Scrabble letter values
2013-01-16 23:31:31.647982+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
Scrabble needs new scoring system, researcher says.
BBC: Scrabble: should letter values change?:
"The dictionary of legal words in Scrabble has changed," says Joshua Lewis, researcher and creator of a software program which allocates new, up-to-date values to Scrabble tiles.
"Among the notable additions are all of these short words which make it easier to play Z, Q and X, so even though Q and Z are the highest value letters in Scrabble, they are now much easier to play."
The researcher appears to be Joshua Lewis / jmlewis and his platform looks like valett - Data-driven letter valuation for word games.
And I kind of agree with him. With ZA, XI and QI added to the dictionary, Q is no longer a terrifying letter to draw in the end game, and the opportunities to triple or better Z and X are really high.