NEW YORK — Scrabble purists can relax. News of a new version of the classic word game that Mattel plans to sell in the U.K. allowing proper nouns set off waves of dismay across the Internet. But the ...

The rules to the board game Scrabble are not definitive. The rules differ according to region and level, which means many of them are up for interpretation. The key to a fair Scrabble game is to come ...

Can you spell O-U-T-R-A-G-E? That’s the sensation that gripped wordsmiths and language lovers everywhere when news began trickling out about the beloved game Scrabble getting a facelift for the very ...

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Game manufacturer Mattel is developing a new version of Scrabble that, for the first time in the game’s history, allows proper nouns. “When I first heard the story, I thought it was an April Fools’ ...

Since the game Scrabble was trademarked in 1948, proper nouns have been banned from the board. Makers of the game want to give it broader appeal, so soon proper names will count. Mattel is bringing ...

Scrabble makers Mattel are changing the rules of the game to allow names of celebrities and places to be put on the scrabble board, in a bid to make it more attractive to a new generation (see ...