• Scrabulous is an unauthorized online version of Scrabble developed by Indian brothers Jayant and Rajat Agarwalla.Chronicle of Higher Education: Students Score a Hit with Scrabulous (October 11, 2007) On July 29, 2008, the Agarwallas prevented access to the application from all locations in North America in response to a copyright lawsuit filed by Hasbro, the maker of Scrabble.MSNBC: Scrabulous Scrapped on Facebook (July 29, 2008) The following day, the brothers released a revamped version of Scrabulous entitled Wordscraper.The Washington Post: Scrabulous Founders Launch New Word Puzzle Game (July 31, 2008)

• 1. Founded: 2005Chronicle of Higher Education: Students Score a Hit with Scrabulous (October 11, 2007)
  2. Founders: Jayant and Rajat AgarwallaChronicle of Higher Education: Students Score a Hit with Scrabulous (October 11, 2007)
  3. Added as Facebook application in 2007Chronicle of Higher Education: Students Score a Hit with Scrabulous (October 11, 2007)
  4. Free to usersChronicle of Higher Education: Students Score a Hit with Scrabulous (October 11, 2007)
  5. Electronic rights to Scrabble belong to Electronic ArtsNew York Times: Online Scrabble Craze Leaves Game Sellers at Loss for Words (March 2, 2008)
  6. Hasbro and Mattel own the Scrabble trademarkNew York Times: Online Scrabble Craze Leaves Game Sellers at Loss for Words (March 2, 2008)
  7. Hasbro asked Facebook to remove Scrabulous in January 2008New York Times: S-q-u-a-b-b-l-e - (January 19, 2008)
  8. Brothers retooled Scrabulous and released it as Wordscraper on July 30, 2008The Washington Post: Scrabulous Founders Launch New Word Puzzle Game (July 31, 2008)

• Legal Issues

  The Agarwalla brothers freely acknowledge that theirs is an unauthorized online version of the popular trademarked board game, but claim they have made no money off of the game.Chronicle of Higher Education: Students Score a Hit with Scrabulous (October 11, 2007) Electronic Arts released an authorized online version of Scrabble in July 2008.MSNBC: Scrabulous Scrapped on Facebook (July 29, 2008)

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