It is almost a given that, at least in the beginning with only 5 or 6 tiles, every player will have an absolutely horrid bunch of letters. At that point it becomes necessary to “trade tiles.” I have found that it happens to me in most games and it happens at an equal pace with my opponents as well. It’s the nature of the beast.

However, as in all of the CrossDowns Suite, we play with the additional rule called “Floating Blanks.” If there were any blanks played and you have that same letter in your rack, you can click on “swap blanks” and any letters you have can be exchanged with the blanks on the board. But beware! If you choose to do so, you will have to trade for any and all blanks that you have the letters for!