Scrabble word finder
Drop in your rack and get every word it can play, grouped by length and badged with its Scrabble score. Use ? for blanks, and narrow the list with a starting letter, an ending letter, or the pattern sitting on your board.
Scrabble letter values and tile counts
A standard English Scrabble set holds 100 tiles: 98 letters and 2 blanks. Knowing what is left in the bag is half the endgame, so here is the full distribution.
Four tiles carry most of the risk: J and X at 8 points, Q and Z at 10, one copy of each. Land any of them on a double or triple letter square and a three-letter word can outscore a sprawling one.
Playing the rack, not just the word
Roughly four consonants and three vowels keeps the next rack playable. Dumping every vowel for nine points often costs you the following two turns.
There are only four S tiles and they hook onto almost anything. Duplicated letters are the ones to shed early.
Parallel plays live or die on the little words they create. Search with a two-letter length filter and read the list once; it pays for itself.
QI is valid in both the North American and Collins lists, and QAT, QADI and friends are valid in Collins. Check the pattern box before you swap the tile away.
How this finder works
A word is playable from your rack when every letter it needs can be taken from the tiles you hold, duplicates counted. RETAINS gives you RETINAS, RATINES and STAINER, but not RETRAINS, because there is only one R on the rack. Each ? covers exactly one missing letter, the same way a blank does on the board.
The search runs entirely in your browser against a length-sharded word list, so nothing you type is sent anywhere. The first search for a given word length loads that shard; every search after it is instant.
Scores are base word values with no board multipliers and no bingo bonus. Playing a different game? Try the Words With Friends finder, the Crossplay solver, or the plain word unscrambler.
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Scrabble word finder FAQ
How do I use blanks in the Scrabble word finder?
Type ? for each blank tile, up to three. A blank stands in for any letter, so SATIRE? finds words that need one letter you do not hold. Remember that a blank scores zero points, so the badge on a result assumes every letter is a real tile.
Which Scrabble dictionary do these words come from?
Results come from our own 277,000-word list, which covers the common ground between the North American word list (TWL / NWL) and the international Collins list (often called SOWPODS), plus wider English vocabulary. Collins accepts thousands of words TWL does not, so if a rare word matters, your board or app dictionary is the final authority.
What is a bingo and how much is it worth?
A bingo is a play that uses all seven tiles from your rack in one turn. It is worth a 50-point bonus on top of the word score in standard Scrabble rules. Search with a seven-letter length filter to see whether your rack has one hiding in it.
Why is the point badge different from what my board shows?
The badge is the base value of the word, the sum of its tile values with no board bonuses applied. Double and triple letter squares, double and triple word squares, and the bingo bonus all sit on top of that number, which is why a short word on the right square often beats a long one.
Can I search by a pattern already on the board?
Yes. Put the letters you can see in the pattern box and use _ for each open square, for example _ _ R _ E. Combine it with the starts and ends boxes to pin down a hook you are trying to fill.
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