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SCRABBLE Free app review: test your word skills

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Introduction

Sometimes you feel like playing a classic game, one that involves easy-to-understand rules and not a whole lot of fuss and muss. If that's the case why not play the classic SCRABBLE Free app? With this game you'll be able to test your word skills by playing against the computer, friends, or random opponents.

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SCRABBLE

Free

Customize Your Game

Despite the fact that this is a classic game and the board game app keeps things pretty true to the real thing there are some customization tools that you can use when you play. It’s up to you to decide if you want to play single player against the computer, online against a random opponent, or challenge your friends and family through Facebook. You also get to choose your mode of difficulty and what game mode you'd like to play. One thing to keep in mind is that you'll need to be at least 13 years of age to play this app.

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If you are looking to improve your skills be sure to play your game with the "Teacher" feature turned on. It will tell you what your best word could have been after you take your turn. This helps you to broaden your vocabulary and better your game in the long-run.

The game can be played in a number of languages, which are English, Italian, French, German, Brazilian Portuguese, and Spanish.

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Gameplay Features

There are plenty of useful and helpful features during gameplay. You can shuffle your tiles which can help you see them differently, thereby creating that perfect word. You can exchange your tiles, which does, however, count as your turn. You can also pass or play a word, of course.

The game also offers a dictionary feature, which seems to cause me some problems. Each time I have tried to use it my screen has locked and caused the app to crash. I have looked at other customer reviews and didn't see this as a problem so it doesn't seem to be something to be concerned about.

My one negative comment about this app is that I find things move really slowly. When you want to go to the main menu, it is slow to load. If you want to start a new game, it is slow to load. Even playing your tiles can sometimes be slow.

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SCRABBLE

Free

Pros and Cons

Pros

  • Simple easy-to-understand game play that stays true to the real game
  • The ability to choose from three levels of difficulty
  • Play against the computer, a random opponent, or challenge a friend
  • There are different styles of play/boards
  • Use teacher mode so you can learn what would have been your best word on each turn

Cons

  • The app moves very slowly
  • The dictionary feature has caused the app to crash multiple times
  • The app contains ads

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Final Thoughts

The SCRABBLE Free app is ideal for casual gameplay and really is a nod to the classic game. If you’re into word games and puzzles this one is a fun game to keep you busy.

SCRABBLE

Free
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