Scrabble Solver

Scrabble is a board game where the goal is to form words by placing letters on the board to score as many points as possible. Each letter has a point value, and special spaces on the game board can multiply the value of letters or words. Scrabble is a strategy and vocabulary game played around the world, with each version of the game having its own official dictionary of valid words.

The Scrabble solver helps players quickly find valid words from a set of letters. By analyzing all possible combinations, it provides a list of usable words.

Enter the 7 letters on the rack to obtain the best solutions. A blank tile (a white tile with no letter) is represented by a character such as ?, - or *.

Optionally, the solver can take letters already on the board into account, either as possible attachment letters or as a pattern for extending/ intersecting a word.

— Attach a word to a letter already placed

— Extend an existing word, or use a set of letters or a specific pattern to integrate a new word

Enter a word above to check if it's allowed in the official lists.

Fair-play: you check after playing, not before. Looking it up beforehand is considered cheating.

In the USA, the reference is NWL, outside the USA it's CSW (Collins Scrabble Words). Official books: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0007589166?tag=dcodefr-21 or https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0877794227?tag=dcodefr-21 and electronic version https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075MNF33B?tag=dcodefr-21

Click a word to see its definition (a tooltip will appear).

Dictionaries are managed by their editors, only them can choose which word is valid or not.

Collins Scrabble Words (formerly SOWPODS) is used for English tournament (except in the USA which uses Official Tournament and Club Word List)

dCode's Scrabble solver consults these dictionaries to determine the validity of words.

A blocker word cannot be extended by adding a letter before or after. It is marked with | (Stop).

It's a strategic play: it prevents your opponent from extending it to score easily.

Words can be sorted by score, length, or alphabetical order. Click a column header to reverse the sort order (ascending/descending).

The score depends on the letters and the word's position of the word on the board. Letters of the English version have the following values:

If a player uses all 7 tiles on a turn (a play called a bingo), the player earns a 50-point bonus.

In the solver, the score excludes letters already on the board and premium squares (such as double- or triple-word squares).

There is no perfect letter draw, but some draws are more favorable than others.

The letter sets that allow the most bingos are:

AEINRST that can form 11 anagrams: ANESTRI, ANTSIER, NASTIER, RATINES, RESIANT, RETAINS, RETINAS, RETSINA, STAINER, STARNIE, STEARIN

AEGINST also 11 words: EASTING, EATINGS, GAINEST, GENISTA, INGATES, INGESTA, SEATING, TAGINES, TANGIES, TEASING, TSIGANE

EORSSTU can form 10 words: ESTROUS, OESTRUS, OUSTERS, SOUREST, SOUTERS, STOURES, TORUSES, TOUSERS, TROUSES, TUSSORE

AEGINRS with 10 words: ANGRIES, EARINGS, ERASING, GAINERS, GRAINES, REAGINS, REGAINS, REGINAS, SEARING, SERINGA

ADEIRST with 10 words: ARIDEST, ASTERID, ASTRIDE, DIASTER, DISRATE, STAIDER, STAIRED, TARDIES, TIRADES, TRADIES

On the other hand, these are not letters that earn a lot of points.

The words that earn the most points in Scrabble are usually long, use high-value letters (like J, Q, X, or Z), and are placed on special spaces on the board to obtain multipliers.

Examples of high-scoring words depend on the accepted word list and the board position. The maximum theoretical score also depends on the letters already on the board, premium squares, and whether blank tiles are used.

The table below shows the number of each letter tile in the English-language version of Scrabble. 100 tiles (2 blanks) in the English version:

A word must be valid according to the dictionary in use and follow the placement rules. The rack contains 7 tiles, but a play can form a word longer than 7 letters by using letters already on the board. On the standard 15 × 15 board, a word placed in a straight line cannot exceed 15 squares. The maximum length therefore also depends on the official dictionary and the board configuration.

What is the value of the Joker at the end of a game?

Addition of the value of the remaining letters of the opponent is calculated (a joker is 0). The result is then subtracted from the opponent score and added to the player score.

Is it possible to use 2 jokers in one word at Scrabble?

Yes, it is possible to use two jokers in a single word at Scrabble, indeed, the solver can handle this exceptional case of 2 blank tiles.

Does a blank tile on a premium square cancel its effect?

No, for a triple-word or double-word square, the value of the word is double or tripled. For a double-letter or a triple-letter square, then as a joker equals zero, this has no bonus.

Can I choose an already played rare letter as a wildcard tile (like Z)?

Yes, the joker can take any value, including a letter that has not been played yet or a letter already played.

Is it possible to replace a blank by its letter during a game?

No, any square is played definitively. If a joker is used on the table for a given word, no one can remove it and replace it by the corresponding letter. This is cheating.

Can I start a word with a blank?

Yes, the joker tile can replace any letter, and can be used anywhere in the word.

Can a red triple-word square be used twice?

No, a triple-word square can only be used once, but it can multiply 2 words in the same time if two words are simultaneously played or completed on a red cell. In this case, the values of the 2 words are multiplied by 3.

What should happen if no tiles can be played?

If, at the end of a game, some letters remain impossible to play, players have to pass 6 times (3 times each) for the game to end. They have to subtract from their score, the value of their remaining letters.

Which player starts the game?

For the first game, each player randomly selects a tile (the toss), the player who draws the letter closest to A (the closer to A) in alphabetical order (joker does not count), draws their 7 tiles and start the game.For a rematch, it is the player who lost the toss draws their tiles first and starts playing.For a third match, another random selection is made (but some rules state that the player that has lost the previous game starts).

Can I write a word upside down or read it from the bottom?

No, words should be written from left to right or from top to bottom only.

Can I write the first word anywhere?

No, the first word played must pass through the star square in the center of the board.

Can a word be extended at both ends?

Yes. A word can be extended at both the beginning and the end, provided the added letters form a valid word and every word formed by the play is valid.

Classic Scrabble is a board game in which each player forms words using the letters on their own rack. Duplicate Scrabble is a variant in which all players receive the same letters. The goal is to find the highest-scoring word, which is then placed on the board before the next draw.