I just realized I suck at playing Scrabble. What might I be doing wrong? The words I make aren't worth a lot of points. Are there any specific strategies good players do to find a word with the highest points?
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I sucked at Scrabble too when I first played. I made up short, little words. The people who are really good at it probably has a lot of practice playing.
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I am pretty bad too ha ha sorry I don't know of any stratigies good luck p.s. probably the people who are good do have alot of stratigies but I think that they might not give them away cause, it's a stratigie
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First, reading a lot helps in my opinion, that increases your vocabulary. Look for those bonus spaces; try to use rarer, more valuable letter tiles and strategically place them in such spaces. The longer words with less valuable letter tiles are not always the best option. Perform a quick calculation in your head of the possible outcomes (total points) of your move. Sometimes a shorter word might give you more points. I like to use the "S" for plurals strategically as well by placing it at the end of a valuable word and adding a plural word of my own. (2 words for 1) Suffixes also make for easy points if used judiciously by adding them to the end of verbs, for example -ed, -ing.
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You might try to use letters that have more points like x,y and z. When you have some time, look thru a dictionary for some words that have those letters in them and keep them in mind for playing.
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I've found a book called "Everything Scrabble" to be invaluable. It has lists of high-scoring words, and many tips on strategy, including how to make it easier to score 50-point bonuses for using all 7 of your tiles in one play. Please note that this answer is not spam -- I have no financial interest in the sale of the book, and I don't know the authors. I find it necessary to mention this because some people are suspicious when a specific product is cited. Happy Scrabbling!
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just make a word were it says "triple score or double score" or just make a big word
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Some good ideas are answers to your question. I play some with my wife and we both read a lot. However, sometimes we disagree on what is a word and what is not. We have re named the game Squabble when that happens.
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