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¿Question #3109?
meshuggener: According to the rules, is the word "Scrabble" a legal play in the game Scrabble?

ocdspectrum: Have you tried reading the actual Rules? He answer is no.
Shleeg: cigar guy! is that his real fee-hawce? hoo funkin knows??
Woelf: It's legal if used as a verb. To "scrabble" (or the act of "scrabbling") is what it's called when someone plays a bullshit non-word that's considered legal in Scrabble because it was listed in an official Scrabble dictionary. This includes, for example, slang words like "za" that no one in history has ever used in conversation, or anything swiped from a foreign language for the express purpose of cheaply playing difficult letters (qi, xi, xu, ki, qanat, etc.).
johnnyevil: No. Scrabble is a proper noun.
Randy Cox: I would certainly think so. I wouldn't challenge.
Caerid: Is Scrabble considered a proper noun?
Neostalker: no
BThayer: No, because it's a proper noun.
car2n: Nope. It's not an actual word.
vandemonium: Yes, there is a non proper noun definition for "scrabble" so as long as you don't say it with a capital "S" you are good to go.
Spirit of 70: No.
puella: Yes, and I'd like to see it done.
kingofthegrill: i dunno
Narlgoth: I bet it is- but how many points would it get you? :- .
twixter: Yes, although the accepted word isn't capitalized. It's a verb that means "to claw or grope about frantically." It's in the official dictionary. An example would be "You might scrabble up this cliff face to escape a cougar." Scrabbled, scrabbles, and scrabbling are also allowed. But proper nouns are generally not allowed in Scrabble.
jannelle: If you use it as a proper noun then no.
atrium: no
Der Ubermolch: YES! It means to frantically move or gather together.
elirlandes: No. It is a proper noun, and therefore not allowed.
DHEK: I don't know... probably it is, I think.
monkeyrobot: Probably yes.
POvidiusNaso: Probably, but I don't know for sure.
meepthesheep: No, it's a proper noun and proper nouns are NOT allowed. Neither are foreign words. Merde.
Jernau: yes
daveroswell: I believe it is.
tinykitty: No idea
dmomo: No
Nekura: No, because it is a proper noun
Roja: nope
rawdawg: yes
FrozenHoHos: The Scrabble rules suck. Example: I played a game with my great aunt when I was young and she played "vino". I said, "you can't play non English words" and she showed me that vino was in her official Scrabble dictionary. I've hated the game ever since.
jasta6: i would think so..................................
vampywife: probably not as you aren't supposed to use proper words
Helenoftroy: No, it's a proper noun
nouge: I don't know. Look it up and stop keeping everyone waiting.
scriptorum: No, it's a proper noun.
confuse_a_cat: "scrabble" (uncapitalized) is a legal play in Scrabble, assuming at least one of the letters was already in play
LemonyFresh: I don't know!
melissa: probably not
BaSL: no
Tennantgamer: No
Famous Mortimer: SCRABBLE IS FOR JERKS.
MisterCranky: No
mrraow: Yes
GuyHill: no
GrandpaDave: No. Words have to be 7 letters or under, and cannot be proper nouns. Right?
mrbeankc: not sure
ValJor: I don't think so
dilago: the game of scrabble is all about fighting on whether a word is legal or not, and I don't like to play scrabble, so I'm not picking a side on this issue, I'll leave that to the scrabble players
Lord_Prussian: Not if it is capitalized, but in it's non proper name form it is.
erli: My boyfriend says he doesn't think so
JeVo: Yes
ssmooth: Well, the word "scrabble" (no capital letter) is.
deadkenny: No
skelebone: Sure it is, it's a valid word, meaning "to scratch , claw, or grope about clumsily or frantically"
djlg: Yes
AWildEep: I hope not
bluebehir: No.
snoozefest: yes
chaddyboy_2000: Probably not.
CDRodeffer: Hmm. Probably not.
puffinge: I have a feeling it isn't, but I don't know why that would be.
skrutsch: No, it's a proper noun.
heli: seems like it should be a proper noun
jttm: Hmm... I'm stumped for a reply... I'll say no...
Tim Synge: I wish I'd never asked that question about playing it on a "treble" word. I know I meant "triple".
sos1: Yes
Spielfreak: no