If the public servers that auto generate in the installed version of the current deb of this program continue to remain down, one would suggest that they be commented out / removed from the next update/automatic install of pyscrabble or be listed as a bug under bugfix. The game is unplayable without a server.
The public server listing is pulled from an external URL. I'm working on trying to find a new public server but I can't find anyone willing to host one.