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  • Scratch the YOUR LETTERS area to reveal 18 letters within the box.
  • Scratch each letter in the Cashword puzzle that corresponds to YOUR LETTERS.
  • Complete 3 or more words in the Cashword puzzle using YOUR LETTERS to win prize shown in the Prize Legend.
    Cashword Details
  • A "word" must contain at least three (3) letters.
  • A "word" cannot be formed linking words diagonally, or by reading the letters from right to left or from bottom to top, or by using only a portion of the letters in a complete "word".
  • Letters combined to form a complete "word" must appear in an unbroken or horizontal or vertical sequence within the CASHWORD puzzle.
  • Letters matched to form a "word" can only be used to form any complete "word" horizontally or vertically. To form a complete "word", you must match all of the letters within a possible "word" within the space allotted.
  • The three (3) small letters outside the YOUR LETTERS box are for validation purposes and cannot be used to play CASHWORD.

 
  Get Win Odds of 1 in:
  3 words $2 12.99
  4 words $5 12.82
  5 words $10 31.25
  6 words $25 166.67
  7 words $50 200.00
  8 words $100 5,040.00
  9 words $1,000 126,000.00
  10 words $10,000 1,558,666.67
  Overall Odds: 1 in 5.04

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