I love creating with Scrabble tiles. Old Scrabble games, complete or partial, are always on my list of things to pick up when I’m out thrifting. But sometimes I hit a dry spell or just don’t have time to go from store to store. And I sure don’t want to find myself in the middle of a project and not be able to spell what I want because I’m missing ONE letter. Has that ever happened to you? So I did a little searching to find sources online and today I’m sharing with you my complete list of where to buy extra Scrabble pieces. Leave a comment and let me know where you buy yours!
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Before I get started with my list, let me show you how I store my Scrabble pieces in my studio. This is an old slide storage box that I found at a flea market. I store the tiles alphabetically so I can find them quickly and see which letters I need to buy.
Where to Buy Scrabble Tiles for Crafting
Scrabble Games at Garage Sales and Thrift Stores
Scrabble games are getting harder and harder to find at garage sales and thrift stores. Probably because everyone’s buying them to craft with! I used to find them all the time for 25c and my kids would help me sort them. Now I’m usually paying $2-3 for a game. I never check to see if they’re complete since I won’t be playing with them.
Scrabble Tiles at Vintage Shops, Antique Shows, Flea Markets
This is my favorite source for buying Scrabble tiles (and many other vintage treasures). Occasionally you can find bags of tiles for sale but my favorite is when you can buy them individually. This is perfect for picking up some of those letters you use most often. I’m always running out of V’s!
I found these extra-large Scrabble tiles at the Mes Amis Vintage Market.
Individual Scrabble Tiles on Etsy
I love buying on Etsy when I can. This way I’m supporting other small businesses like me.
There are even Etsy sellers who will sell individual tiles and let you choose the letter! This is life-changing. Well, maybe not really life-changing, but it certainly makes my crafting life easier. At the time I’m writing this there are prices starting at 25 cents!!! And some even offer free shipping.
Read the listings carefully, some are tiles from other games, some are just a mix of letters and some are made of plastic. Which would still work for many projects but I just didn’t want you to be surprised. You can always send a message to the Etsy sellers to clarify, too.
- maroon Scrabble tiles on Etsy
- blue Scrabble tiles on Etsy
- black Scrabble tiles on Etsy
- Scrabble racks on Etsy
New Scrabble Tiles on Amazon
I was excited to find out that these were also available on Amazon. That’s because we started using Amazon Prime a couple of years ago and we get free two-day shipping. (For most items… make sure you look for the “Amazon Prime” symbol.) We usually order books, electronics, home decor, or household items that we can’t find locally. But now I can also buy craft supplies!
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I use wood tiles for most of the Scrabble projects I do. But I just ordered some of the colored plastic tiles to try them out. I’ll give you a review later.
- wood
- maroon
- blue
- black
- white
- lime green wood
- plastic – These come in MANY more colors!!!
- Scrabble racks
Old Scrabble Games on eBay
I don’t usually buy much from eBay. But if that’s where you like to shop online, you can find Scrabble tiles there, too.
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Thanks for reading “Where to Buy Scrabble Tiles”! Make sure you leave a comment and let me know your sources for where to buy Scrabble tiles. And let me know what you’ve been making with them recently. I also link to these parties.
‘Til the next project,
Ann @ Duct Tape and Denim
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Jann Newton says
Ann, I’ve always love scrabble tiles! For one of my daughter’s wedding showers, my sister, niece and I did all of the guest’s names for they were seated at the table in scrabble tiles and the little stands. My daughter and my niece used to play scrabble all the time, so it was very fitting. Great post!
ducttapeanddenim says
What a great idea!
Sandra Higley says
http://Www.sav-on-crafts.com is another great resource!
ducttapeanddenim says
Thanks for letting me know! I’ll check them out.
Lara Lamb says
I’ve found them for $.25 a piece at antique stores in the wooden color as well as the maroon. even got the wooden stands for $1.00.
Maria Brittis says
Its amazing how creative something like this can be! Scrabble has been around for ages! Great idea.
Maria
Misty Woerner says
How do I post a pic? I’m a dufus I guess?
ducttapeanddenim says
Sorry… If you have the photo posted somewhere on the internet already you can just share the url. Or you can email a photo to me – ann@ducttapeanddenim.com or share it on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/DuctTapeAndDenim/
Lynda Hardy says
These are great tips! I had no idea you could even get ahold of those tiles without purchasing the whole game!
