will set up a bingo for your next play, is naive. This is an obvious strategy that would fool no competitive opponent, who (unless he could play a bingo) would simply use the opportunity for a free exchange of undesirable tiles, leaving you facing the same situation as before against a better-equipped opponent.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Gene B Long
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
A lot of interesting word origination & history, but not a lot of usable words for my purpose. Only recommend for the curious, not those looking for easy access to words & meanings needed for games or books.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
My recepient was thrilled to get this quirky little gem. Fun and informative. I believe anyone that, plays word games will enjoy this book.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Scrabble - Is that a word?
I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys Scrabble and would like to enhance their playing experience and skill in the game.
Published 8 days ago by GM PEDREGAL
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cute gift for a scrabble aficionado
I bought this as a birthday gift for a friend who loves scrabble. I hope it gives her an edge on the competition!
Published 2 months ago by Rose Moore
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very informative for wordies.
I gave this as a gift to all my "words with friends" opponents. It is very good despite the poor editing. (See earlier review.)
Published 4 months ago by M. Parks
2.0 out of 5 stars
Hard to use
My husband and I are die-hard scrabble players. This sounded like a great addition to our quest for unusual words but it is confusing and a bit difficult to use. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Texas Mystery Lover
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good gift for scrabble lover
Good gift for scrabble lover. Nicely laid out, so one can sit down and read it, or just pick up and peruse for a few fun, informative minutes.
Published 4 months ago by Amy T
3.0 out of 5 stars
Fun but Weirdly Organized
He points out some interesting iterations of Scrabble but I'm more interested in the words, not the rules of various games of Scrabble. Read more
Published 4 months ago by B.O.B.
3.0 out of 5 stars
I'm sure it would be a great book, if I could read the whole thing...
I giggled all the way through the first thirty pages of this book. Lots of fun trivia about Scrabble (although if you're looking for something along the lines of a dictionary, this... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Anise
4.0 out of 5 stars
Curious about what those "words" really mean?
Since you can't find the definition of a lot of the crazy words used in Words with Friends, this is an interesting addition to the standard dictionaries---
Published 5 months ago by Sherrie Riedl
4.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyable but a bit trivial
I very much enjoyed the author's history of Scrabble, his amusing comments about the game's history, and his astute discussion of the use of offensive or obscene terms in the game. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Jonathan Groner
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not as I expected
Arrived timely. But, not as I thought the contents would be. I guess I figured it was more of a dictionary for scrabble words. I will use it .did not find it easy to use.
Published 5 months ago by Marlow
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