Scrabble

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the game type?Abstract strategy word game played on a 15x15 grid
2. What is the inventor?Alfred Mosher Butts
3. What is Scrabble and how did it start?Scrabble is a word game where players use letter tiles to make words on a board. It began when Alfred Mosher Butts studied letter frequencies and created a prototype called Lexiko, later renamed Scrabble in 1948.
4. Why are some squares on the Scrabble board worth more points?The board has special bonus squares like Double Letter, Triple Letter, Double Word, and Triple Word that give extra points when a letter or word lands on them. This makes the game more exciting and strategic.

Rack Management: The strategic process of maintaining a balanced and playable set of letter tiles on your rack.
Parallel Play: Placing a word adjacent to another word, creating multiple new words simultaneously, often for strategic advantage.
Lexicon: The official list of words permitted in Scrabble tournaments, often referred to as a Scrabble dictionary.