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The word ‘Scrabble' can never be played on the first turn. amirite?
by No-Gas-33963 months ago
According to French rules, it cannot be played on the next turns either
by DearRhubarb61513 months ago
The game is a proper noun, but "scrabble" is also verb that means to desperately or clumsily scratch: "His hands scrabbled at the loose dirt as he slid toward the cliff's looming edge."
by Big_Method3 months ago
I would never use that form tho. It was sounds so awkward and unnatural. "His hands were scrambling for the loose dirt as he slid toward the cliff's looming edge."
by StrictMarch3 months ago
Whether or not you would use the word has no bearing on whether or not the word is legally playable
by Anonymous3 months ago
I'm reader and writer not a scramble player. I'm not saying it's an ineligible word in the game of scramble, but that I forgot it was even a real word because irl no one uses like that. It's more an observation then a criticism.
by StrictMarch3 months ago
Sir, it's Scrumble.
by No-Gas-33963 months ago
He knows. He's reader and writer not a Scrumble player.
by Theresacruicksh3 months ago
I like scrabbled eggs.
by Anonymous3 months ago
you just used it
by Anonymous3 months ago
You're not gonna believe this, but different people, write differently. Absolutely crazy, I know.
by Latter_Set_78363 months ago
That's not a different form, that's a different word entirely.
by Anonymous3 months ago
Yep, just because of that. And thanks!
by DearRhubarb61513 months ago
it's also not a proper noun. Would French rules prohibit the word 'polish' because it is identical to 'Polish'?
by Anonymous3 months ago
No, because french people don't say "polish", nor do they say "scrabble" as a verb. They speak a different language, remember
by Anonymous3 months ago
It has another meaning in English but not in French. It is only a proper noun in French, but it is also a verb in English, hence the difference.
by Anonymous3 months ago
So, there's nothing special about French rules here. It's just that playing Scrabble in French uses French words. Ok. Thanks
by Anonymous3 months ago
Mais c'est ok d'utiliser "baby-sitter".... et "ok"! Bon anniversaire.
by Anonymous3 months ago
*oké
by Anonymous3 months ago
It is also a verb.
by Odd_Telephone57633 months ago
I do not know the rules of scrabble but find this strangely interesting. Can you explain?
by Anonymous3 months ago
The low likelihood of ever being able to play the word 'scrabble' is why my family has a home rule that you win instantly if you play it.
by Anonymous3 months ago
And only if the first word is crab or rabble.
by Anonymous3 months ago
No, it's an eight letter word, so you could play through any of its constituent letters if they were played on the board. So if your opponent played DEMO, you could respond with a play of SCRABBL(E), assuming you had the necessary letters.
by Busy_Leg3 months ago
True, but if the opponent plays DEMO, your best response is to add an N to make it DEMON, then play a badass guitar solo while the room lights flicker on and off.
by Big_Method3 months ago
I'm just gonna leave this here.
by Anonymous3 months ago
Pfft. They probably judged the song by the first few seconds and didn't even make it to the guitar solo.
by Anonymous3 months ago
Really, if you've all the other letters besides a vowel out of scrabble, you could play it off any of those vowels on the second turn, too. For 50 bonus points to boot, but never on the first one.
by No-Gas-33963 months ago
besides a vowel Why can't you play it off an opponents consonant?
by Anonymous3 months ago
You could for sure, vowels are far more likely is all
by No-Gas-33963 months ago
You need a crab on the board before you can even consider it!
by Annual-Total3 months ago
I'm unsure where the French Scrabble comes into this, I bet the rules are similar. It's less nuance and more just insufficient tiles on the first hand.
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