a b c d e f Sharp, Richard (March 1973). "Games View". Games & Puzzles. No.11. Edu-Games (U.K.) Ltd . Retrieved 22 February 2023. Only words found in any standard dictionary are to be used. Proper nouns are not permitted unless given in the dictionary you are using. a b c "Weekend fun for the word game fans". Evening Times. 29 July 1983 . Retrieved 24 February 2023. Above: The rule book carries a date of October 1933, and a section on "How to Arrange a Lexicon Drive".

The object of Lexicon is simply to have played all of your cards, so that you have none left in your hand. At the end of a round, players add up the score of the cards remaining in their hand. When someone reaches a total of 100, they are eliminated from the game.Soon Lexicon was published in a smart slip case and many different editions have followed, including foreign language versions. The player on the left of the dealer commences. The next player on the left then plays and so on round the table. Each player, after examining his cards, can choose one of four alternatives:- On their turn, a player may lay down a complete word with their letters, extend a word already played, or discard one of their cards and draw one from the top of the draw or discard piles. [8] :25 The player may also choose to exchange one or more cards with those forming a word in play, so long as the exchange results in a complete word. [3] Word, number and chess games". Games & Puzzles. No.55. Edu-Games (U.K.) Ltd. December 1976 . Retrieved 24 February 2023.

a b c d e f Augarde, Tony (1994). The Oxford A to Z of word games. Oxford University Press. pp.133–135. ISBN 0-19-866178-9. However, when the real launching took place in the autumn, heralded by an intensive newspaper advertising campaign, sales,Any of the 12 cards forming the circle may be moved, if desired, to help to form a word, but once a letter is moved, or if a second letter has been played on it, it cannot be moved again. Ross, Eleanor (23 December 1938). "Household hints". Washington Reporter . Retrieved 23 February 2023. The summer of 1932 saw the introduction of this game, when a small edition was produced and sold to test the market.