This document describes the board game Scrabble. It explains that Scrabble was invented in the 1930s and involves forming words on a board using letter tiles of different point values. Players take turns drawing 7 letters to spell words horizontally or vertically connected to other played words, aiming to make words that utilize high-scoring letter spaces and combinations for the highest turn score.

2. • A popular game crossword puzzle-like board
game played by two or four people.
• This word game was conceived by Architect
Alfred M. Butts and patented by the Selchow and
Riger Co. in 1948.
• It was soon rendered in numerous foreign
languages as well as in a Braille version for the
blind and at the dimensional form.

3. A 9 N 6
B 2 O 8
C 2 P 2
D 4 Q 1
E 12 R 6
F 2 S 4
G 3 T 6
H 2 U 4
I 9 V 2
J 1 W 2
K 1 X 1
L 4 Y 2
M 2 Z 1

4. A 1pt N 1pt
B 3pts O 1pt
C 3pts P 3pts
D 2pts Q 10pts
E 1pt R 1pt
F 4pts S 1pt
G 2pts T 1pt
H 1pt U 1pt
I 1pt V 4pts
J 8pts W 4pts
K 5pts X 8pts
L 1pt Y 4pts
M 3pts Z 10pts

5. The play is consists of forming
interlocking words, crossword fashion, on
the scrabble playing board using letter tiles
with various score values. Each player
competes for high score by using his letters
in combinations and locations that take
best advantage of letter values and
premium squares on the board.

6. 1. Turn all letters face down at the side of the
board and shuffle.
2. Draw for first play.
3. The player drawing the letter nearest the
beginning of the alphabet plays first.
4. Put the exposed letters back and reshuffle.
5. Each player then draws 7 new letters and
places them on his rack.

7. 1. The 1st player combines two or more of his
letters to form a word with 1 letter on the
center square. DIAGONAL WORDS ARE NOT
PERMITTED.
2. A player completes his turn by counting and
announcing his score. He then draws as many
new letters as he has played, thus always
keeping 7 letters in his rack.
3. Play passes to the left.

8. 4. New words may be formed by:
a. Adding one or more letters to a word.
b. Placing a word at right angles to a word already on
the board.
c. Placing a complete word parallel to a word already
played.
5. No letter may be moved after it has been played.
6. The two blanks/jokers tiles may be used as any
desired.
7. Any player may use his turn to replace any or all of the
letters in his rack. He then awaits his next turn to
play.
8. Any words found in a standard dictionary are
permitted except PROPER NOUNS. Consult a
dictionary only to check spelling or sage.

9. 1. The score value of each letter is indicated by a
number at the bottom of the tile. The score value
of a blank/joker is zero.
2. The score for each turn is the sum of the score
values of all the letters in each word formed or
modified in the play plus the premium values
resulting from placing letters on premium squares
which are apply only in turn in which they are first
played.
3. Any player who plays all seven of his tiles in single
turn scores a premium of 50 points addition to his
regular score for the play.

10. Good luck
players!
-Friday Group