Still a terrible app
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.
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SCRABBLE Premium, v5.22.0