It started out with different names but they settled on the name Scrabble. It means to grasp, collect or hold onto something which is fitting for the game. Before I keep collecting words (the puns keep coming) on this post, check out more of the history on scrabble here. Even better, ...
I updated my "scrabble" program to use that file parsing the three fields into their own structure within the Map but still using the word as the key for the Map entry. In any case, using the more restricted English Words text file (only 171K), the scrabble game is ready to go! P...