In the future, the words luxury, boxy, zombie and doozy might not hold the same weight in a Scrabble game, that is, if one UC San Diego researcher has his way. He's been floating a very controversial ...

Researcher would devalue Z, but Y would go up in points. Jan. 16, 2013— -- The days when "za" was the killer double-letter threat in a Scrabble game may be over if Joshua Lewis' new computer code ...

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Scrabble is a game that two to four participants can enjoy. The objective of the game is to accumulate more points than the other teams. Points are obtained as terms are put on the game board, and ...

Scrabble pros told The Post they’re miffed about the addition of more than 500 new words to the game’s official dictionary, griping that the newbies – such as yeehaw (15 points) – do little for them ...

WASHINGTON — It took me all of 40 seconds to be charmed by Phillip Gasperetti. I took off my coat, and he poured me hot coffee on an icy evening. What would you like in it? One sugar or two? He plays ...

The official international Scrabble dictionary has updated its list of approved words for the first time since 2015, opening up an additional 2,800 words to players at tournaments and at home. The new ...

It's enough to make English language purists shake in their shooties, or perhaps even to lol. But Scrabble is about to include text-speak and street slang in a raft of new words for its ever expanding ...

Scrabble fans have been asked to cast their votes for the first new word to be entered into the game's official dictionary for nine years. While the world's major dictionaries are updated every year, ...

It’s important to remember that football’s just a game. Also a game? Scrabble. This week, Absurd Power Rankings gives you every NFL franchise based on how many ...