Word Finder for Scrabble®
Find the highest-scoring plays for your rack, board-aware.
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How it works
Enter your rack — up to seven letters, plus any blanks — and the finder searches for every valid word those letters can form, then ranks them by the standard published Scrabble® tile values (worth noting: these are the same fixed point values printed on the back of every Scrabble® box, not a proprietary SnagWord scoring system). Q is worth 10, Z is worth 10, X and J are worth 8, and common letters like E, A, I, O, N, R, T, L, S, U sit at 1 point — the finder totals these per candidate word so you can scan straight to the plays worth the most raw points before spending points on placement.
Because a real Scrabble® board move is worth more than the sum of its tile values once premium squares are involved, the results list is meant as a starting shortlist, not a final answer: a seven-letter word worth 14 points in isolation can be worth 40+ once it lands on a double or triple word score, and a short two-letter word placed to hit two premium squares can occasionally out-score a longer play. Treat the ranked list as "which words are worth building around," then use your own board's open squares to decide the actual placement.
Playing all seven tiles in a single turn — a "bingo" — earns a fixed 50-point bonus on top of the word's own score in tournament and home rules alike, which is why the finder is especially useful for scanning full-rack results first: a modest 12-point bingo is worth 62 points before any board bonus even applies, almost always beating a higher-scoring shorter word.
The word list behind the finder is ENABLE (public domain, ~172,800 words), not TWL06/NWL2023 or Collins Scrabble Words — the vast majority of common words overlap across all of these lists, but for tournament play always confirm an edge-case word against your event's official dictionary.
Tips & strategy
Check for a bingo before anything else
Before chasing a high-value short word, scan whether your full seven-tile rack (or six plus a board letter) forms any word at all — the 50-point bonus usually dwarfs anything else on the board, even with an unglamorous set of tiles.
Hold onto S and blank tiles when you can
An S can often be played onto an existing word to both extend it and start a new word perpendicular to it (a "hook"), effectively scoring twice from one tile. Blanks are best saved for exactly the turn you need them for a bingo, since using one early for a small word wastes its flexibility.
Watch for Q without a U
Q is worth 10 points and often sits dead in a rack because players assume they need a U next to it. Words like QI, QAT, and TRANQ are all valid without a following U — worth checking the finder specifically for Q-inclusive results before discarding the tile.
Two-letter words are the connective tissue of a high-scoring board
Building parallel words that each form a valid short word in the perpendicular direction (a technique often called "parallel play") is how experienced players rack up points from a single placement — memorizing which two-letter words are valid (see our two-letter words cheat sheet) pays off more than most people expect.
FAQ
Does the finder account for premium squares on my actual board?
Not directly — it ranks words by their raw tile-value score. Because premium square positions differ every game, the finder gives you the best candidate words to consider; you then judge which one fits your board's open double/triple squares for the highest real-game score.
Is this the official Scrabble® word finder?
No. SnagWord is an independent, fan-built tool with no business relationship to Hasbro or Mattel, the trademark holders for Scrabble® in different territories — see the full disclaimer page for the exact non-affiliation language.
What counts as a "bingo" and how much is it worth?
Playing all seven of your rack tiles in one turn is a bingo, worth a flat 50-point bonus added to whatever the word itself scores — it's the single biggest score swing available in a normal turn, bigger than almost any premium-square placement.
Why do some words score differently here than in Words With Friends®?
The two games simply publish separate tile-value tables — J, V, U, and L are all valued higher on a Words With Friends® tile than a Scrabble® one. Use the dedicated Words With Friends® Cheat tool for that game's actual point values.