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The game consists of a bag, a set of tiles, and a board divided into a 15x15 grid.  The tiles are each marked with one letter and a point value (except for two blank 'wildcard' tiles).  The tiles are placed in the bag; each player removes 7 of them; the first player uses his or her tiles to form a word and places it on the board, either horizontally or vertically, intersecting the middle square.  The player then draws more tiles from the bag, replacing the ones just played, maintaining 7 tiles to the extent possible.  The points on the tiles are totaled up with any special squares included (see below); that's the player's score for this turn.  Play then rotates around the board with each player attempting to play his or her tiles to form words; after the first play, each word must use at least one tile already on the board.  

The game consists of a bag, a set of tiles, and a board divided into a 15x15 grid.  The tiles are each marked with one letter and a point value (except for two blank 'wildcard' tiles).  The tiles are placed in the bag; each player removes 7 of them; the first player uses his or her tiles to form a word and places it on the board, either horizontally or vertically, intersecting the middle square.  The player then draws more tiles from the bag, replacing the ones just played, maintaining 7 tiles to the extent possible.  The points on the tiles are totaled up with any special squares included (see below); that's the player's score for this turn.  Play then rotates around the board with each player attempting to play his or her tiles to form words; after the first play, each word must use at least one tile already on the board.  

The bonuses for the various special squares (double letter score which includes the middle square where play must begin, triple letter score, double word score, and triple word score) are used only once during play; if a letter used in a word is already on the square the bonus is not awarded again.

The bonuses for the various special squares (double letter score which includes the middle square where play must begin, triple letter score, double word score, and triple word score) are used only once during play; if a letter used in a word is already on the square the bonus is not awarded again (but if, on its initial use, such a square is used to form two words, it counts for both words).

Any tiles in direct contact with each other, either horizontally or vertically, must form valid words.  If a single play forms multiple words (one horizontally and one or more vertically, or vice versa), points for all the formed words are awarded.   

Any tiles in direct contact with each other, either horizontally or vertically, must form valid words.  If a single play forms multiple words (one horizontally and one or more vertically, or vice versa), points for all the formed words are awarded.