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    What was the original name of the game "Scrabble"?

    Question #73423. Asked by Krammar. (Dec 17 06 3:46 PM)


    Mdsgeneral

    		Criss Cross Words

    Dec 17 06, 4:01 PM
    zbeckabee

    		Lexiko was a word game invented by Alfred Mosher Butts. It was a precursor of Scrabble. The name comes from the Greek lexicos, meaning "of words."

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexiko



    Dec 17 06, 4:27 PM
    pennie1478

    		lexico


    Dec 17 06, 4:31 PM
    Dylan12345

    		it is lexiko

    Dec 17 06, 4:52 PM
    789tyguypiep

    		lexico

    Dec 17 06, 6:47 PM

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