
Is That a Word?
From AA to ZZZ, the Weird and Wonderful Language of SCRABBLE
Chronicle Books (Publisher)
Published on 19. September 2012
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-1-4521-0824-7 (ISBN)
Description
Part strategy guide, part celebration of all things wordy, Is That A Word? is a lively and fresh guide to getting the most out of an obsession with word games. This collection of facts, tips and surprising lists of playable words will instruct and delight word-lovers everywhere. Is That A Word? explores the bizarre and wonderful world of the playable words in Scrabble(R) and other classic anagram word games. In addition to helpful, quirky word lists, features include the evolution of the anagrams game; new games to play with your scrabble tiles; helpful tips on when and what to play from your rack; and an alphabetical glossary of tongue-twister sentences that exercises brain cells and offers great mnemonic means of memorising some curious words. Illustrated with quirky line art throughout, Is That A Word? is the perfect gift for anyone obsessed with words.
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Language
English
Place of publication
California
United States
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4521-0824-7 (9781452108247)
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E-Book
07/2012
Chronicle Books LLC
€18.99
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Persons
David Bukszpan is the co-founder of the literary t-shirt company Novel-T and the lierary editor at BrooklynTheBorough.com. His company has been featured in the New York Times, Time Out New York, Entertainment Weekly, The New Yorker and many more. David Hopkins is an illustrator whose work has appeared in magazines from the Economist to MOJO, as well as hundreds of books.