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Scrabble is one of the most popular wordgames ever devised and thousands of copies are sold every year in the uk. Chambers official scrabble words international hardcover 14 jan 2002 by zzzzz author 4. Both the list and the dictionary was published in scotland by chambers harrap publishers ltd now part of vivendi universal publishing. Chambers official scrabble lists by chambers hardback, 2002. The new word must use one of the letters already on the board or must add a letter to it. Collins is the only online scrabble word checker to use the official tournament word list, including over a quarter of a million permissible words.
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