Word nerd : dispatches from the games, grammar, and geek underground /
Williams, John D., Jr.
Word nerd : dispatches from the games, grammar, and geek underground / Wordnerd : dispatches from the games, grammar, and geek underground John D. Williams, Jr. - First edition. - xii, 216 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
The game begins -- Opening moves -- How a word gets into the dictionary -- Wash our mouths out with soap -- How I became a player -- Media time -- The world joins in -- Man vs. machine -- The school SCRABBLE program -- School SCRABBLE makes the grade -- SCRABBLE hits TV -- Going Hollywood -- Jimmy Kimmel spells it out -- Wordplay -- Are men really better than women? -- The end game -- After words: afterwards.
"Explores anagrams, palindromes, the highest-scoring Scrabble plays of all time, [and] the birth of the World Scrabble Championship, as well as many of the more colorful figures that inhabit this subculture. Die-hard word fans will find ... tips on how top players see their boards and racks to come up with the best play, how they prepare, and the psychology of tournament competition. Those uninitiated in the mysteries of Scrabble mania will find a ... memoir about all the fun people have with language and how words shape our lives and culture in unexpected ways"--Dust jacket flap.
0871407736 (hbk.) 9780871407733 (hbk.)
2015009100
Scrabble (Game)--History.
Scrabble (Game)--Tournaments.
Word nerd : dispatches from the games, grammar, and geek underground / Wordnerd : dispatches from the games, grammar, and geek underground John D. Williams, Jr. - First edition. - xii, 216 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
The game begins -- Opening moves -- How a word gets into the dictionary -- Wash our mouths out with soap -- How I became a player -- Media time -- The world joins in -- Man vs. machine -- The school SCRABBLE program -- School SCRABBLE makes the grade -- SCRABBLE hits TV -- Going Hollywood -- Jimmy Kimmel spells it out -- Wordplay -- Are men really better than women? -- The end game -- After words: afterwards.
"Explores anagrams, palindromes, the highest-scoring Scrabble plays of all time, [and] the birth of the World Scrabble Championship, as well as many of the more colorful figures that inhabit this subculture. Die-hard word fans will find ... tips on how top players see their boards and racks to come up with the best play, how they prepare, and the psychology of tournament competition. Those uninitiated in the mysteries of Scrabble mania will find a ... memoir about all the fun people have with language and how words shape our lives and culture in unexpected ways"--Dust jacket flap.
0871407736 (hbk.) 9780871407733 (hbk.)
2015009100
Scrabble (Game)--History.
Scrabble (Game)--Tournaments.