diff --git a/ui/public/flag-ussr.svg b/ui/public/flag-ussr.svg
index 58e4d8b..eb4d881 100644
--- a/ui/public/flag-ussr.svg
+++ b/ui/public/flag-ussr.svg
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 16" role="img" aria-label="СССР">
   <rect width="24" height="16" fill="#cc0000"/>
-  <!-- small five-pointed star -->
-  <path fill="#ffd700" d="M6 1.9 L6.32 2.86 7.33 2.87 6.51 3.47 6.82 4.43 6 3.84 5.18 4.43 5.49 3.47 4.67 2.87 5.68 2.86 Z"/>
+  <!-- five-pointed star (scaled up ~25% around its centre per review) -->
+  <path fill="#ffd700" transform="translate(6 3.17) scale(1.25) translate(-6 -3.17)" d="M6 1.9 L6.32 2.86 7.33 2.87 6.51 3.47 6.82 4.43 6 3.84 5.18 4.43 5.49 3.47 4.67 2.87 5.68 2.86 Z"/>
   <g fill="none" stroke="#ffd700" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" transform="translate(6.8 6) scale(0.667) translate(-6.8 -6)">
     <!-- sickle: a crescent blade + short handle, mirrored across a diagonal through its centre
          so it reads as the canonical sickle (blade sweeping down-right); the hammer is untouched -->
diff --git a/ui/src/components/Header.svelte b/ui/src/components/Header.svelte
index d1cb200..e2b5a2c 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/Header.svelte
+++ b/ui/src/components/Header.svelte
@@ -96,13 +96,4 @@
   :global(html.tg-fullscreen) .bar {
     padding-top: var(--tg-content-top);
   }
-  :global(html.tg-fullscreen) .end {
-    position: fixed;
-    top: 0;
-    left: 50%;
-    transform: translateX(-50%);
-    height: var(--tg-content-top);
-    justify-content: center;
-    z-index: 30;
-  }
 </style>
diff --git a/ui/src/game/Board.svelte b/ui/src/game/Board.svelte
index a434519..fd68828 100644
--- a/ui/src/game/Board.svelte
+++ b/ui/src/game/Board.svelte
@@ -277,6 +277,9 @@
   }
   .cell.pending {
     background: var(--tile-pending);
+    /* The placed tile owns the pointer so it can be dragged to relocate it (even on the zoomed
+       board) instead of the touch starting a board pan (Stage 17). */
+    touch-action: none;
   }
   /* Lines-off variant: a gapless checkerboard. The 1px grid gaps (and the cell-line they
      reveal) collapse, saving ~14px of board width; plain cells alternate shades, and tiles
diff --git a/ui/src/game/Game.svelte b/ui/src/game/Game.svelte
index 4af1517..058f299 100644
--- a/ui/src/game/Game.svelte
+++ b/ui/src/game/Game.svelte
@@ -70,7 +70,11 @@
   const premium = $derived(premiumGrid(variant));
   const ctr = $derived(centre(variant));
   const pendingMap = $derived(
-    new Map(placement.pending.map((p) => [`${p.row},${p.col}`, { letter: p.letter, blank: p.blank }])),
+    new Map(
+      placement.pending
+        .filter((p) => !(draggingPend && p.row === draggingPend.row && p.col === draggingPend.col))
+        .map((p) => [`${p.row},${p.col}`, { letter: p.letter, blank: p.blank }]),
+    ),
   );
   const lastPlay = $derived([...moves].reverse().find((m) => m.action === 'play') ?? null);
   // Highlight the last word with a dark tile bg; while placing, only the pending tiles
@@ -228,6 +232,9 @@
   // (a gap opens there). Only when no tiles are pending, so the order is a clean permutation.
   let reorderDragId = $state<number | null>(null);
   let reorderTo = $state<number | null>(null);
+  // While a placed (pending) board tile is dragged to relocate it, draggingPend is its cell —
+  // hidden from the board (the ghost stands in) like a lifted rack tile (Stage 17).
