How is the game of scrabble started?

Answer 1

All tiles are placed on the board face down. Each player draws one tile to determine who will play first. The player with the letter nearest to the beginning of the alphabet becomes the first player. The tiles are then placed back on the board face down. Each player then draws 7 tiles, The first player then combines 2 or more of his letters to form a word and places them on the board to read either across or down with one letter on the center square. His score is then counted and recorded. He then draws as many tiles as he has played, thus always keeping 7 letters in his rack. Play then passes to the left. The 2nd player, and then each in turn, adds one or more letters to those already played so as to form new words. All letters played in any one turn must be placed in one row across or down on the board.