How to Play Scrabble

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In Scrabble, players earn points by constructing words with letter tiles and placing them on a grid. Each letter has a different point value, there are 100 letter tiles, and only one letter tile can fit in a grid space.
Step 1: Draw seven letter tiles
Have each player remove one tile out of the tile bag. The player that gets the letter closest to the letter "A" goes first. Each player then draws seven tiles from the tile bag.
Tip
The first player begins the game by placing a word on the star square at the center of the board, either horizontally or vertically. This star acts as a double-word score.
Step 2: Score each word
Tally each word score by adding point values for each letter in the word. Point values range from 0 points for a blank tile to 10 points for the letters "Q" and "Z." Use a paper and a pen to keep track of the word scores for each player.
Tip
Some squares on the board allow you to multiply the tile's value by two or three.
Step 3: Continue play
Continue playing in a counterclockwise direction around the board. During each turn, a player can decide to place a word on the board, exchange tiles, or pass.
Tip
If a player decides to exchange tiles, replace them with an equivalent number from the tile bag. If they choose this option, they cannot do anything else on that turn.
Step 4: Choose new tiles
After placing a word on the board, draw an equal number of new tiles from the tile bag so that each player always has seven tiles.
Step 5: Continue until game ends
Continue playing. All letters played must touch at least one letter that is already on the board to form at least one complete word. When one player has used all of their tiles or no one can make any more words, the game ends.
Tip
If a player uses all seven of their tiles in one turn, they add a 50-point bonus to their word score.
Step 6: Challenge words
Consult a dictionary only if you're challenging another player's word. If the word isn't in the dictionary, the player loses their turn. If the word is allowed, the challenger loses their turn.
Step 7: Calculate the scores
Calculate each player's final score by adding up the points from all of their word scores. Then, subtract the sum of their unplayed letters. If one player has used up all of their letters, add the sum of everyone else's unplayed letters to their score. The player with the highest score wins.
Did You Know?
Invented in the 1930s, Scrabble did not achieve widespread popularity until the early 1950s when, according to legend, the president of Macy's played the game on vacation, and then ordered it for his store.

[@ExoticsJ]

I have Scrabble competition tomorrow yet I don't know how to play one. 😂😂😂

[@Sultan-Sem]

I'm having one today. Wish me luck.

[@ericaceae]

BaoNana same!

[@popzsanchez957]

BaoNana

[@afifam1]

same ar with me with arepcak

[@rheignebaborase1350]

BlueyLuna mine is for next week

[@Del-Canada]

This game is over 85 years old now. I remember going to friend's homes to play in the seventies and eighties. Great way to fellowship with people.

[@catherinembakwa3634]

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[@newvision101]

I have a game coming Friday! Learning on the run!

[@Del-Canada]

@@newvision101 Good way to build a great immune system also. lol

[@raymondtendau2749]

As an Entrepreneur,I had a recent encounter with my clients playing this game and it's so Enticing to me.I was like "I just got to learn this game."

[@vcntiqs]

wtf everybody has scarbble competitions and im just here bored

[@danielhorgan8918]

Sorry... maybe you can get an invite next year

[@joelsayshi]

daniel horgan Omg hi 4 hours ago i thought i was the only one here that wasnt like 7 years ago

[@William_Uamusse]

@@joelsayshi me too 😅

[@kyleangelocastro9460]

@belly tripper nice

[@deathbot12095]

I’m still confused

[@catherinembakwa3634]

LoL

[@sweetjelly5545]

I learn so many guides in here tomorrow is my scrabble competition! Yes! It give me some few tips! Thanks!

[@nicholasmclaine4398]

Smiles, what do you think about the game pretty?. Well I love scrabble a lot I learn how to play scrabble from my parents when I was young so it's one of my favorite. How about you dear?.

[@olidzn3323]

@@nicholasmclaine4398 weirdo 🤔

[@lukeifer]

lmao my english teacher told me he placed me on a scrabble competition but i dont know how to play the game at all *help* Edit: I GOT 1ST PLACE. IT WAS ALL FINE AND COOL UNTIL I REALIZE THERES A FINAL ELIMINATION ROUND.

