# What are your scrabble strategies? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 12, 2008, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-scrabble-strategies/472343 "2008-11-12T14:38:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-scrabble-strategies/472343/41 "2008-11-17T19:50:39Z")
> [@stpauler](#): > > My SO and I will purposefully block or use the TWS/TLS if we can’t use it well to prevent the other from using it. I’ve gotten 6 point words just to stop him from scoring big there. Tacky or not, it’s a game and part of it is strategy of tile placement opportunities. I agree,I block often. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-scrabble-strategies/472343/42 "2008-11-17T19:54:33Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > … and, if necessary, “make it so.” I’ve been known to play something less than amazing on the last open “I” if I know my opponent has the Q. At the risk of sounding clueless, how do you know what your opponent has, or is likely to have? ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-scrabble-strategies/472343/43 "2008-11-17T20:05:14Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > At the risk of sounding clueless, how do you know what your opponent has, or is likely to have? If all the tiles are outta the bag you know what is left,if ya keep track.Many of the online games keep track for you. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-scrabble-strategies/472343/44 "2008-11-17T20:18:35Z")
At Lexulous, there’s a chart for “unplayed tiles” – you access it from the options in the box below the box where your chat with your opponent is. (Sorry, I’m not on my home machine right now, so I can’t look at the page and be more helpful than that.) And **FS** – I haven’t forgotten my promise to play you – I’ve been busy the last week or so and have been playing quick games at very random intervals when I need a break. This week should be better for me though. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-scrabble-strategies/472343/45 "2008-11-17T20:20:24Z")
> [@Asimovian](#): > > Don’t mind me…just taking notes… > > 😃 Heh. ( **Asimovian** and I just started an email game… not sure how I’ll intimidate him if we’re not playing by the clock … :D) ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-scrabble-strategies/472343/46 "2008-11-18T13:14:01Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > At Lexulous, there’s a chart for “unplayed tiles” – you access it from the options in the box below the box where your chat with your opponent is. (Sorry, I’m not on my home machine right now, so I can’t look at the page and be more helpful than that.) It’s in the box for Game Options – click on “more options” and it’s on the dropdown. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-scrabble-strategies/472343/47 "2008-11-20T05:24:41Z")
> [@MadTheSwine](#): > > I notice that you are in Australia.I have heard that in some parts of the world it is considered tacky to use a TWS unless you have a bingo(or really BIG score),thats the only reason I could figure to trade so much. Is that how you play? Not at all, and I can’t fathom how this would be thought so. Use it or block it, by any means possible. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-scrabble-strategies/472343.md?page=2)