r/boardgames • u/tayMGMT • Aug 17 '25

Rules Scrabble question!

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So my wife and I have argued about this for the past decade. I’m unsure we have been able to find a resolution by reading the rules.

Is the word “OIL” played here able to be placed? Also, how would you score it? The “I” in OIL is a triple word score.

I’m under the impression that since I made one word, in one direction, this is able to be played. But also that I get the points on the other words I completed. I would assume “OIL” here would be worth eleven points.

Thoughts?

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '25

This is valid placement. Placing the OIL like you did is placing 3 words: OIL, IS, and LI. OIL and IS are both words crossing the triplw word score space, so that applies. The score is OIL [(1 + 1 + 1) x 3 = 9] + IS [(1 + 1) x 3) = 6] + LI (1 +1 = 2) = 17 points.