Play often

For most things, practice makes perfect. The more you play the more words you learn. There is no need to wait until you have a quorum of four to play Scrabble. There are many versions of Scrabble that can be downloaded into the computer or phone. Another way to learn words is to always browse the Scrabble dictionary for words. This will help you learn which English words which cannot be played in Scrabble.

There are also anagramming sites in the internet that help you find all the words that can be formed with certain letters. This comes in handy because you are able to form different words using the tiles you pick at random. In all fairness, it is important to reveal some of these sites to other players so that there is an equal chance for everyone to compete especially if you play a group of friends every day.

The two letter words

The two letter words come in handy especially in difficult situations because they earn a lot of points; if you play right. Examples of these words include BA, BI, PE, HE, AX, AW, AY, JO, XI, XU, EH, KA, XI, XU, ZA or QI. These words earn you a lot of points because of their high point values. To earn even more points, you can form two words at the same time as long as you play in one direction.

You can also master the spellings of a lot of letters such as L. L can be written as EL, S can be written as ES and so on. There are also three letters that can be played in the game and it will be of great help if you can learn them.

Prefixes and suffixes

Sometimes, it is easy to remember words and completely forget that these words have past tenses or past participles. Words can earn even more points if you can learn the prefixes or suffixes that can be used with these words. These include, ED, ING, PRE and so many other examples. Instead of the word, PRINT, you can use the word PRINTED or PRINTING.

Bonus score

As previously mentioned, playing all the tiles at a go enables a player be awarded 50 extra points. Using the anagramming site during your free time helps you to be able to construct words using letters available. It is advisable to always try and see if the tiles at your disposal can be used at once. This is usually referred to as a Bingo. Consider putting some prefixes or suffixes in some words to be able to use all the letters.

High point value Q

Q can be very helpful or otherwise very detrimental to the scores. With such letters, it is advisable to learn how to use them early on in the game, so that you avoid still having them when the game ends. Whenever you get a Q, always look out for a U either on the rack or on the board. If there is a U somewhere, see if there is a way you can use the Q together with the U. There are words like QUAY, QUEUE, QUEST and so on.

If there is no U, it is very helpful to know other words that can be formed with Q. There are examples of words like QAID, QAT, and SHEQALIM. It helps to learn these words that do not require a U.

When you are stuck

Sometimes, it happens that the tiles at your disposal are all consonants. Forming a word with such letters is quite difficult; the best you can do is place one tile on the gaming board. To avoid scoring minimal points, it is better to exchange the tiles. You can exchange four or so tiles to increase your chances of making a sensible word.