{"id":4213,"date":"2017-04-12T11:14:10","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T11:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4213"},"modified":"2018-08-16T14:10:18","modified_gmt":"2018-08-16T14:10:18","slug":"national-scrabble-day-7-tips-to-get-you-that-scrabble-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.littlebird.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/04\/national-scrabble-day-7-tips-to-get-you-that-scrabble-win\/","title":{"rendered":"National Scrabble Day: 7 Tips to Get You That Scrabble Win!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Along with Monopoly, Cluedo and Pictionary, Scrabble will forever remain a family favourite as far as board games go, so much so that it has even got its own national day of celebration…<\/p>\n

National Scrabble Day is April 13th<\/sup>, marking the birth date of the iconic games\u2019 creator, one Alfred Mosher Butts. So why not dust off the Scrabble board one day this Easter Holiday and settle down for a good old game of Scrabble. Not only is a great way to get the family together but it’s also educational for kids (without them necessarily realising)…so in terms of entertainment it’s a win-win activity!\"National<\/p>\n

Here are 7\u00a0tips to help ensure you are the Scrabble Master\u2026<\/h3>\n
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  1. Optimise your Scrabble rack: <\/strong>Organise key prefixes and suffixes (such as \u2018-ed<\/em>\u2019 and \u2018-er<\/em>\u2019 or \u2018un-<\/em>\u2018 and \u2018re-<\/em>\u2018) at the appropriate ends of your letter rack so that you can easily spot word opportunities when you pick up new tiles. This is a great learning exercise for kids too!<\/li>\n
  2. \u2018Ish\u2019 and \u2018s\u2019 are your friends<\/strong>\u00a0who\u00a0will help you piggy-back off others\u2019 great scoring words. Be childish and selfish!<\/li>\n
  3. Use your \u2018s\u2019 wisely:<\/strong>\u00a0Add an \u2018s\u2019 on to the end of the word but for bonus points look to\u00a0make a new word at the same time, so you can gain the points for both words.<\/li>\n
  4. Two and three letter words<\/strong>\u00a0could get you through those stringent-lettered times, especially if you can position them in parallel to other words and benefit from the multiple scoring opportunities\u2026These top scoring two letter words are all acceptable apparently: xu, xi, za ex, ox and jo This is the tactic kids tend to be great at – they may not be pushing their luck and making up words after all…beware!<\/li>\n
  5. Words without vowels<\/strong>: Yes, \u2018brrr<\/em>\u2019 and \u2018psst<\/em>\u2019 are apparently acceptable!<\/li>\n
  6. Don’t get stuck with a ‘Q’<\/strong>: Along with the letter \u2018z\u2019, \u2018q\u2019 is the highest scoring tile. However, commonly the letter\u00a0\u2018u\u2019 follows \u2018q\u2019 but according to the Scrabble Dictionary<\/a>\u00a0there are 17 words where this not the case. For example, qwerty, tranq, qi<\/em>\u2026yup we\u2019ve got no idea what these mean either but hey, if they win you your\u00a0Scrabble game does it matter?!<\/li>\n
  7. Block away<\/strong> with words like \u2018that<\/em>\u2019 or \u2018hex<\/em>\u2019 which are hard to add to with prefixes and suffixes, and will therefore limit your opponents opportunities. Remember it’s not always the fancy, long words that score you the win.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    And if you want to take your Scrabble skills to that next level, it might be worth getting yourself a copy of 101 Ways to Win at Scrabble<\/a>…<\/p>\n

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