Before The Game

Question 1

• Players should agree on a dictionary or word to be used, for the
  purpose of adjudicating challenges.
• The game is set up so that each player possesses one rack. The
  100 letter tiles are placed into an opaque bag (or face-down),
  hidden from view. Each player draws one tile to determine order of
  play. The player with the letter closest to “A” in the alphabet, with
  the blanks taking precedence over “A,” goes first, and play
  proceeds clockwise. If two players tie for first, repeat.
• Players return tiles to the bag, and shuffle. Each player draws
  seven tiles, and places them on his or her rack, hidden from other
  players.

Answer 1

Before the game