My Word Games Blog

Oct 28, 2014

[VIDEO] 101 Indispensable 3-Letter...

Once you've mastered the 2-letter Scrabble words, the 3-letter words are the next most important piece of real estate. Here are 101 great little words that will boost your scores in Scrabble and Words With Friends, get you out of countless tight spots, and more often than not take the enemy by complete surprise...

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Oct 23, 2014

Weird Little Words: ZOUAVE

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n. a member of a regiment of the 19th century French Army of Africa

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In the early 19th century, the country we now know as Algeria was known as the Regency of Algiers. The Regency was a territory of the Ottoman Empire and was presided over by this guy...

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Sep 13, 2014

[VIDEO] Burn The Q -- How to avoid getting stuck with the Q

Nobody likes getting stuck with the Q at the end of a game of Scrabble or Words With Friends. Learning to deal promptly and effectively with the Q will enable you to win many more games, and save you a lot of endgame frustration.

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Aug 28, 2014

Weird Scrabble Word of the Week

Boost your game scores, and your vocabulary, with a weird little word story each and every week...

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Jul 28, 2014

How Many of these 13 words do YOU know?

I'm playing around with a new style of quiz that I think is quite fun and effective. Click the image below to put yourself to the test, and let me know how you did!

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