The complete wordbook for game players : winning words for word freaks

Lovers of Scrabble[registered] and other language-based games will boost their chances to win with these huge, incredibly thorough word lists.

Study it to increase your vocabulary, especially of words with hard-to-use "J," "Q," "X," and "Z;" to understand the different letter combinations that frequently come up; and to get more "hooks," those letters that can extend words already on the board for extra points.

There's a "cheat sheet" that includes 2 and 3 letter words and their hooks; vowel dumps; and more.

Load up on vowel-heavy words, including ones with multiple "i" and "u." Find out which short words don't take "s" endings, or which finish in a surprise "s." Get the best of the bingos, as well as alphagrams.

The introduction comes from World Scrabble[registered] Champion Brian Cappelletto.