Chambers Official Scrabble Words

If you are a keen Scrabble player and an argumentative sort then this book is for you. Scrabble, in my opinion, is a fantastic game. Intellectual, competitive, satisfying and frustrating and can be played at any age. It is an awful game if players of varying skill get together but if two players on the same sort of level play then the games can be gripping and tense. However, that is usually when the argument begins... we've all been there:"so-and-so's a word," "no it's not - look it up" "well it's not in this dictionary cos it's a rubbish dictionary" "It is there just not the right variant ...  Read the complete review

Unusually for me, I bought this in hardback, and it's been worth every penny of the rather extortionate £15 purchase price. It solves (almost completely) all the arguments that seem to come with Scrabble ("Aa? That's not a word!" "Yes it is! It's a type of lava!" "Yeah, right. And I'm a baboon..." etc.) - I don't know about you, but when I play, someone usually has something they swear is a word, but it's not in our feeble pocket dictionary (spellcheckers have a lot to answer for in terms of dictionary ownership rates). Finally, it's handy for word formations which might not be stated in your dictionary - for ...  Read the complete review