The word ‘Scrabble' can never be played on the first turn. amirite?

According to French rules, it cannot be played on the next turns either

by DearRhubarb6151 1 year 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_Method 1 year 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 StrictMarch 1 year ago

Whether or not you would use the word has no bearing on whether or not the word is legally playable

by Anonymous 1 year 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 StrictMarch 1 year ago

Sir, it's Scrumble.

by No-Gas-3396 1 year ago

He knows. He's reader and writer not a Scrumble player.

by Theresacruicksh 1 year ago

I like scrabbled eggs.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

you just used it

by Anonymous 1 year ago

You're not gonna believe this, but different people, write differently. Absolutely crazy, I know.

by Latter_Set_7836 1 year ago

That's not a different form, that's a different word entirely.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Yep, just because of that. And thanks!

by DearRhubarb6151 1 year ago

it's also not a proper noun. Would French rules prohibit the word 'polish' because it is identical to 'Polish'?

by Anonymous 1 year ago

No, because french people don't say "polish", nor do they say "scrabble" as a verb. They speak a different language, remember

by Anonymous 1 year 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 Anonymous 1 year ago

So, there's nothing special about French rules here. It's just that playing Scrabble in French uses French words. Ok. Thanks

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Mais c'est ok d'utiliser "baby-sitter".... et "ok"! Bon anniversaire.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

*oké

by Anonymous 1 year ago

It is also a verb.

by Odd_Telephone5763 1 year ago

I do not know the rules of scrabble but find this strangely interesting. Can you explain?

by Anonymous 1 year 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 Anonymous 1 year ago

And only if the first word is crab or rabble.

by Anonymous 1 year 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_Leg 1 year 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_Method 1 year ago

I'm just gonna leave this here.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Pfft. They probably judged the song by the first few seconds and didn't even make it to the guitar solo.

by Anonymous 1 year 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-3396 1 year ago

besides a vowel Why can't you play it off an opponents consonant?

by Anonymous 1 year ago

You could for sure, vowels are far more likely is all

by No-Gas-3396 1 year ago

You need a crab on the board before you can even consider it!

by Annual-Total 1 year 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.

by No-Gas-3396 1 year ago