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Official Tournament and Club Word List, 2nd Edition: The Official Reference for SCRABBLE Brand Crossword Game Tournaments Merriam-Webster, Inc. 2005. Endorsed by the National Scrabble Association, this book is only available to NSA members.

The Official SCRABBLE Players Dictionary, 4rd Edition Merriam-Webster, Inc. 2005. The NEW official reference for recreational and school play. Available here or check Amazon.

The Long List Merriam-Webster, Inc. 2003. As of June 16, 2003 The Long List became the official reference used to adjudicate words exceeding nine letters in length. Available in book form to NSA members only through the National Scrabble Association. Click here if you'd like to download this list as a text file.

Brow-Raisers Edition II: A User-Friendly Guide to Building a Winning SCRABBLE Vocabulary Tony J. Rasch. 2007. Updated to reflect the most recent changes to the North American word list. From the site: "Brow-Raisers presents lists of key SCRABBLE® words in a format that makes memorization and retention relatively painless. Even folks who don’t like to study lists report taking Brow-Raisers along on airplane trips or to a cottage on the beach. They find they can in fact easily assimilate words presented in bite-size chunks."

The Big Book of Scrabble Grams Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. 2005. Anagram puzzles presented in Scrabble-tile format. Make 2-7 letter words from the tiles pictured on the pages. Available here or check Amazon.

Everything Scrabble Joe Edley & John D. Williams, Jr. 1994. Strategy, puzzles, expert tips, and some key word lists. Available here or check Amazon.

The Official Scrabble Puzzle Book Joe Edley. 1997. Strategy, tips, and loads of puzzles. Available here or check Amazon.

Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players Stefan Fatsis. 2001. An individual's journey into the world of competive Scrabble. Available here or check Amazon.

Bob's Bible:  Words, Anagrams, and Hooks Robert Gillis. 2006.  Lists 2-8 letter words along with their front hooks, back hooks, and anagrams.

SCRABBLE Bonus Word Techniques Trevor Johnson. 2003. Ebook for both OSPD and SOWPODS players, focuses on 1,315 of the easiest and most common bonus words. (The image shown here is a facsimile image. The book is in electronic format.)

The Official Scrabble Brand Word Finder Robert W. Schachner. 1998. High-scoring word lists, categorical lists, prefixes, suffixes, and plurals. Can usually be found through Amazon or Abebooks.

The Scrabble Word Building Book Saleem Ahmed. 1991. Front and back hooks for a large number of words. Can usually be found through Amazon or Abebooks.

The Official ScrabbleQuiz Game Book Robert Allen. 1997. Puzzles. Can usually be found through Amazon or Abebooks.

Random House Word Menu Steven Glazier. 1997. While not strictly geared toward Scrabble, this book is good as a categorical language reference. Can usually be found through Amazon or Abebooks.

Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms Donald J. Borror. 1988. A pocket-sized reference that is useful for understanding Greek and Latin word roots. Can usually be found through Amazon or Abebooks.

Word Wars: Tiles and Tribulations on the SCRABBLE Game Circuit Directed by Eric Chaiken. 2004. DVD format available at various internet outlets. Get a glimpse into the world of competitive SCRABBLE. From the home page:  "This is not your grandmother's SCRABBLE."

Scrabylon Directed by Scott Peterson. 2004. DVD format available at various internet outlets. From the home page: "Scrabylon is an award-winning, critically-acclaimed documentary on the cutthroat world of tournament SCRABBLE."

Spellbound: Everyone Wants the Last Word Directed by Jeffrey Blitz. 2002. DVD format available at various internet outlets. From the home page: "SPELLBOUND, the award-winning film, proves why the National Spelling Bee is one of the highest rated specials on ESPN -- a nail-biting face-off among hundreds of teens who train as rigorously as any Olympic athlete on their heroic quest for glory."

Akeelah and the Bee Directed by Doug Atchison. 2007. DVD format available at various internet outlets. Tagline: "Changing the world...one word at a time."

Wordplay Directed by Patrick Creadon. 2007. DVD format available at various internet outlets. Description: "Wordplay is a journey into the world of Will Shortz, the crossword puzzle editor at The New York Times. Known to millions as National Public Radio's "Puzzle Master," Shortz has spent his entire lifetime studying, creating and editing puzzles, and has built a huge following along the way."