pe scrabble Flashcards
(32 cards)
any game played on a board
board game
a physical or mental activity pursued primarily for pleasure
recreational activity
internationally popular word game
scrabble
scrabble can be played by how many people?
2-4 players
how many squares are in a scrabble game board
15x15 grid, 225 squares
where the drawn out letters are placed
rack
how many scrabble tiles are there?
100, 98 letters and 2 blank tiles
inventor of scrabble
Alfred Mosher Butts
an out-of-work architect from Poughkeepsie, new york
Alfred Mosher Butts
when was scrabble created?
1931
from the Dutch “schrabben”
Scrabble
to scrape or scratch
Schrabben
pa flat thin piece, marked with characters and used in board games like mahjong and scrabble
tiles
any word that uses all seven letters on the rack
bingo
how many points is bingo?
50 points
describes a rack that has more than one of the given letter
duplication
nakes a play with letters that cover two double-word squares
double-double
a letter that will spell a new word when it is played with in the front or at the end already on the board
hook letter / hook
act of playing a word on the board that stops the opponent from making a potentially large score
blocking
when a play is not acceptable
challenge
not exchanging tiles and not msking a play on the board
pass
portion of a scrabble game when there are less than seven tiles left to draw from the bag
end-game
when a blank is played on a premium word square
Pearly twins
when two or more words are formed in the same play, each is scored
multiple score
