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Scrabble Word Finder

This Scrabble word finder lists the words the letters on your rack can spell, with ? for a blank, highest tile score first.

Runs in your browser. The word list is a file on this site; your letters are not sent anywhere. Sources: Webster's Second (1934) Updated

Up to 15 letters, A to Z.

Enter your letters and press Find words. The word list (about 210 kB compressed) is loaded on the first search.

    How the Scrabble word finder scores words

    The finder goes through its word list and keeps every word of two to eight letters that can be spelled with your tiles, using each tile once. If a letter is missing and you have a blank, the blank takes its place. Each word is then scored by adding the values of the real tiles used.

    To set a shortest and longest word, or to unscramble a word using every letter, use the word generator with letters, which searches the same list without scores. To sort the words you found, paste them into the alphabetical order generator.

    Scrabble tile values by letter

    PointsLetters
    1A E I O U L N S T R
    2D G
    3B C M P
    4F H V W Y
    5K
    8J X
    10Q Z
    0Blank

    Scrabble score example: ZAX with and without a blank

    With the letters ZAX?:

    • ZAX uses three real tiles: Z (10) + A (1) + X (8) = 19.
    • ZANY needs an N and a Y. There is one blank, so the word cannot be spelled.
    • AXE uses A (1) + X (8) and the blank as E (0) = 9.

    The same word can have two scores depending on the tiles: with the rack ZA?, ZAX is spelled with the blank as X and scores 11 instead of 19.

    Scrabble tile values chart: 1 point for A, E, I, L, N, O, R, S, T and U; 2 for D and G; 3 for B, C, M and P; 4 for F, H, V, W and Y; 5 for K; 8 for J and X; 10 for Q and Z. ZAX scores 10 + 1 + 8 = 19.
    Ten letters are worth 1 point; only Q and Z are worth 10.

    Which word list the Scrabble word finder uses

    The list holds 76,210 words of two to eight letters from Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, published in 1934. It was chosen because it is in the public domain and can be shipped with the site, so your letters never have to be sent to a server.

    It has two limits you should know about: it is old, so recent words are missing and some entries are rare or obsolete, and it lists base forms only. The other word tools use the same list.

    Scrabble is a registered trademark of Hasbro in the United States and Canada and of Mattel elsewhere. This site is not affiliated with either company.

    Scrabble Word Finder: FAQ

    Is this the official Scrabble dictionary?
    No. The official tournament word lists are copyrighted and are not included. The finder uses the headword list of Webster's Second International Dictionary of 1934, which is in the public domain. A word found here may not be allowed in your game, and words that are allowed may be missing. Check a disputed word in the dictionary your game uses.
    Why is a simple plural like CATS missing?
    The list contains dictionary headwords, which are base forms. Most regular plurals in -s and many verb forms in -ed and -ing are not headwords, so they are not in the list, although they are valid plays in the game.
    How do blank tiles work?
    Type a question mark for each blank. A blank can stand for any letter and scores nothing, so a word that needs a blank scores less than the same word spelled with real tiles.
    How is the score calculated?
    The finder adds up the face values of the tiles used. It knows nothing about the board, so premium squares, the 50-point bonus for using all seven tiles and the letters already on the board are not included.
    How long can the words be?
    Two to eight letters. Eight covers the seven tiles on a rack plus one letter already on the board; type that board letter as part of your letters.

    Sources

    • Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition (1934): headword list "web2" as shipped with FreeBSD and macOS — the word list; public domain. 2 to 8 letters, proper nouns removed
    • Hasbro: Scrabble rules — letter values of the English-language set

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