Image of INSTAGRAM spelled with letter tiles, superimposed over logo. Text below: Scrabblegrams on Instagram How do I provide and contextualize… a poetry Scrabblegram? I gain a venue the quirky need justifies… follow me on Instagram! Scrabblegram (100 tiles) Blanks: M, N

I wrote a rhyming #Scrabblegram to tell you I'm on #Instagram! 😎

Some of my best 'grams are now on the 'gram, along with photos, reels, and #cryptic clues 📸📽️🔠
#quirky #scrabble #poetry

Don't be an April fool - if you're on Insta, follow me and I'll follow back: instagram.com/lowdowncryptic

Abstract, molecular dot image of human form arising from DNA double helix. Text below: The Human Genome Project It sequenced pairs and revolutionized biology, working as if a saliva swab extracted your life Scrabblegram (100 tiles, including title) Blanks: C, S

My February #Scrabblegram is sort of a sequel to Dave's #DNA 'gram (see my previous post)

The #HumanGenomeProject determined the base pairs of human DNA, mapping and sequencing our genetic code 🧬

#Scrabble #Science #Biology

Can you find the revolutionary DNA in this Scrabblegram? 🤓 #cryptic

DNA Scrabblegram (with diagram of DNA molecule) Various enzymes pair adjacent nucleotides by group, give a sequential framework of code within a rotating double helix. Blanks: C,U

Feb 28, 1953, is recognized as discovery date of DNA's double-helix structure (but there's a twist - see post below) 🧬

Enjoy this amazing #Scrabblegram by the master,
@dcscrabblegram.bsky.social

#Scrabble #Science #DNA #Feb28

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Photo of a Zamboni driving on an ice rink, with text below: The Zamboni Frank J. Zamboni invented the eponymous, oval-doing, water-spraying, axial ice resurfacer Built it with a good old squeegee Scrabblegram (100 tiles) Blanks: G, N

With the #WinterOlympics starting next week, enjoy my #Zamboni #Scrabblegram from 3 years ago ⛸️

It was invented in California by an Italian-American (born in Eureka, Utah!) but it feels Canadian to me, since we have the most ice rinks of any country 🇨🇦

#Scrabble #Skating #Hockey
#MilanoCortina2026

Scrabble board showing Scrabblegram (100 tiles): A Comet, a Cupid A Vixen, a Blitzen A jingle everybody "nose" How it makes Rudolph a unique reindeer? Or a gift for Santa? It glows! (Blanks: A, N)

#Scrabble #Scrabblegram #Xmas #Poem ⬆️
#uniQue #blitZen #viXen #Jingle

Illustration of Rudolph and eight other reindeer pulling Santa's sleigh through the night sky. Text below: A Comet, a Cupid A Vixen, a Blitzen A jingle everybody "nose" How it makes Rudolph a unique reindeer? Or a gift for Santa? It glows! Scrabblegram (100 tiles) Blanks: A, N

It's my brand-new December #Scrabblegram 🦌🎅🛷

Happy Holidays and New Year to all! 🎊☮️💕
#Rudolph #Santa #Christmas #HappyHolidays
#Scrabble (see board below)

Black-and-white photo of lawyer Benjamin Ferencz at the podium during the Einsatzgruppen trial at Nuremberg (1947). Text below: Ben Ferencz Took up justice for unimaginable pain Served a good, inquisitive way Made legal history Exhorted "Law, not war!" Scrabblegram (100 tiles, including title) Blanks: N, W

My November #Scrabblegram is dedicated to an inspirational figure and his credo "Law, not war" 🧑‍⚖️⚖️☮️

Ben Ferencz (1920-2023) was a prosecutor at the #Nuremberg trials in 1947. He had barely worked as a lawyer yet – it was his first criminal case! (see below for more)

#Scrabble #Justice #BenFerencz

Thanks, Skinny!

Check out the #Scrabblegram hashtag for more of my 'grams and a few by the master, @dcscrabblegram.bsky.social

Thanks, @guineverecryptic.bsky.social!

Check out the #Scrabblegram hashtag for more of my 'grams and a few by the master, @dcscrabblegram.bsky.social

Illustration of silhouetted zombies in a graveyard. Title: “undead”. Text below: a body exhumed a casket ajar zombies go free howling afar turning on evil insidious plot creepy date night we quiver a lot Scrabblegram (100 tiles) Blanks: G, H

It's my October #Scrabblegram and I'm going #darkmode for this one! 🎃👻👹 (board in reply below)

#halloween #scrabble #poem
#constrainedwriting #poetry
#undead #zombies #creepy

Halloween Scrabblegram A great masquerade, by jack-o-lantern light, to view people in costume with obvious need of a candy fix (mini- or regular-sized). Blanks: C, M

I'll post my new #Scrabblegram later today, but first enjoy this classic from the master, @dcscrabblegram.bsky.social
#Halloween #Scrabble

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Autumn Scrabblegram Every autumn, I gaze at the bottom of overripe trees raining red. So if I adjust clocks in an equinox, dayglow will be up ahead.

