SCRABBLEGRAM

Goal

Use ALL 100 Scrabble tiles to create your message. Every single tile must be used exactly once!

How It Works

1. Type your message in the text area above
2. Watch the tiles get consumed as you type
3. Use all tiles - Regular letters plus 2 blank tiles
4. Win! When all 100 tiles are used perfectly

Origins

Scrabblegrams date back to 1975 when Phoebe Winch of Sherborne invented "a new game to compose something sensible using all the tiles supplied with Scrabble and using no other letters." Her original attempt was published in the Times Diary section and sparked what would become a beloved form of constrained writing. The modern revival began in 1997 when David Cohen won a GAMES Magazine competition with his famous limerick about a pickpocket, and the art form has continued to evolve with hundreds of creative examples since.

Tips

Based on advice from David Cohen, as featured in The Guardian's "Can you solve it? The greatest wordplay puzzle of all time":

• Choose a meaningful topic - Start with something you genuinely care about
• Plan for difficult letters - Have a strategy for Q and J from the beginning
• Balance vowels and consonants - Keep A, E, I, and O balanced throughout
• Save blank tiles - Try not to use blanks until late in the process
• Start with short phrases - Begin with 15-20 letter phrases that capture your core message
• Be patient - Scrabblegrams are challenging and get easier with practice

Further Reading

• Dave's Scrabblegrams
• Scrabblegrams: Never Be Bored
• 100 Letter Tiles: The Joy of Scrabblegrams
• A Mixed Bag of Scrabblegrams