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Scrabble double word multipliers stack cumulatively

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If your obscure vocabulary stretches far enough to bridge two separate multiplier squares, you don't just add them up. The point value doubles, and then strictly doubles again. It is the fastest way to absolutely obliterate an opponent using a mediocre five-letter noun.

Scrabble double word multipliers stack cumulatively
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