Rules
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Word Length: Each valid word must be at least 4 letters long.
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Letter Reuse: Letters can be used more than once in a word.
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Center Letter: Each valid word must include the center letter at least once.
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No Proper Nouns or Proper Adjectives: standard Scrabble rules.
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Pangrams: Each puzzle contains at least one pangram. Pangrams are words that use each of the 7 letters at least once. Pangrams are awarded a point bonus and trigger a short celebration.
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Daily Puzzle: The daily puzzle resets at midnight EST. After this time, the previous puzzle will no longer be playable.
Gameplay
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Rotation: The outer ring of letters can be rotated by pressing and dragging. You can dial the letters like an old rotary telephone, or just reposition them as you see fit.
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Guessing: You can input your answer by typing it on the keyboard or by pressing the letters themselves.
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Submitting: You can submit your answer by pressing Enter or by pressing the Submit button.
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Shuffling: You can shuffle the letter pieces by using the space bar or shift keys, in addition to clicking/touching the shuffle button.
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Deleting: The Delete button can be pressed once to delete the last letter entered, or long pressed to clear the entire entry field.
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Checking: You can check the words that you've found at any point by selecting Found Words from the menu. Your Found Words are displayed in the order that they were found, but you can click the column headers to sort in either direction in any column. This comes in handy when checking for words you may have missed.
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Learning: You can click any of the words that you've found in the Found Words list to be taken to its definition. If you come across a word that should be added or removed, please let us know via the Feedback form (disclaimer: the dictionary is definitely not perfect!)
Settings
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Accent Color: Choose an accent color that will be applied to various highlights in the game. The default button will reset the color back to orange.
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Autoshuffle: Enable or disable the autoshuffle option. When enabled, the puzzle will automatically shuffle at the chosen interval (1-99 seconds).
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Orbit Settings: Enable the orbit settings to turn on automatic letter rotation (spinning of the outer ring of letters). You can set the orbit direction (clockwise or counterclockwise) and control the speed with the > buttons.
Scoring
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Word Length Points:
- 4-letter word: 1 point
- 5-letter word: 2 points
- 6-letter word: 3 points ...and so on
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Tally: The score is displayed in the upper-right hand corner of the gamescreen.
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Pangram Bonus: If your word is a pangram (using every available letter at least once), you receive an extra +5 points bonus.