How to win at Scrabble
  • 1. What is the most important thing to memorize for Scrabble?
A) Seven-letter words
B) Two-letter words
C) All the vowels
D) Three-letter words
  • 2. Which letter is worth the most points?
A) Q
B) J
C) X
D) Z
  • 3. What is the best way to use a blank tile?
A) To use it as an 'E'
B) To save it for later
C) To block your opponent
D) To make a high-scoring play
  • 4. What strategy is most important in the end game?
A) Blocking spaces
B) High scores only
C) Using the Q
D) Using all your tiles
  • 5. What is a bingo?
A) A perfect score
B) A free turn
C) Landing on a double-word score
D) Using all seven tiles
  • 6. Why is it important to keep track of tiles played?
A) To remember what words were used
B) Because it's polite
C) To estimate remaining tiles
D) To count your opponent's score
  • 7. What should you prioritize if you have a rack with several vowels?
A) Dump some vowels
B) Save them for later
C) Use them all at once
D) Hope for a bingo
  • 8. What type of stem is best for creating parallel plays?
A) Vowel-heavy stem
B) Rare letter stem
C) Common letter stem
D) Consonant-heavy stem
  • 9. What does the acronym 'HOOK' refer to in Scrabble strategy?
A) Using high-scoring letters
B) Creating complex board patterns
C) Adding a letter to an existing word
D) Keeping track of opponent's moves
  • 10. When should you trade tiles?
A) Only in the endgame
B) Never
C) Whenever you want
D) When your rack is unplayable
  • 11. Which of these words is a valid two-letter Scrabble word?
A) WM
B) QI
C) ZX
D) PL
  • 12. Which of these strategies could reduce your opponent's high-scoring opportunities?
A) Using all your vowels
B) Playing only short words
C) Randomly placing tiles
D) Blocking double/triple word scores
  • 13. What's a good way to improve your Scrabble skills?
A) Study word lists
B) Use all consonants
C) Ignore strategy
D) Always go first
  • 14. What is the primary benefit of playing a high-scoring word early in the game?
A) Establishing board control
B) Impressing your opponent
C) Winning the game immediately
D) Guaranteeing future high scores
  • 15. What strategy involves leaving good tiles on your rack for a later turn?
A) Blocking
B) Bingos
C) Dumping
D) Holding
  • 16. Which of these is generally the least valuable space on the board?
A) Double letter
B) Double word
C) Triple letter
D) Regular tile
  • 17. What is a parallel play?
A) Using only vowels
B) Playing adjacent to an existing word
C) Playing far from other words
D) Playing vertically only
  • 18. What is the best time to play defensively?
A) Only at the beginning
B) When your opponent is close to winning
C) Never
D) Every turn
  • 19. Why is tile balance important?
A) Avoid vowel or consonant gluts
B) To always have a bingo
C) Because it looks nice
D) To have the most valuable tiles
  • 20. Which is better, a shorter word on a premium square or a longer word on regular squares?
A) The first word you see
B) Depends on the tiles used
C) Always the shorter word
D) Always the longer word
  • 21. What is the main advantage of going first?
A) Dictating the board's initial setup
B) Choosing the colors
C) Getting free points
D) Knowing all the rules
  • 22. Which skill best assists in finding bingos?
A) Geography
B) Arithmetic
C) Anagramming
D) Spelling
  • 23. What strategy prevents your opponent from easily extending their words?
A) Ignoring
B) Yielding
C) Blocking
D) Trading
  • 24. What is the purpose of a 'phony' word?
A) To trick your opponent
B) To fill up space
C) To get extra points
D) To practice spelling
  • 25. Which two-letter word is formed using a 'Z'?
A) ZI
B) ZO
C) ZA
D) ZE
  • 26. What is the benefit of opening up the board early in the game?
A) It looks more professional
B) Creating future scoring opportunities
C) Preventing your opponent from scoring
D) Making the game shorter
  • 27. What is a common tactic to use a high-value tile such as 'Q'?
A) Save it for the end game
B) Always play it on a triple letter score
C) Use common accompanying letters like 'U'
D) Trade it if you can't find a good play
  • 28. What is the main purpose of endgame calculations?
A) To make the game last longer
B) To intimidate your opponent
C) To determine the winner
D) To find better words
  • 29. What is the best approach to take if you have too many of the same letter in your rack?
A) Complain about your bad luck
B) Try to make a word anyway
C) Exchange some tiles
D) Hope your opponent plays the same tile
  • 30. Which area of the Scrabble board provides the biggest scoring boost?
A) The corners
B) The center star
C) Any double letter space
D) The edges
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