[@chocolateandjelly8760]

Me too and my Stomach hurts XD

[@hontiveros1678]

Me too xD

[@roaringthunder115]

Cool

[@nicholasmclaine4398]

Hello 🙂

[@tulip9733]

Sameee

[@manuelvelasquez7654]

Great job explaining it I understand alot better on how to play the game.

[@Mewithmeherwith7-321]

Same goes here

[@fg1344]

I still have a question. When it's my turn do I have to form a word or can I just use a letter in order to form a word later?

[@ramosmiguel323]

No they have to be complete words

[@faeriesscps]

SO HAPPY WE'RE ALWAYS GONNA DO THIS EVERY FRIDAY

[@expecttheunexpected5166]

My wife & I are playing Scrabble, thnx for sharing the rules & principles... :)

[@sekhmet4106]

I watched this and I literally dont understand anything

[@janetgekestalin8731]

Same

[@jimmydeanpatterson1422]

Neither do I. This video completely lost me.

[@CalmAstronaut-lo6tk]

Same

[@marufaparvin8722]

Big uss 😂bhai

[@nurmisuarimrg1016]

😂😂😂😂

[@JaylenPotts-zs2qw]

Scrabble is a fun game to play in which letters are put together. Kids with high iqs often play this which is iconic.

[@internalinjectiontrulyhere770]

You can add two scrabbles for more players get the same word first in time for a higher score

[@aaronbruceladner1983]

A 7 Letter Word, The Clue is: PEOPLE CAN STEAL YOURS Audience: THUNDER It's the Crossword Game You've Played All your Life, But Never Quite Like This! Audience: SCRABBLE And Here's your Host, Chuck Woolery!

[@ElleFr0st]

Thanks! Dad just bought the game and I couldnt understand **** from the manual!

[@notblakecallisto9027]

I literally played with my little cousin I told her to just spell out a word😂

[@CesareVesdani]

I like to play scrabble. I wish there were two J, K, Q, X and Z letters in the English scrabble distribution. This distribution of 100 tiles sucks because those letters are too rare. Two of each letters would be better because players would be able to make words with double letters. For example, the word "pizza", nozzle and other double letter words.

[@user-ct2wx6ir7d]

My most epic play was when I was first to put anything on the board and I could use all 7 letters ("LOTTERY"). I was richly rewarded w/all sorts points (78 I think). I remember it because it'll probably never happen again , haha! It's a great game.

[@RobTheBanana]

I got this for my Christmas present, I have no idea why, I've never asked for this 😆

[@vjmercychechemodelo4143]

Very concrete. Tnx. You are amazing. Salamat po. From Ph

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[@nothing-zd2ih]

My teacher signed me in the “Scrabble Competition” on 17th June 🤨 im excited yet confused 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@aaronbruceladner1983]

SCRABBLE was Turned into a Daytime Game Show on NBC

[@Blue-berry]

Tomorrow is our intramural, this helps so much!

[@nemichandsbarola117]

What if a player choose to pass

[@rob5i]

Each letter does NOT have a different point value (per :11 seconds in). Most of them have a "1" point value.

[@rafaelpaler4306]

Im litteraly having try outs tommorow and I'm trying scrabble thanks for the information on how to play this game:)

[@malapuz12ethegamer57]

im doomed i have a competition

[@freshavocado9502]

malapuz12e The Gamer 😂😂😂 same bruh 😂😂😂

[@kylie5827]

malapuz12e The Gamer Same😂

[@tohyongsheng3406]

malapuz12e The Gamer ugh same

[@ant-vc8kj]

lol same and i dont know how to play

[@jana6089]

Same, my teacher chose me because I'm one of the top students but I don't play scrabble...rip me :(

[@roaringthunder115]

God I love Scrabble

[@lacehidalgo]

I played scrabble when I was 5 ,my teacher taught me how to play again when I was in G11 but I’m so neevous bcoz of the up coming competition so I searched give me tipsss.

[@danishaleez5718]

I love scrabble and today is my scrabble competition so hope that I should win because this is my first competition

[@neojuice2001]

Did you win?

[@shawanamukhi2860]

Scrabble game ka ha se kareda

[@ivantheminecraft-explorer1553]

I know now!

[@neojuice2001]

IvanTheMINECRAFT -EXPLORER goodjob ivan you know now

[@joseandresmontoyacabrera1835]

Uhm...I didn't get the scores part :v What exactly do you do the?

