Low-Scoring Scrabble Games

Authors

Alan Frank

Abstract

What is the lowest-scoring Scrabble game? If players refuse to trade in tiles, the answer to this question is simple: consider the game in which one player draws QZXJKWW and the other YYVVFFH. Since neither player can form a word, each player passes three times and the game ends. Each then subtracts the total value of his tiles, resulting in a final score of -28 to -49.

Recommended Citation

Frank, Alan (1981) "Low-Scoring Scrabble Games," Word Ways: Vol. 14 : Iss. 3 , Article 17.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/wordways/vol14/iss3/17