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abusive behavior
- Abusive Behavior
acknowledgements
- Acknowledgments
arriving late
- Arriving Late
- Forfeits
- Sidebar 1: The Clock may be Neutralized when
bag
- holding
  - How to Draw Tiles
  - Counting Tiles During the Game
- preferred
  - Disputed Equipment
bingo: see scoring, bingo
blanks
- beat letters when drawing for first
  - Who Plays First?
- designating
- on premium squares
  - Using the Blank on a DWS or TWS
- values
  - Letter Values
- verifying
  - Verifying the Blank
board
- orientation
  - Orientation of Tiles and Board
- preferred
  - Disputed Equipment
- too high
  - Racks / Boards
- visibility
  - Denying Opponent Visual Access to the Board
breaks: see game, breaks between
bystanders
- Observing Infractions
- A Rack with More than Seven Tiles
challenges
- adjudicating
- erroneous adjudication
  - Erroneous Adjudication
  - Observing Infractions
- hold: see holding
- method
- missing center square
  - Missing the Center Square
- misunderstood blank
  - Misunderstanding the Blank's Designation
- physical
  - Rules for Software Self-Lookups
- possible even when tiles drawn
  - End-of-Turn Irregularities
  - Fast-bagging
- second and third opinion
- slips
- software: see SSL
- trying to draw: see coffee-housing
changes
- 2008-07-25
cheating
- Cheating
- A Rack with More than Seven Tiles
- Playing with Overdrawn Rack
clock
- analog/digital
  - Clocks
- neutralizing: see clock, stopping/starting
- not touching after game
  - Clock Courtesy
- preferred
  - Clocks
  - Disputed Equipment
- preferred to sand timers
  - When to Use Sand Timers
- quiet
  - Clocks
- stopping/starting
- wrong side running
  - Opponent's Timer Already Started
coffee-housing
- Word Judging
- Silent Tile-Counts
- Inappropriate Behavior
- Sidebar 1: The Clock may be Neutralized when
CSCs: see scorecard
Director
- abusive players
  - Abusive Behavior
- cheating players
  - Cheating
- CSCs disagree
  - Changing Game Results
- drawing out of order
  - Drawing Tiles Out of Order
- extra minute
  - Orientation of Tiles and Board
  - Announcing an Incorrect Score
- games running late
  - Forfeits
- inappropriate behavior
  - Inappropriate Behavior
- latecomer's clock
  - Arriving Late
  - Forfeits
- missing tiles
  - Confirming the Number of Tiles
- player disadvantaged by equipment
  - Disputed Equipment
- rack has eight tiles
  - A Rack with More than Seven Tiles
  - Playing with Overdrawn Rack
- recount running late
  - Recounting the Game
- rules clarifications
  - Sidebar 1: The Clock may be Neutralized when
- stray tiles
  - Loose Tiles
  - Finding the Missing Tile(s)
- third opinion
  - Requesting a Review
- time penalty
- undesignated blanks
  - Undesignated Blanks
DLS: see premium squares, double letter score
drawing: see tiles, drawing
DWS: see premium squares, double word score
electronic devices
- Disputed Equipment
fairness
- Appendix D: Guidelines for Players and Directors
- Stuck with an Unplayable Tile
- Cheating
- Word Judging
- Announcing the Play Again
- Forfeits
- When the Timer is Still Ticking After the Game
- Colluding with the Opponent or Purposefully Losing
- Inappropriate Behavior
- Acknowledgments
first player
- Who Plays First?
game
- beginning
- breaks between
  - Forfeits
- bye
  - Byes and Forfeits
- changing results
  - Changing Game Results
- ending
- forfeit
  - Byes and Forfeits
- forfeiting
  - Forfeits
- postponed
  - Byes and Forfeits
- recording results
  - Recording the Game
- starting time
  - Forfeits
- winning
  - Winning the Game
  - Byes and Forfeits
hand
- showing
headphones
- Disputed Equipment
holding
- Holding the Play
- Courtesy Rule
- Neutralizing the Clock on the Out Play
Incident Report
- Recounting the Game
- Undesignated Blanks
kibitzing
- Kibitzing is a Privilege
lexica: see word
LL: see Long List
Long List
- Long List
- Observing Infractions
- SSL Mandates and Guidelines
- Word Judging
Merriam-Webster: see Long List
MWCD10: see Long List
OSPD: see OWL
OTWCL: see OWL
overtime: see penalties, overtime
OWL
- Official Tournament & Club Word List
- SSL Mandates and Guidelines
papers
- visible
  - Papers
passing
- Passing
penalties
- abusive behavior
  - Abusive Behavior
- disoriented tiles
  - Orientation of Tiles and Board
- drawing tiles out of order
- exceeding three minutes
  - Exceeding the Three-Minute Limit
- improper tile exchange
  - Improper Tile Exchange - Penalties
- improper tile return
  - How to Draw Tiles
- lost challenge
  - Adjudicating Challenges
  - Undesignated Blanks
- overdraw
- overtime
- playing with overdrawn rack
  - Playing with Overdrawn Rack
- scoring errors
  - Announcing an Incorrect Score
