Scrabble | |
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  Scrabble Location within the state of West Virginia  Scrabble Scrabble (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°29′1″N 77°49′57″W / 39.48361°N 77.83250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Berkeley |
| Elevation | 367 ft (112 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1549918[1] |
Scrabble is an unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States. According to the Geographic Names Information System, the community has been known as Hard Scrabble, Hard Scrabble Town, and Hardscrabble throughout its history.
The community most likely was so named on account of treacherous local terrain.[2]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scrabble, West Virginia
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 560.