Scrabble Launches New Site With Online Multiplayer Support
Word-based games have seen a massive surge in popularity over the first few months of 2022. The breakout success of massively popular daily word game Wordle and the plethora of spinoffs based on franchises like Destiny and Pokemon have brought a variety of different flavors of word games for fans to engage with each day. However, while there are a plethora of Wordle clones and variants, Scrabble has long been one of the most recognized word games in the world, and now, the classic board game is looking to move into the online space.
While Wordle may be the more popular word game in the modern online world, Scrabble has been a popular choice for board game players looking to test their dictionary knowledge for years as the current Hasbro/Mattel property has seen a variety of different versions. Scrabble has been no stranger to the world of video games either, as the iconic word game has seen releases on several major consoles throughout the years, with the classic game seeing PS4 and Xbox One versions in 2015. Now, Hasbro has officially unveiled Scrabble Web as a browser-based platform for word game fanatics to play online with other people.
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Hasbro officially debuted Scrabble Web on Wednesday with a full web client for the classic board game featuring the ability for players to match up against other players online as well as play against a bot. The site features the ability for players to either play as a guest without signing up for an account, sign up via email or Facebook to track their match history, or quickly add and play against friends. The program is free-to-play for Scrabble fans and offers both friendly matches and elo-based matchmaking
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