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Scrabble Onyx Edition

Scrabble Onyx Edition

The centerpiece of the Onyx Edition Scrabble is the elegant black rotating game board, featuring a silver playing surface. In addition to its stunning appearance, the board enhances the playing experience by turning on a built-in stand to allow a clear look for all contestants. A raised grid holds the tiles – made of black wood with silver embossing – firmly in place as the board rotates. Other matching elements include a unique timer with black sand, a black velvet tile pouch, four black tile racks, and a silver-accented score book with official score sheets an pencil.

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Bob’s Bible: Words, Hooks & Anagrams- The Essential Information You Need to Become and Expert Word Game Player (Paperback)

Bob's Bible: Words, Hooks & Anagrams- The Essential Information You Need to Become and Expert Word Game Player

Bob’s Bible School Edition is the comprehensive distillation of the word knowledge you need to become a superior School Scrabble player. It’s perfect for browsing, reference or all-out study! It’s a must-have for any ardent player of the game, be they beginner or World Champion. Now you can have a champion’s word knowledge summarized in one convenient book. Inside: Each of the 83397 acceptable Nat’l Scrabble Assoc. 2 to 8-letter words are alphabetically listed & annotated with all of its hooks (1-letter extensions) & anagrams (words with the exact same letters). Look up HARKENED & see the obscure anagram DAKERHEN. Discover that LUNCH & RIOT can be hooked with G to make GLUNCH & GRIOT. PICTURES anagrams to both CUPRITES & the unexpected PIECRUST! Delightful surprises go on & on! Study sections spotlight JQXZ words, vowel-heavy words, words with front hooks & words added in 2006, plus self-quizzes for learning to find 1000s of the most likely bingos (7-8 lette (more…)

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Merriam-webster’s Everyday Language Reference Set [Paperback]

Merriam-webster's Everyday Language Reference Set

Includes “The Merriam-Webster Dictionary”, a new edition of “The Merriam-Webster Thesaurus” and “Merriam-Webster’s Vocabulary Builder”.

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The Merriam brothers desired a continuity of editorship that would link Noah Webster’s efforts with their own editions, so they selected Chauncey A. Goodrich, Webster’s son-in-law and literary heir, who had been trained in lexicography by Webster himself, to be their editor in chief. Webster’s son William also served as an editor of that first Merriam-Webster dictionary, which was published on September 24, 1847. Although Webster’s work was honored, his big dictionaries had never sold well. The 1828 edition was priced at a whopping $20; in 13 years its 2,500 copies had not sold out. Similarly, the 1841 edition, only slightly more affordable at $15, moved slowly. Assuming that a lower price would increase sales, the Merriams introduced the 1847 edition at $6, and although Webst (more…)

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