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 # Instructions
 
-Given a word, compute the Scrabble score for that word.
+Your task is to compute a word's Scrabble score by summing the values of its letters.
 
-## Letter Values
+The letters are valued as follows:
 
-You'll need these:
+| Letter                       | Value |
+| ---------------------------- | ----- |
+| A, E, I, O, U, L, N, R, S, T | 1     |
+| D, G                         | 2     |
+| B, C, M, P                   | 3     |
+| F, H, V, W, Y                | 4     |
+| K                            | 5     |
+| J, X                         | 8     |
+| Q, Z                         | 10    |
 
-```text
-Letter                           Value
-A, E, I, O, U, L, N, R, S, T       1
-D, G                               2
-B, C, M, P                         3
-F, H, V, W, Y                      4
-K                                  5
-J, X                               8
-Q, Z                               10
-```
-
-## Examples
-
-"cabbage" should be scored as worth 14 points:
+For example, the word "cabbage" is worth 14 points:
 
 - 3 points for C
-- 1 point for A, twice
-- 3 points for B, twice
+- 1 point for A
+- 3 points for B
+- 3 points for B
+- 1 point for A
 - 2 points for G
 - 1 point for E
-
-And to total:
-
-- `3 + 2*1 + 2*3 + 2 + 1`
-- = `3 + 2 + 6 + 3`
-- = `5 + 9`
-- = 14
-
-## Extensions
-
-- You can play a double or a triple letter.
-- You can play a double or a triple word.
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+# Introduction
+
+[Scrabble][wikipedia] is a word game where players place letter tiles on a board to form words.
+Each letter has a value.
+A word's score is the sum of its letters' values.
+
+[wikipedia]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrabble