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Celebrating Scrabble® Day 2021!

Calling all Scrabble fans and self-proclaimed word nerds!


On April 13 -- also known as Scrabble Day -- the world celebrates the “greatest word game of all time” on the birthday of its original creator, American architect Alfred Mosher Butts. Beloved by millions around the world and transcending generations, cultures, and languages, SCRABBLE® is a game that celebrates words, and knows the power that positive words hold to uplift, encourage and strengthen.

Scrabble® GO is celebrating through April 15 with some tremendous in-game challenges, a community tournament, and fantastic surprises across all our social media channels. Plus, we’ll also have a special Scrabble Day mystery opponent for players to challenge!

Read on to learn how you can join in the Scrabble Day celebrations.

####Mystery Opponent

Our popular Mystery Opponent series is back with a very special Scrabble Day guest...all will be revealed at 4pm PST on Scrabble Day, so be sure to follow along on Twitter for clues and updates on who you’ll have the chance to challenge. This isn’t your average Mystery Opponent -- players are in for a fierce battle if they want to beat this player!

####Social Surprises

Now live across all our social media channels, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, we have fantastic giveaways running with awesome surprise gifts. Make sure you are checking our pages daily!

####Community Tournament

Catch the LIVE STREAM finale of our ongoing Scrabble® GO Community Tournament on Scrabble Day, April 13 hosted by Scrabble Champion Will Anderson. This not-to-be-missed event will be streamed live on our Facebook page. The champion will win an exclusive in-game tournament tile among other fantastic prizes.

####Scrabble Day Tile Quest

Participate in the Scrabble Day Tile Quest challenge starting April 13 until April 15, in-game for a chance to obtain the NEW Scrabble Day Tile 2021! Play Now!