NATIONAL SCRABBLE DAY – April 13
Thu Apr 13th

National Scrabble Day

Every year on National Scrabble Day, April 13th, a game played around the world is recognized. Alfred Mosher Butts, who was originally named Lexiko and then Criss-Cross Words, eventually settled on the term Scrabble. In the midst of the gyrations, an amateur artist and unemployed architect invented the word game. Butts didn't begin to produce the game until 1948, a final name change and a trademark.

On a game board marked with a 15 x 15 grid, two to four players can score points by constructing words from individual lettered tiles.

Hasbro, Inc.'s Scrabble is a registered trademark of Hasbro, Inc. Scrabble is available in 121 countries in 29 different language versions. Over One hundred and fifty million sets have been sold around the world, with sets being found in nearly one-third of American households.

  • 1984 – Scrabble became a daytime game show on NBC. Scrabble became a daytime game show on NBC
  • Scrabble was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 2004
  • On the weekend closest to National Scrabble Day, several towns sponsor Scrabble tournaments
  • "scrabble" refers to "grope frantically," according to the word "scrabble"

How to track #nationalscrabbleday?

  • Play a game or two of Scrabble with your friends and play a game or two
  • You can mix it up, too. If you want to change it up a bit, there are several ways to play the game
  • For example:
  • If you're spending time alone, the Scrabble solitaire puts you at your own game of words
  • Players can only play nouns in another version, but they can earn bonus points for playing nouns that are both a proper noun and an approved Scrabble word
  • Using this template, you can play a game, take the final board, and create a crossword puzzle. Try hints to the words and see if others can solve the puzzle
  • By reading 7 Stories Behind Our Favorite Games, you will also learn more about board games
  • Is there any alternative ways of playing the game? Do you have fun alternative ways of playing the game? To post on social media, use #NationalScrabbleDay

History has a long tradition of national scrabble day

Alfred Mosher Butts' birth is commemorated on National Scrabble Day, 1899, who was born on April 13, 1899. However, our analysis had not identified the day's founder, but not the day's founder.

Scrabble FAQ

To win at Scrabble, do you have to be a word nerd?

A. No, but it helps. More importantly, you'll need to know the scoring and how to profit from every point. Scrabble is as much a numbers game as it is a word game.

Q. What are some of the best two-letter Scrabble words to play?

A. It may surprise some people to learn that using two-letter words strategically can bring up to some interesting information. Try these two-letter words the next time you play. If you'll be hitting the jackpot, you'll be hitting the jackpot whether you double or triple score or line them up with other common words.

  • ax
  • ay
  • by
  • ef
  • eh
  • em
  • ex
  • hm
  • ka
  • ki
  • my
  • ok
  • op
  • oy
  • qi
  • sh
  • uh
  • up
  • we
  • xi
  • xu
  • za