Scrabble letter distributions

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Many editions of the word board game Scrabble vary in the letter distribution of the tiles, because the frequency of each letter of the alphabet is different for every language. As a general rule, the rarer the letter the more points it is worth.

Many languages use sets of 102 tiles, since the original distribution of one hundred tiles was later augmented with two blank tiles.

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[edit] English

Tile Number Points
A 9
 
 1
 
B 2
 
 3
 
C 2
 
 3
 
D 4
 
 2
 
E 12
 
 1
 
F 2
 
 4
 
G 3
 
 2
 
H 2
 
 4
 
I 9
 
 1
 
J 1
 
 8
 
K 1
 
 5
 
L 4
 
 1
 
M 2
 
 3
 
N 6
 
 1
 
O 8
 
 1
 
P 2
 
 3
 
Q 1
 
 10
 
R 6
 
 1
 
S 4
 
 1
 
T 6
 
 1
 
U 4
 
 1
 
V 2
 
 4
 
W 2
 
 4
 
X 1
 
 8
 
Y 2
 
 4
 
Z 1
 
 10
 
Βlank 2
 
 0

English-language editions of Scrabble contain 100 letter tiles, in the following distribution:

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: E ×12, A ×9, I ×9, O ×8, N ×6, R ×6, T ×6, L ×4, S ×4, U ×4
  • 2 points: D ×4, G ×3
  • 3 points: B ×2, C ×2, M ×2, P ×2
  • 4 points: F ×2, H ×2, V ×2, W ×2, Y ×2
  • 5 points: K ×1
  • 8 points: J ×1, X ×1
  • 10 points: Q ×1, Z ×1

This distribution of letters has not changed since Alfred Butts invented the game in 1938.

A full English-language set.

A new Mattel-licensed product, Super Scrabble, was launched in 2004. This set comprises 200 tiles, in this distribution:

  • 4 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: E ×24, A ×16, O ×15, T ×15, I ×13, N ×13, R ×13, S ×10, L ×7, U ×7
  • 2 points: D ×8, G ×5
  • 3 points: C ×6, M ×6, B ×4, P ×4
  • 4 points: H ×5, F ×4, W ×4, Y ×4, V ×3
  • 5 points: K ×2
  • 8 points: J ×2, X ×2
  • 10 points: Q ×2, Z ×2


[edit] Afrikaans

Afrikaans editions use these 102 tiles:

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: E ×16, A ×9, I ×8, D ×6, N ×8, O ×6, R ×6, S ×6, T ×6
  • 2 points: G ×4, H ×3, L ×3
  • 3 points: K ×3, W ×3
  • 4 points: M ×2, U ×2, Y ×2
  • 5 points: P ×2, V ×2
  • 8 points: B ×1, F ×1
  • 10 points: J ×1

Afrikaans uses the letters Z and X, but so infrequently that there are no tiles for them in the standard set. A blank can still be used as a Z or an X. There are also no tiles for C and Q as these letters aren't used at all in Afrikaans, except for in a few loanwords.

[edit] Arabic

Arabic Scrabble letters

Arabic-language editions use the following 100 tiles:

  • 2 blank tiles scoring 0 points
  • 1 point: ‎ﺍ‎ ×8, ‎ﻝ‎ ×4, ﺝ‎ ×4, ﺡ‎ ×3, ﺥ‎ ×3, ﻡ‎ ×3, ‎ﻥ‎ ×3, ﻩ‎ ×3‎, ﻭ‎ ×3, ‎ﻯ‎ ×3
  • 2 points: ‎ﺏ‎ ×4, ‎ﺭ‎ ×3, ‎ﺕ‎ ×4, ‎ﺩ‎ ×3,‎ ‎ﺱ‎ ×3, ‎‎‎ﺙ‎ ×3, ‎
  • 3 points: ‎ﻑ‎ ×3, ‎ﻕ‎ ×3, ‎ﺫ‎ ×3, ‎ﺵ‎ ×3, ‎ﺯ‎ ×3
  • 4 points: ‎‎ﺹ‎ ×3, ﺽ‎ ×3, ‎ﻉ‎ ×3, ﻙ‎ ×3, ‎ﻁ‎ ×2,
  • 5 points: ‎‎ﻅ‎ ×2
  • 6 points: ﺉ‎ ×2
  • 8 points: ﻍ‎ ×2, ‎ﺀ‎ ×2
  • 10 points: ‎ﺃ‎ ×2, ‎ﺅ‎ ×2, ‎

Although Arabic letters have up to four different forms, Scrabble tiles only make use of the isolated form. This pattern of composing words is also found in Arabic crosswords and is one of the rare occurrences when Arabic letters are not connected to each other.

