Word Slots is available to a limited audience.
Objective
Create as many words as you can within the allotted time. Reuse letters whenever possible and take advantage of random bonuses.
Making Words
- Select any letters on the slot reels to create a word.
- Each letter can only be used once.
- Press the Submit button to enter your word and spin the reels.
- Only words in the NASPA © 2020 tournament word list are allowed. You can check the validity of a word using the “challenge tool” here.
Spinning
- When you submit a word or the Spin Timer runs out, the reels will spin.
- When the reels spin, all letters except those used in the last summited word are replaced with new ones.
Leveling Up
- Each time a letter is used in a word, its level increases in the game.
- The letter level determines its additional point value when reused in the game. For example, the letter “A” is worth 1 point. Leveled up once, it’s worth 2x points, then 3x, and so on.
- The maximum level of a letter is 5.
- When the reels spin automatically, you will lose any leveled-up letters!
Beating the Clock
- Submit a word before the Spin Timer runs out.
- The board will spin automatically if you do not submit your word in time.
- The available time on the Spin Timer will decrease as letters on the board increase in level.
Magic Words
- Magic words will appear on the reels randomly.
- You will receive an automatic bonus when a Magic Word appears.
There are six types of Magic Words:
- Freeze (FRE): Stops the Spin Timer for 10 seconds
- Rewind (RWI): Resets the Spin Timer to the maximum time limit
- Lots of Levels (LOL): Promote 6 letters on the screen to the maximum level for 20 seconds.
- Omega (OMG): The best word on the reels is automatically revealed and scored
- Double (DUB): Double points for 10 seconds
- Triple (TRP): Triple points for 5 seconds
Scoring
- The value of each letter is indicated in the bottom left corner.
- The Word Score is determined by multiplying the total value of all letters by their respective multipliers in the word.
- Your final score is equal to the sum of all your word scores.
Tips
- Score points quickly by forming short words in a row!
- Use any letter on the reels to create words. Letters do not need to be next to each other, but each letter can be used only once.
- Used letters will remain on the reels. Focus on reusing one high-value letter, such as K or X, or more commonly used letters, like E, A, and T, to increase word value and level up for more points.
- Double and Triple Bonuses will increase the value of your words for a short amount of time.
- Look out for anagrams! For example, submitting MEAT, followed by TAME and then TEAM, will quickly level up each letter three times!
- You’ll have one last chance to submit a word if you’re in the middle of a spin when the game timer expires.
- You can select letters as soon as their reel stops moving. Type your anagrams quickly!
- Holding a letter on all 4 reels prevents a bonus from appearing. Use this to save bonuses for when you have better letters.