Winning Words for Wordgame Players

Winning Words for Wordgame Players

Author: Bob Jackman

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2014-02-10

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 1291740422

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A compilation of two, three and four-letter words designed as a learning and reference tool for wordgame players, in particular Scrabble. It groups words according to length, familiarity, part of speech and hook status and contains definitions of all the unusual short words.


The Scrabble Word-building Book

The Scrabble Word-building Book

Author:

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 613

ISBN-13: 0671734563

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For SCRABBLE(R) and other word-game players, the winner's handbook is here! Become a master of the game with this essential guide for top-scoring play. You'll discover: The 94 all-important two-letter words -- in one handy list A special section of over 800 three-letter words, 550 of which can be


The Complete Wordbook for Game Players

The Complete Wordbook for Game Players

Author: Mike Baron

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 9781402709470

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Lovers of Scrabble[registered] and other language-based games will boost their chances to win with these huge, incredibly thorough word lists. Study it to increase your vocabulary, especially of words with hard-to-use J, Q, X, and Z; to understand the different letter combinations that frequently come up; and to get more hooks, those letters that can extend words already on the board for extra points. There's a cheat sheet that includes 2 and 3 letter words and their hooks; vowel dumps; and more. Load up on vowel-heavy words, including ones with multiple i and u. Find out which short words don't take s endings, or which finish in a surprise s. Get the best of the bingos, as well as alphagrams. The introduction comes from World Scrabble[registered] Champion Brian Cappelletto.


Can I Have a Word?

Can I Have a Word?

Author: Nick Fawcett

Publisher: Robinson

Published: 2019-07-11

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 1472143116

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Can I Have a Word? is the ultimate strategy book for word-game lovers. It introduces the reader to a host of weird and wacky words that will not only help them to become better word-game players but also enhance their enjoyment of competing. It covers key word-game themes, the mastery of which is vital for success, such as: - Two- and three-letter words - Using a Q, Z, J or X to maximum effect - Dealing with the letter V and other problem tiles - Coping with a rack full of consonants or one heavy in vowels - Making seven- and eight-letter words - Tips for victory. Readers will find this amusing, light-hearted book immeasurably enriches their vocabulary, enabling them, without the drudgery of studying a dictionary, to recall all kinds of unusual and interesting words just when they need them most.


Word Freak

Word Freak

Author: Stefan Fatsis

Publisher: HMH

Published: 2001-07-07

Total Pages: 427

ISBN-13: 0547524315

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This “marvelously absorbing” book is “a walk on the wild side of words and ventures into the zone where language and mathematics intersect” (San Jose Mercury News). A former Wall Street Journal reporter and NPR regular, Stefan Fatsis recounts his remarkable rise through the ranks of elite Scrabble players while exploring the game’s strange, potent hold over them—and him. At least thirty million American homes have a Scrabble set—but the game’s most talented competitors inhabit a sphere far removed from the masses of “living room players.” Theirs is a surprisingly diverse subculture whose stars include a vitamin-popping standup comic; a former bank teller whose intestinal troubles earned him the nickname “G.I. Joel”; a burly, unemployed African American from Baltimore’s inner city; the three-time national champion who plays according to Zen principles; and the author himself, who over the course of the book is transformed from a curious reporter to a confirmed Scrabble nut. Fatsis begins by haunting the gritty corner of a Greenwich Village park where pickup Scrabble games can be found whenever weather permits. His curiosity soon morphs into compulsion, as he sets about memorizing thousands of obscure words and fills his evenings with solo Scrabble played on his living room floor. Before long he finds himself at tournaments, socializing—and competing—with Scrabble’s elite. But this book is about more than hardcore Scrabblers, for the game yields insights into realms as disparate as linguistics, psychology, and mathematics. Word Freak extends its reach even farther, pondering the light Scrabble throws on such notions as brilliance, memory, competition, failure, and hope. It is a geography of obsession that celebrates the uncanny powers locked in all of us, “a can’t-put-it-down narrative that dances between memoir and reportage” (Los Angeles Times). “Funny, thoughtful, character-rich, unchallengeably winning writing.” —The Atlantic Monthly This edition includes a new afterword by the author.


PC Mag

PC Mag

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1985-03-05

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13:

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PCMag.com is a leading authority on technology, delivering Labs-based, independent reviews of the latest products and services. Our expert industry analysis and practical solutions help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology.


Teen Games Rule!

Teen Games Rule!

