CO, QUE, is fitted between an N and an S on the
CONQ.
Sometimes a word may cross two premium w
word score is doubled then re-doubled - 4 times the complete
word score; or tripled and then re-tripled - 9 times the
complete word score!
CONQUEST is play19 points with Q over the Double
Letter for an e10 points & then tripled to 87 points & then
tripled again for a total of 261 points!
End of the game
The game ends when
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all the tiles in their rack
•
•
After all the scores are added up, each player’
by the sum of his unplayed tiles, and if one play
their tiles, their score is increased by the sum of the unplayed
tiles of all the other players.
e.g. If Player one has an X and an A left on their rack at the end
of the game, their score is reduced by 9 points. The player who
used all their tiles adds 9 points to their score.
Remember - the game can be won or lost on the last letter in
the bag!
RULES CLARIFICA
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If any tile touches another tile in adjacent rows, it must form
par
• The same word can be play
• Pluralised words are allowed.
• A word can be extended on both ends within the same mov
e.g. TRAINER to STRAINERS.
• All tiles played in an
continuous line only
• Players may not ad
words in different parts of the board in the same turn.
• The bonus scores of the premium squares only apply to the
turn in which the tiles are placed on them.
• When more than one word is formed in a single turn, each
word is scored. The common letters are counted (with full
premium value, when they are on premium squares) in the
score for each word.
•
If a word crosses two premium w
is doubled and re-doubled - 4 times the complete word
score; or tripled and re-tripled - 9 times the complete word score.
• When a blank is placed on a red T
square, the sum of the tiles in the word is doubled or tripled
even though the blank itself has no score value. When it is
placed on a blue T
the blank tile is still zero.
•
empty
in using all their tiles. In this case the game continues until
all possible moves hav
move, they pass their turn. If all play
consecutive turns, the game ends.
•
A dictionary or word guide may not be used while a game i
progress to search for words to fit the tiles on y
be consulted after a word has been played and challeng
GAME V
V
V
case of disagreement it is recommended that the standard
rules are used.
HOUSE RULES
Rec
The official rules state that once a blank has been played it may
not be moved. A variation e
recycled. If the word RET
blank, then any play
replace it with that S. The blank can then be used immediately
in that player’
Open dictionary
Some players play with
can look up any words they wish to, bef
without penalty
learning new words.
T®
Thematic SCRABBLE® is good fun. If y
Christmas, give 5 e
to Christmas. If you’
words connected with sport etc. Players’
justify that words are connected with a giv
to the fun element.
‘Jac
T
rule can be introduced where players must play a w
least 5 letters on the first move of the game, similar to the
to Open’
If the person going first cannot form a w
play passes to the left and so on until one player can play 5 letters
or more. If nobody can form a 5-letter word then the starting player
gets the chance to play a 4-letter word, if they cannot do this either
then the player passes to the left again as abov
Double bag SCRABBLE®
T
consonants and vow
players, when they draw letters, to choose whether they w
consonant or a vow
Un–SCRABBLE®
After you hav
Un–SCRABBLE®. Each player
not more than six of the letters from the board. The tiles
removed must be tak
the move, all w
joined crossword fashion. The game continues until all tiles
have been remov
Players score the face value of all the tiles they remov
SCRABBLE® Bingo
SCRABBLE® Bingo is much lik
SCRABBLE® tiles.
T
a) Think of two sev
in the SCRABBLE® set (check with the letter frequencies o
in total your two words do not contain more
b
Note: Y
have f
one E when
T
Using a timer
A timer can be used to limit the time each player tak
their move. A common limitation is 2 minutes a mov
Championship SCRABBLE®, chess clocks are used and each
player has 25 minutes to mak
penalty of 10 points per minute applies.
Restricted changing
Championship rules also ban changing once there are 6 or
fewer letters in the bag. This rule w
stop players changing a Q when they did not hold a U near the
end of the game.
SOLIT®
Although SCRABBLE® was designed as a game for tw
players, man
solitaire. There are various ways in which this can be done:
a)
b)
c) The tiles are turned right side up. By deliberate selection
DUPLICA®
This method of play was inv
W
credit for the words they f
plays no part. The game can be played by any number of play
It can be played alone, whilst in F
where this method of play is very popular
players hav
T
Each player has a complete set of tiles, a rack and a board. Bef
the game starts, the players arrange their tiles in alphabetical
order
no arbitrator) draws seven tiles at random from a set of tiles in a
bag or face down in the box lid, and calls them.
All players draw the same tiles, place them on their rack, and try
to find the word with the highest score value. In three minutes
time, they must write on a slip of paper
the grid reference of the first letter of the word (see letters and
numbers printed around the edge of the board. If the word is
horizontal, the letter is written first e.g.: H8; if v
number is written first e.g.: 8H).
The arbitrator collects all the slips, and calls out the word with
the highest score; all the players now place this w
board (removing their word if it is not the same) but remember
that the individual score is the one for the word actually play
If the word is rejected as being inadmissible, the play
nothing. The arbitrator then draws new tiles to bring the total
number in their rack to seven and calls them.
In the first fifteen racks drawn, there must be a minimum of two
vow
must be a minimum of one vow
count as either vow
tiles are put back into the bag and seven new tiles drawn.
The players again try to make the w
and place it on the board, linking it with the first word,
cross-word fashion, as in normal SCRABBLE®. On a second slip,
the players write down this second w
reference.
The game continues until all 100 titles have been drawn and
played, or until there are no v
winner is the player with the highest total score. In Duplicate
SCRABBLE®, there is no strategy
have to find the highest scoring w
FURTHER INFORMA
Consumer Affairs
If you require replacement tiles, boards etc. or hav
any Mattel product, please phone Consumer Affairs on 01628
500306 or write to them at
Mattel U
P
ONLINE
www
SCRABBLE® has a website where play
• get updated information
•
• get helpful hints on strategy and tactics
• get information on game variations
• learn about Scrabble-related books
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