After all players have had the opportunity to sell words, no player may hold more than eight letter tiles in hand.

So did Sami, who had great fun poking at the letter tiles.

Before the round begins, a set of 16 letter tiles are placed on the board.

Players begin a game with seven random letter tiles.

Once it is a player's turn, they must use the letter tiles in their hand to create a word on the game board.

Players drag the letter tiles with the stylus into a box to make the words.

"Game's over," my husband said, hastily sweeping the letter tiles into the box.

The letter tiles are either put in an opaque bag or placed face down on a flat surface.

Next, players draw five letter tiles in turn, and the timer is started.

Learn by doing stuff: moving letter tiles, building towers, drawing and painting, exploring the world.