[@rosemarietudtod708]

I have a competition tomorrow and idk how to play it yet

[@goodharukasakuraimorning]

So i have a competition tommorow i told my mom if we can practice an she said "i dont know if i still have a scrabble board honey." So had to watch this instead.

[@standoughope]

So a word counts even if it's not a word as long as no one challenges it or is every word confirmed even if it's not challenged after each move?

[@albertmoore4445]

What is a four-letter word with the letters of which 6 total four-letter words can be made?

[@blackvelvet1426]

I have a scrabble competition tomorrow yet idk how to play one 😂

[@spanish604]

@colorfulcrisis what if you dont know how to read nor write, then how can you read the Scrabble Instructions ??

[@rheignebaborase1350]

thanks for the video this will help me learn more for my tryouts for scrabble in our school.

[@Kashif314]

I am still confused

[@benedictyeong746]

As a Scrabble player, it hurts me internally to see "screen" be played with a blank tile, and a s, for five points

[@oskain]

Ong

[@AaronBruceLadner]

A 9 Letter Word, The Clue is: IT'S AT THE END OF THE LINE Audience: TELEPHONE It's the Crossword Game you've Played All your Life, But Never Quite like This. Audience: SCRABBLE And Here's your Host, Chuck Woolery!

[@mjbmjb8007]

I miss this game. I really love vocabulary

[@nicholasmclaine4398]

Smiles, what do you think about the game pretty?. Well it's one of my favorite, I learn how to play scrabble through the help of my parents when I was a kid so am a big fan lolz, how about you dear, how long have you been playing scrabble?.

[@alexledesma8057]

Does the word have to match horizontal adñnd vertically?

[@justashortgiant5978]

There are Scrabble competitions??

[@yoisus9004]

How did I get here, I searched for a grandpa yeeting a scrabble board

[@myskia-chiro]

the star is a double word score??

[@KironManuelCards]

There is also a maths version invented by a US company called Equate.I have played this version and I have details with me.

[@kirakreep]

If you make a word between other 2 words already in the board, do you add those points?

[@ItsPickaxe]

You can also use the categories.

[@azularrr]

basically my teachers were telling me that I was going to be playing scrabble against another team in my school. And, well, I didn't know how to play so now I'm here!

[@yjz9731]

Bruh my teacher signed me up in my intramurals competition and said if I don't make to atleast 3rd place I'll have a failing grade *THE COMPETITION IS TOMORROW AND I DONT KNOW HOW TO PLAY*

[@TheVanillatech]

Yesterday my dog at the entire bag of scrabble tiles. I took him to the vet and had to leave him there overnight.... ....no word yet.

[@aaronbruceladner1983]

When My Folks and I Play SCRABBLE, We Play the Game Show Version

[@acherrychi2038]

I remember, I knew how to play scrabble but I didn't remember how

[@dwayneah-time5570]

What if someone has 2 words in his rack is that person able to place both words of he is able to join them together??

[@annajames8122]

When you replace your tiles, do you lose a turn?

[@weingdaingling3896]

If i got the letter a, will i get the first turn?

[@mariyahvalera5930]

Me when I saw the channel name: **Howcast** "hmmm that sounds familiarrr..." Me when I saw the intro: "Ohhhhhh hhhhhh hhhh thatz the one from tiktok...😌😏"

[@beaaaaam8735]

If you exchange tiles, how many tiles does the game allowed to be changed?

[@oskain]

Any amount

[@keviny7963]

Wow haven’t heard the howcast intro in years

[@jun241]

How did I ended up searching this up

[@WhindSoull]

At 1:17, I certainly hope they didn't swap out letters, since they were holding ORNATE. :) Just before that, at 1:14, they had BOXER.

[@sparshsharma5270]

'7' letter tiles are used Thala for a reason!

[@gwynthomas6377]

I love Scrabble!

[@myplace571]

Thanks this helped a lot 👍🏻

[@paulettelewis992]

How do you remove your conversation private to a person on scrabble game on line.

[@nicholasmclaine4398]

Hello 🙂

[@KironManuelCards]

This is a very basic board.There are boards with either ready made score papers and another set with a plastic ruler that can indicate numbers.

[@GaryLuKOTH]

What if there is not enough letters to draw from the pouch so that you have 7 letters on your rack?

