Who loves playing scrabble? I can remember being a little girl and wanting to play with my grandparents. I always thought I was so grown and knew such big words, atlas that really was not the case. :) My grandma was a whiz at playing and I learned so many new words from her and it helped expand my vocabulary. Here is some facts and ideas about this day and how to celebrate.
April 13 is the day Scrabble inventor Alfred Mosher Butts was born. He gave the world an iconic board game now played all over the world. Today, more than seven decades later, we live for “Triple Word Scores”! Not to mention, the strategic use of those mysterious blank tiles.
Now then, time to lift the lid on that game box, pick out your first seven letters, and begin! Don’t forget the Scrabble Dictionary. We don’t want any squabbles — which, by the way, happens to be a valuable Scrabble word (21 points)! It’s time to C-E-L-E-B-R-A-T-E one of the world’s most iconic board games.
NATIONAL SCRABBLE DAY ACTIVITIES
Spend some Scrabble family time Don't forget the Scrabble Junior game for kids. Rest easy — it has pictures!
Host a Scrabble tournament Scrabble tournaments can get intense but they are also great fun — so invite some friends!
Play Scrabble online It's one thing to play with a human, quite another to play with a computer. Are you ready for the challenge?
NO NEED TO SPELL CHECK THESE 5 SCRABBLE FACTS
Keeping up with the times The Official Scrabble Dictionary now includes words like “hashtag,” “selfie,” “vlog,” “mojito,” “chillax,” and “beatbox.”
They were originally handmade For about two decades co-inventor James Brunot, along with another friend, made all the games he sold by hand in his garage!
Braille version It's fully accessible for the blind and visually impaired. The playing board also has tactile dots and dashes on the premium word squares.
No language barrier Scrabble's sold in 121 countries and played in 29 different languages!
We love those letters Every hour, about 30,000 games of Scrabble are started all over the world!
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