Celebrating The World’S Favourite Word Game In Thanet This Weekend.
Did you know that Scrabble, the classic word-building game that we all love (or love to hate), has been around since 1938? Invented by an architect called Alfred Mosher Butts, Scrabble was originally called Lexico until a friend and fellow inventor, James Brunot, bought the rights to the game and renamed it 'Scrabble'.
To celebrate National Scrabble Day, which falls on 13 April, here are some interesting facts that you may not have known about the game.
The highest-scoring word in Scrabble is 'muzjiks', which means Russian peasants and is worth 29 points for the word alone. If played as a seven-letter word (also known as a bingo) with the 'z' placed on a double-letter square, it can score a whopping 128 points.
According to professional Scrabble players, the most important word you can know to be a Scrabble champion is 'qi', which means 'life force' in Chinese and can score up to 33 points if placed on a triple word score. Other little-known words that score well include 'qat', 'xi', 'za', and 'xu'.
Professional Scrabble tournaments are a big deal, with the world championships offering prizes worth thousands of dollars. However, there have been cheating scandals revealed in recent years, with players caught with pockets full of blank tiles or trying to sneak tiles back into the letter bag.
While the classic board game remains popular, many people now get their daily word-building fix from online versions such as Words With Friends, which has recorded almost 10 million downloads since its launch in 2009.
At Cooke & Co, we love a good game of Scrabble, but we're not exactly masters of the game. What's your highest score? Let us know in the comments!
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