scrabble

“That’s what I thought too, until I was playing Scrabble with Kat,” she said.

This week, for the first time in its 75-plus year history, a new "collaborative" version of Scrabble was launched in an attempt to entice Generation Z players to the traditional word-making game.

Mattel’s announcement was also accompanied by a survey that offered a glimpse into some of the ways British consumers have previously tackled classic Scrabble.

Mattel is to launch a new version of Scrabble which is designed to be more collaborative and accessible for those who find word games intimidating.

An 83-year-old woman was duped out of more than £20,000 by a romance scammer she met while playing Scrabble online, police have said.