Find your highest-scoring Scrabble play
The Crossword Cracker Scrabble word finder takes the letters on your rack and lists every valid word you can make from some or all of them - each shown with its Scrabble score so you can spot the best play at a glance. It is free, works on mobile, and needs no sign-up.
How to use it
- Enter the letters you have to play.
- Press Search.
- Scan the results - each word shows its points in brackets, so the big scorers stand out.
How Scrabble came to be
Scrabble was born in the Great Depression. An out-of-work American architect, Alfred Mosher Butts, set out to design a game that mixed luck and skill, and worked out his tile values by counting how often each letter appeared on the front page of the New York Times - which is why E turns up everywhere and Q and Z are worth ten. He called it "Lexiko", then "Criss-Cross Words", and it went nowhere for years. Entrepreneur James Brunot eventually refined it, gave it the name Scrabble (a real word meaning "to scratch or grope frantically") and trademarked it in 1948. A large order from Macy's a few years later turned it into a household name.
Squeeze more from your rack
Because it also uses partial sets of letters, the finder shines when you cannot play all seven tiles. Short, high-value words often beat long ones, and a well-placed two-letter play like za or qi can win a game. If you want words that use every letter, try the anagram solver; for crossword grids with blanks, the crossword solver handles patterns and wildcards.
Frequently asked questions
Does it show the score for each word?
Yes. Every word in the results lists its Scrabble point value in brackets, so your best-scoring play is easy to spot.
Can I find words using only some of my letters?
Yes. The finder returns words built from some or all of your letters. If you want words that use all of them, use the anagram solver instead.