Author: Julie Scordato

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2013-11-12

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 1598847058

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Gaming offers a great way to reach teens. This book gives library staff the tools to deliver game programming that goes beyond the basic video and board game format. Games aren't just for fun; they can also play a critical role in learning. Libraries have an opportunity to integrate a variety of games into the services and collections they provide to the community. This book shows library staff how to do exactly that through a diverse variety of popular games, some that have been around for many years and others that are new. The authors present a comprehensive overview of the topic, supplying good practice examples from successful libraries, providing necessary details on format and implementation within a library program for teens, and covering different game formats ranging from live action role-playing (LARP) and Dungeons & Dragons to Minecraft and traditional board games. Whether you're adding games and gaming to your collection and services for the first time, or looking for ways to expand your existing gaming program, this book offers solid guidance.


How to Play Scrabble

How to Play Scrabble

Author: HowExpert HowExpert Press

Publisher:

Published: 2016-04-27

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13: 9781532983559

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If you want to know how to play scrabble, then get "How To Play Scrabble" guide. Have you ever thought about finding a game that lets you use your brain while still allowing you to have a lot of fun? - Scrabble is the perfect game for you to enjoy with your friends, family, coworkers, social group, church function, or anyone! With this handy guide description, you can learn all about how to play Scrabble, with instructions on setting up the game, word building, scoring, the history of Scrabble, and much more. - Inside this guide you will find chapters for anything Scrabble-related that you can think of, so that you will understand the rules and gameplay. The guide also offers tips and strategies for building high-scoring words and finding other ways to play Scrabble when you cannot play the traditional board game. This includes information on Scrabble for your Kindle, Scrabble's Facebook application, and Scrabble on the iPhone. - The Table of Contents also provides a quick overview of the guide's chapters, with headings and subheadings to make finding what you are looking for even easier. - Colorful pictures feature the process in detail, so you will be ready to play Scrabble by the end of the book. You might not be a professional yet, but you will be well on your way to the highest scoring words and games ever! Click "Buy Now!" to get it now!


The Amazing Illustrated Word Game Memory Books Volume 2, Set 2

The Amazing Illustrated Word Game Memory Books Volume 2, Set 2

Author: Frank H. Gaertner

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2011-06

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 1463405308

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This book, Volume 2, Set 2 of the AIWGMB, is a continuation of a three-set series of stories and illustrations representing all of the 7-letter words captured by The Central Twenty-One Five-Letter Stems that feed into the Central Seven Six-Letter Stems of Volume 1, Set 1. Knowledge and flash, photographic-memory recall of these word lists, together with those of the Auxiliary Seven Six-Letter Stems of Volume 1, Set 2 can be valuable assets for any wannabe, top contender in our rapidly growing, competitive, word-game, social networks. The wordlists, organized in Mentafile(TM) format, are coded with peg-words assigned to each letter of the alphabet. This type of iconic coding-organization can make letter-management, and identification of 7-letter words within scrambled arrays, effortless, almost as though one has an app that automatically brings bonus-words to mind as one plays off letters "on-the-way" to one of the Central Seven Six-Letter Stems. For example, in a board game, where letters must be unscrambled to reveal hidden words, one might hold, in alphagram order, the following seven letters; ADNRSTU. For those accomplished with Vol. 2, Set 2 of the AIWGMB, the identification of the five-letter stem, RNAST, and the letter, D, within ADNRSTU, would be instantaneous, along with the mental search for the story and illustration of "She STRANDS the drunk on a TUNDRA'S plain." Alternatively, one might hold ADNRSST, which would immediately bring up the word STRANDS from that story. STANDER, the only other possibility for a 7-letter RNASTD word would show up with the holding of ADENRST, the only bonus word featured in the drunk file of RNEAST, one of the Central Seven Six-Letter Stems of Vol. 1, Set 1. Therefore, with no E, R or S in the hand, one skilled in the use of The AIWGMB would know, with valuable certainty, that no 7-letter bonus words were available for play. But the fun's not over. It really begins when we add to our search the thirty four, 8-letter RNASTD words of RNAST, RNEAST and INRAST. Having learned to "read" alphagrams from the flashcards connected to the stories and Illustrations of this series, we now watch our opponents shrink in terror as we unleash our knowledge and skill at finding and playing one of these 8-letter winners!


Just Words

Just Words

Author: Mary Kate McGowan

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 0198829701

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We all know that speech can be harmful. But what are the harms and how exactly does the speech in question brings those harms about? Mary Kate McGowan identifies a previously overlooked mechanism by which speech constitutes, rather than merely causes, harm. She argues that speech constitutes harm when it enacts a norm that prescribes that harm. McGowan illustrates this theory by considering many categories of speech including sexist remarks, racist hate speech, pornography, verbal triggers for stereotype threat, micro-aggressions, political dog whistles, slam poetry, and even the hanging of posters. Just Words explores a variety of harms - such as oppression, subordination, discrimination, domination, harassment, and marginalization - and ways in which these harms can be remedied.