Squabble is game based on Scrabble, with a twist. The game can be played with two or more players and is suitable for those aged 8 and up.

Steps

  1. 1
    Set up the game by placing all the letter tiles from a Scrabble set face down on a suitable playing surface. You could put your scrabble board face down on the dining room table for example.
  2. 2
    Sit around the playing area. Players will take turns moving clockwise around the table.
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  3. 3
    Start the game. The first three players, in turn, each flip over a single tile for all players to see.
  4. 4
    Commence play as soon as a three letter word can be made from the tiles. Any player can call out the word and then sets the word in front of themself.
  5. 5
    Gain more points by using the words created by other players. If a player can add at least one letter to any word in play, they can take those tiles from the other player and make the new word adding to their points total. Words can be created at any time. Players may not rearrange the letters of the words in play. For example, nut can be changed to nuts but not stun.
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    Score even higher scores by taking two or more words from other players to create a new word as long as all the taken letters are used. A player could, for example, take the word nut from one player, and shell from another player to add a new letter 'S' and created the word nutshells .
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    Continue until all the tiles are used, or, stop when no one can make any words with the remaining tiles.
  8. 8
    Total up the scores. The object of the game is to make as many words as possible with the highest total points. Add the letter scores of all the words infront of each player. The player with the highest score is the winner.
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Community Q&A

  • Question
    Why do I have to make a word that is at least three tiles long?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Three-letter words are more difficult to create than two-letter words, and the game is supposed to be challenging.
  • Question
    Where do I get the pieces?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Squabble uses the same pieces as the game Scrabble; you can simply buy a Scrabble set from a toy store, and use the pieces to play Squabble. You can also buy a set of letter tiles online.
  • Question
    So the blank tiles are used as wild cards?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    The blank tiles can be any letter, the person placing that tile down chooses. However, you do not get any points for a blank tile.
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Things You'll Need

  • Two or more players.
  • Scrabble tiles.
  • Pen and paper for totaling points.

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Updated: January 31, 2023
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Categories: Board Games
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