- stray tiles
  - Finding the Missing Tile(s)
- underdrawing tiles
  - End of the Game Underdrawing
physical challenges: see challenges, physical
premium square
- double word score
  - The First Play of the Game
premium squares
- blanks count
  - Using the Blank on a DWS or TWS
- count once only
  - Bonus Squares Score on One Turn Only
- double letter score
  - Double and Triple Letter Bonus Squares
  - Score DLSs and TLSs before DWSs and TWSs
- double word score
- give additional points
  - Scoring Each Play
- triple letter score
  - Double and Triple Letter Bonus Squares
  - Score DLSs and TLSs before DWSs and TWSs
- triple word score
quiet
- behavior
- clock: see clock, quiet
racks
- too low
  - Racks / Boards
scorecard
- Papers
- Recording the Game
- Changing Game Results
- Clock Courtesy
scoresheet
- old
  - Papers
- providing to opponent
  - Recounting the Game
- tracking tiles on
  - Delayed Tile Tracking
scoring
- adjusting after game submitted
  - Recording the Game
- announcing
- bingo
  - Using All Seven Tiles in One Play
- errors
  - Announcing an Incorrect Score
  - Observing Infractions
- multiple words
  - Scoring with Two or More Words
- recording
  - Completing A Turn
- recounting game
  - Recounting the Game
- sum of tile values
  - Scoring Each Play
- tile values
  - Letter Values
- verifying
- zero
second player: see first player
self-lookups: see SSL
software lookups: see SSL
square
- center
  - Missing the Center Square
  - The First Play of the Game
- premium: see premium square
SSL
- Software Self-Lookups (SSL)
- Rules for Software Self-Lookups
- SSL Mandates and Guidelines
tables
- preferred
  - Disputed Equipment
Tally Sheet
- Changing Game Results
- Clock Courtesy
tiles
- adjacent
  - Adjacent Tiles
  - Adjacent Games with Equivalent Tiles
- blank: see blanks
- counting remaining
  - Counting Tiles During the Game
  - Silent Tile-Counts
- distribution
  - Confirming the Number of Tiles
  - Adjacent Tiles
- drawing
  - Who Plays First?
  - Starting Play
  - How to Draw Tiles
  - Completing A Turn
  - Holding the Play
  - Courtesy Rule
- drawing out of order
  - Drawing out of Order
  - Drawing Tiles Out of Order
- drawing quickly
  - Fast-bagging
- exchanging
  - Exchanging Tiles
- exchanging improperly
  - Improper Tile Exchange - Penalties
  - Sidebar 1: The Clock may be Neutralized when
- from another game
  - Extra Tiles in the Game
- leave on board after game
  - Recording the Game
- left on rack
  - Neutralizing the Clock on the Out Play
  - Unplayed Tiles
- missing
  - Confirming the Number of Tiles
- mixing in bag
  - Starting Play
  - Mixing the Tiles
- mixing the bag
  - Shuffling Tiles Before the Game Begins
- must be kept on rack
  - Keeping Tiles on the Rack
  - Tiles Above the Table
- must belong to one word
  - Subsequent Plays
- overdrawing
  - How to Draw Tiles
  - Overdrawing
  - Verifying the Blank
  - Observing Infractions
  - A Rack with More than Seven Tiles
  - Playing with Overdrawn Rack
  - Overdrawing the Overdrawer
  - Sidebar 1: The Clock may be Neutralized when
- placing
  - Completing A Turn
- preferred
  - Tiles
  - Disputed Equipment
  - Adjacent Tiles
- reorienting
  - Orientation of Tiles and Board
- returning
  - Courtesy Rule
- returning improperly
  - How to Draw Tiles
- shuffling: see tiles, mixing in bag
- smooth
  - Tiles
  - Counting Tiles During the Game
- stray
  - Observing Infractions
  - Final Play
  - Loose Tiles
  - Finding the Missing Tile(s)
  - Sidebar 1: The Clock may be Neutralized when
- stuck: see tiles, unplayable
- tracking
  - Completing A Turn
  - Delayed Tile Tracking
- turning all facedown
  - Rules for Software Self-Lookups
  - Looking at the Board and Neutralization
- underdrawing
  - End of the Game Underdrawing
- unplayable
  - Stuck with an Unplayable Tile
  - Inappropriate Behavior
- values
  - Letter Values
- visibility
  - Racks / Boards
  - Denying Opponent Visual Access to the Board
  - Tiles Above the Table
timers
- sand
TLS: see premium squares, triple letter score
tournament staff
- counting tiles
  - Counting Tiles During the Game
- Director: see Director
- notifying of infractions
  - Observing Infractions
- word judge
tracking
- sheets
  - Papers
  - Delayed Tile Tracking
turns
- completing
- leaving in the middle of
  - Leaving the Playing Area During a Game
TWS: see premium squares, triple word score
word
- acceptable
- announcing
  - Announcing the Play Again
- formation
- judge: see tournament staff, word judge
- long: see Long List
- more than one formed
  - Scoring with Two or More Words
- orientation
  - Orientation of Tiles and Board
zero: see scoring, zero

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