Scrabble Strategy

IMPROVE YOUR GAME

Sharpen your Scrabble strategy with focused lessons and practical tips from Matthew O’Connor, World Youth Scrabble Champion.


MATTHEW’S STRATEGY LESSONS

Closed Board Dynamics

Game Theory in Scrabble

Mastering the Unseen Tiles

Time Management

Opponent Exploitation

Synergy and the Q Tile

When to Exchange

Endgames and Pre-endgames

Tournament Situations

Setups

Defense

Relative Leave Value

How to Use Quackle

Range Finding


STRATEGY GUIDES

Learn from the wisdom and experience of expert Scrabble players by checking out their published strategy guides.

The Scrabble Player’s Handbook

Co-written by several expert Scrabblers

This handbook is a definitive and free ebook on how to play Scrabble, written by many of the best tournament players in the world. These elite players have spent over a year combining their knowledge into this free, amazing Scrabble resource.

How to Play Scrabble like a Champion

by Joel Wapnick

In his powerful guide to Scrabble strategy and tactics, he explains such important aspects of the game as how to play the odds, and offers tips for keeping opponents mentally off balance. But the biggest secret of his system is an unbeatable technique for memorizing lists of high-scoring words.

101 Ways to Win at Scrabble

by Barry Grossman

Inside this little book one of Britain’s top Scrabble players reveals his top tips for all day, everyday Scrabble success.

Scrabble Secrets: Own the Board

by Mark Nyman

Inside the covers of this little book lie the secrets of Britain’s first Scrabble World Champion and World Scrabble Championship 2016 runner-up Mark Nyman.

Scrabble Solved

by Kenji Matsumoto

Scrabble Solved analyzes advanced Scrabble play. It explains a myriad of Scrabble topics at an advanced level, in a way that anyone can understand. Whether you want to be a top player or you just want to understand Scrabble’s complexities, this is the book for you.

Word

by Kenji Matsumoto

Word covers basic Scrabble concepts (such as anagramming and board vision) to more complex concepts such as leaves, fishing, setups, and endgame. While it describes these concepts at a high level, it is written simply, at a level that anyone can understand.