The Scrabble crossword game has been popular with fans since its release in 1948, leading to a number of derivative games.The Scrabble game for Facebook was authorized by Scrabulous, the company that owns the Scrabble trademark in North America.The Facebook version of Scrabble allows you to play against your friends on the social network.There are steps to play Scrabble on Facebook.
Step 1: If you don't have a Facebook account, get one.
Step 2: The App Center page is on Facebook.
Click on the magnifying glass icon to type "Applications" in the field labeled "Search for people, places and things."
Step 3: You can search for apps.
The text link will be replaced by a search field.
Step 4: You can enter "Scrabble" in the search field.
Step 5: From the list, choose the appropriate option.
The version you choose depends on where you live.Select "Scrabble" if you live in the United States or Canada.Select "Scrabble Worldwide" if you live elsewhere in the English-speaking world.US/CABecause of this, there are separate apps for Scrabble in the US and Canada as well as for the rest of the world.Each company recognizes a different dictionary as the official dictionary for its online version and face-to-face tournaments.If you choose the wrong application for where you live, Facebook will ask you to uninstall it.
Step 6: There is a play button.
Click "play game" if you're using a computer to access Facebook.Click "Send to Mobile" if you're using a mobile device to access Facebook.The app may post to your profile on your behalf if you click either button.Before you click the Play buttons, make sure you adjust your privacy setting for the app.You can review the app's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy before continuing.
Step 7: You can create a new game.
There is a "create new game" window.
Step 8: Pick the number of opponents you want to play against.
There are two ways to play a game with 3 or 4 opponents.
Step 9: Pick which friends you want to play against.
Your friends who have the Scrabble for Facebook app are listed in the "create new game" window.If you don't see the players you want to play, click "Load More Friends" at the bottom of the scrolling list to display the names of more friends.You will see 7 tiles on the rack once you have selected your opponents.You can play a random opponent in the game.If you choose this option, your opponent will be chosen randomly from all Facebook users.
Step 10: The Scrabble board has tiles that you can drag and drop.
If one of the tiles you're playing is blank, the game will prompt you to indicate which letter you are using it to represent and mark that letter on the tile in red so that all players know your intent.
Step 11: To play the word you want to play, click "play".
At this point, you play passes to the next player.When it's your turn again, the game will notify you.A Scrabble game on Facebook may take several hours or even days, because players have as much time as they need to make their moves.You can play more than one game at a time.When you play a word, your rack is refreshed with new letters to bring it back to 7 tiles.The number of tiles remaining in the game is displayed by the bag icon.The game reports the number of tiles a player has left if the bag is empty.
Step 12: Continue until all tiles are drawn and the player's rack is empty.
The values of unplayed letters are subtracted from the scores of the players who have them in the Scrabble board game.The highest score won.You can share your results on your timeline.