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Keeping score with Tileside

Tileside adds up every turn for you. Here's what the turn screen looks like and what to tap, so nothing on it is a surprise.

A turn in progress: the main word JOKE with its tiles marked 2L, on board and 2W, the Mark tiles buttons, and a second word KA through the new K.
A turn in progress: the main word with its tiles marked, and a second word through the new K.
  1. 1Type the main word: the word along the line of the tiles you just placed.
  2. 2Letters that were already on the board: with "On board" selected under Mark tiles, tap each one. It still scores. Marking it tells Tileside the tile isn't new, so it isn't counted as played twice.
  3. 3Bonus squares: tap 2L, 3L, 2W or 3W under Mark tiles, then tap the new tile on that square. Tap a tile again to remove a mark.
  4. 4A blank: type ? and then the letter it stands for. HOU?SE is HOUSE with a blank S, shown as HOUsE, and the blank scores 0. Your score sheet shows it in lowercase too.
  5. 5Did your play make another word too? Tap "Another word this play made", pick the new tile it goes through and type it. Its other letters count as on the board, and your new tile keeps its square in both words.
  6. 6Used all seven tiles? Tap Bingo +50. It switches on by itself when seven new tiles were played.
  7. 7Tap Submit turn, or press Enter. The words and points show next to the button first. Can't play? Tap Pass. Swapping tiles? Tap Swap, next to Pass.

With Pro you can score on the board instead: choose "On the board" when you set up the game. Type the whole word as it reads on the board and tap the square where it starts; tap that square again to switch between across and down, and use Move start if you missed by a square. With a keyboard you never need to click twice: click the start square, type the word, press Space to switch across and down, use the arrow keys to move the start, and press Enter to save the turn. On a phone, Zoom in shows the board with bigger squares; swipe to move around it. Tileside sees which tiles are new, scores the bonus squares under them, finds every other word the play made, and shows the board on the live scoreboard.

Scoring on the board: JOKE typed and placed from 6G across, through an O already on the board, with the new tiles outlined and the triple letter under the E marked.
Scoring on the board (Pro): the new tiles are outlined, and the score is worked out from the squares under them.

To challenge, tap Challenge on the last play before the next player submits. Pick who is challenging and which word, type the word fresh, and tap Check the word. Tileside applies the result for you.

The challenge panel: pick who is challenging and which word, then check it.
The challenge panel.

When someone plays their last tile, or nobody can move, tap End game. Say who played their last tile, type the letters left on each rack, and tap Finish game. Tileside does the subtracting and adding.

Practice

Your first word covers the ★. Do you need to mark a 2W?

Practice

How do you enter a blank used as the T in CAT?

You're ready for your first gameSet up the players and Tileside keeps score while you play.

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Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.