Scrabble (in North America)

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Scrabble (in North America) is the regional version of the classic word-based board game in which players score points by forming interlocking words from letter tiles on a game board.

All labels observed (8)

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf board game ⓘ
tile-based game ⓘ
word game ⓘ
basedOn Scrabble ⓘ
bingoBonus 50 points ⓘ
bingoDefinition using all 7 tiles in one play ⓘ
blankTilePointValue 0 ⓘ
boardDimensions 15×15 squares ⓘ
boardHasPremiumSquares double letter score ⓘ
double word score ⓘ
triple letter score ⓘ
triple word score ⓘ
challengeRule players may challenge invalid words ⓘ
coDeveloper James Brunot ⓘ
directionOfWords left-to-right ⓘ
top-to-bottom ⓘ
familyDictionary Official Scrabble Players Dictionary ⓘ
firstMoveRequirement word must cover center star square ⓘ
formerTournamentDictionary Official Tournament and Club Word List ⓘ
governingBodyTournamentPlay NASPA Games ⓘ
hasVariant North American school and family rules ⓘ
North American tournament rules ⓘ
language English ⓘ
licenseFrom Mattel ⓘ
numberOfBlankTiles 2 ⓘ
numberOfPlayers 2–4 ⓘ
originalDesigner Alfred Mosher Butts ⓘ
playingTime 50–120 minutes ⓘ
playPattern interlocking words crossword-style ⓘ
primaryMarkets Canada ⓘ
United States ⓘ
publisher Hasbro ⓘ
randomChance medium ⓘ
recommendedMinimumAge 8+ ⓘ
region North America ⓘ
rightsHolder Hasbro ⓘ
scoringRule sum of tile values plus premium squares ⓘ
setupTime under 5 minutes ⓘ
skills anagramming ⓘ
probability assessment ⓘ
strategy ⓘ
vocabulary ⓘ
startingTileCountPerPlayer 7 ⓘ
tileSetSize 100 tiles ⓘ
tournamentDictionary NASPA Word List ⓘ
usesComponent 15×15 game board ⓘ
letter tiles ⓘ
tile bag ⓘ
tile racks ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hasbro → owns → Scrabble (in North America) ⓘ
Joiners (photographic collages) → notableWork → The Scrabble Game ⓘ
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Scrabble (in North America) → basedOn → Scrabble ⓘ
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Scrabble (in North America) → formerTournamentDictionary → Official Tournament and Club Word List ⓘ
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Scrabble (in North America) → familyDictionary → Official Scrabble Players Dictionary ⓘ
linked to: Scrabble (in North America)
Mattel, Inc. → brand → Scrabble (certain markets) ⓘ
subject linked to: NASDAQ:MAT
linked to: Scrabble (in North America)
Mattel → owns → Scrabble (in certain territories) ⓘ
linked to: Scrabble (in North America)
Scrabble (US game show) → basedOn → Scrabble (board game) ⓘ
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Scrabble (US game show) → isAdaptationOf → Scrabble (board game) ⓘ
linked to: Scrabble (in North America)