Tile game apparatus and method for learning alphabet-based symbolic notation

A tile game for learning alphabet-based symbolic notation, wherein the tile game is implemented on a computer comprising a processor programmed to:

• provide a virtual tile set having at least one tile for each symbol of an alphabet-based symbolic notation, each tile comprising a symbol from the alphabet-based symbolic notation on one virtual side and a corresponding alphabetic character on an opposing virtual side;
• distribute a predetermined number of tiles to each player or team user with the symbols on the one side of the tiles visible;
• allow each player or team user to take ordered turns until a player or team user reaches a predetermined score, wherein each turn comprises:
• accepting user input from a player or team user for creating a word with symbols using an ordered number of predetermined number or fewer tiles that were distributed to the player or team user;
• recording the ordered tiles of the word of the player or team user;
• checking for correctness of spelling of the word by checking the alphabetic character on the opposing side of each of the ordered tiles in the word;
• and
• scoring and recording points for the player or team user based upon the number of letters used in a correctly spelled word.