<p>Yes, that is a legal play as you are forming a new word.</p>

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Joe W
<p>Yes, you can play just a single tile. The <a href="https://instructions.hasbro.com/en-us/instruction/Scrabble-Game" rel="nofollow noreferrer">official rules</a> state so explicitly:</p>
<blockquote>
<ol start="3">
<li>The first turn</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>The first word must be at least 2 letters long.</li>
<li>...</li>
</ul>
<ol start="4">
<li>Every other turn</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>...</li>
<li>A single letter may be played on subsequent turns.</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
<p>And the tip</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Add a letter (or letters) to an existing word. And
build off it, if you can!</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Further solidifies that your play can be just extending a word (you are encouraged to also build off of it &quot;if you can&quot;).</p>

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Thank you. So Weather Vane's answer is not fully correct, as you must start with a 2-letter word. Also I knew that you can play a single letter, I just wasn't sure if you have to create a new word (e..g, adding a vertical letter to a horizontal word) or if you can really simply extend an existing word without also building a new one.
D.R.
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@D.R. Ah, yes. I'll add the bit from the tips section to further that point.
L. Scott Johnson
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L. Scott Johnson
<p>Not only is this legitimate, it is often an extremely good move. Not &quot;APPLE&quot; -&gt; &quot;APPLES&quot; - that will get you at most 30 points (A 1, P 3, P 3, L 1, E 1, S 1 = 10, with S on Triple Word = 30, and a good player would be unlikely to play a word like APPLE to end just before an available Triple Word space). But if you can place Q or Z on a Triple Letter next to two good vowels you get 62 points. If one of the new words is more than just two letters then you can get even more points.</p>

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manassehkatz-Moving 2 Codidact
<p>If there is already the word &quot;APPLE&quot; on the board and I have an &quot;S&quot;, is it allowed to make it &quot;APPLES&quot; or do I always have to put at least two letters on the board?</p>

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2024-06-01T18:29:02.627Z
You mean like this... https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/q/39126/11571
Chenmunka
<scrabble>
Is it allowed to put a single letter on the board?
D.R.
# Is it allowed to put a single letter on the board?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-06-01)

If there is already the word "APPLE" on the board and I have an "S", is it allowed to make it "APPLES" or do I always have to put at least two letters on the board?

**Tags:** scrabble

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You mean like this... https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/q/39126/11571  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2024-06-01. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

Yes, that is a legal play as you are forming a new word.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2024-06-02. Score: 9

Yes, you can play just a single tile. The [official rules](https://instructions.hasbro.com/en-us/instruction/Scrabble-Game) state so explicitly:

> 3. The first turn
>
> * The first word must be at least 2 letters long.
> * ...
>
> 4. Every other turn
>
> * ...
> * A single letter may be played on subsequent turns.

And the tip

> Add a letter (or letters) to an existing word. And
> build off it, if you can!

Further solidifies that your play can be just extending a word (you are encouraged to also build off of it "if you can").

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you. So Weather Vane's answer is not fully correct, as you must start with a 2-letter word. Also I knew that you can play a single letter, I just wasn't sure if you have to create a new word (e..g, adding a vertical letter to a horizontal word) or if you can really simply extend an existing word without also building a new one.  
> **username_3**: @D.R. Ah, yes. I'll add the bit from the tips section to further that point.  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2024-06-03. Score: 1

Not only is this legitimate, it is often an extremely good move. Not "APPLE" -> "APPLES" - that will get you at most 30 points (A 1, P 3, P 3, L 1, E 1, S 1 = 10, with S on Triple Word = 30, and a good player would be unlikely to play a word like APPLE to end just before an available Triple Word space). But if you can place Q or Z on a Triple Letter next to two good vowels you get 62 points. If one of the new words is more than just two letters then you can get even more points.


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