Word from the Scrabble makers at Mattel is that proper nouns will be fair game for Scrabble players as of this summer. [UPDATE: Not so fast concerning this “rule change.”] The BBC reported the change ...

An England-only version of the game will allow proper nouns, backward words, and other nonsense. But the original continues to prohibit proper nouns. You can relax. Don’t worry, everyone. The Scrabble ...

Scrabble purists can relax. News of a new version of the classic word game that Mattel plans to sell in the U.K. allowing proper nouns set off waves of dismay across the Internet. But the official ...

London: In a move likely to enrage purists, popular word-making game Scrabble will change its rules—for the first time in nearly 62 years—to allow names of celebrities and companies. The decision by ...

I’m going to get a little silly here and talk about Scrabble, and Mattel’s announcement that it will change the rules to allow proper nouns, but I promise there’s a technology angle. Bear with me. The ...

Some are outraged by a version for people ‘intimidated’ by word games. Take it from me: Scrabble rules are for breaking It’s “a terrible indictment of our education system”, “a sad, sad indictment of ...

The rules of word game Scrabble are being changed for the first time in its history to allow the use of proper nouns, games company Mattel has said. What's your reaction? Place names, people's names ...

The Scrabble application for the newly released iPad is shown to a customer in New York CityRay Stubblebine, Electronic Arts/ Reuters / Handout Scrabble players around the world had to double-check ...

Game Changer: Scrabble Amends The Rules Since the game Scrabble was trademarked in 1948, proper nouns have been banned from the board. Makers of the game want to give it broader appeal, so soon proper ...

Scrabble purists can relax. News of a new version of the classic word game that Mattel plans to sell in the U.K. allowing proper nouns set off waves of dismay across the Internet. But the official ...

The rules of word game Scrabble are being changed for the first time in its history to allow the use of proper nouns, games company Mattel has said. What's your reaction? Place names, people's names ...