[edit] Bulgarian

Bulgarian-language Scrabble sets, which use Cyrillic letters, use the following 102 tiles:

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: А ×9, О ×9, Е ×8, И ×8, Т ×5, Н ×4, П ×4, Р ×4, С ×4
  • 2 points: В ×4, Д ×4, М ×4, Б ×3, К ×3, Л ×3
  • 3 points: Г ×3, Ъ ×2
  • 4 points: Ж ×2, З ×2
  • 5 points: У ×3, Ч ×2, Я ×2, Й ×1, Х ×1
  • 8 points: Ц ×1, Ш ×1, Ю ×1
  • 10 points: Ф ×1, Щ ×1, Ь ×1

[edit] Catalan

A full Catalan-language set.

Catalan-language editions use these 100 tiles.

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: E ×13, A ×12, I ×8, R ×8, S ×8, N ×6, O ×5, T ×5, L ×4, U ×4
  • 2 points: C ×3, D ×3, M ×3
  • 3 points: B ×2, G ×2, P ×2
  • 4 points: F ×1, V ×1
  • 8 points: H ×1, J ×1, Q ×1, Z ×1
  • 10 points: Ç ×1, L·L ×1, NY ×1, X ×1

Accents and diaereses are ignored; for example, À is played as A. Nevertheless, there are special tiles for Catalan letters Ç (ce trencada) and L·L (ela geminada), as well as the digraph NY. Playing an N tile followed by a blank tile to form the digraph NY is not allowed. Official rules treat the Q tile as just one letter, but usually Catalan players use the Q tile like the QU digraph and all Catalan Scrabble Clubs use this de facto rule.[1] (Catalan)

[edit] Croatian

Croatian-language Scrabble sets use the following 103 tiles:

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: A ×11, I ×10, E ×9, O ×9, N ×6, R ×5, S ×5, T ×5, J ×4, U ×4
  • 2 points: K ×3, M ×3, P ×3, V ×3
  • 3 points: D ×3, G ×2, L ×2, Z ×2, B ×1, Č ×1
  • 4 points: C ×1, H ×1, LJ ×1, NJ ×1, Š ×1, Ž ×1
  • 5 points: Ć ×1
  • 8 points: F ×1
  • 10 points: DŽ ×1, Ð ×1

Q, W, X and Y are not included, as Croatian does not use those letters.

[edit] Czech

Czech-language sets use the following 100 tiles:

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: O ×6, A ×5, E ×5, N ×5, I ×4, S ×4, T ×4, V ×4, D ×3, K ×3, L ×3, P ×3, R ×3
  • 2 points: C ×3, H ×3, Í ×3, M ×3, U ×3, Á ×2, J ×2, Y ×2, Z ×2
  • 3 points: B ×2, É ×2, Ě ×2
  • 4 points: Ř ×2, Š ×2, Ý ×2, Č ×1, Ů ×1, Ž ×1
  • 5 points: F ×1, G ×1, Ú ×1
  • 6 points: Ň ×1
  • 7 points: Ó ×1, Ť ×1
  • 8 points: Ď ×1
  • 10 points: X ×1

This distribution lacks Q and W, which are rare in the Czech language.

[edit] Danish

Danish-language Scrabble sets use these 100 tiles.

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: E ×9, A ×7, N ×6, R ×6
  • 2 points: D ×5, L ×5, O ×5, S ×5, T ×5
  • 3 points: B ×4, K ×4, I ×4, F ×3, G ×3, M ×3, U ×3, V ×3
  • 4 points: H ×2, J ×2, P ×2, Y ×2, Æ ×2, Ø ×2, Å ×2
  • 8 points: C ×2, X ×1, Z ×1

This distribution lacks Q and W, which are rare in the Danish language.

