Scrabble

/ˈskɹæ.bəl/name

Middle School

A board game in which players draw letter tiles and take turns to make interlocking words like a crossword, scoring points according to the letters played and their positions on the board.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

babble babel kabel rabel dabble rabble vrabel crabill drabble schabel

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

sac sad sag sai sak sal sam san sao sap

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

abt abu aca ack act add ads adz aft ahn

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

bic box kgb kwh baca bach banc boca boch coby

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S&Mer S'gaw S'hai s'hug s'more S'pore s'pose s***s s**ted s**ts s*cked s*cks s*xes s--ts s-band S-bend S-bomb S-box s-cis s-e-x s-hole S-hook S-pole S-side

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