+  let draggingPend = $state<{ row: number; col: number } | null>(null);
 
   let dragPointerId = -1;
   function beginDrag(src: DragSrc, e: PointerEvent) {
@@ -261,10 +268,10 @@
     if (busy || gameOver) return;
     beginDrag({ from: 'rack', index }, e);
   }
-  // A pending tile can be dragged back to the rack, but only on the unzoomed board: when
-  // zoomed the one-finger gesture scrolls the board, so recall there is via double-tap.
+  // A placed (pending) tile can be dragged to relocate it on the board or back to the rack —
+  // works zoomed too (the tile has touch-action:none, so its drag wins over the board pan).
   function onBoardDown(e: PointerEvent, row: number, col: number) {
-    if (busy || zoomed || gameOver) return;
+    if (busy || gameOver) return;
     beginDrag({ from: 'board', row, col }, e);
   }
   function cellUnder(x: number, y: number): { row: number; col: number } | null {
@@ -283,6 +290,7 @@
   function clearReorder() {
     reorderDragId = null;
     reorderTo = null;
+    draggingPend = null;
   }
   // overRack reports whether y is within the rack's row (a small margin makes the target
   // forgiving); rackTilesUnderX is the insertion slot for the pointer among the shown tiles.
@@ -316,8 +324,10 @@
       const letter =
         src.from === 'rack' ? placement.rack[src.index] : pendingMap.get(`${src.row},${src.col}`)?.letter ?? '';
       drag = { letter, blank: letter === BLANK, x: e.clientX, y: e.clientY, touch: e.pointerType === 'touch' };
-      // A rack tile is lifted out of the rack while dragged (the ghost stands in for it).
+      // A rack tile is lifted out of the rack while dragged (the ghost stands in for it); a
+      // placed board tile is likewise lifted off its cell while relocated.
       reorderDragId = src.from === 'rack' ? rackIds[src.index] ?? null : null;
+      draggingPend = src.from === 'board' ? { row: src.row, col: src.col } : null;
       // No zoom on drag start: the player may still change their mind. Holding the tile
       // over a cell for ~1s auto-zooms there (hover-hold below); a drop also zooms+centres.
     }
@@ -371,9 +381,13 @@
       } else if (di.src.from === 'rack' && onRack && to != null) {
         // Dropped a rack tile back onto the rack → reorder it to the drop slot.
         reorderRack(di.src.index, to);
+      } else if (di.src.from === 'board' && cell) {
+        // Dropped a placed tile on another board cell → relocate it there.
+        relocatePending(di.src.row, di.src.col, cell.row, cell.col);
       } else if (di.src.from === 'board' && onRack) {
-        // Dropped a pending tile back onto the rack → recall it to its original slot.
+        // Dropped a placed tile back onto the rack → recall it to its original slot.
         placement = recallAt(placement, di.src.row, di.src.col);
+        selected = null;
         recompute();
         scheduleDraftSave();
       }
@@ -416,6 +430,22 @@
   }
   function onRecall(row: number, col: number) {
     placement = recallAt(placement, row, col);
+    selected = null;
+    recompute();
+    scheduleDraftSave();
+  }
+  // relocatePending moves a placed-but-unsubmitted tile from one board cell to another free one
+  // (a board→board drag), keeping its rack slot and any blank letter (Stage 17).
+  function relocatePending(fromRow: number, fromCol: number, toRow: number, toCol: number) {
+    const pt = placement.pending.find((p) => p.row === fromRow && p.col === fromCol);
+    if (!pt) return;
+    if ((fromRow === toRow && fromCol === toCol) || board[toRow]?.[toCol] || pendingMap.has(`${toRow},${toCol}`)) {
+      return;
+    }
+    let p = recallAt(placement, fromRow, fromCol);
+    p = place(p, pt.rackIndex, toRow, toCol, pt.blank ? pt.letter : undefined);
+    placement = p;
+    focus = { row: toRow, col: toCol };
     recompute();
     scheduleDraftSave();
   }