MAKE WORD
line. You can take back the last placed spelled letter by pressing on it, and it will return to the Rack. If you would like to return all your spelled letters to the Rack,
simply press the key.
Once you have spelled your word, press the ENTER key. If it is a valid word from the over
If you have not turned the timer off, the amount of time you have to make words will be shown on the clock display. The allotted time will depend on how many words can be made with the six letters hiding under those on the Rack.
You will also see your initial zero score, which will be updated as you make words. Longer letter length words receive more points. If you do well and achieve a good score, you will be given a Bonus Round with a new six letter Rack and more time to make words and add to your score.
Press MENU during this Length of All Words Screen and a Score Screen will briefly be displayed.
SCORES
HIGH 0000
LAST 0000
ROUND 0000
The score for the round will always be zero, since the round has not started, but the high score achieved thus far, and the score from the last time you played will be shown. The round score will always be updated during play, but the timer
must be on in order to update the last and high score.
Now press ENTER to see those hidden Rack letters and begin your round.
Make Word Play Screen
SHUFFLE KEY
A SHUFFLE key will appear on the left of the screen once play begins. Press this key to shuffle the letters on the Rack. If you have entered some Rack letters to the spelled word line, pressing SHUFFLE will return these letters to the Rack before they are all shuffled. Initially the number 4 will be displayed above the SHUFFLE key. This signifies you may use the SHUFFLE key 4 times before being penalized for shuffling the Rack letters. Each time SHUFFLE is pressed, this number will be reduced until zero is dis- played, at which point the next press of SHUFFLE will reduce your score.
HINT KEY
If you are playing with the timer off, a HINT key will appear on the left of the screen once play begins. Press this key to display the first letter of the word with the longest length. Repeatedly pressing HINT, will cause the remaining letters of that word to be displayed. Press ENTER to register the word. Once a word is reg- istered and accepted as valid, it will appear in the area above the Spelled Word line.
If you are playing with the timer on, you must first make words to achieve a cer- tain score value before the HINT key will appear. With each use of the HINT key, your score will be reduced. If your score drops below a certain score, the
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