Scrabble Word Finder
Enter your letters, we'll show every valid Scrabble word you can make from them. Use ? or _ for blank tiles.
Enter your letters above. Results come from the NASPA Word List 2023 - the official Scrabble dictionary in North America.
How the Scrabble Word Finder works
Type the letters on your rack into the box above — up to 15 of them — and we'll show you every valid Scrabble word you can spell with that bag of letters. Results are grouped by length, longest first, with the exact point value next to each word. Click any word to see its definition, its anagrams, and whether it's also valid in Words With Friends.
The engine doesn't just look for anagrams. It looks for every word that's a subset of your letters, which is what you actually need at the board: most of the time you'll play a 4- or 5-letter word, not your full rack. The list you'll see is sorted so the highest-scoring play is always at the top of its length group.
Which dictionary we use
Every word here comes from the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL23) — the official tournament dictionary for Scrabble in North America. If a word is on this list, it's playable in any sanctioned club or tournament game in the US and Canada. If it isn't, it'll be challenged off the board.
We don't pad the list with archaic spellings or made-up entries. If a word is here, it's a real, playable Scrabble word.
Tile values, premium squares, and the 50-point bingo
Each tile has a point value baked into it: most common letters score 1, the trickier ones (B, C, M, P) score 3 or 4, and the rarest tiles (J, X are 8; Q, Z are 10) reward you for making them stick. The board layout amplifies that:
- Double Letter (DL) doubles a single tile's value
- Triple Letter (TL) triples it — devastating with a J, X, or Q
- Double Word (DW) and Triple Word (TW) multiply the whole word's score
- Bingo bonus: play all 7 of your tiles in one turn and you add a flat 50 points on top of whatever the word scores
The point value we show next to each result is the base Scrabble value — what the word scores on a blank board with no premium squares in play. The premiums are situational, so we leave that math to you (it's the fun part).
💡 Look beyond the longest word
A 4-letter word played across a Triple Word square often outscores a 6-letter word played on plain tiles. When you've scanned the results here, glance at the board before you commit — points come from the squares, not just the letters.
Using blanks well
Two of the 100 tiles in the Scrabble bag are blanks — they can stand for any letter you want, but they score zero points. Type ? or _ in place of each blank and the finder will show you every word that's reachable. Results that needed a blank to spell get a subtle ⭐ in the corner so you can see the scoring trade-off at a glance.
Blanks are most valuable when you can land them on a Double or Triple Word square — because the word multiplier applies to the whole play, not just to the tiles that have point values. Saving a blank for a future bingo is a classic high-level habit.
Strategy: the rack is more than your next move
Bingo-stems worth memorising
About 30% of high-level points come from bingos — plays that empty your rack and earn the +50 bonus. Most bingos aren't 7-letter words you "found"; they're 7-letter words you recognised. The fastest way to recognise them is to memorise the most productive 6-letter stems — combinations that bingo through almost every letter of the alphabet:
- SATIRE — bingos with B, C, D, F, G, K, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, V, W, X, Y, Z
- RETAIN / RETINA — same letters as SATIRE; same enormous bingo set
- SATINE — practically a free bingo with any decent draw
- STARED, STORED, STOREY, STRAIN
Type one of these stems plus a single letter into the box above — you'll see exactly how many 7-letter bingos that combination unlocks.
Balancing your leave
Scrabble is a rack-management game. After you play, the tiles you keep — your "leave" — determine what you can do next turn. A 28-point play that leaves you with QVZJI is usually worse than a 22-point play that leaves you with AESTR. The Word Finder shows you the high-scoring options first, but the right call often involves looking at what you're not playing.
Tips for a good leave: keep one or two vowels, dump the duplicate tiles (two of the same consonant is usually a drag), and don't hoard a Q without a U unless you've already memorised the Q-without-U words.
Frequently asked
Is this the same as the official Scrabble dictionary?
Yes. The Scrabble Word Finder checks against the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL23), the official dictionary used in North American tournament and club play. The "Words With Friends" dictionary is similar but not identical — if you're playing WWF, use the Words With Friends Cheat instead.
Why doesn't a word I know show up?
Three usual reasons. (1) It's a proper noun, abbreviation, or hyphenated form — none of those are valid in Scrabble. (2) It's in the British/international dictionary (Collins Scrabble Words) but not in the North American NWL. (3) It's slang, dialect, or a regional spelling that hasn't been admitted yet. We update the dictionary when NASPA does.
What about Q without a U?
There are about 30 of them and learning them is one of the highest-leverage Scrabble skills. QI, QAT, QADI, QOPH, QANAT, QINDARKA… the full list lives at words with Q (no U). Type a Q plus the rest of your rack into the box above and the finder will show every Q-without-U play you can make.
How do I find a 7-letter bingo?
Type all 7 of your rack tiles into the box. If the finder shows nothing 7 letters long, try adding a ? on the end — that simulates a blank tile, or an existing tile already on the board that your word could play through. The 8-letter results are bingos that hook onto a tile that's already on the board, which is by far the most common way bingos happen in real games.
Can I use this on my phone during a tournament?
No. Tools like this are for study, learning, and casual home games. Sanctioned tournament play prohibits any outside reference. Use it before and after the game, not during.