Open-source Russian Scrabble (Эрудит) — a Scrabble clone and multiplayer board game project implemented with React, TypeScript and Node.js. Designed for Cyrillic alphabets.
Key topics: Russian Scrabble, Эрудит, Cyrillic Scrabble, Scrabble clone, React Scrabble, TypeScript game, multiplayer board game.
Remix this project on replit.com and run.
Install dependencies:
npm installRun development server (frontend + backend):
npm run devBuild for production:
npm run buildPreview production build:
npm run preview- A Scrabble-style word game for Russian (Cyrillic) words.
- Frontend built with React 18 + TypeScript and Vite.
- Backend in Node.js + Express with a pluggable storage layer (in-memory by default, Drizzle/Postgres prepared).
- Turn-based multiplayer flow with word validation and scoring.
- It is a game you can play with your friends (if you have any).
- Learn how to build a board game UI with React and Tailwind CSS.
- See an example of client/server separation for game state and validation.
- Explore pluggable storage patterns and how to swap in a database (Drizzle ORM + PostgreSQL).
- 15×15 Cyrillic board with standard Scrabble scoring
- Tile racks, tile bag, turn timers, and move validation
- REST API endpoints for game operations and word validation
- In-memory storage with an
IStorageabstraction for easy DB migration
- Frontend: React 18, TypeScript, Vite, Tailwind CSS
- Backend: Node.js, Express, TypeScript
- Optional DB: Drizzle ORM + PostgreSQL (Neon-ready)
- Utilities: TanStack Query, nanoid, date-fns
client/— React application (components, hooks, pages)server/— Express server, game logic and APIshared/— shared types and schemaattached_assets/— word lists and auxiliary files
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- Swap storage: implement
IStorageand wire Drizzle/Postgres for persistence. - Add WebSocket support to replace polling for true real-time multiplayer.
- Replace or extend
attached_assets/word lists for different dictionaries.
Contributions welcome. Please open an issue for proposals and submit pull requests for fixes or features. Include tests or manual reproduction steps for complex changes.
MIT