Scrabble/YMMV

YMMV Tropes related to the Board Game:
 * Difficult but Awesome: Learning the official two letter word list can be this, but is basically a must for anybody who wants to be competitive at this game.
 * Also, getting a "Scrabble" (creating a word that uses all 7 letters in your rack), which is an instant 50 points to the player who builds it.
 * Game Breaker: "Q" and "Z" can become this if placed on a bonus tile. Merely placing one of these on a Triple Letter tile guarantees 30+ points from that tile alone.
 * Germans Love David Hasselhoff: The game is very popular in Senegal.
 * The Scrappy: The letter V, especially late in the game, can become The Millstone due to its inability to form any two letter words and knocking off 4 points off of your score if your opponent plays off his letters first.
 * They Changed It Now It Sucks: The recent rule change permitting proper names ruffled a few feathers in the United Kingdom, except it was widely misreported by the media and only appears in a newly-launched variant of the game. The rules of the original game haven't been changed, so words beginning with capital letters are still invalid.

YMMV Tropes related to the Game Show:
 * Accidental Innuendo: A female contestant selected two "P" tiles and said "Chuck, I guess I'll have to take a 'P'." Cue uproarious laughter from Woolery and the audience, and a quick trip to Dick Clark's Bloopers specials.
 * Replacement Scrappy: Steve Edwards, who hosted the 1990 pilot.
 * They Changed It Now It Sucks: Many fans' opinion of the 1993 revival, which had a smaller set and much lower budget, among other things. A rather bad change was that the bonus squares went into a Bonus Sprint pot (which began at $1,000) instead of directly to the contestants, reducing their desire to hit them immediately...much to Chuck's dismay.
 * What an Idiot: Sang, the record holder for most time spent in the Sprint round, about 87 seconds, in part due to overeager buzzing-in and blowing at least two words with only one letter missing. His opponent bombed on at least two of the same words.
 * One year earlier, John set the record for most time spent in the Sprint round, 62.9 seconds...AND HE WON!!, thanks to his opponent, Lysa, blowing it. You have to see it to believe it.