Can you spell O-U-T-R-A-G-E? That’s the sensation that gripped wordsmiths and language lovers everywhere when news began trickling out about the beloved game Scrabble getting a facelift for the very ...

Hasbro will also change game rules to prohibit use of slur words. Words of hate and bias won't appear on any Scrabble board in official tournaments going forward. Hasbro, which owns the rights to the ...

The North American Scrabble Players Association (NASPA) advisory board is prepared to vote on banning 226 offensive terms from use in official tournaments after members called for the change, the New ...

Since the game Scrabble was trademarked in 1948, proper nouns have been banned from the board. Makers of the game want to give it broader appeal, so soon proper names will count. Mattel is bringing ...

Using the N-word in a Scrabble tournament won't win you any points that matter. Credit: Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images In the latest instance of an organisation finally acknowledging racism is a ...

Scrabble may be a simple game to learn to play, but it sure gets complicated as a business. For a start, Hasbro owns the rights in the U.S. and Canada, and its archrival Mattel owns them for the rest ...

With this alternate spelling of muzhiks, Jesse Inman earned the record of the highest-scoring opening Scrabble word ever ...