[edit] Dutch

Dutch-language editions consist of the following 102 tiles:

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: E ×18, N ×10, A ×6, O ×6, I ×4, R ×5
  • 2 points: D ×5, S ×5, T ×5
  • 3 points: G ×3, K ×3, L ×3, M ×3, B ×2, P ×2
  • 4 points: U ×3, H ×2, J ×2, V ×2, Z ×2, F ×2
  • 5 points: C ×2, W ×2
  • 8 points: X ×1, Y ×1
  • 10 points: Q ×1

Prior to March 1998, there was a difference between the Dutch and the Flemish version: the Dutch version had 2 IJ tiles with a value of 4 points. Furthermore, it had only 1 F and only 4 S tiles; and the face value of the G was only 2 points. The Flemish version never had IJ tiles, it was as described above. The Dutch version is now in line with the Flemish one. Instead of the IJ letter a combination of the I and J is now used.

[edit] Esperanto

Esperanto-language sets use these 100 tiles:

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points).
  • 1 point: A ×8, E ×8, I ×8, O ×8, N ×6, R ×6, S ×6, L ×4, T ×4, U ×4
  • 2 points: K ×4, M ×4, D ×3, J ×3, P ×3
  • 3 points: F ×2, G ×2, Ĝ ×2, V ×2
  • 4 points: B ×2, Ĉ ×2, C ×1, Ŝ ×1
  • 5 points: Z ×1
  • 8 points: H ×1, Ŭ ×1
  • 10 points: Ĥ ×1, Ĵ ×1

Q,W, X, and Y are not present, since Esperanto does not use those letters. Esperanto Scrabble exists, but only as an Internet game (Rules for Esperanto scrabble). No commercially available sets have been made so far.

[edit] Finnish

Finnish-language sets use these 100 tiles:

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: A ×10, I ×10, N ×9, T ×9, E ×8, S ×7
  • 2 points: K ×5, L ×5, O ×5, Ä ×5
  • 3 points: U ×4, M ×3
  • 4 points: H ×2, J ×2, P ×2, R ×2, V ×2, Y ×2
  • 7 points: D ×1, Ö ×1
  • 8 points: B ×1, F ×1, G ×1
  • 10 points: C ×1

[edit] French

A complete French Scrabble set

French-language editions of Scrabble contain these 102 tiles:

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: E ×15, A ×9, I ×8, N ×6, O ×6, R ×6, S ×6, T ×6, U ×6, L ×5
  • 2 points: D ×3, G ×2, M ×3
  • 3 points: B ×2, C ×2, P ×2
  • 4 points: F ×2, H ×2, V ×2
  • 8 points: J ×1, Q ×1
  • 10 points: K ×1, W ×1, X ×1, Y ×1, Z ×1

Diacritical marks are ignored.

[edit] See also

[edit] German

German-language editions of Scrabble contain 102 letter tiles, in the following distribution:

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: E ×15, N ×9, S ×7, I ×6, R ×6, T ×6, U ×6, A ×5, D ×4
  • 2 points: H ×4, G ×3, L ×3, O ×3
  • 3 points: M ×4, B ×2, W ×1, Z ×1
  • 4 points: C ×2, F ×2, K ×2, P ×1
  • 6 points: Ä ×1, J ×1, Ü ×1, V ×1
  • 8 points: Ö ×1, X ×1
  • 10 points: Q ×1, Y ×1

Note that the letter ß (Eszett) is not used. This is due to the fact that it does not exist as a capital letter in German. While a majuscule ß (see Capital ß) has been established in the context of computing (Unicode), ß is replaced by SS when capitalizing, according to German orthography (e. g. Straße (street): STRASSE). However, the umlauts Ä, Ö and Ü must not be replaced by AE, OE or UE when playing (as would usually be done in German crosswords where ß is also replaced by SS). Other diacritics which may occur in some foreign words are ignored (é = E, œ = OE etc.)[1]