Following up on my poetic #Scrabblegram posted yesterday, here's a seasonal one by the master, @dcscrabblegram.bsky.social

#scrabble #poetry #autumn #fall

Visit davesscrabblegrams.com for his amazing collection of 400+ Scrabblegrams!

Illustration of a melting clock face, with text below: Avoid a Void Procrastination's judged as being lazy, but… Anxiety is real. Conquer it, empower the self, avoid a void… Remaking how you feel. Scrabblegram (100 tiles) Blanks: S, Y

Just in time for the end of September, here's my #Scrabblegram tweeted 3 years ago today (Sep 30, 2022)

My first 'gram with poetic meter and rhyme, it alternates iambic hexameter and iambic trimeter, but flipping to trochaic for the first half of line 3

#scrabble #wordplay #poetry #procrastination

Bee on dahlia

Bee in Aster

Garden Acer foliage turning golden against a blue sky

Trumpet vine in autumnal colours

Vicarious

Foliage ablaze
(making men try avoiding
the oft-quoted word)
Bee joy when Earth's axis lies
perpendicular to Sun.

#Scrabblegram #Equinox #Autumn #Tanka

💛🎺Joy Spring: youtu.be/fYdCeSHq11Q?...

Photo of the famous Château Frontenac hotel in old Quebec City, with horse-drawn carriage in foreground. Text below: Un Scrabblegram en Français J’ai visité Québec pour le week-end. Il y a un hotêl grand format! Timoré de bruit “wagon”, on y fait des choix. Parlez-vous anglais? Scrabblegram (100 tuiles) Les jokers: L, U

I was in Québec last week, so my (belated) #Scrabblegram for August is in French! 🥐 ⚜️ 🇨🇦

#Scrabble #Francais #Quebec #Canada

See thread below for translation and notes ⬇️

#scrabblegram
A CLUE TO WHAT I ENJOY:
KORNGOLD AND ZIMMER. LOUD. QUIET. GRIEF. PAIN. PIANO. FLUTE. SEXY BITS AND GRAVE BITS.
WHERE? AH – A MOVIE SCORE!

blanks: H, M.

Map of the London Underground system, with text below: Excited visitors journey on a big-river maze of antiquated Tube lines. So, how will you fare? (groan) Keep calm and mind the gap! Scrabblegram (100 tiles) Blanks: M, N

Inspired by my trip to London earlier this month, my July #Scrabblegram pays tribute to the incredible Tube system 🚇🏙️🛤️

(I passed through about 75 stations that week, including to/from Heathrow and all the way out to Chesham in Zone 9)

#Scrabble #London #LondonUnderground #TheTube

4 stock photos: a tropical bay with light blue water; a field of pink flowers below mountains with rainbow and cloudy sky; black and brown horses running on a dirt path through a meadow; mugs of coffee and tea, viewed from above

Rainbow #Scrabblegram 2 🌈
25 four-letter words on a theme, for challenge by @dcscrabblegram.bsky.social in June 2022
(Blanks: two Ys, again!)

True Blue,
Navy, Cyan,
Teal, Zomp,
Aqua Tide!

Iris, Rose,
Ruby Fire,
Neon Pink!

Sage Wood,
Lime Tree Twig,
Onyx Hide!

Java, Chai,
Soft Gold!

Photo of a rainbow with a Scrabblegram poem superimposed in coloured text. 20 five-letter words on a theme (all 100 Scrabble tiles, using the two blanks as Ys): "Black, white, sepia toned. Flaxy, fawny, ivory, onion. Dirty beige, otter, quail. Rusts, jades, olive, rouge. Mango, peach, denim, azure."

For June, I'm reposting my two Rainbow #Scrabblegram creations from June 2022 🌈

@dcscrabblegram.bsky.social challenged us to write a 'gram using only 5-letter words or only 4-letter words, so I did one of each - and on the same theme 🎨

Here's the 20x5 rainbow (my 2nd Scrabblegram ever):

Photo of a Scrabble board with all 100 tiles arranged to spell: "History a bore? Hamilton is more! A quick-fire hit of rap duels and wit. Be true, Eliza, one vow just vexed Angelica now. And Peggy."

