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ALPHAZAP HELP
Zap as many words as you can

 

  • When you click on a letter it becomes selected.
  • You can only make words from 3 to 8 letters in length.
  • A word must be made from the 8 columns
  • You may select any letter from each column
  • When the word has been composed click the"CHECK" button
  • When a word is accepted, the letters are replaced with new letters except the first!
  • regardless of the lenth of word, you will loose 1 tile per go
  • When no more words can be made click the "NEW GAME" button
  • If your score is > high score lowest then you are redirected to the H.S.T.
  • When you click the "CHECK" button, all selected letters become unselected

There are only 10160 words in the AlphaZap dictionary, an XML version is being written that will overcome the problems of loading a large dictionary.

 

Letters can be erased by clicking on the yellow bar

Scoring


The Skill in playing Alphazap is to get a high score, to do this you need to know how the scoring system works. At present it is as follows

Score per word = EACH LETTER VALUE + NUMBER OF LETTERS IN WORD

EG BED=3+1+2+3=10

Letter Values
  • A=1
  • B=3
  • C=3
  • D=2
  • E=1
  • F=4
  • G=2
  • H=
  • I=1
  • J=8
  • K=5
  • L=1
  • M=3
  • N=1
  • O=1
  • P=3
  • Q=1
  • R=1
  • S=1
  • T=1
  • U=1
  • V=4
  • W=4
  • X=8
  • Y=4
  • Z=1