SCRABBLE - HOW TO PLAY (Revised 2024).pptx

rules to follow
Be respectful to your opponent
Be honest and play fair (Don’t cheat)
Don’t lose your composure
Never give up (Play till the end)

WHAT DO YOU NEED?
1) Scrabble board
2) 100 tiles in a bag
3) 2 racks
4) A timer
5) A word checker
6) 2 Scoresheets
7) Clipboard & Pencil

time (timer)
 Each team has 25 minutes and 5 minutes overtime.
 No time limit for each move.
 Overtime, team will be penalised 10 points for each
minute. (MAX: 50 points for 5 minutes)

word checker
Only words in the Collins Scrabble Dictionary are
allowed. (latest edition; CSW21)
Collins Zyzzyva 5.2.0 (Offline) - Require Internet to
update the dictionary.

who will start first ?
 Manual Selection
 Each team pick a tile from the bag.
 The tiles closest to the beginning of the alphabets,
with a blanks preceding an ‘A’ shall start the game.
(Blank, A, B, C, .. , X, Y, Z)
 Computerized Selection, the one with an asterisk *
shall start first.

 When drawing tiles
 Must hold the tile bag so that
its rim is at or above eye level
 Show hand (empty) before
drawing.
How to draw tile(s)
 When extra tile(s) drawn
 Opponent will randomly choose X+2 tiles from the rack
and facing up on the board. (X is the overdrawn tiles)
 Opponent will then choose X tiles and return it into the
bag.

Team A starts drawing seven tiles from the tile bag
Team A put them on the rack
Team B presses the timer and draws seven tiles from
the tile bag
Team A places the tiles on the board (one of the tiles
touches the Star)
Team A scores double and presses timer (end of turn)
*** Team A is allowed to place the tiles on the board as
soon as the timer starts.
How to Start the game

 To complete your turn,
 Place the tile(s) to form word(s)
 Count and announce the turn score
 Press the timer
 Record the turn score - Confirm the cummulate
score
 Replenish the rack from the tile bag - 7 tiles on
the rack
How to place and score

 Right after your opponent has pressed the timer (it’s your turn)
 Call out ‘Hold, I want to challenge’
 Press ‘Pause’ on the timer
 Go to Word Checker (One person from each team)
 Cross check the score
 Press ‘Pause’ again to resume the game
How to challenge your opponent
* Do not wait until opponent has drawn the tiles from the bag.
** Do not rush for flash draw. Ask before drawing tiles.

 You play word(s) and press timer
 Your opponent challenge your word(s)
 If the word was unacceptable, you
 take back the tile(s)
 score zero for that turn
 press timer to resume the game (opponent turn)
unacceptable word

 You play word(s) and press timer
 Your opponent challenge your word(s)
 If the word was acceptable, you
 record the score - cross check
 press timer to resume the game (opponent turn)
unacceptable word

 ‘Exchange’ any number of tiles at your turn
 Must have at least seven (7) tiles in the bag
 Say ‘Exchange’
 Take out tile(s) you want to exchange (e.g. 4 tiles)
 Place them faced down on the table.
 Press timer to end your turn.
 Score ‘0’ for that turn.
 Draw 4 tiles from the bag.
 Return the faced down tile(s) to the bag.
How to exchange tile(s)

How to cOUNT your score (1A)
Team A
Turn
Team B
Main word New word(s)
formed
Turn
Score
Cummulate
Score*
Main
Word
New word(s)
formed
Turn
Score
Cummulate
Score*
RAIN - 8 8 Turn 1
Turn 2
Turn 3
Turn 4

How to cOUNT your score (1B)
Team A
Turn
Team B
formed
Turn
Score
Cummulate
Score*
Main
Word
New word(s)
formed
Turn
Score
Cummulate
Score*
RAIN - 8 8 Turn 1 RAT TRAIN 10 10
Turn 2
Turn 3
Turn 4

Team A
Turn
Team B
formed
Turn
Score
Cummulate
Score*
Main
Word
New word(s)
formed
Turn
Score
Cummulate
Score*
BENDS BRAT 22 30 Turn 2
Turn 3
Turn 4

Team A
Turn
Team B
formed
Turn
Score
Cummulate
Score*
Main
Word
New word(s)
formed
Turn
Score
Cummulate
Score*
BENDS BRAT 22 30 Turn 2 QIN QI , IN 46 56
Turn 3
Turn 4

Team A
Turn
Team B
formed
Score Cummulate
Score*
Main
Word
New word(s)
formed
Score Cummulate
Score*
PONDS - 30 60 Turn 3
Turn 4

Team A
Turn
Team B
formed
Score Cummulate
Score*
Main
Word
New word(s)
formed
Score Cummulate
Score*
PONDS - 30 60 Turn 3 DEAR - 7 63
Turn 4

EXTRA BONUS (BINGO)
 Any player who plays all seven of their tiles on the rack) in a
single turn scores a bonus score of 50 in addition to their
regular score for the play.
 Refer to next slide How to cOUNT your score (4A)
WORD TURN SCORE ADDITION BONUS TOTAL TURN SCORE
CONSIDER 108 50 158

WORD
TURN
SCORE
ADDITION
BONUS
TOTAL TURN
SCORE
C O N S I D E R 108 50 158

 No more tiles in the bag
 You have played all the tiles on your rack
 Opponent counts the point (tiles) on his rack
 Double the point
 Add the point to your score (scoresheet)
 Deduct time penalty (if any for both team)
 Highest score wins.
How to end the game (type 1)

 Both of you and opponent score six ‘0’ consecutively
(passed or challenged or exchange)
 Count the point (own rack)
 Deduct the point from own score (both team)
 Deduct time penalty (if any),
 Highest score wins
*

You
Turn
Opponent
Main
word
New word(s)
formed
Score Cummulate
Score
Main
Word
New word(s)
formed
Score Cummulate
Score
HORN - 14 14 Turn 1 FARM 9 9
PASTE FARMS 25 39 Turn 2 MOB NOT , BE 16 25
BIT PI , AT 16 55 Turn 3 BAGAM - 0 25
- XXX 0 55 Turn 4 BATAM OA 0 25
TEW WA 0 55 Turn 5 FAT OT 0 25
- - 0 55 Turn 6
30 Tile penalty 15
- Time penalty -
25 Total 10
15
1st
3rd
5th
2nd
4th
6th

 You exceed 30 minutes (25+5 overtime)
 Count the point (own rack)
 Deduct the point from own score (both team)
 Deduct time penalty (if any) *
 Highest score wins
* 5 minutes overtime, time penalty -50 points

You
Turn
Opponent
Main
word
New word(s)
formed
Score Cummulate
Score
Main
Word
New word(s)
formed
Score Cummulate
Score
HORN - 14 14 Turn 1 FARM 9 9
PASTE FARMS 25 39 Turn 2 MOB NOT , BE 16 25
BIT PI , AT 16 55 Turn 3 BAGAM - 0 25
- XXX 0 55 Turn 4 BATAM OA 0 25
TEW WA 0 55 Turn 5 FAT OT 0 25
55 Turn 6
30 Tile penalty 15
50 Time penalty -
-25 Total 10
35

 Winner - fills in the
Result Slip with the
scores and spread
 Opponent - check
and sign the Result
Slip
 Winner - Hand in the
Result Slip to TD
How to fill in result slip
SK Kg Boy SK Durian
346 256
90

 Teams shall fill in
their own Individual
Score Sheet for
their own record at
the end of the
game. (Good
practice to keep
track)
360
How to fill in team score sheet

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