Before 1989–1990, German sets had 119 tiles. Players had eight tiles at a time on their racks, as opposed to the standard seven today. The old letter distribution was:

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: E ×16, N ×10, I ×9, S ×8, R ×7, A ×6, U ×6, D ×6
  • 2 points: H ×5, T ×5, C ×4, L ×4, O ×4, G ×3, W ×2
  • 3 points: M ×4, F ×3, B ×2, Z ×2, K ×2
  • 4 points: P ×1, V ×1
  • 5 points: Ü ×1
  • 6 points: Ä ×1, J ×1
  • 8 points: Ö ×1, X ×1
  • 10 points: Q ×1, Y ×1

[edit] Greek

Greek-language editions of Scrabble contain 104 tiles.

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: Α ×12, Ο ×9, Ε ×8, Ι ×8, Τ ×8, Η ×7, Σ ×7, Ν ×6
  • 2 points: Ρ ×5, Κ ×4, Π ×4, Υ ×4
  • 3 points: Λ ×3, Μ ×3, Ω ×3
  • 4 points: Γ ×2, Δ ×2
  • 8 points: Β ×1, Φ ×1, Χ ×1
  • 10 points: Ζ ×1, Θ ×1, Ξ ×1, Ψ ×1

[edit] Hebrew

Hebrew sets use these 104 tiles:

In the set, the final form letters ך, ‎ם‎, ‎ן‎, ‎ף‎ and ץ‎‎ are not available and the normal form is used.

[edit] Hungarian

Hungarian-language sets use these 100 tiles:

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points).
  • 1 point: A ×6, E ×6, K ×6, T ×5, Á ×4, L ×4, N ×4, R ×4, I ×3, M ×3, O ×3, S ×3
  • 2 points: B ×3, D ×3, G ×3, Ó ×3
  • 3 points: É ×3, H ×2, SZ ×2, V ×2
  • 4 points: F ×2, GY ×2, J ×2, Ö ×2, P ×2, U ×2, Ü ×2, Z ×2
  • 5 points: C ×1, Í ×1, NY ×1
  • 7 points: CS ×1, Ő ×1, Ú ×1, Ű ×1
  • 8 points: LY ×1, ZS ×1
  • 10 points: TY ×1

DZ and DZS, which are fairly rare in Hungarian, have no tiles, nor do Q, W, X and Y, which are only used in loanwords, as part of the extended Hungarian alphabet.

[edit] Icelandic

Icelandic-language sets use these 104 tiles:

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: A ×10, I ×8, N ×8, R ×7, E ×6, S ×6, U ×6, T ×5
  • 2 points: Ð ×5, G ×4, K ×3, L ×3, M ×3
  • 3 points: F ×3, O ×3, H ×2, V ×2
  • 4 points: D ×2, Á ×2, Í ×2, Þ ×1
  • 5 points: J ×1, Æ ×1
  • 6 points: B ×1, É ×1, Ó ×1
  • 7 points: Y ×1, Ö ×1
  • 8 points: P ×1, Ú ×1
  • 9 points: Ý ×1
  • 10 points: X ×1

[edit] Irish

Irish-language sets use these 100 tiles:

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: A ×13, H ×10, I ×10, N ×7, R ×7, E ×6, S ×6
  • 2 points: C ×4, D ×4, L ×4, O ×4, T ×4, G ×3, U ×3
  • 4 points: F ×2, M ×2, Á ×2, Í ×2
  • 8 points: É ×1, Ó ×1, Ú ×1
  • 10 points: B ×1, P ×1

[edit] Italian

Italian-language sets use these 120 tiles:

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: O ×15, A ×14, I ×12, E ×11
  • 2 points: C ×6, R ×6, S ×6, T ×6
  • 3 points: L ×5, M ×5, N ×5, U ×5
  • 5 points: B ×3, D ×3, F ×3, P ×3, V ×3
  • 8 points: G ×2, H ×2, Z ×2
  • 10 points: Q ×1

The letters J, K, W, X, and Y are absent since these letters are used only in loanwords.

