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If there is a discrepancy between the number of tiles placed face down on the table and the number of tiles announced, the tiles placed face down on the table shall be exchanged. Your opponent must be alerted to the situation.
If "Exchange" is announced but no number is specified, and NO tiles are placed on the table, the turn counts as a pass and no tiles may be exchanged. (Note the 7 tile exception at G.2. on the previous page.)
There is no penalty for putting the unwanted tiles into the bag before drawing new tiles. Note that you may get back some of the unwanted tiles.
If an exchange occurs when fewer than seven tiles remain in the bag, the clock is neutralized while the situation is resolved. The penalty depends on when the infraction is noticed, as follows:
You announce your exchange, put tiles face down, and start opponent's clock, but you have not yet drawn new tiles. In this case, your turn is a pass, and the facedown tiles are returned to your rack.
You have drawn at least 1 new tile but you have not yet placed any new tiles on your rack, and the old tiles are not yet placed in the bag. In this case, your turn is a pass. New tiles are shown to both players and then returned to the bag. Old tiles are returned to your rack.
You have put old tiles in the bag but you have not yet placed any new tiles on your rack. In this case, your opponent looks at the new tiles and all tiles in the bag plus 2 tiles from your rack, and has one minute to give you the appropriate number of tiles. Remaining tiles go in the bag.
You have put old tiles in the bag and you have combined at least one new tile with at least one of the old tiles. In this case you add all of the new tiles to your rack, your opponent looks at X + 2 tiles (at most 7) (X being the number of tiles exchanged) and all the tiles in the bag, and has one minute to give you X + 2 tiles. Remaining tiles go in the bag.
Your inappropriate exchange is noticed only after your opponent has made his next play and placed at least one new tile on his rack. In this case 30 points are subtracted from your score. If opponent has made his next play but has not yet placed at least one new tile on his rack, then follow D above.