Scrabble Crossword Game | 
 enlarge | Brand: Hasbro
Category: Toy
List Price: $19.99
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Rating:  79 reviews
Sales Rank: 97
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 8 - 99 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 14 x 2 x 15
MPN: 4024
Model: 4024 S5
UPC: 025235000175
EAN: 0032244040245
ASIN: B00000IWDB
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Word-forming board game | | • | Score as many points as you can by forming words from the letters on the tiles | | • | Bonus squares on the board give double or triple letter word points | | • | Use all 7 tiles in your hand and score 50 bonus points | | • | For 2 to 4 players |
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Product Description
The classic crossword game played by millions around the world! Use your seven letters to build crosswords, and use bonus spaces to add to your score! Genuine wooden letter tiles and racks. For 2 to 4 players. For ages 8 & up. Includes Gameboard, 100 Wood Letter Tiles, 4 Wooden Tile Racks, Letter Bag.
Editorial Review
After all these years, it's still hard to get a triple word score, the tiles are still made of wood, and there's only one "X" in the whole box. The game of Scrabble has sparked feuds and a near-cult following. All the fuss is over a spelling game that hasn't had an upgrade in 50 years. It takes a little luck and a lot of skill to make high-scoring words out of seven little letters, sometimes with an overabundance of vowels and letters that don't go together--sometimes there's Q without U. Two to four players battle it out on the board, and while some players might be proud of impressive words ("I spelled gestalt!"), skilled players know how to use the premium letter and word squares on the 225-square board to their best advantage. This crossword game has strict rules (no names, no slang) and comes with a warning label: "Choose a dictionary first to avoid any ugly word disputes." --Lynne Sampson
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| Customer Reviews:
 Game Accessories Not There October 2, 2008
Techie (Seattle)
When I was a kid, I had a scrabble game which included nice little score boards. But I bought this game and there are no score boards. Though playing scrabble is fun I hate maintaining score on a piece of paper. Go find another set which has scoreboards in it. enjoy!
 I Never Thought a Dictionary Would Sit on My Game Shelf September 14, 2008
A. Bailey (Myrtle Beach, SC)
My mom gave me this game (as I often have game nights with my siblings (& friends) at my apartment.) Her comment, "You are going to be an English teacher, you can make this fun."
So I offered the game (vaguely remembering it from childhood)to my 13 & 7 year old brothers, and 15 & 11 year old sisters. I was surprised how much they (and myself) loved it! My biggest surprise was that my brother (who is into skateboards & electric guitars) now asks for this or Phase 10 exclusively when he comes over.
Game Play:
This game is for 2-4 players. To start off each player chooses 1 tile. The person with a tile closest to "A" gets to start.
Each player starts the game with 7 letter tiles. The first player tries to make a word over the middle "star" tile on the board. Once the first word is made all other words must be made off of existing words.
This plays like a crossword puzzle, anywhere letters meet an (existing) word must be.
I strongly suggest purchasing a printed dictionary, we use a "collegiate one", and agreeing on it before game play. Anything not in this book doesn't count.
We have, so many times, had a lot of fun with this game. The other great aspect is the educational value that comes with the game. Did you know the only 2-letter x words are "xi" (a letter of the Greek alphabet) and "xu" (a Vietnamese coin roughly equivalent to a penny). How about the word "zooty" (a flashy dresser) or "wynn" (a letter of the Old English alphabet still in existence in collegiate uses.)
Also, even my 7 year old brother could get a fair amount of points with "pig" "what" and "the." He had just as much fun as anyone else and actually didn't lag too far behind in points. It's more about strategy than vocabulary.
We, including my friends and me, always have a great time playing this game and have learned a lot of words (unintentionally from game play.) I never thought I would see my brother flipping through the dictionary (exclaiming "I'm sure waxzot is a word... lol)... I intend to integrate this game into my classroom in the future.
Pros:
*Any age (8+) can play
*Educational & fun (how many games can really say that?)
*Interactive
Cons:
*It's hard to keep the tiles on the board after there are 20 or better... I am going to buy Super Scrabble (that has raised corners to keep the tiles in place)
*Also it would be nice to have more tiles and a larger board (which Super Scrabble does)
 Great vocabulary builder! August 3, 2008
N. J. Macabio (Apache Junction, AZ)
Scrabble is a favorite game with my family. My parents played with us when we were young. My 8 siblings and I continue to play when we're together - we even play online. It's educational and fun too!
Scrabble, One of the Best Games in Life April 27, 2008
'Mary Lou Cheatham' (author) (Louisiana)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Scrabble (Scrabble: Classic Edition) is an entertaining way both to stimulate young brains and to keep mature brains developing. This kind of play is beneficial. There is nothing wasteful about the time spent playing Scrabble. (Unless you are playing with someone who spends too long trying to think of a word.)
There is some correction needed on the description of Scrabble. One is the age limit! It is recommended that a player be eight years of age to enter the Scrabble community; but with today's child prodigies, I think this age for eligibility could be lowered to six. Since the pieces are tiny, and the wood looks delicious, it is not safe to leave around where it could entice little ones to eat them; otherwise younger brilliant children could use the tiles for their enlightenment when the game is not being used by the conventional players. The upper age for playing Scrabble is ninety-nine. I don't know why one-hundred-year-olds would want to give up Scrabble!
With the widespread concern about the waste of fuel, maybe it is time to play more Scrabble. This game is fun, and it has been around unchanged for about fifty years. People still love it. It requires nothing but two, three, or four brains and a comfortable place to spread the board. Every household needs a Scrabble game. Despite its longstanding popularity it is still reasonably priced. It would make an ideal gift for many occasions.
 Classic Scrabble November 15, 2007
Ronald P. Boyer (Broomall, PA USA)
2 out of 8 found this review helpful
Unfortunately, this low cost Scrabble board has no insert to secure the letters so, at the slightest jolt they go all over the place.
I would not buy again.
R Boyer
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