Scrabble is a board game for 2-4 players. The point is to make as many and long words as possible. <h2>Game rules Scrabble</h2> <h3>The game</h3> The game consists of a board with 196 squares. Some boxes have double and triple letter values. And some squares have double and triple word values. In addition, there are 4 bars for the players to place their letters on and a number of letter cubes: <div style='overflow:auto;margin:auto;'><div style='width:50%;min-width:250px;float:left;'><table style='width:90%;margin:auto;border:1px solid gray;padding:10px;'> <tr><td style='max-width:30%;border-bottom:1px solid gray;padding-bottom:10px;'>Letter</td><td style='max-width:30%;border-bottom:1px solid gray;padding-bottom:10px;'>Points</td><td style='max-width:30%;border-bottom:1px solid gray;padding-bottom:10px;'>Number</td></tr><tr><td>A</td><td>1</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>B</td><td>3</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>C</td><td>5</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>D</td><td>2</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>E</td><td>1</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>F</td><td>4</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>G</td><td>3</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>H</td><td>4</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>I</td><td>1</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>J</td><td>4</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>K</td><td>3</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>L</td><td>3</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>M</td><td>3</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Blanco</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr></table></div><div style='width:50%;min-width:250px;float:left;'><table style='width:90%;margin:auto;border:1px solid gray;padding:10px;'> <tr><td style='max-width:30%;border-bottom:1px solid gray;padding-bottom:10px;'>Letter</td><td style='max-width:30%;border-bottom:1px solid gray;padding-bottom:10px;'>Points</td><td style='max-width:30%;border-bottom:1px solid gray;padding-bottom:10px;'>Number</td></tr><tr><td>N</td><td>1</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>O</td><td>1</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>P</td><td>3</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Q</td><td>10</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>R</td><td>2</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>S</td><td>2</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>T</td><td>2</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>U</td><td>4</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>V</td><td>4</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>W</td><td>5</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>X</td><td>8</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Y</td><td>8</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>(IJ)</td><td>(4)</td><td>(2)</td></tr><tr><td>Z</td><td>4</td><td>2</td></tr></table></div></div>The letters are placed in the bag or placed upside down on the table. This is the jar. <div style='text-align:center;'><img src='/images/scrabble.jpg' style='width:250px;height:152px;margin:auto;' alt='Scrabble set'></div> <h3>Start of the game</h3> Each player takes 7 cubes from the pot. The player who can make the longest word gets to start. The first word must be in the middle square. The players then alternately place words that must connect somewhere with the words already on the board. For each turn, the players complete the letters on their board to 7 as long as there are enough letters in the pot. <h3>Points</h3> The points per word placed are written down. If one letter of the word is placed on a 'special' square, then the value of the letter, or the whole word, is doubled or tripled. If you manage to place several words at once, the letters in the overlapping letters count for each word. <h3>Additional Rules</h3> - Words are formed horizontally or vertically like a crossword puzzle, not diagonally. - The first word of a game is placed with one of the cubes on the pink star in the middle. The word value is doubled. - Colored squares lose their effect after the turn in which a letter landed on them. - Whoever manages to place all seven letters in one turn gets an extra 50 points. - A player may also use his/her turn to trade one or more of his/her letters. Only the next turn may a word be placed again. - Letters that are next to each other must always form part of a word. - For example, you can check what a valid word is at <a href='https://scrabblemania.nl'>Scrabblemania</a>. <h3>End of the game</h3> When there are no more letters or the players can no longer make words with the letters on their board, the game is over. The player with the most points minus the points left on his board wins. <h3>References</h3> <ul> <li><a href='/?lang=en'>speluitslagen.nl</a></li> <li><a href='https://scrabblebond.nl/' target='_new'>Scrabblebond Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href='https://scrabble.startpagina.nl' target='_new'>scrabble.startpagina.nl</a></li> </ul> {DefaultRuleText}