We had tickets near the start of Hamilton's first run in Toronto, but that was March 2020 so it had to close just after it opened. We waited 3 years and saw it in 2023... with @danfeyer.bsky.social playing keyboards in the pit!

Here's the Hamilton #Scrabblegram I made at that time:

Photo of a man lying next to weights in a gym. Text below: Workout Warning Exercise will give you a good physique. However, it takes a lot of time, and a bad blunder can mean injuring foot or trapezius. Scrabblegram (100 tiles) Blanks: O, U

My May #Scrabblegram is recommending you “exercise caution” 🏋️‍♀️🏃‍♂️🚴‍♀️🏊‍♂️

Exercising can be dangerous, but you know what’s even more dangerous? Not exercising! 😅

#Scrabble #WorkoutWarning #ExerciseCaution

Illustration of a hand dropping a coin through a piggy bank into another hand, with title “Income Tax” and text below: Income tax is a real job hazard We give government a steep quotient of our pay (lucky to get a refund) I wish billionaires did Scrabblegram (100 tiles) Blanks: I, T

April 30 is the tax filing deadline in Canada and I'm posting my April #Scrabblegram just in time! 🤑

#Scrabble #TaxSeason #TaxTheRich

Image of hush emoji on a smartphone, with text below: Top Secret OK, what’s good etiquette if I find a prying journalist on my exclusive group chat? Bad to swear and blame everyone, I realize Scrabblegram (100 tiles) Blanks: T, Y

I'm not allowed to tell you what my March #Scrabblegram is about, but you can probably guess! 🤫

#Scrabble #TopSecret #GroupChat

Celebrate sharing below your own favourite (video) piano performance - then add ‘amazed’, ‘exquisite’, ‘guilty stalking’ emojis…

#Scrabblegram #PianoDay

youtu.be/tCrrZ1NnCuM?...

TV image of the SNL stage, with text below: Saturday Night Live I laugh at a zany spoof… or else I boo an unexpected jab “Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night!” Late, comedic, required viewing Scrabblegram (100 tiles) Blanks: C, Y

My February #Scrabblegram is for #SaturdayNightLive, currently celebrating its 50th season 🎉📺😂

#Scrabble #SNL #SNL50

A Scrabble set's 100 tiles forming interconnected words that spell out a message: Though it may seem like we are all just boxed off in individual zones, private galaxies, or tiny impersonal quadrants of a great globe, we are interconnected.

The message of this crossing #Scrabblegram by
@dcscrabblegram.bsky.social couldn't be any more relevant. It also connects well with my Crossword Scrabblegram from earlier today 🤝

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Photo of 100 Scrabble tiles spelling out 19 interconnected words about crossword puzzles: solving, crossword, puzzle, cryptic, clue, grid, hidden, fill, fifteen, square, meta, themed, jargon, joke, trivia, revealer, explanation, about, and “both ways”

"Both Ways: A #Crossword #Scrabblegram"

SOLVING
CROSSWORD
PUZZLE
CLUE
GRID
SQUARE
FILL
FIFTEEN
CRYPTIC
HIDDEN
META
THEMED
JARGON
JOKE
TRIVIA
REVEALER
EXPLANATION
ABOUT
BOTH WAYS

"Both Ways: A Crossword Scrabblegram" Illustration of 100 letter tiles spelling out 19 interconnected words about crossword puzzles: solving, crossword, puzzle, cryptic, clue, grid, hidden, fill, fifteen, square, meta, themed, jargon, joke, trivia, revealer, explanation, about, and "both ways" Scrabblegram (100 tiles) Blanks: L & Z

Something different for my first monthly #Scrabblegram of 2025… this one goes Across and Down! ↔️😀↕️

#CrosswordSky #Scrabble #crossword #puzzle #bothways

(and yes, I’m aware this is #notacrossword)

Smartphone with party image and title “A Festive Room”: A dark, quiet winter night / Fixed by our jolly music and light / Celebrated in a festive room / As was en vogue, I appeared on Zoom (Scrabblegram, 100 tiles, blanks D and M)

Here's my holiday #Scrabblegram #poem from two years ago for your (re-)enjoyment. In January, I'll resume posting a brand new Scrabblegram each month. #Scrabble #poetry
#HappyHolidays #HappyNewYear

"The Spirit of Christmas" - Scrabblegram by David Cohen (davesscrabblegrams.com) After jingle bells are quiet, our gifts exchanged, your bedroom empty, window dark... a vision, a visualization. Peace On Earth. (Blanks: A, R)

Sharing this seasonal #Scrabblegram message from @dcscrabblegram.bsky.social

Visit davesscrabblegrams.com for his incredible collection (400 Scrabblegrams!)
#Scrabble #Writing #Poetry #Peace
#MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays