Alfred Mosher Butts was born on April 13, 1899 in New York and is best known as the inventor of the popular board game Scrabble. He was an architect and amateur artist, and when he first created the game he called it "Lexiko". His invention has become a classic game enjoyed by millions of people around the world.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M
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About
Best remembered as the Inventor of the popular Scrabble board game, this New York-born man was also an Architect and amateur Artist. When he first created Scrabble, he called the game "Lexiko."
Before Fame
He graduated from New York's Poughkeepsie High School in 1917 and began his architecture career during the 1920s.
Trivia
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art acquired several of his drawings.
Family Life
He grew up in Poughkeepsie, New York, as the son of Arrie Mosher and Allison Butts.
Associated With
He and Monopoly Inventor Charles Darrow both created extraordinarily popular board games.