Florence @ VintageSouthernPicks says
As an Etsy seller, I never thought of selling them individually, but that’s a great idea. Might have to file that away for future reference. I still see games at garage sales, but quit buying them. I’ve never seen them around here as cheap as 25 cents. They are always in the $2-3 range.
Marilyn Lesniak says
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Linda S says
I’ve always wondered where we could get a pile of random (or not so random) scrabble tiles – now I know! thank so much for sharing this at our Encouraging Heats & Home blog hop this week.
Shecki says
Oh my! I didn’t even know lime green Scrabble tiles existed, and now I think I might need some! LOL!
Sara says
What a fun thing to use for crafting! I haven’t seen these used like this before. Thanks for sharing at the Home Matters Link Party! #HomeMattersParty
erin says
Do you know where I can find light blue scrabble tiles? I just need the N
ducttapeanddenim says
Erin, I found this set on Amazon {affiliate links} http://amzn.to/2pWuFEj — but if you only need one letter you might have better luck looking for blue tiles on Etsy http://rstyle.me/n/cnn6ktb57af
Good luck! BTW, what are you making?
Fonda says
Or, you could buy the original wood tiles from Hasbro: https://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/en/htsusa/scrabble-game-tiles-and-racks-refill-htspt00007 They seem to be out of stock right now. It’s too bad they make the tile holder out of plastic now.
Florence says
Love the creative way you’re storing them! Looks like it works perfectly!
Allison says
Hi i have recently found wooden scrabble tiles with different colour letters on from a website called Wish they take a frw weeks to come but are different . I have also just brought scrabble tile letter stamps so i stamp on the back pf letters i dont use much such as z
Kippi says
Great idea to say it with the scrabble pieces! Happy fall, Kippi
Donna Reidland says
I shop on Amazon quite a bit, but never thought to look for crafting supplies. Thanks for sharing!
Pam says
I don’t know how I wasn’t aware that scrabble tiles come in different colors! I love them and have always wanted to make some projects with them. I am a reading tutor, and I used to use them with my students, but they liked playing with them a little too much, so it wasn’t always productive! 🙂 Thanks for sharing this at Thursday Favorite Things!
Jann Olson says
I always find mine at thrift shops, but fun to have some colored ones. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
kevin leeds says
Hello! I play in Scrabble tournaments. On the Internet it seems difficult to find many sources for tiles that are suitable for playing in a tournament. One of the requirements is that the tiles can not be distinguished by touch, or by sight from the back. (Nobody has figured out how to make the tiles impervious to telepathy, yet.) It is amazing to see so many craft sites and so few sources for competitive Scrabble tournaments. (North America has two organizations: NASPA Scrabble, and WGPO. There’s also WESPA, the World English Scrabble Players Association, but they use way more words than we do.)
The only sources I have found so far that really work are http://protiles.net and http://samtimer.com and scrabbleplayers.org. genetimer.com does not have them but they have other Scrabble equipment. wordameplayers.org does not have them. There is a difference between tiles intended for world scrabble and tiles intended for north american scrabble, as the former are square and the latter are a little taller than they are wide. Some tile sets could be improved by including an underline or a number zero on the blank tile, if it’s otherwise difficult to identify which way is up on the blanks.
Sanchez says
I always buy them on amazon
Inna says
AliExpress is a great source for scrabble tiles…just takes a while to get to you…all kinds of colors and cheap.
Michelle Young says
You can color the wood ones with permanent marker to get any color you like. I love using metallics.
Ann says
You always have the best projects and advice, thanks. Would you consider talking more about creative reuse/Upcycle stores though? Most people have one near them but don’t know it or understand what they do/sell.
As a director at a non profit creative reuse store, I encourage people to look for one in their area for items like scrabble tiles and so much more. It’s our specialty.
Thanks 😎
ducttapeanddenim says
Great idea! We had one near us in California. I’ll have to check out our new area in Texas to see if there’s anything nearby. Thanks for the idea.
Sandi Paulus says
I’d love to share my favorite Etsy vendor for Scrabble tiles. She is Annie Howes, and you can find her at her own website (anniehowes.com) or on Etsy (anniehowes.etsy.com). Her tiles are smooth and great quality.. just like the real thing. Some other tiles you might find on Amazon look very rough around the edges, so I never order them. And even better, her shipping is fast, arriving in about 3 days or so.
ducttapeanddenim says
Thanks! I’ll look into that.
arshpreet singh says
You can shade the wood ones with an indelible marker to get any shading you like. I love utilizing metallics.