Word board games are those games played on a board as players of the game attempt to construct words that use a scoring system. The player with the highest score wins the game. Many if not most board games are also available as software programs and online. Online word board games can be organized so that the player is playing against other people or the game can be played against an automated program acting as an artificial intelligence. Players of some word board games organize themselves into associations, clubs, and tournaments.
One essential skill for successful playing of board games is vocabulary development including the memorizing of two-letter English words.[1][2][3]
| Game | Player associations | Tournaments | Online version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Words or Less | |||
| Acronymble | |||
| Aksharit | |||
| Alfapet | |||
| Bananagrams | |||
| Big Taboo | |||
| Kings Cribbage | |||
| Mad Gab | |||
| Pictionary | |||
| Probe | |||
| Scrabble | Y | Y[4][5] | |
| Thiruthamizh | |||
| Trickster | |||
| UpWords | Y[6] | ||
| Words with Friends | Y[7] |
See also
References
- ^ Gilbert-Lurie, Mikaela. "The Scrabble Dictionary Just Added A Bunch Of New Words, And This "Shizzle" Is "Ridic"". Bustle.com. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- ^ "Wordament Snap Attack's two-letter words". Wordament. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
- ^ "New Scrabble words? Not so ridic". The Times of India. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- ^ https://www.mindsportsevents.com/media/179431/sct-2014.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.wespa.org/news/2013xchampions.shtml
- ^ "Upwords and Dixit Competitions". www.twghczm.edu.hk. Retrieved 2015-06-08.
- ^ "Made-Up Words With Friends". Highland Park, IL Patch. Retrieved 2015-06-08.
External links
- Wiktionary includes definitions of two-letter words and two letter abbreviations.
- Complete SOWPODS List
- Lookup words in SOWPODS