How Do Blanks Work in Scrabble?

How Do Blanks Work in Scrabble?

The blank tiles can stand in to be any letter. Once laid on the board, the choice of the letter that it stands for is fixed until the end of the game. If a blank tile is placed on a double-word or triple-word square, it causes the corresponding scoring to be applied to the word or words that are created as a result.

How do you use blanks in SCRABBLE?

There are two blank tiles, which may be used as any letter. Blank tiles score 0 points, regardless of the letter it designates. When a blank is played, the letter that the blank represents must be indicated, and cannot change in subsequent turns. It can however be swapped.

How many points is a blank tile in SCRABBLE?

Blank tiles have no point value. Here are the point values for each letter in Scrabble. 0 Points - Blank tile. 1 Point - A, E, I, L, N, O, R, S, T and U.

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