Scrabble question...?

Question

My mom & I play Scrabble a lot and this has never come up before...in your turn can you add on to both ends of a word in one turn? For example: the word on the board is LACE. Can you add a "p" and a "d" to make PLACED ? We do not have rules that came with the game (our version is at least 20 years old!)

I know there's some experts out there who will know this! Thanks.

Answer 1

Yes, you most certainly CAN do exactly what you described.

Answer 2

yes you can! as long as its a real word.

Answer 3

Yes, you can. As long as it's in a row, it's allowed.

Answer 4

I am not an expert,but I am a Scrabble tournament player.

As long as all the letters added to the board a part of a main word ( you may make secondary words as well,  like if one of you newly played letters is an S and pluralizes a word already on the board) Yes it is certainly allowed.

Here is something that  many players misstate: It must be a real

word.

If you play a phony, and your opponent does not challenge it off the board, it is a legitimate play.  It is sometimes a god strategic move to play a phony word!

After all, it is possible to play a word that you believe to be real, but may not appear in the dictionary you are using, and so would be disallowed if challenged.

Answer 5

Yes, you can certainly do that.  You can add letters in only one direction in a turn, but you can add on to each end of the same word.  I am not aware of any rule that says you cannot add on to each end of a word as long as you do not change direction.

Answer 6

Yes, you can do that! I play with my friends that way!

Answer 7

No.

All letters during a play must be played on vertical or horizontal connecting squares and any combination of letters that result must form a word.