Scrabble Patterns

Authors

Susan Thorpe

Abstract

When the letters of the word SUPERMAN are assigned their Scrabble values, SUPERMAN becomes 1131.1311, a palindromic numerical arrangement. SUPE.RMAN is what I call a Scrabble Palindrome. Similarly, GAR.DEN is a Scrabble Tautonym (211.211), while RU.IN (11.11) is both a Scrabble Palindrome and a Scrable Tautonym. The Scrabble totals of the letters of the first and second halves of the word are equal, in the above cases 6.6, 4.4, and 2.2 respectively.

Recommended Citation

Thorpe, Susan (2012) "Scrabble Patterns," Word Ways: Vol. 45 : Iss. 1 , Article 7.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/wordways/vol45/iss1/7