SCRABBLE Premium App Reviews

If your into this game get it. Would be better with game center availability though.

It is completely unfair to have the force forfeit system. People are cheating. I have been forced to forfeit multiple games when I miss a day of playing or even less-on all these, I have had a (much ) higher score. I was planning to switch from WWF to Scrabble, but won’t do it with this unfair option. If someone wants to play a quick game, there should be an option for that.

Update 10/27/17: Happy to see the developers giving this app the attention it needs. Almost everything is working as it should now. Still waiting for the ability to choose an opponent by rating when starting a random game. Update 10/3/17: Login problem fixed. Chat bar fixed. Notifications gone again. C’mon people... please just get this right one time and then leave it alone. Update 9/24/17: Havent been able to log in to Origin for 5 days. I keep getting invalid username/password errors. Cant even log in to EA to get help because of the password error. Update 9/8/17: Game notifications have been working consistently since the last update. Thank you. Chat bar still not working. Also, please bring back the ability to see a guest rating before joining a random game. Either that or bring back the option to choose an opponent within a certain rating range. Fix those two things and Ill give you the last 2 stars. Update 6/10/17: Well, notifications worked for about 2 weeks, then it quit again. Now my chat bar only shows a few characters while Im typing, so I have to type without being able to see what Im typing. Im happy to see that they are working to fix the app, but so far the updates havent helped. --------------------------------- Really dont like the swiping to switch games. I accidentally switch games all the time while trying to place a tile. Also, really hate the no more turns window that pops up (even after it has notified me that it is my turn). 5/19: Notifications no longer work. There is a little red 1 on the app icon all the time, whether it is my turn or not & I have to actually open the game to see if it is my turn. Frustrating. Also dont like that I cant see the chat once a game ends.

Also has issues syncing. Otherwise would have been 5 stars.

Cant play until i update; updated version wont download.

Scrabble has started freezing up and crashing a lot. Needs to be fixed. Otherwise, great game.

Scrabble is the noblest and most elegant game in the universe, but EAs version seems to actively discourage enjoyment. Some of the worst aspects have been improved, but the UI is still overly busy and silly-looking. •• Very important point: If you play this via EAs Origin, prepare for daily exasperation. You have two choices - the Facebook interface and Origin. If your opponents dont use Facebook, youll have to go through Origin, which almost never works correctly. Currently Origin often fails to update your scores and/or your tiles, so you can’t be sure if the board you’re looking at is correct, or whether you’ll get an error when you make your move and have to start again. The worst is when the game fails to display tiles already on the board, letting you play a bad move. The Facebook interface is a little better, but it’s puzzling that EA’s own platform is so bad. Other word games such as Upwords have much better apps for them despite being far inferior to Scrabble as a game. It’s astounding that Mattel and EA think so little of such a popular game and its players. Biggest complaints: Scrabble is a game of CAPITAL LETTERS. Using lower-case to look up items looks ridiculous. Why no definitions for words? Omits a very enjoyable aspect of the game for no good reason. The "teacher" is something Ive learned to appreciate—it shows you what you "should have" played after your move, though the highest-scoring possible play is not always the best move. Its not available for PC players, which puts them at a serious disadvantage when playing mobile users. Conclusion: if you want to play Scrabble online, your only choice is this terrible app. Console yourself by keeping in mind that it could be and has been worse.

•to quote Pete Townsend: the goods gone. Once again the Scrabble app requires logging in just to see if it’s my turn. Oh well, even at its worst, Scrabble is way beyond WordFeud, Words With Friends, and any other imposters Ive forgotten. Also, I appreciate that TileTracker is listing "all the letters we can not see" (apologies to Anthony Doerr) and no more auto-recall. •the bad… I wish we could still see a little info about recently completed games (e.g., consider allowing access to the last local game). Finally, please let us see teachers advice regarding the last move of the game! But overall: if no one can tell me why I have to log in every time I try to play Scrabble, they it’s hard to give it more than a star or two… •…and the aesthetics (or hue?) of the interface: I really like the emphasis on red. A lot of scrabble is played in the middle of the night by people pretending it will help them get to sleep, so emphasizing warm colors (and minimizing blue light) is actually very important.

Still not fixed!!! Where is the 3 and 4 player option button? I will tell you where, they had a problem and instead of fixing it they deleted the option! Shame on you! People purchased the paid version so they could play family and friends around the US. Another excuse was play it on Facebook. Well not everyone wants to join Facebook did support think of that, NO! Shame on you! Why not just hire competent people who really care about the people who support your products? Shame on you EA! Thc

•to quote Pete Townsend, "the goods gone:" once again the Scrabble app wont log in. Oh well, even at its worst, Scrabble is way beyond WordFeud, Words With Friends, and any other imposters Ive forgotten. And, I appreciate that TileTracker is listing "all the letters we can not see" (apologies to Anthony Doerr) and no more auto-recall. •the bad… I wish we could still see a little info about recently completed games (e.g., consider allowing access to the last local game). Finally, please let us see teachers advice regarding the last move of the game! But overall: if no one can tell me why I have to log in every time I try to… •…and the aesthetics (or hue?) of the interface: I really like the emphasis on red. A lot of scrabble is played in the middle of the night by people pretending it will help them get to sleep, so emphasizing warm colors (and minimizing blue light) is actually very important.

I wish the dictionary gave definitions like that other word game, and that the recall button was not right next to the play button. Too easy to hit play by mistake.

I have to delete and reinstall this app every other month. Its a pain in the butt sometimes. Just work correctly already! Half the time I don’t get notification. I would’ve deleted this forever ago but my elder Mom loves playing even though she has the same problems as I do with the app. Plus, I do enjoy the game. Just wish the app wasn’t so wishy-washy.

The latest "update" ruined this app.

It’s fine, but it’s really stupid that if there are no moves left on the board, it doesn’t just end the game. You have to leave the game completely. It’s also annoying that toward the end, a screen pops up after every move that says how many tiles your opponent has left. Extremely irritating when you’re playing the computer.

I’ve been playing the premium scrabble since 2012, since my latest update wouldn’t update I had to delete it and repurchase the app, since the app developer wouldn’t get back to me. Update to response from developer: I did get in touch with Apple and they told me to get ahold of you?

I just received a Developer response, asking me to update with 5.22. So I did, and using a new account (old one fails), I logged into Origin and it took!! Yea!!!! But I cant invite my Origin friends because none are listed?. Only my FB friends appear. 10/19/17: log in credentials are still not recognized, which is why I created a new account with my work email address. Now that account wont work: Im sent to the EA log in page; I type my email address in one box and Im told to check my emails for the new password. But the email with the new password never arrives.

A great way to connect with friends.

New version horrible for too many reasons to list. Why doesn’t someone bring back the real game, which intelligent people, including adults, can play?

Would be better if it didn’t ask to post everything to Facebook.

Where is the 3 and 4 player option button? I will tell you where, they had a problem and instead of fixing it they deleted the option! Shame on you! People purchased the paid version so they could play family and friends around the US. Another excuse was play it on Facebook. Well not everyone wants to join Facebook did support think of that, NO! Shame on you! Why not just hire competent people who really care about the people who support your products? Shame on you EA! Thc