Since I was a youngster, I have always enjoyed a good game of Scrabble. It’s a great way to develop your vocabulary and spelling skills. It also leads to interesting conversation as words that are used trigger discussions.
I’m sure you do the same as I do. If you have a difficult combination of letters or it’s near the end of the game and you want to get rid of some tiles, you invent words then make up silly definitions. When I do this, I can’t do it with a straight face and everybody laughs at my attempts to cheat.
Getting stuck with the Q is a dilemma. Do you spend a turn putting it back in the mix, knowing you might get it again, or do you wait until you get a U? Heaven help you if you get the Q and the Z at the same time, unless you can make the word QUIZ.
Playing Scrabble is a lot like life in many ways.
You take tiles from the pile as you make new words. The longer the words, the more tiles you get to take. In life, the more you put into it, the more you tend to get out of it.
Often you have many choices for words you can make. Deciding which one is the best is difficult. I’m sure you have been at points in your life where you have difficult choices to make. Once you have decided, just like Scrabble, it is useless to look back once the tiles are down. You can only plough ahead believing that you made a wise decision.
Long words don’t guarantee you many points. It is how they tiles interact with the board and other words that make for high scores. In a similar manner, how you apply what you have with other people and the world will dictate how well you make out.
To me, the most important lesson is making due with what you have. There will be times when you have mostly vowels or consonants. Often you have letters that just don’t work well together. Sometimes there isn’t the space you need on the board. You have to do the best with your tiles and move on. Haven’t there been times when life is difficult and nothing seems to be working out the way you want? All you have to do is keep doing your best with what you have and things will eventually work out as new letters are added to your life.
I’m sure you do the same as I do. If you have a difficult combination of letters or it’s near the end of the game and you want to get rid of some tiles, you invent words then make up silly definitions. When I do this, I can’t do it with a straight face and everybody laughs at my attempts to cheat.
Getting stuck with the Q is a dilemma. Do you spend a turn putting it back in the mix, knowing you might get it again, or do you wait until you get a U? Heaven help you if you get the Q and the Z at the same time, unless you can make the word QUIZ.
Playing Scrabble is a lot like life in many ways.
You take tiles from the pile as you make new words. The longer the words, the more tiles you get to take. In life, the more you put into it, the more you tend to get out of it.
Often you have many choices for words you can make. Deciding which one is the best is difficult. I’m sure you have been at points in your life where you have difficult choices to make. Once you have decided, just like Scrabble, it is useless to look back once the tiles are down. You can only plough ahead believing that you made a wise decision.
Long words don’t guarantee you many points. It is how they tiles interact with the board and other words that make for high scores. In a similar manner, how you apply what you have with other people and the world will dictate how well you make out.
To me, the most important lesson is making due with what you have. There will be times when you have mostly vowels or consonants. Often you have letters that just don’t work well together. Sometimes there isn’t the space you need on the board. You have to do the best with your tiles and move on. Haven’t there been times when life is difficult and nothing seems to be working out the way you want? All you have to do is keep doing your best with what you have and things will eventually work out as new letters are added to your life.
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