Scrabble is one of the world’s most popular board games. From kids as young as 5 to people as old as 99 consider playing Scrabble their favorite past time. But despite the age and fame of this game, it never came to us that the fun will be much more appreciated if we learn some trivia about it.

Let’s get started on the fun stuff—“Did you know that…?”

The original name of Scrabble was “Criss-Crosswords.”

One hundred million sets have been sold worldwide.

The game is sold in 121 countries in 29 different languages.

Scrabble was a daytime game show (on NBC), hosted by Chuck Woolery, from July 1984 to March 1990. A second run of the show aired from January to June, 1993.

The original Scrabble didn’t include a board. It was played with just the tiles.

The highest score obtainable by playing a seven-letter word is QUARTZY (164 points) across a triple-word-score square with the Z on a double-letter-score square.

In America and Canada, when a player who empties their rack on one play, it’s called a “bingo.” Elsewhere, it’s called a “bonus.” The player gets 50 additional points.

What kind of wood is used to make Scrabble letters? Vermont Maple.

The highest known score for a single word in competition Scrabble is 392. In 1982, Dr. Saladin Khoshnaw achieved this score for the word “caziques,” which means “Indian chief.”

The highest possible score, theoretically, for a single play under American tournament Scrabble rules is 1,778 points for joining eight already-played tiles to form the word OXYPHENBUTAZONE across three triple-word-score squares, while simultaneously extending seven specific already-played words to form new words.

There is a Braille version of Scrabble.

Aside from the traditional Scrabble, many versions have been out in the market since its innovation such as the Super Scrabble. It’s a bigger wooden version of Scrabble, so it’s more challenging and rewarding to play. Super Scrabble has 441 spaces, nearly doubling the traditional one (which only has 225 squares). Double the size, double the fun with the Super Scrabble!

Now that you know about these facts, share them to your group of Scrabblers the next time you gather around to play!