SCRABBLE Is Everywhere... Movies, Books & Other Media

In our media-enriched world, past and present, SCRABBLE has made a name for itself, whether deliberately, subconsciously, or influentially.  You may have a read a book that had the popular word game within a chapter, watched a movie that showed your favorite characters bringing out the SCRABBLE board, or even listened to a rap about this word or that word.  SCRABBLE is everywhere, even if you don't realize it.

Here are some of the places you'll find SCRABBLE mentioned, played or epitomized.  It's divided up into three parts: Movies, Books, and Music/Radio.

** This list is just the beginning though, and will be continually updated, so if you know of any that should be added, let me know!

KNOW YOUR SCRABBLE MOVIES

This list starts with the newest movie and works its way down to the oldest known film that features the highly addictive word game.  Comment if I should add one to the list.

Smart People (2008)

Directed by Noam Murro and starring Dennis Quaid and Sarah Jessica Parker, Smart People isn't about SCRABBLE, but at one point does feature the two main characters playing it.

And it also, obviously, uses a SCRABBLE rack and tiles for its title in the poster.

Wild Hogs (2007)

Wild Hogs, a comedy by Walt Becker, stars Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence and William H. Macy as suburbanite wannabe bikers who hit the road looking for adventure, but ultimately find danger instead, in the form of a New Mexico gang.

-QUOTE-

Woody Stevens: Come on, guys, were exhausted. I think we should take the bikes back to the hotel, put them in a shed with the doors closed, and then play Scrabble in the room with the shades down.
Doug Madsen: Look Aunt Bea, maybe you want to do something else here in Mayberry!

Snow Cake (2006)

This indie movie from Marc Evans shows the relationship between Linda (Sigourney Weaver), a high-functioning autistic woman, and Alex (Alan Rickman), a recent traumatized victim of a fatal car accident.  During one scene in Snow Cake, Linda and Alex play SCRABBLE— but not your ordinary kind— it's Comic Book SCRABBLE!   Words spelled are BAANG, YAAMOOL, and DAZLIOUS.

-QUOTE-

Linda Freeman: B-A-A-N-G.
Alex Hughes: You can't have two A's in bang.
Linda Freeman: In Comic Book Word Scrabble, you can. You can have three A's if you want.