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Part strategy guide, part celebration of all things wordy, Is That A Word? is a lively and fresh guide to getting the most out of an obsession with word games. This collection of facts, tips and surprising lists of playable words will instruct and delight word-lovers everywhere. Is That A Word? explores the bizarre and wonderful world of the playable words in Scrabble(R) and other classic anagram word games. In addition to helpful, quirky word lists, features include the evolution of the anagrams game; new games to play with your scrabble tiles; helpful tips on when and what to play from your rack; and an alphabetical glossary of tongue-twister sentences that exercises brain cells and offers great mnemonic means of memorising some curious words. Illustrated with quirky line art throughout, Is That A Word? is the perfect gift for anyone obsessed with words.
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After a history of Scrabble, rules of the game, tips on playing and some interesting variants (including Haggle Scrabble, Strip Scrabble and online Scrabulous), Bukszpans guide comprises lists of interesting and, above all, playable words. As well as the essential two-letter words, there are playable first names, Shakespearean characters, words without vowels and an A-Z of uncommon vocabulary. Be aware that this book is American and uses the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary (2005), based on the Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
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- PublisherChronicle Books
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1452108242
- ISBN 13 9781452108247
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages176
- IllustratorHopkins Dave
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