Scrabble (game show) Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Scrabble was an American television game show that was based on the Scrabble board game. The Reg Grundy production ran on NBC from July 2, 1984, to March 23, 1990, and again from January 18 to June 11, 1993. Chuck Woolery hosted both incarnations of the show.
If all three stoppers in a word were revealed, a "speed word" round was played. The remaining letters of the word (except for the last letter) were randomly revealed one at a time, and the first player to buzz in with the correct answer won. Speed word rounds were also played if time was running out.
If a letter was on a light blue square on the board and the contestant correctly guessed the word immediately after that letter was placed, he or she won a $500 bonus. If that letter was on a pink square, he/she won $1,000. (There were no dark blue or red squares in the TV version.)
The first player to guess three words correctly won $500 and a chance to play the Scrabble Sprint round.Rules of the game
Crossword round
Two contestants played a crossword game on a computer-generated Scrabble board. They were given a letter to build on, the number of letters in that word, and a clue to help them figure out the word. After the clue was given, the contestant selected two tiles from a rack that was placed between the two contestants. Each tile contained a letter of the alphabet that may or may not be part of the word; the three tiles that contained letters that were not part of the word were known as "stoppers." The contestant then chose a letter that he or she had picked. If that letter was in the word, it was placed in its appropriate position; if it was a stopper, the opponent gained control of the board. The contestant continued to pick tiles, two at a time, until he/she guessed the word correctly or revealed a stopper. After the word was revealed, the contestants played another word that built on one of the letters of the previous word.