Learn how to: "Read the board" and see where you can score the most points--and where you can'tIncrease your word game skills with 97 must-know two-letter wordsBuild knockout numbers with bonus squares, two-letter words and parallel playsScore with the high-point tiles: J, Q, X, and ZBalance your rack by playing off weak three-, four-, and five-tile combinationsFind the key to success with bingos and seven-letter playsFind the Ideal Play--eight questions to ask yourself, plus the Ideal Play on computerWin a "Scrabble" --six key factorsFind the best play in real game action--fifty acutal games recreated in this book, complete with the author's analysis and computer simulation results.