Scrabble
1948
BGG Geek Rating
6.1
based on 34,537 ratings
BGG Average Rating
6.3
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BGG Ranking
#2379
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Players
2-4
Weight
2.06/5.00
Playtime
90 min
Age
10+
⚙️ Game Mechanics
How this game works - core systems and player actions
📂 Categories
🎨 Artists
🏢 Publishers
Alga
Barnes & Noble
Borras Plana S.A.
Brio AB
Cadaco
Cappelen Damm AS
Casa Estanciero S.R.L.
CEFA (Celulosa Fabril S. A.)
Chieftain Products
Clementoni
Dino Toys s. r. o.
Drechsler
Estrela
Falomir Juegos
Fundex
Habourdin International
Hasbro
Hearth & Hand with Magnolia
Holdson
Joker
Juegos Crone
Jumbo
KADABRA
Korea Boardgames
Kuvataide
Labo-Mix
Max Ploys
Milton Bradley
Murfett
N.W. Damm & Søn (Damm)
NeoTroy Games
Otto Maier Verlag
Parker Brothers
Paul Lamond Games Ltd
Piatnik
Playmix
Production & Marketing Company
Refax Oy
ren ehf.
Schowanek
Selchow & Righter
Sio
Spear's Games
Spectrum Games Corporation
Spil hf.
Super Impulse
SYU Creation
T. R. Urban & Co.
The Op Games
Tinderbox Games
ToyCo
(Unknown)
Winning Moves Games (USA)
Winning Solutions (WS Game Company)
Xalingo Brinquedos
YOHAN
Zontik Games
📖 About This Game
In this classic word game, players use their seven drawn letter-tiles to form words on the gameboard. Each word laid out earns points based on the commonality of the letters used, with certain board spaces giving bonuses. But a word can only be played if it uses at least one already-played tile or adds to an already-played word. This leads to slightly tactical play, as potential words are rejected because they would give an opponent too much access to the better bonus spaces.
Skip-a-cross was licensed by Selchow & Righter and manufactured by Cadaco. Both games have identical rules but Skip-a-cross has tiles and racks made of cardboard instead of wood. The game was also published because not enough Scrabble games were manufactured to meet the demand.