Scrabble letter distributions "X" are not used in Turkish and therefore do not appear in the set. Blanks may not represent these letters, meaning loanwords that may use them may not appear in the game at all. Tuvan-language Scrabble sets, which use Cyrillic letters, use these 125 tiles: The distribution lacks four letters used only in loanwords: Ф, Ц, Щ, and Ь. This version is made for educational purposes and is not an official edition by Mattel. An optimum Ukrainian-language Scrabble sets, which use Cyrillic letters, contain 104 tiles using this distribution: The apostrophe sign is also included, even though it is not
Scrabble Showdown one of the first three rounds ends in a tie, both teams are awarded the prize and one "Bonus Scrabble Tile." The team that wins the final round wins the game and the trip. Games played in rounds 1 and 2 rotate from show to show and include, "Scrabble Babble", "Scrabble Knockout", "Scrabble Slam", "Scrabble Scream", and "Speedword". Winning a game wins the team a prize and two "Bonus Scrabble Tiles". A coin toss before the show determines which team has the option to play or pass for the first game. Subsequently the winner of the previous game gets the