Shania Twain is a country artist who all but invented the idea of “crossover success.” Few before her had earned such a diverse listenership. Her unique brand of pop-tinged country not only put her on ...

Simply defined, “diopters” is the pluralized form of a measure of reflective power in an optical lens. It’s not a word in everyone’s mental lexicon, but if you play your tiles right, it can earn you ...

Sri Lanka made a spirited showing at the World Scrabble Championship 2025 held recently in Accra, Ghana, with a youthful quartet carrying the nation’s hopes against the world’s finest. The team ...

Adam Logan is a quiet fellow. The mathematician from Ottawa has no working phone and no presence on social media. He is a man of many words, however. On Sunday in Ghana, Mr. Logan won the World ...

On Nov. 11, 1994, Buena Vista unveiled the Tim Allen holiday starrer in theaters. By Duane Byrge On Nov. 11, 1994, Buena Vista unveiled the Tim Allen holiday starrer The Santa Clause in theaters, ...

Veteran Scrabble player Chinedu Okwelogu, fondly known as Chinedu Thorpe or Sidespin, is brimming with excitement at the prospect of representing Nigeria at the 2025 World English Scrabble Players ...

Scrabble is more than just a family pastime for Portland resident Nigel Peltier. For him, it’s been a decadeslong pursuit. Peltier first entered the tournament scene as a teenager, quickly rising ...

Mack Meller strolled into the Sedona Taphouse in Palomar with a brown leather briefcase. It had been a while since the 25-year-old joined the weekly gathering of the Lexington Scrabble club. Travel ...

It looks like it hasn’t been updated since 1996. It has sound effects that you’ve not heard since the glory days of AOL. Yet the Internet Scrabble Club puts the game’s official apps to shame. There is ...

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Comedian Craig Ferguson is taking over as host of The CW's Scrabble, replacing Raven-Symoné, who will remain an executive producer on the recently renewed game show. Both Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit, ...