The challenge of Scrabble

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S C R A BB L E Scrabble. The famous

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board game that forces you to be both a

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spelling bee and a math wiz. And though

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you've tried to hit that triple word a

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few times, luck hasn't always been on

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your side. But Scrabble isn't all about

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the letters you're dealt. to turn you

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into a scrabble winner who remind you of

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its basic rules, delve into its past,

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including the vacation that changed

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everything, and bring in a world

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champion and his tips. Keeping a poker

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face is very, very invaluable in

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Scrabble.

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[Music]

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One bag, 100 letters, four racks, and

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one memorable board. The green, red,

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blue, and yellow probably brings back

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some childhood memories. Wherever you

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are in the world, you have probably

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played

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Scrabble. It exists in 28 languages, and

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more than 165 million sets have been

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sold.

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Whilst for some it's a regular fixture

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in family life, for others they may be

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gathering dust on a shelf, unloved for

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years. So, let's remind you of a few key

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rules.