[edit] Latin

Latin-language sets use these 100 tiles:

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: E ×12, A ×9, I ×9, V ×9, S ×8, T ×8, R ×7, O ×5
  • 2 points: C ×4, M ×4, N ×4, D ×3, L ×3
  • 3 points: Q ×3
  • 4 points: B ×2, G ×2, P ×2, X ×2
  • 8 points: F ×1, H ×1

The distribution listed above was developed by the Centre for Medieval Studies of the University of Toronto.

[edit] Latvian

Latvian language - sets use these 104 tiles:[2]

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: A ×11, E ×6, I ×9, R ×5, S ×8, T ×6, U ×5
  • 2 points: Ā ×4, K ×4, M ×4, N ×4, L ×3, P ×3
  • 3 points: D ×3, O ×3, V ×3, Z ×2
  • 4 points: Ē ×2, Ī ×2, J ×2
  • 5 points: B ×1, C ×1, G ×1
  • 6 points: Ņ ×1, Š ×1, Ū ×1
  • 8 points: Ļ ×1, Ž ×1
  • 10 points: Č ×1, F ×1, Ģ ×1, H ×1, Ķ ×1

[edit] Lithuanian

Lithuanian-language sets (known as KrisKros Klasik) use these 104 tiles:

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: I ×11, A ×9, R ×9, E ×6, L ×6, S ×6, O ×5, T ×5, U ×5, N ×4, Ą ×1
  • 2 points: K ×4, D ×3, M ×3, P ×3, B ×2, G ×2, Ę ×1
  • 3 points: Ė ×2, Š ×2, Ų ×1
  • 4 points: J ×2, Į ×1, V ×1, Ž ×1
  • 5 points: Ū ×1, Z ×1
  • 6 points: Y ×1
  • 7 points: C ×1, Č ×1
  • 10 points: F ×1, H ×1

[edit] Malaysian

Malaysian-language sets use these 100 tiles:

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: A ×19, N ×8, E ×7, I ×7, K ×6, U ×6, M ×5, R ×5, T ×5
  • 2 points: L ×4, S ×4
  • 3 points: G ×4, B ×3, D ×3
  • 4 points: H ×2, O ×2, P ×2
  • 5 points: J ×1, Y ×1
  • 8 points: C ×1, W ×1
  • 10 points: F ×1, Z ×1

Notice Q, V and X are absent because they are only present in loanwords.

[edit] Norwegian

Norwegian-language editions of Scrabble use these 100 tiles.

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: E ×9, A ×7, N ×6, R ×6, S ×6, T ×6, D ×5, I ×5, L ×5
  • 2 points: F ×4, G ×4, K ×4, M ×3, O ×4
  • 3 points: H ×3
  • 4 points: B ×3, U ×3, V ×3, J ×2, P ×2, Å ×2
  • 5 points: Ø ×2
  • 6 points: Y ×1, Æ ×1
  • 8 points: W ×1
  • 10 points: C ×1

The letters Q, X and Z are absent since these letters are rarely used in Norwegian.

[edit] Polish

Polish-language editions of Scrabble use these 100 tiles.

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: A ×9, I ×8, E ×7, O ×6, N ×5, Z ×5, R ×4, S ×4, W ×4
  • 2 points: Y ×4, C ×3, D ×3, K ×3, L ×3, M ×3, P ×3, T ×3
  • 3 points: B ×2, G ×2, H ×2, J ×2, Ł ×2, U ×2
  • 5 points: Ą ×1, Ę ×1, F ×1, Ó ×1, Ś ×1, Ż ×1
  • 6 points: Ć ×1
  • 7 points: Ń ×1
  • 9 points: Ź ×1

This set has been used since 2000. Before that year, a slightly different configuration was used: Ź was worth 7 points, F was worth 4 points. There were 2 F's, and 8 A's. The letters Q, V and X are also absent and blank tiles cannot be used to represent these.

[edit] Portuguese

Portuguese-language editions of Scrabble contain 120 tiles.

