Is That a Word?: From AA to ZZZ, the Weird and Wonderful Language of SCRABBLE - Hardcover

Bukszpan, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1452108242 ISBN 13: 9781452108247

Publisher: Chronicle Books, 2012

Synopsis

Scrabble® aficionados may know that both "Brr" and "Brrr" are legitimate plays, but what about everyday names like Peter, Carl, and Marge? They're not listed as proper nouns, but they are certainly playable. For lovers of Scrabble®, Bananagrams®, and Words with Friends®, this lively guide helps readers make the most out of word games, packed with new ways to remember the best words alongside tips for improving game play and much more. Part strategy guide and part celebration of all things wordy, this collection of facts, tips, and surprising lists of playable words will instruct and delight the letterati.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Za. Cwm. Alaska. Laura. Juba. Qi. Magneto. Rousseau. Tsktsk.What do these words have in common?Knowing them will help you master the board in games from SCRABBLE to Words With Friends and beyond.Part strategy guide, part celebration of all things wordy, Is That a Word? explores the often bizarre-but totally playable-words in the SCRABBLE dictionary. Combining tips, tricks, facts, word lists, and more, each page helps take an obsession with word games to the next level.Is That a Word? is your ticket to total word domination. 

About the Author:

David Bukszpan is a freelance book publicist and co-creator of the literary t-shirt jersey line, Novel-T. He has written about Scrabble words for The New York Times, Harper's, The Daily Beast, and elsewhere. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Dave Hopkins is an illustrator whose work has appeared in magazines from The Economist to MOJO. He lives in the UK.

About this edition

• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1452108242
• ISBN 13: 9781452108247
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176
• Illustrator: Hopkins Dave