Scrabble has been a part of Madhav Gopal Kamath’s home for as long as he can remember. The 14-year-old was first introduced to it at the age of six when he saw ...

Asher's Ridge uses letter tiles and playing cards to script episodes of your own supernatural TV show (impeccable '90s vibes optional).

In a nearly silent ballroom, surrounded by cameras and leaderboards on jumbotrons, underdog Nigel Peltier of Portland placed his final tile, spelling the word “kolo” to win the North American Scrabble ...

Baltimore Orioles rookie pitcher Brandon Young lost his perfect-game bid in brutal fashion during the team’s 7-0 win over the Houston Astros on Friday. Young, 26, was four outs away from etching ...

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Parents and kids unite to compete in Scrabble Knockout and Scream for a chance to travel anywhere in the world S1.E2 ∙ Episode #1.2 Two families compete in Scrabble Knockout and Scream for the grand ...

Ahead of a highly anticipated Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night, the Athletic’s sports media columnist Richard Deitsch connected with sports business editor Dan Shanoff to talk about the ...

The New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers are set to tip off Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday night. In a series that should be extremely entertaining, the two teams are bringing back ...

TODAY’S WORD — MEPHITIC (MEPHITIC: meh-FIH-tik: Foul-smelling.) Average mark 15 words Time limit 20 minutes Can you find 21 or more words in MEPHITIC? The list will be published tomorrow. YESTERDAY’S ...

TODAY’S WORD — TAPIRS (TAPIRS: TAY-pers: Large, herbivorous mammals with short, flexible nose trunks.) Average mark 17 words Time limit 30 minutes Can you find 25 or more words in TAPIRS? The list ...

What are the best word board games? It's fun to play around with words. We've all played Scrabble so many times that this classic word game has lost some of its luster, so we don't blame you for ...