What is a good score for a beginner in scrabble?

I only get 200-230 a game most of the time.What is a good score for a beginner in scrabble?
That's not a bad score for a beginner. How well you do sometimes depends on how good your opponent is. There are many ways to become a better Scrabble player. Here are a few strategies that have worked well for me over the years.





One of the best things you can do to become better at Scrabble is to read a lot - that will improve your vocabulary. It also helps to buy a Scrabble dictionary so that you will notice some little known words that you can use.





Learn the list of all the two letter words. They can be very important to getting a good score in Scrabble. There is a list of about 130 two letter words and you can find them listed in many Scrabble dictionaries and in books about Scrabble. Once you’ve learned all the two letter words, move on to three letter words. Knowing these words can help you use unusual spaces on the board and often get good scores.





There are of course basic things like planning ahead to get as many double and triple letter and word scores as possible.





Learn as many words as you can for the rare letters – X, Q, J, Z, K. You can score a lot of points by playing these letters well. Know which Q words do not need a U. Keep any U in your rack in case you need it, but also so that your opponent won’t be able to take advantage of it. Know that “qi” is a word.





Pay close attention to the letters s, r, d and the blanks. They can often be added to the end of a word already on the board and can help you get scores for two or more words in one turn. Be wise in your use of these letters. Try to hold on to the S or the blank until you can maximize your points with them. The blank is perfect for making seven letter words.





Pay close attention to those little spaces on the board where you can sometimes make several small words at the same time by placing just a couple of letters. You can often get very good scores this way.





Be careful to not open up double and triple letter and word scores for your opponent. But also look ahead and plan situations for yourself - try to set up situations where you can take advantage of those spaces.





Be on constant lookout for 7 letter words, and for places to play them. Try to make a 7 letter word every turn. The letters A, E, I, N, R and S are great in combination to make 7 letter words.





Shuffle your tiles often so that you are more likely to notice various possibilities. Look at them in different ways and in different combinations. Keep moving them around while it is your opponent’s turn.





Look ahead. It is often a good idea to keep at least one vowel and one consonant on your rack – that is, don’t use up all your vowels or all your consonants in one turn, unless of course you are using all your letters. That protects somewhat against a bad draw.





Anticipate what your opponents next move might be, and try to prevent it. Defensive play is as important as any other aspect of Scrabble. Also try to set up future plays for yourself, but be very careful when the play is moving toward the corners of the board where four of the triple word spaces are. It is sometimes better to choose not to play a great word because it will open up a good space for your opponent.





Always pay close attention to what letters have not yet been played, and plan accordingly.





Play anagrams as practice. This will help your Scrabble skills as you get better at finding more words from one group of letters.





Play as often as you can and with different people. One of the best ways to improve your skills is to play with a number of people who are better than you. You will learn strategies from them, and you will also learn new words.





Get computer scrabble. It will help you improve your skills and help you learn new words.





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What is a good score for a beginner in scrabble?
You are doing quite well. Intermediate players get around 300-350. At least this is true of the games I have played. Lots of factors can affect the outcome but getting those x's and z's always help.