Scrabble Showdown Flash". In this round, the team is given five over-sized "Scrabble Flash" cubes, each with a different letter. The first team has thirty seconds to make as many words as possible; each word must contain at least three letters, and each valid word is worth one point for each letter used; there is at least one valid five-letter word. Both teams play the same set of letters; the team that is to go second is isolated while the first team plays. The team with the higher score wins a prize and two "Bonus Scrabble Tiles." Before the round begins, a
World Scrabble Championship 2011 obvious, it is not normally possible to start a game with an incorrect number of letters, although using a 9-by-11 grid by mistake could mask a missing tile). The tournament director ruled that the letter be replaced, and Martin won the game 402–401. This caused some embarrassment to Martin and hard feelings among the Thai contingent, and it was widely reported that Chollapat Itthi-Aree had suggested that Martin be strip searched, but another reporter states that Chollapat did not make such a suggestion. World Scrabble Championship 2011 The World Scrabble Championship 2011 was held in the Hilton Hotel, Warsaw, Poland,