Scrabble Word Finder
Enter your rack — ? for a blank tile — and see the highest-scoring plays.
771 words found
Showing the top 500. Narrow the search to see more.
10-letter words 1
9-letter words 13
8-letter words 51
- chalking18
- chinking18
- hackling18
- heckling18
- shanking16
- sighlike16
- clanking15
- clinking15
- lickings15
- neckings15
- nickling15
- sickling15
- slacking15
- slicking15
- snacking15
- snicking15
- canikins14
- chaining14
- clashing14
- leaching14
- channels13
- clannish13
- enchains13
- inklings13
- lichenin13
- likening13
- linkages13
- skeining13
- slinking13
- snaglike13
- sneaking13
- inhaling12
- leashing12
- nilghais12
- shealing12
- shieling12
- ceilings11
- cleaning11
- encasing11
- enlacing11
- incasing11
- inlacing11
- inclines10
- salicine10
- aliening9
- eanlings9
- enisling9
- ensiling9
- leanings9
- snailing9
- anilines8
7-letter words 105
- hacking17
- hackies16
- hackles16
- hickies16
- shackle16
- hanking15
- shaking15
- calking14
- casking14
- hankies14
- lacking14
- licking14
- necking14
- nicking14
- sacking14
- sicking14
- calkins13
- canikin13
- cashing13
- changes13
- chasing13
- chining13
- inching13
- kinesic13
- leching13
- niching13
- nickels13
- nickles13
- saclike13
- slacken13
- ankling12
- chaines12
- channel12
- chilies12
- enchain12
- inkling12
- ischial12
- kilning12
- lakings12
- leaking12
- lichens12
- likings12
- linkage12
- linking12
- silking12
- sinkage12
- sinking12
- slaking12
- snaking12
- alkines11
- english11
- hailing11
- healing11
- heiling11
- lashing11
- nilghai11
- shingle11
- shining11
- angelic10
- anglice10
- ceasing10
- ceiling10
- censing10
- galenic10
- glances10
- hinnies10
- incages10
- inhales10
- lacings10
- lancing10
- scaling10
- slicing10
- canines9
- cannels9
- encinal9
- encinas9
- incisal9
- incline9
- inlaces9
- laicise9
- nancies9
- niacins9
- salicin9
- sanicle9
- scaleni9
- alining8
- aneling8
- eanling8
- insigne8
- leaning8
- leasing8
- lensing8
- lignins8
- linages8
- linings8
- linsang8
- nailing8
- nilgais8
- sailing8
- saining8
- sealing8
- seining8
- aniline7
- anilins7
- asinine7
6-letter words 126
- chalks15
- chinks15
- haceks15
- hackie15
- hackle15
- hiking14
- skeigh14
- caking13
- hankie13
- shaken13
- aching12
- calkin12
- change12
- changs12
- clanks12
- clinks12
- eching12
- nickel12
- nickle12
- sicken12
- sickie12
- sickle12
- asking11
- chaine11
- chains11
- chaise11
- chelas11
- chiels11
- chiles11
- chinas11
- chines11
- chisel11
- echini11
- encash11
- gaskin11
- hances11
- heliac11
- inches11
- inking11
- ischia11
- kiangs11
- laches11
- laichs11
- laking11
- lichen11
- liches11
- lichis11
- liking11
- naches11
- niches11
- skiing11
- alkies10
- alkine10
- alsike10
- ankles10
- ashing10
- geisha10
- haeing10
- haling10
- hieing10
- hinges10
- inkles10
- kinase10
- kinins10
- laighs10
- likens10
- neighs10
- silken10
- sleigh10
- caning9
- casing9
- clangs9
- clings9
- glaces9
- glacis9
- glance9
- hansel9
- hennas9
- icings9
- incage9
- inhale9
- lacing9
- nihils9
- sheila9
- anisic8
- canine8
- cannel8
- cannie8
- casein8
- casini8
- cleans8
- clines8
- encina8
- incase8
- incise8
- inlace8
- lances8
- linacs8
- nances8
- niacin8
- sialic8
- silica8
- ailing7
- algins7
- aligns7
- angels7
- angles7
- easing7
- ensign7
- genial7
- gleans7
- ingles7
- isling7
- lasing7
- liangs7
- ligans7
- ligase7
- lignin7
- linage7
- lingas7
- lining7
- nilgai7
- saning7
- signal7
