Question 1
What was the original name of the word game created by Alfred Mosher Butts in the 1930s?
- Lexiko
- Crosswords
- Letter Quest
- Wordsmith
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Lexiko
Games · Tabletop
Scrabble trivia quiz
Scrabble trivia, played live: seven rounds, ten seconds a question. QuizDown has over 110 Scrabble questions, from easy to expert, and you’re matched with a real player who gets the same seven.
What the Scrabble questions cover
- Tile Values
- Premium Squares
- Scoring
- Tile Distribution
- History
- Origins
- Strategy Terms
- Word Lists
- Board
- Game End
- Gameplay
- Opening Play
Try three Scrabble questions
Question 2
Who created the game that later became the familiar tile-based word game played on a grid?
- Milton Bradley
- Alfred Mosher Butts
- Parker Brothers
- Charles Darrow
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Alfred Mosher Butts
Question 3
How many squares are there along one side of the standard playing board?
- 12
- 10
- 15
- 20
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15
In a real match you’d have ten seconds for each, and faster right answers score more.
How a Scrabble match works
- Seven rounds. The same seven Scrabble questions for you and your opponent.
- Ten seconds each. A right answer in two seconds scores 20; at the buzzer, 11.
- The last round counts double. It’s never over until it’s over.
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