Word Wars: Tiles And Tribulations On The Scrabble Circuit

If the idea of playing Scrabble conjures up dreary images of dull evenings with aged family relatives, you haven't met the subjects of Eric Chaikin and Julian Petrillo's irresistible documentary. Joe Edley, Matt Graham, Marlon Hill and Joel Sherman are all top players in the strange word of competition Scrabble, an alternative universe where opponents compete in National Scrabble Association (NSA) approved tournaments and, with any luck, eventually play for the $25,000 grand prize in the National Scrabble Championship. Chaikin himself is a competitive Scrabbler and figures prominently in Word Freak, the best-selling book by Stefan Fatsis that first introduced ...