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Players worldwide have enjoyed Scrabble for decades. Serious enthusiasts join Scrabble clubs and participate in tournaments.

Scrabble was invented by an out of work architect in 1931, but didn’t enjoy prominence until nearly 20 years later. Word lovers worldwide know the name today as a game of intellectual skill and play it in many languages.

All players should have the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary (OSPD), first published in 1978 through the National Scrabble Players Association, for immediate Scrabble help. Other dictionaries preferred by Scrabble players include Webster’s New World Dictionary, The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, and Funk & Wagnalls Dictionary of English.

Scrabble help is also just a mouse click away. While you can’t turn on the computer and search the Internet in the middle of a face to face game with friends, those who enjoy playing Scrabble online can search one of the many Web sites for immediate Scrabble help.

Scrabble help Web sites vary from simple sites that let you pick letters and find words to sites that contain all sorts of advice. Most sites have interactive pages where you enter the letters you’re stuck with and the site generates suggested words. Test out a few sites before relying on any one to be sure you know how to use them and they provide you with useful results.

Peruse the following sites for Scrabble help:

• Scrabble Help contains a fascinating history of the board game along with tips, tricks, and help sections. Did you know that Scrabble was actually invented in 1931, but didn’t catch on with the public until 1952, finally achieving notoriety in 1971? Or that one of the early names for Scrabble was “It” – a euphemism for sex? After enjoying the trivia, type in your letters on the home page and generate possible word combinations to stun your opponents.
• Two letter words stump the most experienced Scrabble players. Buffalo Game Bluff's blog discusses how to handle two letter words and includes links to sites for Scrabble help with two letter words.
• A good dictionary is a Scrabble player’s best friend. The online Scrabble dictionary is a specialist’s dictionary and provides word combinations, suggestions, and uses for those orphan letters.
• Enter your rack on Scrabble Bard and the computer automatically generates every possible permutation.
• For those times when you can’t find anyone to play a game with, play Online Scrabble and get tips, tricks, and fun free games.
• Serious club and tournament players may benefit from Trevor Johnson’s eBook, Six Magic Letters. Next to an official Scrabble dictionary, users claim this to be one of the best resources for Scrabble help, tips and techniques.
• Playing Scrabble in languages other than English? One Web site offers Scrabble help in English, French and Italian. Sample the Italian word finder at Win Every Game.
• Freeware and shareware programs for Scrabble help are also available. These can be downloaded to your personal computer and even a PDA or cell phone. Be sure that your virus protection software is updated and always check for computer viruses when downloading these types of programs. They’re notorious for transmitting worms, viruses and all sorts of computer nasties. One site that contains many links to downloadable Scrabble help software is Brothersoft.
• The Word Finder provides an interactive section where participants can enter their rack, score and current moves to generate alternatives.
• Still stuck and need help? Have a particularly vexing Scrabble question? Then turn to the National Scrabble Association. Founded in 1978, the National Scrabble Association is the official sponsor of 10,000 tournaments and provides resources for tournaments, championships, and Scrabble lovers. The association encourages participation and membership and provides many resources online.
• For global Scrabble players, there’s also the Internet Scrabble Club. Find players for games in English, French, Romanian, Italian and Dutch. Seek help too for tricky words in each language.