It helps, he says, to know obscure ones like epopoeia, an epic poem, pshcent, an ancient Egyptian crown, and ttchick, a clicking sound.Īllan Simmons, a finalist in this year's National Scrabble Championships, says most amateur players ruin their chances by creating unnecessary tactics.
To be the best, Grossman advises knowing many words - but not necessarily the entire dictionary. There are also a host of three-letter words, such as iff, roc, and ulu that can be useful.Įxplaining the four-letter words without vowels - pfft, psst, grrl, and brrr - Grossman makes clear that only these spelling are accepted and no extra Fs, Ss or Rs can be added. Many dictionaries now have a page detailing all the accepted two-letter words, described as the 'glue' of Scrabble including jo, es and ta. Words like ax, ex, xi, and xu - using the eight-point 'x' tile - are invaluable, he says. There are also 120 two letter words which serious Scrabble players learn off by heart. In his book, 101 Ways To Win At Scrabble, Grossman explains that two-letter words may seem like a cheap way to bag a point, but they are in fact essential to move the game on. Qat - a variant spelling of the word khat, which is an evergreen shrubĮqually 'danny' and plural 'dannies', is acceptable to describe a child's hand. Psst - a word used to capture someone's attention inconspicuously
Grossman suggests the more words in a person's vocabulary, the better, and knowing the more rare and unusual words can benefit the most in Scrabble.
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