Words Within Words is a round robin style anagram game where individuals play against each other for high score.
SETUP:
There will be at least 20 words for the computer to choose from at the start of a game. All player's names are entered into the Anagrams player's list. Names are randomly sorted just before the start of the game and a player is chosen to go first.
PLAYING A WORD:
A word is selected by the computer and revealed. The player who was chosen to go first or who follows the player who ended the previous word is up. A player needs to give at least a 4 letter anagram of the current word for it to count. Points are awarded by the length of the word. A turn is 45 seconds.
If a word is given and is not an anagram of the current word in play, not a word found in the dictionary or is a repeat, that player gets to choose another word until their time runs out. After that they will have one more chance to give a valid word or receive zero points for that turn and a strike on the current word. The current word in play is ended if 3 strikes in a row are accumulated or if all players agree that there are no more 5 letter words.
The game is ended after the current round of player's turns has ended after the game timer runs out.
Notes About the Game:
As in all games, brain power only. No use of electronic devices of any kind to figure out words.
Collin's Official Scrabble dictionary is used to validate words. All words labeled as a part of speech (including those listed of foreign origin, and as archaic, obsolete, colloquial, slang, etc.) are permitted with the exception of the following: words always capitalized, abbreviations, prefixes and suffixes standing alone, words requiring a hyphen or an apostrophe.