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Scrabble SCR-228 Players Dictionary
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Product Description
Official Scrabble Players Dictionary
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #2649 in Consumer Electronics
- Brand: Franklin Electronics
- Model: SCR-228
- Dimensions: .87" h x 5.12" w x 5.12" l, 1.00 pounds
Features
- Based on Merriam-Websters book, The Official SCRABBLE Players Dictionary, Fourth Edition (OSPD4)
- Features more than 100,000 two-to-eight letter words that are acceptable under the rules of the SCRABBLE Brand Crossword Game
- Main dictionary entries include a brief definition, a part-of-speech label, and inflected forms for fast, easy word validation
- Phonetic Spell Correction
- Build words from your letter tiles
Customer Reviews
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You can tell this model from the 226 by a slightly different color pattern and perhaps a little bit more readable screen.
But the big difference in this machine is that tho it has given us qi and za to use, it has taken away a lot of the old staples. What it has taken out is all the words that you would look up as a kid that were "naughty" and all the terms that were in the old dictionaries that had "offensive term" behind it.
But overall, it is an improvement in programability from the first credit card dictionary tho I have to say I miss the size and feel of the old ones.
Al
Bigger is Not Always Better (and Be Careful in Choosing)
Scrabble SCR-228 Players Dictionary
Franklin used to make a electronic Scrabble dictionary (based on the third edition of the official printed dictionary) that was the size of a credit card, easy to use and read, and could "travel" with little hassle due to its size. No more. They still make the model SCR-226 which is identical in appearance to the SCR-228 but also is based on the OLDER edition. Search the boxes in vain for the small print that explains the differences between 226 and 228. The SCR-228 is updated to the fourth edition. It's still easy to use, but the much larger letters, ironically, are a bit harder to read due to the huge display. Works fine, but why not continue to make a smaller, cheaper, just-as-good version?
Nice
This is pretty awesome. It has several functions and if you're either an avid player or encouraging growth of vocabulary in another (like your kid) it's well worth the price.
One of the more impressive features is that it can tell you possible plays provided what's on the board and the letters you have. Really good way to learn new words.
Technology rocks.
