Challenge (Scrabble)
In the game of Scrabble, a challenge is the act of one player questioning the validity of one or more words formed by another player in the most recent turn. If one or more of the challenged words is not in the previously agreed-upon dictionary, the challenged player loses his or her turn. If the challenged words are acceptable, the challenger loses his or her turn.
In tournament play, a player challenges by neutralizing the game clock and announcing, "Challenge." Both players must go to a computer word judge, or request an adjudicator if one is unable to do so. Depending on the rules in force, there may be different consequences for a challenge. There are three current variations: single challenge, double challenge and penalty challenge.
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Famous quotes containing the word challenge:
“She might have been old once and now, miraculously, young again—but with the memory of that other life intact. She seemed to know the world down there in the dark hall and beyond for what it was. Yet knowing, she still longed to leave this safe, sunlit place at the top of the house for the challenge there.”
—Paule Marshall (b. 1929)