Scrabble is always an awkward game to play as an English major. If you play with non-English major friends--and they beat you--they claim you're not worthy of that English degree.
But if you win these same people claim they were at a disadvantage all along. (But their engineering degree and six-figure income probably means they're the true victors in life.)
Apparently it's worse in the world of online Scrabble and its imitators. According to the website The Awl (where 2 out of every 3 visitors to the site should say, "Uhh, what's an awl again?") online Scrabble is a wild west of treachery, where amateurs throw out random words to score high points--regardless if they even know if it's a word to begin with--all because the automatic online dictionary will pretty much accept any old crazy spelling of a word from the history of humanity.
Why is this bad? Well, it's not bad for the general public. But it's terrible for English majors who are now losing at Scrabble all the time. You usually only see this many defeated English majors six months after graduation during the job hunt.
The solution is simple. Total boycott by English majors of all online Scrabble. Only tangible, actual Scrabble should be played. That way competitors can feel the sheer animalistic intimidation of our brains and underdeveloped muscles in-person.
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