Preparation
It's not hard to prepare to come to a club session for your first experience at organized Scrabble®. In fact, it's not even necessary to prepare, so you can skip this session if you like. Most of our members joined without any preparation up front.
If you do want to prepare a little, here's what you can do:
| Start by at least skimming the Basic Word Lists found on our Links page. Start with the two-letter words, as they are the most important for new players to learn. |
| Next, get in the habit of making a move within a short time. You can use a common household timer if you wish, or a watch with a second hand. Practice making plays within 3 minutes, 2 minutes and even 1 minute. |
| Finally practice playing a game where both players keep score and stay silent through the game, except to announce their score for a move or a blank letter. This will help you become accustomed to a competitive environment. |
Two-Letter Words:
AA AB AD AE AG AH AI AL AM AN AR AS AT AW AX AY
BA BE BI BO BY
DE DO
ED EF EH EL EM EN ER ES ET EX
FA FE
GO
HA HE HI HM HO
ID IF IN IS IT
JO
KA KI
LA LI LO
MA ME MI MM MO MU MY
NA NE NO NU
OD OE OF OH OI OM ON OP OR OS OW OX OY
PA PE PI
QI
RE
SH SI SO
TA TI TO
UH UM UN UP US UT
WE WO
XI XU
YA YE YO
ZA
No-Vowel Words:
BY HM MM MY SH BRR BYS CRY CWM DRY FLY FRY GYM GYP HMM HYP NTH PHT PLY PRY PYX SHH SHY SKY SLY SPY STY SYN THY TRY TSK WHY WRY WYN ZZZ BRRR BYRL CWMS CYST DRYS GYMS GYPS HYMN HYPS LYNX MYTH PFFT PSST RYND SCRY SPRY SYNC SYPH TSKS TYPP TYPY WHYS WYCH WYND WYNN WYNS XYST BYRLS CRWTH CRYPT CYSTS DRYLY FLYBY GHYLL GLYPH GYPSY HYMNS LYMPH LYNCH MYRRH MYTHS MYTHY NYMPH PHPHT PSYCH PYGMY RYNDS SHYLY SLYLY STYMY SYLPH SYNCH SYNCS SYNTH SYPHS THYMY TRYST TYPPS WRYLY WYNDS WYNNS XYLYL XYSTS CRWTHS CRYPTS FLYBYS FLYSCH GHYLLS GLYCYL GLYPHS LYMPHS MYRRHS NYMPHS PSYCHS RHYTHM SPRYLY SYLPHS SYLPHY SYNCHS SYNTHS SYZYGY TRYSTS TSKTSK XYLYLS GLYCYLS RHYTHMS TSKTSKS
Q-Without-U Words:
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