New York: Scrabulous is back on Facebook, but now it has a new name, new rules and circular tiles that could help its makers skirt legal claims from the owners of Scrabble.

The return came less than two days after the creators of Scrabulous blocked their popular version of the word game from US and Canadian users of Facebook, the online hangout. The Indian brothers behind Scrabulous Rajat and Jayant Agarwalla had been sued by Hasbro Inc, owner of Scrabble's North American rights.
Now, the game has reappeared with the name Wordscraper. The change could help it avoid any brand confusion with Scrabble, a key point in trademark disputes.

The game too has changed. Instead of square tiles, for instance, Wordscraper has circles. The tiles earning double and triple points have been rearranged, and tiles for quadruple points have been added.