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The Setup
Build the best word from your hand and the community letters.
Community — revealed in stages
Your hand — private, always yours
Letters reveal in 3 stages —
Flop (3 community),
Turn (+1),
River (+1).
Build a word of 5–7 letters using any mix of your hand and community tiles.
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Lock or Press
After each reveal, you make the call.
Lock — bank your current word. Round ends safely. Score is yours.
Press — reveal the next letter and hunt for something longer. But if you can't beat your previous word length at the end, you lose 3pts.
💡 Pro tip: Type your safe word first — then decide whether to press. If time runs out, your typed word auto-locks.
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Scoring
Longer words score more. Bonuses reward smart play.
| 5 letters | 5 pts |
| 6 letters | 9 pts |
| 7 letters | 15 pts |
+2Use all 3 of your private letters
+2Word contains a rare letter (J, K, X, Z, QU)
+2Every letter in the word is unique
Max possible: 21 pts — 7 letters + all 3 bonuses
After every round, the best possible word from all 8 letters is revealed.