Scrabble Wordbook

by Mike Baron

Book Overview

Whether at an official tournament or a home kitchen table, every SCRABBLE player wants to be a winner--and these specially selected words and expert hints are guaranteed to boost scores. Based on the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, Fourth Edition (currently one of the bestselling games and puzzles books) and with foreword by World SCRABBLE Champion Brian Cappelletto, this is the equivalent of an intensive training course. Complete with winning...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402750862
• ISBN13: 9781402750861
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Sterling
• Length: 335 Pages
• Weight: 2.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.5" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

l337 Scrabble

This is a great book for the serious scrabble player. It is easy to read and lists words in clean lists that are easy to look up. For example, all the 2 letter words are listed, as well as what letter can be added to the front or end to form a 3 letter word. Lists of multiple U and O letter words, etc. are also listed. I bought this for my wife who is an avid scrabble player, but I've been reading up and it has definitely made my game better - although she still wins all the games.

Great value

This book is a terrific value. It can be used in place of the Scrabble dictionary during games, and it's easier to find the words because there are no definitions, and the words are listed in alphabetical order AND alphagram order. It also gives you ideas as to what order to learn the word lists in. I would recommend, though, that as soon as you receive this book you get it spiral-bound with a coil binding at OfficeMax (cost: $4.50). I found that the binding cracked and the pages started falling out after only two weeks. But with the new binding I can lay the book flat and study it while I'm eating, and the pages don't go anywhere.

A very helpful study guide.

This book is very well organized and easy to follow. The lists are in order of importance/usefulness and the introductions to each section are informative and entertaining. The only thing it's missing is a list of front and back hooks for the three letter words. I've been studying it vigorously for a month or so and have seen a great improvement in my game. A must for all Scrabble lovers, especially those aspiring to tournament play!

Comprehensive, thorough, very useful

The original holy grail for hardcore Scrabble players has been updated to match the latest North American Scrabble dictionary. Whether you're a solid living-room player looking to enter the world of Scrabble clubs, or already a hardcore Scrabble junkie looking for the ultimate edge, this book has what you need to succeed. This not only contains every acceptable word of eight and fewer letters, in two lists (one alphabetical, the other in "alphagram", e.g. aaaghlmpr, order), but also key starter lists and tools to help you learn the most important words as efficiently as possible. Highly recommended!

Great book for word freaks!

Word lists based on 4th ed OSPD; good price, comprehensive, indexed nicely, easy to follow and some really interesting lists (ie mnemonics for the top 100 7-letter bingo stems, words with 70% vowels, short words that take suprise "s" endings, etc). Baron has gone beyond just listing "the two's", "q without u's", "jqxz's" and "word-hooks", lists (although, these lists are included); and created a really great resource for Scrabble enthusiasts. Only complaint is that word lists are printed in VERY small font, so those of us with small print issues should invest in a magnifying glass.