[@tulip9733]

I've been place in a Scrabble competition by my mother and teacher and i have no idea what this game was or is

[@meganoobgaming691]

I have a scrabble competition at nov 25 at my school yet I do not know how to play one

[@angmadiskartengmommy7277]

For me this is a good game how to learn about words by words. Thanks for sharing your Video.Stay Safe.🍁🍂🌿🥰🙏🙏🙏.

[@aakritisharma9025]

Thank you Soo much for your great information....💐💐

[@itzcathy5605]

Scrabble is haunted at my school we put n1 tile on the star and don't look,at the game for ten,seconds it will move by itself its scary my best friend was in terror

[@TheAUSSIENATOR]

@TrickTime5 yeah but the some of her unplayed letters was 4 so she minuses 4 from her score

[@totaldestruction1673]

When you memorized a lot of words and luck dont want to side you so you lost the competition and everyone is dissapointed of me

[@sdwxrld6024]

Here are some words that you CANNOT play (can FRAY, or SHAKE or SHRINK) in Scrabble.' Extravaganza doesn't go with quickly. Flatbread doesn't go with jumping. Ketchup doesn't go with rab. Mustard doesn't go with five. Pizza-party doesn't go with seven. Pretzels doesn't go with quacking. Qrstuvwxyz doesn't go with back. Qrstuvwxyz doesn't go with bacon. Qrstuvwxyz doesn't go with baking. Qrstuvwxyz doesn't go with chance. Qrstuvwxyz doesn't go with change. Qrstuvwxyz doesn't go with challenge. Qrstuvwxyz doesn't go with choice. Qrstuvwxyz doesn't go with going. Qrstuvwxyz doesn't go with label. Qrstuvwxyz doesn't go with lead. Quacking doesn't go with pretzels.

[@namjoonswife8295]

i'm doomed i have a scrabble competition and i don't know how to play scrabble

[@neiljaca2010]

if you choose change tiles, you have to replace all the seven tiles?

[@alaricace8118]

Still after 10 years gone nobody answered you :(

[@mohammadhanif9897]

He got one like tho

[@AaronBruceLadner]

Did you Know that SCRABBLE became a TV Game Show?

[@analynboloy6415]

What are the application in scrabble? Can you explain me please maam/sir

[@Windows70095]

1:42

[@kosterix123]

Wordious killed scrabble. Most important is to house rule valid words.

[@judesantillan]

nice man thanks for sharing

[@seemakhan5443]

What does little numbers mean??

[@zannatulferdous4600]

thanks for the lesson it is helping

[@user-ec2iy5bs4c]

Even tho this video was made 13 yrs ago…I still have a scrabble competition tmr

[@karamahamdi7280]

Very good explemation

[@szilardvincze]

Casually adding up Erins's score and writes 50 instead of 54. Good that it's not math.

[@tipsymcstaggerx2173]

We have this game at work. I timed the hourglass & it was at 2 minutes & 38 seconds!? Isn’t meant to be 1 minute?

[@mariyam1987]

Thank you to show all showing

[@TudBoatTed]

99% of comments- I have a competition tomorrow

[@Toxicboyxx]

Tomorrow is my scrable competition

[@mhikal77]

same by watching this it will be easy for me and thx for this guide

[@jakeplumber]

does anybody know if you can use pad and paper to track letters.

[@anacirullo1]

Can i play two words at one play? Or is one word per turn?

[@guntergrimzz2959]

I have to be a Scrabble ref tomorrow and I don't know what Scrabble is

[@1whoDoesSimply]

What if I spell Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcaniconiosis?

[@abdullahk9606]

Not possible in scrabble

[@jessicacordova2832]

Permission to use this video for our lecture... thank you and God bless

[@MarmaladeStex]

Is the Word"Scrabble" allowed in the Game of Scrabble?!.

[@lifeasmana2219]

today was my birthday and one of my frinds give me Scrable it's amazine i lovet

[@Jasibhir]

+priapus56 XD

[@siddharthamenon2576]

yesterday was my birthday too and i got one scrabble

[@haydarhaydarov3855]

Lífe Aş Mãňäł me too . one of my classmate gave me scrabble

[@manawithapa5221]

my result was good which is 92% so my parents gifted me

[@yaboy1504]

Lífe Aş Mãňäł good grammar