Ten Dollar Words

Use letter tiles to make words, then use those words to bid on letters and make more words. Players auction lots of letters, with each tile contributing a dollar value while on its Live side. Letters used in a winning bid flip to their Dead side but remain available, while the newly won letters join the player’s pool. Q and Z increase bid values, while S reduces them. At the end of the game, players use their accumulated letters to form one final word, and the most valuable word wins.

Players: 2–4 best 2
Playing time: 30 min
Complexity: 1.5 / 5