XWORD
Objective
To form grammatical words from the 7 tiles selected
by the game server. Each letter has an assigned value which define the total
score of the word formed. With careful arrangement of the letter on the PREMIUN
SQUARES, one can achieve relatively high score. The purpose of the game is
to get the highest combined points from the 100 letters in the STOCK. More
importantly, one can meet new friends and chat freely during the play.
Game start
The highlighted person (in red) plays first
who has the advantage to get double word score. Simply select the letters
in turn and click the square for placement. For cancellation, do the reverse
steps. The first word must be formed in the middle of the game board (the
pink starred square). The game continues and moves to the next available person.
Words must be formed either vertically (from top to bottom) or Horizontally
(from left to right) across the game board (15 x 15 matrix).
Premium Squares
Playing letters on the colored squares can score
extra points.
Grey Double Letter Score, i.e. 2 x the value
of the Letter
Light Blue Triple Letter Score, i.e. 3 x the
value of the Letter
Pink Double Word Score, i.e. 2 x the values
of the word
Red Triple Word Score, i.e. 3 x the values of
the word
Scores
First word gets double word score automatically.
Letters on the game board only count its face value. Interlocking words, as
long as they were accepted by the built-in dictionary, count twice to improve
the total score. Blank file has be to assigned first before placing onto
the game board. It counts zero point. Extra long words, which connect two
pink squares, count 4 times the total value of the letters. Similarly, for
2 red squares, it counts 9 times the word score. In case all 7 letters were
played in one go, 50 points bonus is added together with the word score.
Familiarize with the game window buttons
Place After putting the letters on the desirable position,
click Place to finalize the word. The server will check the
word with the house dictionary. A message will appear on the message box
for illegal word. Two consecutive errors produce a Forced Pass.
No score for this round.
Redraw Click the letters you want to exchange and press
Redraw. New tiles will be appeared. No score for this round.
Pass If a player decides not to form a word, she/he clicks
Pass and the game moves on. Of course, she/he may choose the
Redraw function. Near the end of the game, the players use
Pass to forfeit a round. The game ends when every player passed
for 2 complete rounds. Value of unused letters will be deducted from the
final score.
Reorder This function allows quick online rearrangement of
the existing tiles on the rack. It gives extra dimension into building new
words.
Other vital information
Game 1/1 The first round of the first game.
Stock: 72 72 letters remains in the Stock
for Redraw.
Status: 7/Place 5 7 letters on the rack with
5 letters placed in the last round
Time: 123/17m In the last round, the time
elapsed was 123 seconds. The total time used during play is 17 minutes.
Score: 18/104 In the last round, 18 points
were scored. The total combined score is 104.
2 & 3 Letters Words List