From The TV IV

Word for Word was a game show airing on NBC daytime. It was the first game show created and produced by Merv Griffin.

Two contestants competed turn by turn in creating smaller words out of a big word. The big word is displayed to the home and studio audience while the words the contestants would write down on a slate (they must pronounce and spell it as well) are superimposed in back of them for television. The words had to be at least three letters in length, no proper names, hyphenated or foreign words. Players received two points for each acceptable word created. A contestant creating a pre-designated word receives ten bonus points.

The high scorer after two rounds wins the game and $100. He/she now plays a bonus game with the points converted into seconds of time. In that time frame, the player must unscramble five scrambled words with a prize awarded for each word.

[edit] Cast

Person	Role	Duration
Main Cast
Merv Griffin	Host	1
Frank Simms	Announcer	1
Bill McCord		1
Bill Wendell	Announcer	1
	Substitute host	1

[edit] In Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

[edit] DVD Releases

There has not been a DVD release for this show.