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How to win at Scrabble
Contributed by: Frost
  • 1. What is the most important thing to memorize for Scrabble?
A) Seven-letter words
B) Three-letter words
C) All the vowels
D) Two-letter words
  • 2. Which letter is worth the most points?
A) X
B) Q
C) J
D) Z
  • 3. What is the best way to use a blank tile?
A) To make a high-scoring play
B) To use it as an 'E'
C) To save it for later
D) To block your opponent
  • 4. What strategy is most important in the end game?
A) Blocking spaces
B) Using all your tiles
C) High scores only
D) Using the Q
  • 5. What is a bingo?
A) A free turn
B) A perfect score
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 estimate remaining tiles
B) To remember what words were used
C) To count your opponent's score
D) Because it's polite
  • 7. What should you prioritize if you have a rack with several vowels?
A) Hope for a bingo
B) Save them for later
C) Dump some vowels
D) Use them all at once
  • 8. What type of stem is best for creating parallel plays?
A) Vowel-heavy stem
B) Rare letter stem
C) Consonant-heavy stem
D) Common letter stem
  • 9. What does the acronym 'HOOK' refer to in Scrabble strategy?
A) Adding a letter to an existing word
B) Creating complex board patterns
C) Keeping track of opponent's moves
D) Using high-scoring letters
  • 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) ZX
C) QI
D) PL
  • 12. Which of these strategies could reduce your opponent's high-scoring opportunities?
A) Using all your vowels
B) Randomly placing tiles
C) Playing only short words
D) Blocking double/triple word scores
  • 13. What's a good way to improve your Scrabble skills?
A) Use all consonants
B) Always go first
C) Study word lists
D) Ignore strategy
  • 14. What is the primary benefit of playing a high-scoring word early in the game?
A) Impressing your opponent
B) Establishing board control
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) Dumping
B) Blocking
C) Bingos
D) Holding
  • 16. Which of these is generally the least valuable space on the board?
A) Triple letter
B) Regular tile
C) Double word
D) Double letter
  • 17. What is a parallel play?
A) Using only vowels
B) Playing vertically only
C) Playing far from other words
D) Playing adjacent to an existing word
  • 18. What is the best time to play defensively?
A) Only at the beginning
B) Never
C) When your opponent is close to winning
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) Always the longer word
B) Always the shorter word
C) The first word you see
D) Depends on the tiles used
  • 21. What is the main advantage of going first?
A) Knowing all the rules
B) Dictating the board's initial setup
C) Choosing the colors
D) Getting free points
  • 22. Which skill best assists in finding bingos?
A) Geography
B) Spelling
C) Arithmetic
D) Anagramming
  • 23. What strategy prevents your opponent from easily extending their words?
A) Ignoring
B) Trading
C) Blocking
D) Yielding
  • 24. What is the purpose of a 'phony' word?
A) To practice spelling
B) To fill up space
C) To trick your opponent
D) To get extra points
  • 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) Preventing your opponent from scoring
B) Creating future scoring opportunities
C) Making the game shorter
D) It looks more professional
  • 27. What is a common tactic to use a high-value tile such as 'Q'?
A) Always play it on a triple letter score
B) Use common accompanying letters like 'U'
C) Save it for the end game
D) Trade it if you can't find a good play
  • 28. What is the main purpose of endgame calculations?
A) To determine the winner
B) To find better words
C) To intimidate your opponent
D) To make the game last longer
  • 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) Hope your opponent plays the same tile
C) Try to make a word anyway
D) Exchange some tiles
  • 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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