Scrabble: A Game for People of All Ages

Scrabble is one of the few games that a grandmother can sit down and enjoy with her grandson. It is enjoyable for almost everyone that plays it, and will create some fun family memories. If you are not familiar with the game, it is played using small wooden tiles with certain alphabet letters engraved on them. Each player takes turns spelling words on the game board using some or all of his or her seven tiles, and then replenishing the supply from the pile of unused letters. There are many different gameplay elements that allow for twists in the game.

The game is played by giving each of the players an assortment of 7 letters which are engrained on small wooden blocks. These letters are first put into one central collection, and each player draws from them to keep their own personal total at 7. Each player takes a turn making a word. The first player combines two more of his or her letters to form a word and places it on the board to read either across or down with at least one letter on the center square. Diagonal words are not permitted, since they would completely throw off the dynamics of the double and triple score spaces.

You complete your turn by counting and announcing your score for the turn you just got finished with. Then, you can draw as many letters as you played during that turn. Always keep seven letters in your rack. As the game progresses, the scores of the letters are totaled for each individual player, and this reflects how well they are doing in the game. Once all of the reserve letters have been used up on the board and there are no more words that can be made, the game is over and the person with the highest score is considered the winner. It is usually a very non-competitive game, and players may even bargain letters amongst each other.

Scrabble helps all of its players to improve vital skills that will come in handy for years to come. It not only helps players to familiarize themselves with the spelling of words, but it also increases vocabulary and reading skills. Even young ones can benefit from scrabble as they begin to pick up on some of the more advanced words used by the rest of the players.