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Words that are part of a phrase
This was a close game where ZOO was completed with a "T" formed from a word crosswise, ELITE (on a double word score tile).
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Where do I start learning?
There is a ton of places to start learning about Scrabble- two letter words, Q without U, three letter words, common eight letter words, common seven …
50-point word challenge?
We've played Scrabble for years where a successful word challenge yielded 50 points for the challenger. Has that ever been a rule? Thank you.
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Help! I have ONE RASH
Must find out or die: seven-letter word(s) from ONERASH
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Incorrect Word
One player played a word that was incorrect (BINKY*) and not challenged. The next player added an "S" to it. Neither play was challenged. We looked it …
Word hits on 2 double words
I have a word that hit two different "double words". Does the score get doubled 2 times?
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Is Slang Allowed in Scrabble?
In your three letter words list it mentions that you can use the word BIZ, which is described as slang, but the rules indicate slang is not allowed. …
Scoring
If the word KITCHEN is placed vertically and someone puts a "S" at the end of it and creates KITCHENS. The S word is SWORD and there is a double word …
Vertical and Horizontal word
If WEAR was on the board vertically, can I add SIEVE to the top but horizontally to form SWEAR and SIEVE
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What is the bonus for going out?
When a player has used all their tiles what is the bonus? I used to think it was 50 but nothing in the rules.
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Triple Letter Score
Say there were two words, PLAY and YARD. Suppose they both intersect at a triple letter score. If I put down a S making PLAYS and YARDS, does the triple …
Covering the pink star
We just played a game in which the first player's word was successfully challenged and so had to be removed.
I realize that the spirit of the rules …
Playing separated letters
Hello, having a heated discussion about whether the following is allowed in Scrabble. Can you help?
I would like to add a 'T' and 'C' to make the words …
Word repetition
I've been playing scrabble since childhood and it was in college when I began joining scrabble tournaments. I'm just confused about the rule on word repetition. …
First word placement
Does the first letter of the first word have to be on the star square, or can it be anywhere as long as the world covers the star square?
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Clearing the board
How many extra points are awarded to the player if they clear the board?
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None. …
Dictionaries
Can you use a dictionary before you lay a word on the board?
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Spanning two triple word squares
Is it possible to start on a triple word square and end on a triple word square? If so, how do you score it?
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Double Letter Score
If you make two words at the same time and one of the letters is used in both of the words at the beginning of the words and the tile is a double letter …
Last move stale mate
What happens if no-one can make the last move in Scrabble?
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First play challenged
On the first play of the game my opponent used the word ITALIAN. I challenged and won. By default I became the first player to play. Do I still get double …
Snooze you lose?
My husband and I along with our 11 year old son were playing Scrabble. The game was almost over and I just finished playing my turn and went to take more …
Adding letters after a challenge
My husband put the word varmint down where the M was already on the board. I questioned the spelling and we agreed on a friendly challenge. He was right. …
Defence
Besides attacking, we have to defend too. Scoring is not the only way to win. Even when you score a lot of points, you might give your opponents bonus …
Looking up a word after a challenge
I challenged a word and it was found to be incorrect. Is the person that lost the challenge technically allowed to then look up the correct word for future …
Challenge Rule
I understood from a few years back that if you were challenged you had to use the challenged word in a sentence. A fellow player used the word BA and …
Replaying a word
Can the same word be played again in the same game?
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Is this move legal?
The word YETTS is on the board vertically. I add an I to the left of the S making IS and add F below I to form IF. Is this move legal?
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Using a blank
When using a blank, can you make it into a Q, if the Q is already in use?
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Pluralizing Scrabble words
The word PONG was made and verified in the Scrabble dictionary. My opponent then added an S to pluralize PONG. I challenged the word PONGS and it was …
How to place tiles on the board
If a word such as YES was placed across the board, could another player add FEW down the board to makes EYES, therefore starting the new word above the …
Challenges WhenTwo Words are Formed
Upon challenge of two words may the challenger look up both words even after the first word was found to be no good in the Official Scrabble Dictionary …
Foreign Words In Scrabble Dictionary
Why is it that there are many foreign words in the Scrabble dictionary but scrabble rules clearly state that no foreign words are allowed?
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See details on legal play below
While playing my daughter, she challenged me on whether I could add an 'S' to the TWEAK, which was placed horizontally, and then I added FIB above the …
Adding a letter.
My fiancee and I were playing last night and she had a vertical word on the board. I added a letter to the end of that word and wanted to also add tiles …
Big Scrabble game and need a big word!
I have the letters APIAAGT which make a 7 letter word, but I cant find anywhere to play it. This is a big game since I am playing with co-workers and …
Do I lose a turn?
I spelled a word that was a word (LATELY), but my 'L' overlapped a previous word spelling a wrong word LE*. Do I lose my turn for spelling this incorrect …
To what point can tiles be exchanged
My wife had the Q until she realized there was no way she could use it. There were only three tiles left so she traded her turn and picked. Is there a …
Can a Blank represent a blank?
If a blank can represent anything, can it represent nothing? If I have placed it next to an "A" as a last move, have I simply (by my election) created …
Can you extend words in Scrabble?
My friend says that I can't add -ED or -ING to the end of a word to make a new word (for example, EXIT-ED or EXIT-ING). What do you think?
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Counting Premium Squares Twice
The situation was that the word FEE was on the board. POD was added, with the D of POD turning FEE to FEED.
Under the P was a double word square. …
Repeating words on the board
The word GOAT was played in our game. My competitor then tried to place GOAT on another location of the board. Is this valid?
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When does a Scrabble game end?
Player 1 has used her remaining tiles but Player 2 can still make a word. Is the game over when Player 1 uses up her remaining tiles, or does it end when …
Why isn't ERODERS allowed in Scrabble?
I used this in a sentence: Wind, water, and time are all natural ERODERS of soil on the great plains. Yet, in Scrabble, ERODERS is not an allowable word? …