sentacle

A game of building sentences, one word at a time.

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Drag a tile onto the board, then type the word it starts. Connect to what is already there — rarer words score more.

Full rules
  • Players each get 7 letter tiles they use to write sentences
  • A turn is tiles first: drag a tile from your rack onto a board cell — that reserves it — and then type the word it begins. Repeat until the sentence reads, then play it. Tapping a tile and then a cell does the same thing
  • Each sentence after the first must connect to the board: either share at least one word with a sentence already there — running through several is allowed (and pays) — or sit beside one so the touching words read as a sentence too
  • On a turn, a player can play, swap, or skip
  • Each tile becomes a word that starts with that letter (“the” or “theatre” for a T tile)
  • Each sentence must be complete, grammatically correct, and contain at least one verb
  • A word placed directly beside an existing word must read as a sentence with it too — every touching run is checked when you play
  • You can also lengthen a sentence already on the board, adding words to its start, its end, or both (“he runs” → “he runs quickly”). The whole longer sentence has to work, and you score only the words you add
  • Statements only — questions don’t fly here
  • Every word must be a real dictionary word — no names, places, or other proper nouns; everything is lowercase here
  • Possessives are welcome (dog’s, players’) — but no contractions; spell them out (cannot, do not)
  • Players score points by:
    • The value on each tile played (T = 1 … X = 8)
    • Multipliers for word rarity (2× uncommon, 3× rare)
    • Each word you reuse from the board pays its value too
    • Premium cells, paid when a new word lands on one (once per cell): blue multiplies that word, red multiplies every sentence through it — and darker means bigger (light ×2, dark ×3)
    • Playing all 7 tiles in one turn — a bingo (2× word points)
  • Game end:
    • The game ends when all 100 tiles have been used
    • The point value of unused tiles is subtracted from each player’s score
    • Highest total after subtraction wins

There’s no dictionary for meaning. We check that sentences are grammatical and mean something, and we do our best — but we’ll sometimes get it wrong. Rejections cost nothing: retry free, and tell us when we blow the call.