National Scrabble Day, celebrated on April 13, honors the classic word game that grew from a simple idea during the Great Depression into a global phenomenon. Invented by Alfred Mosher Butts and inspired by poetry and probability, Scrabble combines strategy, vocabulary, and chance.

I hate Scrabble. It’s tough to make words on this complicated board when spelling is a major challenge. People don’t understand why I wouldn’t love the game since I’m an English major.