Scrabble started as a game called Lexico invented during the depression by an unemployed architect. But the game we know today was born in 1948 when the original rules were refined, and the name was changed to Scrabble. Now, half a century later, the game
Eric Harshbarger is a programmer, Web designer, Lego maniac and Scrabble competitor.
Hasbro has quite a few goodies on their site, starting with a dictionary based on the Scrabble player's bible Merriam-Webster's "Official Scrabble Player's Dictionary" (OSPD) and an anagram lookup.
Mattel owns the rights to Scrabble outside of the US and Canada .
Playsite is a free Java-based gaming site that hosts hundreds of simultaneous Scrabble games in lobbies divided into Beginner and Advanced; Social and Competitive.
If you play Scrabble on your computer, and your competitors don't object to an "open-computer-tool" policy, you'll enjoy the tiny pop-up Scrabble Buddy.