<p>There are two blank tiles which score zero. So if you played a two letter word using a second blank tile connecting to a blank tile, then your turn would score zero even though you played a word.</p>

<p>Also,  as Nathan has pointed out in the comments, you could play a two letter word with two blank tiles on the first turn. </p>

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2017-11-25T23:52:10.983Z
Is it legal to play a single blank tile on the first turn?
anomaly
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2017-11-26T00:50:44.563Z
@anomaly: No. Words must be 2 or more letters.
Joshua
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2017-11-26T02:10:17.427Z
You could start off with the two blank tiles on the first turn :P
Nathan Osman
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MaxW
<p>Scrabble rules say thay after at least six consecutive scoreless turns the game ends.</p>

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  <p>Under North American tournament rules, the game ends when... at
  least six successive scoreless turns have occurred...</p>
</blockquote>

<p>It is also pretty clear for me that in absolute majority of cases a scoreless turn arises from either: 1) passing; 2) exchanging tiles; 3) losing a challenge.</p>

<p>But can a normal turn be scoreless? Imagine that a player laid something on the board, so he/she definitely played but scored nothing. Maybe it's extremely rare, but it is a possible event, isn't it?</p>

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In Scrabble, can a normal play be scoreless?
Alexander
# In Scrabble, can a normal play be scoreless?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-11-25)

Scrabble rules say thay after at least six consecutive scoreless turns the game ends.

> Under North American tournament rules, the game ends when... at
> least six successive scoreless turns have occurred...

It is also pretty clear for me that in absolute majority of cases a scoreless turn arises from either: 1) passing; 2) exchanging tiles; 3) losing a challenge.

But can a normal turn be scoreless? Imagine that a player laid something on the board, so he/she definitely played but scored nothing. Maybe it's extremely rare, but it is a possible event, isn't it?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-11-25. Score: 14 | Accepted answer

There are two blank tiles which score zero. So if you played a two letter word using a second blank tile connecting to a blank tile, then your turn would score zero even though you played a word.

Also, as username_4 has pointed out in the comments, you could play a two letter word with two blank tiles on the first turn.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Is it legal to play a single blank tile on the first turn?  
> **username_3**: @username_2: No. Words must be 2 or more letters.  
> **username_4**: You could start off with the two blank tiles on the first turn :P  

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