Mr. Anderson described elite Scrabble strategy as a mix between chess and poker. There’s some deterministic elements, like in a chess game, but there is also some luck involved.

Nigerian Wellington Jighere defeated Britain’s Lewis Mackay at the Scrabble world championship in November. His strategy–to use shorter words–sounds like Scrabble sacrilege. Here’s how the ...

Nigerian Wellington Jighere defeated Britain’s Lewis Mackay at the Scrabble world championship in November. His strategy–to use shorter words–sounds like Scrabble sacrilege. Here’s how the ...

Youngsters who take part in Philadelphia's After School Activities Partnership put their Scrabble smarts to the test during a competition inside the Philadelphia Museum of Art.