Spelling and word game and tool

Abstract

A spelling and word game including a multitude of letter tiles, buzzers with lights for each player, and an optional dictionary for looking up words that are contested by players. The letters are shuffled face down before dealing to assure that each player does not know the letters that they have been dealt. At the beginning of play the players divide the letters into even piles, or as close to even as possible piles, face down. The first player to take their turn is determined by each player flipping a random chip in their pile. The person who flips the chip with the highest value goes first and play proceeds clockwise thereafter. Each player takes a turn by flipping one of their letters into the middle of all the players. Once a word has been spotted the player should hit their buzzer and immediately shout out their word. The player then receives points for the correctly spelled word. Words can be stolen from another player by adding letters from the central pile to make a new word using all the letters from the original word. Plural forms of words, and separate verb tenses of the present word are not allowed for stealing purposes. Play continues until an agreed amount of points is met and one player is then declared the winner.

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