Listeners have been sharing some of their personal Scrabble rules, including new uses for the blank tile. For example, one variation allows for the tile to be removed and reused, so if Grant were to play the blank tile as an “E” and Martha has an “E” in her tray, she can swap the tiles and then use the blank for her own play. Just be sure to use it, because nobody likes someone who bogarts the blank tile! This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Scrabble Rules”
Thanks everybody for your responses about Scrabble rules that you use at home.
Lots of variations, some really interesting stuff there. I really liked the one from Steve Smith.
They do this thing with the blank tile when they play Scrabble. Martha, yeah, if you put it down and say that it’s an E and then I have an E on my tile rack, I can put my E in place of the blank tile and then use the blank tile again. So in that way, the blank tile circulates. And I bet it makes for a really kind of vital and exciting board that way.
Yeah, I bet it does. A lot more possibility anyway. 877-929-9673 or words@waywordradio.org. This is a show about words and language. Bring it on.
