Editing Scrabble (section)

===Web versions===
Several websites offer the possibility to play ''Scrabble'' online against other users, such as the [[Internet Scrabble Club]], [[Pogo.com]] from [[Electronic Arts]] (North America only), and [http://woogles.io woogles.io].

[[Facebook]] initially offered a variation of ''Scrabble'' called Scrabulous as a third-party application add-on. On July 24, 2008, Hasbro filed a [[copyright infringement]] lawsuit against its developers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Legal_Troubles_Mount_for_Scrabulous_Hasbro_Sues_for_Infringement_20998.html |title=Legal Troubles Mount for Scrabulous - Hasbro Sues for Infringement |publisher=efluxnews |date=July 27, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080730042533/http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Legal_Troubles_Mount_for_Scrabulous_Hasbro_Sues_for_Infringement_20998.html |archive-date=July 30, 2008 }}</ref> Four days later, Scrabulous was disabled for users in North America,<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=July 29, 2008 |title=Facebook shuts off Scrabulous after Hasbro sues |agency=[[Bloomberg News]] |url=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-facebook30-2008jul30,1,6306391.story |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080805131444/http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-facebook30-2008jul30,1,6306391.story |archive-date=2008-08-05}}</ref> eventually reappearing as "[[Lexulous]]" in September 2008, with changes made to distinguish it from Scrabble. By December 20, Hasbro had withdrawn its lawsuit.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN1541432720081215 |title=Hasbro withdraws suit against Scrabulous creator |work=Reuters |date=2008-12-15 |access-date=2010-04-06 |first=Aarthi |last=Sivaraman}}</ref>

Mattel launched its official version of online ''Scrabble'', ''Scrabble by Mattel'', on Facebook in late March 2008.<ref name="Independent">{{cite news
|first=Stephen |last=Foley
|title=Mattel takes on Scrabulous in war of the words
|date=2004-04-08
|newspaper=The Independent
|location=London
|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/mattel-takes-on-scrabulous-in-war-of-the-words-805825.html
|access-date=2008-04-08
}}</ref><ref name="NYTimes1">{{cite news
|first=Heather |last=Timmons
|title=Scrabble Tries to Fight a Popular Impostor at Its Own Game
|date=2004-04-07
|newspaper=The New York Times
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/07/technology/07scrabulous.html?ex=1365220800&en=84df098d42df01ee&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
|access-date=2008-04-08
}}</ref> The application was developed by [[Gamehouse]], a division of [[RealNetworks]] that was licensed by Mattel.<ref name="NYTimes1" /> Since Hasbro controls the copyright for North America with the copyright for the rest of the world belonging to Mattel,<ref name="Independent" /> the Gamehouse Facebook application was available only to players outside the United States and Canada.<ref name="NYTimes1" /> The version developed by [[Electronic Arts]] for [[Hasbro]] was available throughout the world.

When Gamehouse ceased support for its application, Mattel replaced it with the Electronic Arts version in May 2013. This decision was met with criticism from its userbase.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/scrabbles-facebook-update-spells-a-n-g-e-r/news-story/92b18de69995f857e16fd4a34408e35a|title=Facebook update spells A-N-G-E-R|date=June 6, 2013|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]] |location=Sydney, Australia}}</ref> The Hasbro version continues to be available worldwide but now uses IP lookup to display Hasbro branding to North American players and Mattel branding to the rest of the world. Electronic Arts have also released mobile apps for Android and iOS, allowing players to continue the same game on more than one platform.

As well as facilities to play occasional games online, there are many options to play in leagues.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.word-grabber.com/online-word-games/the-man-behind-the-facebook-scrabble-league|title=The Man Behind the Facebook Scrabble League |publisher=word-grabber.com  |date=2015-06-03 |access-date=2017-03-18}}</ref>

In 2020, the license for Scrabble passed from [[Electronic Arts]] to [[Scopely]], which launched the app Scrabble GO on March 5, 2020, with the Electronic Arts version discontinued on June 5, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://venturebeat.com/2020/03/08/how-scopely-took-over-the-scrabble-mobile-game-franchise-from-ea/|title=How Scopely took over the Scrabble mobile game franchise from EA |publisher=venturebeat.com |date=2020-03-08 |access-date=2020-06-17}}</ref> The new app was very different, leading to protests, and Scopely soon began to offer a 'Classic' version, without some of the extras initially offered: "this updated mode is reimagined to reflect the ask for a streamlined experience. Features such as boosts, rewards and all other game modes are disabled", the company announced.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/the-times/cross-words-force-scrabble-app-developer-back-to-drawing-board/news-story/a42d6b1e37cbf8486d3be99a9a3d2895|title=Cross words force Scrabble app developer back to drawing board |publisher=theaustralian.com.au |date=2020-06-03 |access-date=2020-06-17}}</ref>