Sesquipedality
noun
- The quality or condition of being sesquipedal.
- The use of sesquipedalian words; style characterized by the use of long words; sesquipedalism.
In Sesquipedality, your goal is to create the longest and most strategic words possible. Longer words score many more points, so break out that dictionary and start spelling.
Objective
Your primary objective is to play the longest word you can. The longer the word, the higher your score!Gameplay
There are four start tiles on the board. Any player may play off any unoccupied start tile, or make a word perpendicular to an existing word. You may only form one new word per turn. Your word must be at least three letters long.Tiles
Vowels are free tiles and do not count against your 11-tile hand. You have a hand of 11 random tiles to craft your words. Capital letter tiles can be played anywhere and add one point to your word.Scoring
- 3 letters: 3 points
- 4 letters: 5 points
- 5 letters: 8 points
- 6 letters: 13 points
- 7 letters: 21 points
- 8 letters: 34 points
- 9 letters: 55 points
- 10 letters: 89 points
- 11 letters: 144 points