Unlike standard dictionaries, this game supplement lists words without their accompanying pronunciations, etymologies, or thorough definitions, and words are limited to between two and eight letters. Selchow and Righter published the first Official Scrabble Players Dictionary in 1978.
As the game grew in popularity, an official dictionary became necessary for players to agree on what constituted legitimate tile combinations. Campbell wrote a short essay in 1962 about his frequent games with his wife. “During the years 1954-61 we played 712 games using the same ground rules and dictionary, now well worn.” But dictionaries have slight variations in the words they include, and Scrabble has its own rules regarding proper nouns. Its creation and evolution bear similar resemblances to other-non-game-based-dictionaries and marks a fascinating bridge between a pastime and the cataloging of words. December 1st marks the 69 th anniversary of this wise move. As Scrabble has evolved from a household game to a feat of wits complete with national championships, The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary (OSPD), first published in 1978, has become an important companion. A businessman named James Brunot made an agreement with Butts to manufacture the game, which he copyrighted and renamed Scrabble.
Butts first created a game called Lexico (or Lexiko) for his family in 1931, he had no idea a version of the game would still be played all across the globe decades later.
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