Can I try Scramble Tutor for free?

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How does Scramble Tutor help me?

Scramble Tutor improves your vocabulary! Not just "axolotl" or "vizslas", you'll soon learn those important two-, three-, and four- letter words that every expert player uses. (Psst, ever heard of "cwm" or "tsk"?)

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How do I use Scramble Tutor?

1. Start your Scrabble® game as usual.
2. Start Scramble Tutor, type in the tiles from your Scrabble® hand, and click Solve. Use a period (".") for a blank tile.
3. Scramble Tutor finds every possible solution, and shows the solutions in a list. Along with each solution, Scramble Tutor includes the solution's score, the number of tiles used,  average letter frequency, and the solution's  SmartScore™.
4. Click on a solution in the list, and the solution appears on the Scramble Tutor game board.
5. When you've found a solution you like, click Accept Word. Scramble Tutor adds it to the  Scramble Tutor game board. You'll need to play the same word in Scrabble® as usual.
6. After each round, enter the tiles your opponent played on the Scramble Tutor game board. Just type directly on the board, and move around using the cursor keys. (To enter a blank tile, type a period ("."), then type the letter assigned to the blank tile.)

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I clicked the Demo button, but the game board didn't appear.

Older versions of the setup package used a Microsoft ActiveX™ control, which didn't work on some computers.

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I bought Scramble Tutor. Where's my license key?

If you paid with an electronic check (eCheck), we'll e-mail the license key as soon as your payment clears. Most eChecks clear in 4 business days.

We send the e-mail to your PayPal primary e-mail address. This may not be the same e-mail address you use to log in to PayPal. (We apologize for that inconvenience, but PayPal does not make your non-primary e-mail addresses available to us.)

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I've bought Scramble Tutor. How do I register it?

1. If you haven't already installed Scramble Tutor, download the setup package scr-1.1-setup.exe and install it on your computer.
2. Start Scramble Tutor, and click the Register button. The Registration dialog box will appear.
3. Enter the license key exactly as it appears on your e-mail receipt, and click OK. (I can't find my license key.)
   Tip: To avoid mistakes, use the Windows clipboard: Copy the license key from the e-mail message, and paste it into the Scramble Tutor license key box. To copy the license key, drag the mouse over it, then press Control-C. To paste the license key, click the mouse in the Scramble Tutor license key box, then press Control-V.
4. Scramble Tutor is now registered! If any error messages appear, look here for more information.

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An error appears when I try to register Scramble Tutor.

1. Make sure you enter the license key exactly as it appears on your email receipt.
   Tip: To avoid mistakes, use the Windows clipboard: Copy the license key from the e-mail message, and paste it into the Scramble Tutor license key box. To copy the license key, drag the mouse over it, then press Control-C. To paste the license key, click the mouse in the Scramble Tutor license key box, then press Control-V.
2. Make sure you aren't trying to install the software on more than one computer. Your GameTutors.com license allows you to install Scramble Tutor on one computer.

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How do I use a blank tile?

To place a blank tile on the Scramble Tutor game board, click on the board where the tile belongs, then type a period (".") followed by the letter the tile represents. For example, to use a blank tile for the letter "R", type ".", then "R".

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How do filters work?

Scramble Tutor has these kinds of filters:

• (no filter) - No filtering is done--Scramble Tutor finds all possible solutions for the tiles in your hand (the Tiles box) and shows them in the list.
• uses current cell - Click anywhere on the Scramble Tutor game board, and only the solutions that use that cell appear in the list. Click somewhere else on the board, and the list updates instantly.
• starts at current cell - Click anywhere on the Scramble Tutor game board, and only the solutions that start at that cell appear in the list.
• ends at current cell - Click anywhere on the Scramble Tutor game board, and only the solutions that end at that cell appear in the list.

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How do I find the meanings of words I play?

Dictionary.com
Merriam-Webster Online

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How do I turn off the sound?

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