  • 3 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: A ×14, E ×11, I ×10, O ×10, S ×8, U ×7, M ×6, R ×6, T ×5,
  • 2 points: D ×5, L ×5, C ×4, P ×4
  • 3 points: N ×4, B ×3, Ç ×2
  • 4 points: F ×2, G ×2, H ×2, V ×2
  • 5 points: J ×2
  • 6 points: Q ×1
  • 8 points: X ×1, Z ×1

While Ç is a separate tile, other diacritical marks are ignored. K, W, and Y are absent, since they are only present in loanwords in Portuguese.

[edit] Romanian

Romanian-language editions of Scrabble use these 100 tiles.

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: A ×11, I ×10, E ×9, R ×7, T ×7, N ×6, U ×6, C ×5, O ×5, S ×5, L ×4
  • 2 points: D ×4, P ×4
  • 4 points: M ×3
  • 8 points: F ×2, V ×2
  • 9 points: B ×2, G ×2
  • 10 points: H ×1, J ×1, X ×1, Z ×1

Diacritical marks are ignored, so for example à and  are played as A.

[edit] Russian

Russian-language Scrabble sets, which use Cyrillic letters, contain 104 tiles using this distribution:

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: О ×10, А ×8, Е ×8, И ×5, Н ×5, Р ×5, С ×5, Т ×5, В ×4
  • 2 points: Д ×4, К ×4, Л ×4, П ×4, У ×4, М ×3
  • 3 points: Б ×2, Г ×2, Ь ×2, Я ×2, Ë ×1
  • 4 points: Ы ×2, Й ×1
  • 5 points: З ×2, Ж ×1, Х ×1, Ц ×1, Ч ×1
  • 8 points: Ш ×1, Э ×1, Ю ×1
  • 10 points: Ф ×1, Щ ×1, Ъ ×1

The former Russian distribution, 126 tiles until 1990, was as follows:

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: О ×11, Е ×10, И ×10, Н ×6, А ×9, Р ×6, Т ×6, С ×5, В ×5
  • 2 points: Д ×4, К ×4, Л ×4, М ×4, П ×4, У ×4
  • 3 points: Я ×4, Б ×3, Г ×3, Ë ×3, Ь ×2
  • 4 points: Ы ×2, Й ×2
  • 5 points: Ж ×2, З ×2, Х ×1, Ц ×1, Ч ×1
  • 8 points: Ш ×1, Э ×1, Ю ×1
  • 10 points: Ф ×1, Щ ×1, Ъ ×1

[edit] Slovak

Slovak-language sets use these 100 tiles:

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: A ×9, O ×9, E ×8, I ×5, N ×5, T ×4, R ×4, S ×4, V ×4
  • 2 points: M ×4, K ×3, L ×3, D ×3, P ×3
  • 3 points: J ×2, U ×2
  • 4 points: B ×2, H ×1, Y ×1, Z ×1, Á ×1, C ×1
  • 5 points: Č ×1, Ž ×1, Š ×1, Í ×1, Ý ×1
  • 7 points: Ľ ×1, Ť ×1, É ×1, Ú ×1
  • 8 points: Ď ×1, F ×1, G ×1, Ň ×1, Ô ×1
  • 10 points: Ĺ ×1, Ŕ ×1, X ×1, Ä ×1, Ó ×1

[edit] Slovenian

Slovenian-language sets use these 100 tiles:

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: E ×11, A ×10, I ×9, O ×8, N ×7, R ×6, S ×6, J ×4, L ×4, T ×4
  • 2 points: D ×4, V ×4
  • 3 points: K ×3, M ×2, P ×2, U ×2
  • 4 points: B ×2, G ×2, Z ×2
  • 5 points: Č ×1, H ×1
  • 6 points: Š ×1
  • 8 points: C ×1
  • 10 points: F ×1, Ž ×1

[edit] Spanish

A Spanish Scrabble game completed.

