Scrabble Letter Distributions - Russian

Russian

Russian-language Scrabble sets, which use Cyrillic letters, contain 104 tiles using this distribution:

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: О ×10, А ×8, Е ×8, И ×5, Н ×5, Р ×5, С ×5, Т ×5, В ×4
  • 2 points: Д ×4, К ×4, Л ×4, П ×4, У ×4, М ×3
  • 3 points: Б ×2, Г ×2, Ь ×2, Я ×2, Ë ×1
  • 4 points: Ы ×2, Й ×1
  • 5 points: З ×2, Ж ×1, Х ×1, Ц ×1, Ч ×1
  • 8 points: Ш ×1, Э ×1, Ю ×1
  • 10 points: Ф ×1, Щ ×1, Ъ ×1

The former Russian distribution, 126 tiles until 1990, was as follows:

  • 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
  • 1 point: О ×11, Е ×10, И ×10, Н ×6, А ×9, Р ×6, Т ×6, С ×5, В ×5
  • 2 points: Д ×4, К ×4, Л ×4, М ×4, П ×4, У ×4
  • 3 points: Я ×4, Б ×3, Г ×3, Ë ×3, Ь ×2
  • 4 points: Ы ×2, Й ×2
  • 5 points: Ж ×2, З ×2, Х ×1, Ц ×1, Ч ×1
  • 8 points: Ш ×1, Э ×1, Ю ×1
  • 10 points: Ф ×1, Щ ×1, Ъ ×1

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