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Since the word list was originally intended for spell checking, it includes some odd things, like Roman numerals. Other lists, like the one at scrabblist.com don't include Roman numerals.
I think the Roman numerals should be removed.
By the way, are you still interested in this project, Andrew? If you're just busy and planning to get back to it some day, that's totally fine. If you're not planning to work on it anymore, I'll just worry about my own fork and not try to merge it back into yours.

The instructions say that one way for the game to end is when both players pass their turn in a round. I can't figure out how to pass my turn.
Maybe the error dialogs for submitting a word that's too short or an invalid word should have two buttons: "try again" and "pass".

I'm looking forward to checking out your game, but when I first import into Eclipse, I get the error, "gen already exists but is not a source folder."
I found the answer on Stack Overflow:

Two actions, first:

1. Right click on the project and go to "Properties"
2. Select "Java Build Path" on the left
3. Open "Source" tab
4. Click "Add Folder..." and check "gen" and "src"
   second: (because the previous action asked me to remove something... I do not remember what is was...)
5. Right click on the project and go to "Properties"
6. Select "Java Build Path" on the left
7. Open Libraries "tab"
8. Add an external JAR. Add the Google API that is in your android directory (android-sdk\platforms\android-yourversion

Maybe gen shouldn't be committed to git? Adding a tip to the building section of the README might be helpful.

I've played a maybe six games, and twice gotten a Q without a U. There are a few words that could be made, but many word games make an effort to increase the odds of bringing a Q and U together. It's particularly frustrating in this game, because the letters never change during a game.
I suggest you consider two options: make a Qu tile, or manipulate the tile odds so that if a Q appears, there will usually be a U as well. Of course, it's possible that you've already used the second option and I just got unlucky.
I will dig into the code myself, and make a pull request if I can figure it out. Thanks for publishing the game.

If you gain a letter by surrounding it with letters of your colour, it doesn't count toward your score, and it isn't removed from your opponent's score.
For example:

XXXMY
XXXXE
XXXXX
XXXXX
XXXXX

If I go first on this challenging board, and submit "ME", I should get three points because I'm surrounding the Y. Instead, I get only two points.
If instead, I first submit "MY", and then my opponent submits "ME", I should have no points and my opponent should have three points. Instead, I keep one, and my opponent only gets two.