SCRABBLE®MR. CARLO JUSTINO J. LUNA

Malabanias Integrated SchoolAngeles City

PHYSICAL EDUCATIONUnit 3 – Indoor Recreational Activities

SCRABBLE• An internationally popular word

game where word power, strategy and luck are equally important

• A word game in which two to four players score points by placing tiles onto a game board which is divided into a 15×15 grid of squares

SCRABBLE• Recognized as an excellent means for

increasing vocabulary and word power

• Helps improve analytical skills and sharpens mathematical ability

• The benefits will develop more if you directly engage in the game with your family and friends.

History

➜ In 1931, Alfred Mosher Butts translated his lifelong love of crossword puzzles into a board game.

➜ A key to the game was Butts' analysis of the English language. Butts studied the front page of The New York Times to calculate how frequently each letter of the alphabet was used.

HISTORY

➜ He then used each letter's frequency to determine how many of each letter he would include in the game.

➜ He included only four "S" tiles so that the ability to make words plural would not make the game too easy.

HISTORY

➜ Butts initially called the game "Lexiko", but later changed the name to "Criss Cross Words", after considering "It", and began to look for a buyer.

➜ The game makers he originally contacted rejected the idea, but Butts was tenacious.

HISTORY

➜ Eventually, in 1948, he sold the rights to entrepreneur and game-lover James Brunot, who made a few minor adjustments to the design and renamed the game "Scrabble", a word meaning "to grope frantically" (from the Dutch "Schrabben", to scrape or scratch)

HISTORY

TheHARDWARE

The Hardware• The Scrabble Board• Tile Bag with 100 Tiles• Tile Racks• Timers or Clocks

The Scrabble® Board• The board has a

15x15 grid.• The board is

composed of 225 squares and 100 tiles.

• It can be played by two to four players.

The Scrabble® Board

Double WordScore

Triple WordScore

Double LetterScore

Triple LetterScore

• Some of the squares are premium.

Points Per Letter1 point:A, E, I, O, U, L, N, R, S, T2 points: D, G3 points: B, C, M, P4 points: F, H, V, W, Y5 points: K8 points: J, X10 points: Q, Z

Scrabble®: Fun with Words

The idea of the game is to score points making words.

Player’s TurnsPut all letter tiles into the tile bag or any suitable container. Draw for the first play. The player drawing the letter nearest the beginning of the alphabet plays first. A blank supersedes all other tiles. Return the tiles into the bag and reshuffle. Each player draws 7 tiles and places them on his/her track. Turn of players follow clockwise.

BEFORE THE GAME

Word JudgeTo decide word challenges, a word judge is elected by the players who may be one of them. He or she may also act as the scorekeeper who keeps a tally of each player’s score, entering it after each turn.

BEFORE THE GAME

DictionaryBefore the game begins, the players must first agree on the dictionary to be used in settling challenges on what words to allow or not to allow.

BEFORE THE GAME

Start of PlayThe first player forms a word with two or more of his/her letters and positions it on the board to read across or down with one letter on the center (MB) square. Placing a word diagonally on the board is not allowed.

BEFORE THE GAME

Completing a TurnA player completes a turn by counting and announcing the score for the turn. The player then draws as many letter tiles as played, thus, always keeping 7 letters on his/her track.

BEFORE THE GAME

Subsequent TurnsPlay proceeds to the left. The second player, and then each in turn, adds one or more letters to those already played to form new words. All letters played on a turn must be placed in one row across or down the board to form one complete word.

PLAYING THE GAME

Forming New WordsNew words may be formed by:➜ Adding one or more letters to a word or

letters already on the board➜ Placing a word at right angles to word

already on the board. The new word must use one of the letters already on the board or add a letter to it

➜ Placing a complete word parallel to a word already played so that adjacent letters also form complete words

PLAYING THE GAME

Blank TilesThe two blank tiles may be used as any letters. When playing a blank, the player must state which letter it represents. It remains that latter for the rest of the game.