- silage7
- single7
5-letter words 126
- chalk14
- chink14
- hacek14
- hacks14
- hecks14
- hicks14
- kench14
- shack14
- ankhs12
- gecks12
- haiks12
- hakes12
- hanks12
- hikes12
- khans12
- knish12
- lakhs12
- shake12
- shank12
- sheik12
- cakes11
- calks11
- chang11
- clank11
- clink11
- lacks11
- licks11
- necks11
- nicks11
- slack11
- slick11
- snack11
- sneck11
- snick11
- aches10
- chain10
- chase10
- chela10
- chias10
- chiel10
- chile10
- chili10
- china10
- chine10
- chins10
- clash10
- eking10
- ginks10
- hance10
- kiang10
- kings10
- laich10
- leach10
- lichi10
- niche10
- alike9
- ankle9
- gnash9
- hangs9
- hinge9
- inkle9
- kails9
- kains9
- kales9
- kanes9
- kilns9
- kinas9
- kines9
- kinin9
- laigh9
- lakes9
- leaks9
- liken9
- likes9
- links9
- neigh9
- nighs9
- sangh9
- skean9
- skein9
- slake9
- slank9
- slink9
- snake9
- sneak9
- acing8
- ashen8
- cages8
- clags8
- clang8
- cling8
- genic8
- glace8
- hails8
- hales8
- hanse8
- heals8
- heils8
- henna8
- icing8
- leash8
- nihil8
- selah8
- shale8
- sheal8
- shiel8
- shine8
- acini7
- acnes7
- alecs7
- cains7
- canes7
- ceils7
- cilia7
- cines7
- clans7
- clean7
- cline7
- ileac7
- iliac7
- laces7
- laics7
- lance7
- linac7
- nance7
- saice7
4-letter words 72
- hack13
- heck13
- hick13
- ankh11
- geck11
- haik11
- hake11
- hank11
- hike11
- khan11
- khis11
- lakh11
- cake10
- calk10
- cask10
- lack10
- lick10
- neck10
- nick10
- sack10
- sick10
- ache9
- cash9
- chia9
- chin9
- chis9
- each9
- gink9
- ichs9
- inch9
- kegs9
- king9
- lech9
- lich9
- skag9
- skeg9
- akin8
- elks8
- gash8
- ghis8
- hags8
- hang8
- ilka8
- ilks8
- inks8
- kaes8
- kail8
- kain8
- kale8
- kane8
- keas8
- kens8
- kiln8
- kina8
- kine8
- kins8
- lake8
- lank8
- leak8
- leks8
- like8
- link8
- nigh8
- sake8
- saki8
- sank8
- shag8
- sigh8
- sike8
- silk8
- sink8
- skin8
About the Scrabble word finder
Enter the tiles on your rack and this finds every word you can play from them, ranked by what the tiles are worth. A ? stands for a blank, which can become any letter but scores nothing itself.
Each word shows its face value: the sum of its tile values. Longer is not always better — a short word on the right square often beats a long one on plain squares, which is why the list stays sorted by score rather than by length.
Examples
- retinas
- 256 playable words, best being the seven-letter RETAINS and NASTIER
- retina?
- one blank opens up KERATIN, FAINTER, HAIRNET and hundreds more
- zqxjkbn
- an ugly rack — the tool still finds what is playable
Tips
- Scores shown are tile face value only. Double- and triple-letter and word squares depend on where you place the word, so add those yourself.
- Switch the sort to Words with Friends score if that is the game you are playing — the two use different tile values for about half the alphabet.
- Use Advanced options to require a letter you must play through: set "starts with" or "contains" to the board letter you are hooking onto.
Common questions
How do I enter a blank tile?
Type ? for each blank. Two is the maximum, matching a standard set.
Are these words valid in official play?
They come from ENABLE, which underpins many word games. Tournament play uses TWL or Collins, which differ at the edges — check your game's own dictionary for competition.
Why does a blank score zero?
That is the rule: a blank takes the identity of any letter but carries no point value, in both Scrabble and Words with Friends.