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kenny1234 | 19:58 Thu 12th Mar 2015 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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I have always understood that the basic rule is to make a new word (or words) using a letter (or letters) that are already on the board. I recently played a game in which my opponent did the following:-
From the word cake[vertically] they added an "S" to make "cakes" and then used the"S" [horizontally] to make another word---eg.story. ---surely that is having two turns. Am i correct?
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Perfectly OK.

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"New words may be formed by:

Adding one or more letters to a word or letters already on the board.

Placing a word at right angles to a word already on the board. The new word must use one of the letters already on the board or must add a letter to it.

Placing a complete word parallel to a word already played so that adjacent letters also form complete words".

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Yes, it's fine and you score with both words.
The move you describe DOES use letters already on the board
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I beg to differ ichkeria--the "S" was not already on the board!!!
But he had 'S T O R Y' on his rack with 'CAKE' on the board? Then he's laid one word, creating another at the same time - perfectly valid move.
Yes, valid.
Cake was already on the board. He then added story after the e at right angles to make two words, cakes and story. Sounds OK to me, although I am not a Scrabble player.
That seems quite a basic acceptable scrabble move. The real experts, given the right circumstances, can add to 2 words at least and create a new one for 3 scores if the tiles fall right.
It is a perfectly acceptable move, kenny. Did you lose the game, by any chance?
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The move you describe uses the letters CAKE on the board to make CAKES
Yes. perfectly valid.
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Is that a lady pancake Methyl?


Sorry, couldn't resist. ;-)
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Only a bit of fun - never mind.
isn't that move EXACTLY how scrabble is supposed to be played?
Excuse my ignorance, what is Scrabulizer?

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