[matt_kantor]

> I tried dragging tiles onto squares to spell words, no tiles stuck anywhere, gave up.

I think the first move is a forced swap, though from a gameplay design perspective I'm not sure why. It took me a while to figure this out; it should definitely be made more obvious (assuming it's intentional).

[qrush]

Good callout. My idea here was that you commonly get a garbage hand to start the game, and this helps you build a better first word.