Five Indians banging out anagrams out of three different cities are chasing a World Cup. The team of Scrabble junkies -- its youngest member a 19-year-old IIT Bombay mechanical engineering student and ...

The 2023 World Scrabble Championship, held last month in Las Vegas, was an instant classic. The best-of-seven finals went the distance, with tense games, obscure words, strategic genius, and a ...

Whether you’re a logophile or just enjoy casual wordplay, chances are you’re obsessed with Scrabble. Here’s what you should know about the game and the competitions it has inspired. Butts made the ...

I went looking for a giant mop of ginger beard, neat tiles of obscure words and a star-struck opponent. I found the last two. Hunched motionless over the board and calling out his word scores in a ...

When the 2014 National Scrabble Championship begins Saturday in Buffalo, New York, the odds-on favorite will be a 47-year-old New Zealander who resides in Malaysia named Nigel Richards. He is ...