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Quiz about Scrabble In French
Quiz about Scrabble In French

Scrabble In French Trivia Quiz


This is a quiz about Scrabble in French. There are many similarities and differences about French and English scrabble.

A multiple-choice quiz by oidioid32123. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
oidioid32123
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
310,672
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
334
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Question 1 of 10
1. In French Scrabble, there are many 10 point tiles. 4 of them are even consecutive in the alphabet. How many are there in total? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which of these common English words containing a W is not a word in French Scrabble? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In France, Scrabble is often played slightly differently. It is called duplicate, and there are many differences. Which one of the following is not entirely true? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. How many Es are in a French Scrabble set? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. There are 2 letters that have larger values in English Scrabble than in French. The letter Q is worth 10 points in English and 8 in French. What is the other letter? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In French Scrabble, how many tiles are there? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What is the rarest letter in French Scrabble?
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which tiles are worth 2 points in French Scrabble? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which one of these pairs of two letter words is acceptable in French Scrabble? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which one of these computer terms is acceptable in French Scrabble? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In French Scrabble, there are many 10 point tiles. 4 of them are even consecutive in the alphabet. How many are there in total?

Answer: 5

The letters K, W, X, Y, and Z are 10 points in French.
2. Which of these common English words containing a W is not a word in French Scrabble?

Answer: win

The letter W only occurs in two common French words, wagon and weekend.
3. In France, Scrabble is often played slightly differently. It is called duplicate, and there are many differences. Which one of the following is not entirely true?

Answer: Letters cannot be exchanged.

Duplicate is played with everyone drawing the same rack, and having 3 minutes to make the highest play they can find. After 3 minutes, the highest scoring play is revealed, and it goes on every board. Everyone then draws the same next rack. You cannot choose to exchange letters, but if the rack is all consonants or all vowels (Y and blank count as both vowel and consonant), letters are automatically exchanged.
4. How many Es are in a French Scrabble set?

Answer: 15

There are 18 Es in Dutch, and 12 in English. No language has 20 of the same letter in its set, but Malaysian has 19 As.
5. There are 2 letters that have larger values in English Scrabble than in French. The letter Q is worth 10 points in English and 8 in French. What is the other letter?

Answer: M

The letter M is worth 3 points in English and 2 in French. The letters W, K, Y, and X increase in value when going from English to French.
6. In French Scrabble, how many tiles are there?

Answer: 102

Out of these tiles, two are blank, 73 have a 1-point value, 8 are worth 2, 6 each are worth 3 and 4, two are worth 8 and five score 10 points.
7. What is the rarest letter in French Scrabble?

Answer: W

There are only 973 words in ods5 (French) that contain a W. 3162 contain a K, 14425 have a Y, 9910 have an X, and 38202 have a Z.
8. Which tiles are worth 2 points in French Scrabble?

Answer: D, G, and M

There are no French tiles worth 5, 6, 7, or 9 points. B, C, and P are worth 3, H, V, and F are worth 4 and J and Q are worth 8 each.
9. Which one of these pairs of two letter words is acceptable in French Scrabble?

Answer: be and ba

There are 77 acceptable 2 letter words in French. Ba and be are the most recent additions, added in 2005.
10. Which one of these computer terms is acceptable in French Scrabble?

Answer: internet

The words for computer in French is "ordinateur". Many loanwords are avoided in French, as new words are often created from French roots.
Source: Author oidioid32123

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