Mattel said the use of names will add a "new dimension" to Scrabble The rules of word game Scrabble are being changed for the first time in its history to allow the use of proper nouns, games company ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Word from the Scrabble makers at Mattel is that proper nouns will be fair game for Scrabble players as of this summer. [UPDATE: Not so fast concerning ...

There are three constants in life: Death, taxes, and no allowing proper nouns in Scrabble. But that is about to change. Mattel has announced it will sell a new version of the classic board game that ...

A guest post from Slate contributor Stefan Fatsis: No, world, the rules of Scrabble are not changing. Despite what you may have heard this morning on NPR or read on Kotaku or CBS or learned from the ...