PLAYING THE GAME

Replacing TilesAny player may use his or her turn to replace any or all of the tiles in his/her rack, discarding them face down, drawing the same number of new tiles from the bag, and mixing the discarding tiles with those remaining in the bag. Replacing tiles is considered a turn and the score is zero.

PLAYING THE GAME

PassingA player may voluntarily miss a turn. Instead of placing tiles on the board or replacing tiles, a player may also decide to pass whether or not he/she is able to make a word or words. Passing a turn scores zero.

PLAYING THE GAME

ChallengeAny word may be a challenged before the next player starts a turn. If the word challenged is unacceptable, the challenged player takes back his/her letter tiles, loses that turn and scores zero. If the word challenged is acceptable, the score is entered and the game continues with no penalty to the challenger.

PLAYING THE GAME

Turn ScoreThe score of each turn is the sum of the letter values in each word formed or modified on that turn plus the additional points obtained from placing letters on premium squares. The score value of each letter is indicated by the number at the bottom of the tile. The score value of a blank is zero.

SCORING THE GAME

Premium Letter SquaresThe premium letter square “DOUBLE LETTER SCORE” doubles the value of the letter placed on it, and “TRIPLE LETTER SCORE” triples the value of the letter placed on it.

SCORING THE GAME

Premium Word SquaresThe premium square “DOUBLE WORD SCORE” doubles the score of the word when one of the letters is placed on it, and “TRIPLE WORD SCORE” triples the score of the word when one of its letters is placed on it. Count LETTER premiums if any, before doubling or tripling the WORD score. If a word is formed that covers TWO double word squares, the score is doubled then redoubled (4 times word score). If a word is formed that covers TWO triple word squares, the score is triple then retripled (9 times word score).

SCORING THE GAME

Pearly TwinsThe two blanks by themselves have no score value but when a blank is played on a premium word square, the value of the word is doubled or tripled as indicated.

SCORING THE GAME

Multiple ScoreWhen two or more words are formed in the same play, each is scored. The common letter is counted with full premium value, if any, for each word.

SCORING THE GAME

Bingo ScoreAny player who plays 7 tiles on a turn, scores a bonus of 50 points added to the total of his/her score for the turn.

SCORING THE GAME

ENDING THE GAMEThe game ends when all the tiles have been drawn and one of the players has used all the tiles in his/her rack. The game also ends when all possible plays have been made or all players have passed twice in a consecutive turns.

ENDING THE GAMEAt game’s end, each player’s score is reduced by the sum of his/her rack unplayed letters. In addition, if a player used all tiles on his/her rack, the sum of the other players’ unplayed letters is added to that player’s score.

ENDING THE GAMEThe player with the highest final score WINS the game. Players who tie for the highest final score shall equally be considered as winners (DRAW).

BASIC MOVES

BASIC MOVES1. To play through an existing letter2. Hooking a letter to the front or back of an existing word

to create new words3. Extension play – extending a pre-existing word 4. Parallel play – placing a word parallel to an existing

word such that more than one word is formed

A BINGO is a move in which all seven tiles are used. a bonus of 50 points is added to the score for scoring a bingo.

BASIC MOVESExample with “A R M” already played on the board and the 7 tiles on your rack being “U B D N A H S”

A¹ R¹ M³

BASIC MOVESPlaying through an existing letter

A¹ R¹ M³B³

A¹N¹D²

BASIC MOVESHooking a letter to the front or back of an existing word to create new words

A¹ R¹ M³

B³ A¹ N¹ D² S¹

Hч A¹ N¹ D²

BASIC MOVESExtension Play

Extending a pre-existing word

A¹ R¹ M³ B³ A¹ N¹ D² S¹

BASIC MOVESParallel Play

Placing a word parallel to an existing word such that more than one word is formedA¹ R¹ M³

B³ A¹ H4

BASIC MOVESBINGO

All seven tiles are used+50 points

A¹ R¹ M³

Hч U¹S¹B³A¹N¹D²

Hч U¹S¹B³A¹N¹D²

THANKS!MR. CARLO JUSTINO J. LUNA

Malabanias Integrated SchoolAngeles City

PHYSICAL EDUCATIONUnit 3 – Indoor Recreational Activities