Build & say
You were asked to build:
“Tôi là người Việt Nam.”
Tray · empty
人
越南
我
是
You built
Clear · 4 tiles
我wǒ
是shì
越南Yuènán
人rén
我是越南人。
Wǒ shì Yuènán rén.
Now say it
Not scored yet
wo
我
shi
是
yue
越
nan
南
ren
人
5 syllables · 13 parts
Initial · final · tone,
scored separately
scored separately
越南 is one word you place, and two syllables you say — yuè · nán, each scored on its own.
Five syllables would be fifteen parts, but 我 and 越 have no initial to score. Thirteen is the honest count — nothing is missing.
The tiles are settled. Nothing is scored until you speak.