SHOULD THE VALUES OF SCRABBLE LETTERS BE CHANGED?

SHOULD THE VALUES OF SCRABBLE LETTERS BE CHANGED? Stefan Fatsis has this article in Slate about proposals to change the values of the different letter tiles in Scrabble. One argument is that the English language has changed since Scrabble’s invention in the late 1930’s. As well, books for Scrabble players that collect two letter words have changed the usefulness of certain letters. The article has a chart showing two different sets of recommendations for changed values. For example, both proposals would lower the value of “Z” from 10 to 6. I learned, based on statistical exercises, that it is recommended that you get rid of a “Q” or a “J” as soon as you can because they clog your rack.