Today is the birthday of Alfred Mosher Butts (April 13, 1899 - April 4, 1993), architect, artist and inventor, best known as the inventor of the game Scrabble."He carefully analyzed how often each letter is used (that's how he decided how many of each letter to include and how many points each one would earn), then drew a board and glued letters on some balsa tiles. Originally called "Criss Cross" (1931), the game, which was based on the crossword puzzle and anagrams, was redesigned, renamed as "Scrabble", and marketed by James Brunot in 1948." direct quote source (1)
"I'm a terrible speller." - Alfred Butts
Trivia bit: Scrabble is one of the most popular games in history. An estimated 3 million Scrabble sets sell worldwide each year in 23 different languages.
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