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==Equipment== {{Further|Scrabble letter distributions}} ''Scrabble'' is played on a 15x15 board, containing 225 squares. Certain squares are premium squares, which multiply the number of points awarded: eight dark red "triple word" squares, 17 pale red "double word" squares, of which one, the center square (H8), is marked with a star or other symbol, 12 dark blue "triple letter" squares, and 24 pale blue "double letter" squares. In 2008, Hasbro changed the colors of the premium squares to orange for TW, red for DW, blue for DL, and green for TL, but the original premium square color scheme is still preferred for ''Scrabble'' boards used in tournaments.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Official Tournament Rules - NASPAWiki|url=https://scrabbleplayers.org/w/Official_Tournament_Rules|access-date=2021-07-25|website=scrabbleplayers.org}}</ref> {{multiple image | align = left | direction = horizontal | footer = The name of the game spelled out in game tiles from the English-language version. Each tile is marked with its point value, with a blank tile—the game's equivalent of a [[wild card (card games)|wild card]]—played as the word's first letter. The blank tile is worth zero points. | width = 30 | image1 = Scrabble joker.svg | alt1 = Blank ''Scrabble'' tile | link1 = | image2 = Scrabble letter C.svg | alt2 = ''Scrabble'' tile for "C" | link2 = | image3 = Scrabble letter R.svg | alt3 = ''Scrabble'' tile for "R" | link3 = | image4 = Scrabble letter A.svg | alt4 = ''Scrabble'' tile for "A" | link4 = | image5 = Scrabble letter B.svg | alt5 = ''Scrabble'' tile for "B" | link5 = | image6 = Scrabble letter B.svg | alt6 = ''Scrabble'' tile for "B" | link6 = | image7 = Scrabble letter L.svg | alt7 = ''Scrabble'' tile for "L" | link7 = | image8 = Scrabble letter E.svg | alt8 = ''Scrabble'' tile for "E" | link8 = }} An English-language set contains 100 tiles, 98 of which are marked with a letter and a point value between 1 and 10. Each tile's point value is based on its frequency in English, with vowels and common letters such as L, N, R, S, and T worth 1 point, and rare letters such as Q and Z worth 10 points. The remaining two tiles are blank and carry no value. Other language sets use different letter set distributions with different point values. Tiles are usually made of wood or plastic and are {{convert|19|x|19|mm}} square and {{convert|4|mm|abbr=on}} thick, slightly smaller than the squares on the board. 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