The Official Scrabble Word-Finder

by Robert Schachner

The ultimate playing companion to the most popular word game in America is here. The Official Scrabble Word-Finder is a collection of never-before-published word lists designed to increase the word power of every Scrabble player--amateur or champion.

304 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1988

Reviews

[Manny]

(Adapted from The Monty Python Bookshop Sketch. Graham Chapman has already asked for a long list of bizarre books)

Chapman: Oh, well do, do you have--

Cleese: No, we haven't. No, we haven't.

Chapman: B-b-b-but--

Cleese: Sorry, no, it's one o'clock now, we're closing for lunch--

Chapman: Ah, I--I saw it--

Cleese: I'm sorry--

Chapman: I saw it over there! I saw it...

Cleese: What? What? WHAT?!?

Chapman: I saw it over there: 'The Official Scrabble Word-Finder'!

Cleese: (pause; trying to stay calm) 'The Official Scrabble Word-Finder'?

Chapman: Yes...

Cleese: S-C-R-A-B-B-L-E?

Chapman: Yes....

Cleese: W-O-R-D??

Chapman: Yes.....

Cleese: (beat) Yes, well, we do have that, as a matter of fact....

Chapman: The expurgated version....

Cleese: (pause; politely) I'm sorry, I didn't quite catch that...?

Chapman: The expurgated version.

Cleese: (exploding) The EXPURGATED version of 'The Official Scrabble Word-Finder'?!?!?!?!?

Chapman: (desperately) The one without QI!

Cleese: The one without QI-!!! They've ALL got QI!! It's an Official Scrabble Word, it's in all the books!!!

Chapman: (insistent) Well, I don't like it... it spoils the game.

Cleese: (furious) All right! I'll remove it!! (rrrip!) Any other words you don't like?!

Chapman: I don't like CH...

Cleese: (screaming) CH! Right! CH! (rrrip!) There you are, any others you don't like, any others?

Chapman: YU?

Cleese: Right! (flipping through the book) YU, YU, YU, 'ere we are! (rrriiip!) There you are! No QI, no CH, no YU, THERE's your book!

Chapman: (indignant) I can't buy that! It's torn!
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[Update, Jul 17 2023]


This game, which I won earlier today on playscrabble.com, contains a word I have never played before that Not thought merited extra points. But enough clues!

[Bakhat Yar]

For Scrabble players who wish to get better at the game and quickly locate legal words, the Official Scrabble Word-Finder is a fantastic resource. It might not be a perfect substitute for an official Scrabble dictionary, but it is a useful tool for strategic play and fast word checking. Highly recommended for players looking to boost their Scrabble skills.
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