When Was Scrabble Invented?
Discover the History Behind One of the World's Favorite Word Games! There Were Many Victims of America's Great Depression in 1929. but in 1933 an out of Work...
Discover the history behind one of the world's favorite word games! There were many victims of America's Great Depression in 1929. But in 1933 an out of work architect named Alfred Mosher Butts invented a game that would lift the spirits of millions.
What was Scrabble first called?
Originally called Criss Cross, the game, which was based on the crossword puzzle and anagrams, was developed by Alfred M. Butts, an architect, in 1931. It was redesigned, renamed as Scrabble, and marketed by James Brunot in 1948.
Who invented the word game Scrabble?
Alfred M. Butts, who as a jobless architect in the Depression invented the enduringly popular board game Scrabble, died on Sunday at a hospital in his hometown, Rhinebeck, N.Y. He was 93.
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