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Scrabble  

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  • Scrabble Brand Crossword Game was created in 1931 by Alfred Butts as a means of lifting the spirits of Depression-era Americans. Designed to combine skill and chance, the game applies features of anagrams and crossword puzzles. [Source: Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society; Scrabble]

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