• Word game for 2-4
players.
• Form words crossword style using
letters of different
values.
• High score wins!
• Good player scores in
the 300-400 range.
Before Beginning…
• Pick a dictionary in case
of word challenges
• All words permitted
except words always
capitalized, prefixes &
suffixes, abbreviations,
standing alone, words
with hyphens or
apostrophes.
Who goes first?
Letter closest to beginning of alphabet
Let the games begin…
• Draw 7 tiles and
place on the rack
• Form words on rack
• Keep rack hidden
from the others
Bad luck!
Three options for play:
1. Pass, forfeit, no score
2. Exchange 1 to 7 tiles,
score nothing
3. Play a word and earn
score
Lay it on the line!
• First player combines
2 or more letters to
form one word
• Diagonals not allowed
• Begin on the pink star
center square
• Add up total score for
the word and record it.
• Draw the same # of
tiles that you played.
Forming New Words

1.
2.
3.

Alternate turns and play new words by:
Adding letter(s) to a word already on the board
Placing word at a right angle
Placing a complete word parallel to a word
2 blank tiles can be any letter but can’t change
When does it end?
• All tiles have been
drawn
• One of the players
has used all letters
on rack
• Win the game by
achieving highest
score
• Remaining tiles
count against you
Scoring
Double word
score
Double letter
score
Triple letter
score
Triple Word
score
Use all 7 tiles in a turn and score 50
bonus points!
Scoring examples
14
points
9
points
25
points
16
points
Credits
Created & Produced by
Karin Renner
for TET 745
Advanced Digital Presentations
Summer 2005
utilizing PowerPoint, LiveWeb,
Camtasia, Photoshop and
Windows Media Player
Scrabble & Probablility:
It’s all in the numbers
Number of Tiles
1
2
3
4
6
8
9
12
Letters
J, K, Q, X, Z
B, C, F, H, M, P, V, W, Y,
blank
G
D, L, S, U
N, R, T
O
A, I
E