History of Scrabble

Scrabble was invented by an out-of-work architect named Alfred Butts. It was trademarked in 1948.

Few games were sold until the president of Macy's department store in New York City found the game on vacation and ordered it for his store, converting it from an underground craze to a cultural icon. Since then, more than 100 million games of Scrabble have been sold worldwide.

Between 1 million and 2 million are sold annually in North America.

Thanks, National Scrabble Association