Spanish-language sets sold outside North America use these 100 tiles:

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: A ×12, E ×12, O ×9, I ×6, S ×6, N ×5, L ×4, R ×5, U ×5, T ×4
  • 2 points: D ×5, G ×2
  • 3 points: C ×4, B ×2, M ×2, P ×2
  • 4 points: H ×2, F ×1, V ×1, Y ×1
  • 5 points: CH ×1, Q ×1
  • 8 points: J ×1, LL ×1, Ñ ×1, RR ×1, X ×1
  • 10 points: Z ×1

Stress accents are disregarded. The letters K and W are absent since these two letters are rarely used in Spanish words. According to FISE (Federación Internacional de Scrabble en Español) rules, a blank cannot be used to represent K or W.

Using one C and one H tile in place of the CH tile, two L tiles for the LL tile, or two R tiles for the RR tile is also not allowed in Spanish Scrabble (see rules in Spanish provided by the FISE).

Spanish-language sets sold within North America (known as Scrabble - Edición en Español) use these 103 tiles:

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: A ×11, E ×11, O ×8, S ×7, I ×6, U ×6, N ×5, L ×4, R ×4, T ×4
  • 2 points: C ×4, D ×4, G ×2
  • 3 points: M ×3, B ×3, P ×2
  • 4 points: F ×2, H ×2, V ×2, Y ×1
  • 6 points: J ×2
  • 8 points: K ×1, LL ×1, Ñ ×1, Q ×1, RR ×1, W ×1, X ×1
  • 10 points: Z ×1

[edit] Swedish

A full Swedish Scrabble set.

Swedish-language Scrabble sets (for a long time sold in Sweden as Alfapet, but that is now a different game) use these 100 tiles:

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: A ×8, R ×8, S ×8, T ×8, E ×7, N ×6, D ×5, I ×5, L ×5
  • 2 points: O ×5, G ×3, K ×3, M ×3, H ×2
  • 3 points: Ä ×2, F ×2, V ×2
  • 4 points: U ×3, B ×2, Ö ×2, P ×2, Å ×2
  • 7 points: J ×1, Y ×1
  • 8 points: C ×1, X ×1
  • 10 points: Z ×1

Note that the letters Å, Ä, and Ö have separate tiles. Other diacritical marks are ignored, such as for É (Ü being an exception). Also, the letters Q and W, rare in Swedish, are absent, but can be played with a blank. The letters Ü and Æ require a blank and (as of 2010) only occur in one and three playable words respectively.

[edit] Turkish

Turkish-language sets use these 100 tiles (note distinct dotted and dotless I tiles):

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: A ×12, E ×8, İ ×7, K ×7, L ×7, R ×6, N ×5, T ×5
  • 2 points: I ×4, M ×4, O ×3, S ×3, U ×3
  • 3 points: B ×2, D ×2, Y ×2, Ü ×2
  • 4 points: C ×2, Ş ×2, Z ×2, Ç ×2
  • 5 points: H ×1, P ×1, G ×1
  • 7 points: F ×1, V ×1, Ö ×1
  • 8 points: Ğ ×1
  • 10 points: J ×1

The letters Q, W, and X are not used in Turkish and therefore do not appear in the set.

(see a completed Turkish Scrabble board).

[edit] Welsh

The box for Welsh-language Scrabble sets.

Welsh-language Scrabble sets use these 105 tiles:

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: A ×10, E ×8, N ×8, I ×7, R ×7, Y ×7, D ×6, O ×6, W ×5, DD ×4
  • 2 points: F ×3, G ×3, L ×3, U ×3
  • 3 points: S ×3, B ×2, M ×2, T ×2
  • 4 points: C ×2, FF ×2, H ×2, TH ×2
  • 5 points: CH ×1, LL ×1, P ×1
  • 8 points: J ×1
  • 10 points: NG ×1, RH ×1

Since there are specific tiles for the digraphs that are considered to be separate letters in Welsh orthography (such as DD), it is not permissible to use the individual letters to spell these out. Diacritics on letters are ignored.

The digraph PH, which exists in Welsh, is omitted because it is used almost exclusively in mutated words, which the rules disallow. K, Q, V, X and Z also do not exist in Welsh. Arguably J does not exist in Welsh either, but it is included as it is sometimes used for borrowed words.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Official German Scrabble rules
  2. ^ LATVIAN srabble tiles (Scrabble Latviski)
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