Scrabble Word Finder
Enter your rack — ? for a blank tile — and see the highest-scoring plays.
1,481 words found
Showing the top 500. Narrow the search to see more.
10-letter words 8
- slackening17
- enchiladas16
- handseling15
- headlining15
- anglicised14
- escalading14
- scandaling14
- canalising13
9-letter words 33
- shackling19
- icekhanas18
- dehiscing16
- nickeling16
- sickening16
- chiseling15
- encashing15
- enchasing15
- enchilada15
- haciendas15
- kindlings15
- lichening15
- handlings14
- lichenins14
- selachian14
- shielding14
- algicides13
- ascending13
- declining13
- hangnails13
- hanseling13
- nailheads13
- analgesic12
- angelicas12
- anglicise12
- canalised12
- cleansing12
- licensing12
- silencing12
- gliadines11
- islanding11
- sandaling11
- analgesia10
8-letter words 108
- chalking18
- chinking18
- hackling18
- heckling18
- shackled18
- icekhana17
- kachinas17
- deckings16
- dishlike16
- handlike16
- shanking16
- sighlike16
- skinhead16
- childing15
- clanking15
- clinking15
- disclike15
- lickings15
- neckings15
- nickling15
- sicklied15
- sickling15
- slacking15
- slicking15
- snacking15
- snicking15
- canakins14
- canikins14
- chaining14
- chiliads14
- clashing14
- dichasia14
- echidnas14
- ganaches14
- hacienda14
- kindling14
- kingside14
- kneading14
- leaching14
- achenial13
- channels13
- clannish13
- deashing13
- dinghies13
- enchains13
- handling13
- headings13
- hildings13
- inklings13
- lichenin13
- likening13
- linkages13
- sandlike13
- shending13
- shingled13
- skeining13
- slinking13
- snaglike13
- sneaking13
- algicide12
- anhingas12
- candling12
- hangnail12
- headsail12
- inhaling12
- langshan12
- leashing12
- nailhead12
- nilghais12
- scalding12
- scending12
- shealing12
- shieling12
- shinnied12
- aecidial11
- alcaides11
- alcidine11
- angelica11
- ascidian11
- canaling11
- candelas11
- ceilings11
- cleaning11
- encasing11
- enlacing11
- incasing11
- inclined11
- indicans11
- inlacing11
- laicised11
- sciaenid11
- canalise10
- dealings10
- dialings10
- gainsaid10
- gliadine10
- gliadins10
- inclines10
- indigens10
- ladening10
- landings10
- leadings10
- saladang10
- salicine10
- sandling10
- seladang10
- sideling10
- signaled10
7-letter words 161
- chalked17
- chinked17
- hacking17
- hackled17
- hackies16
- hackles16
- halakic16
- hickies16
- kachina16
- shackle16
- dashiki15
- decking15
- dicking15
- hanking15
- shaking15
- shanked15
- calking14
- casking14
- changed14
- chiding14
- clanked14
- clinked14
- dickens14
- dickies14
- hagadic14
- hankies14
- lacking14
- licking14
- necking14
- nicking14
- nickled14
- sacking14
- sicking14
- sickled14
- skaldic14
- slacked14
- slicked14
- snacked14
- snicked14
- askance13
- calkins13
- canakin13
- canikin13
- cashing13
- chained13
- changes13
- chasing13
- chields13
- childes13
- chiliad13
- chining13
- chinned13
- clashed13
- dinking13
- disking13
- echidna13
- ganache13
- inching13
- kinesic13
- leching13
- niching13
- nickels13
- nickles13
- saclike13
- slacken13
- ankling12
- chaines12
- channel12
- chilies12
- dashing12
- dinkies12
- dishing12
- dislike12
- enchain12
- gnashed12
- handing12
- heading12
- hidings12
- hilding12
- inkling12
- ischial12
- kalends12
- kilning12
- kindles12
- lakings12
- leaking12
- lichens12
- likings12
- linkage12
- linking12
- shading12
- shindig12
- silking12
- sinkage12
- sinking12
- skinned12
- slaking12
- slinked12
- snaking12
- alkanes11
- alkines11
- anankes11
- anhinga11
- clanged11
- clinged11
- dahlias11
- dancing11
- deicing11
- discing11
- english11
- glanced11
- hailing11
- halides11
- handles11
- handsel11
- healing11
- heiling11
- hinnied11
- incaged11
- inhaled11
- kalians11
- lashing11
- nilghai11
- shingle11
- shining11
- shinned11
- acedias10
- aecidia10
- alcades10
- alcaide10
- angelic10
- anglice10
- ascidia10
- calends10
- canaled10
- candela10
- candies10
- candles10
- ceasing10
- ceiling10
- censing10
- decanal10
- galenic10
- glances10
- hinnies10
- incages10
- incased10
- incised10
- indican10
- indices10
- inhales10
- inlaced10
- lacings10
- lancing10
- scalade10
- scalage10
- scaling10
- scandal10
- scandia10
- scanned10
- slicing10
6-letter words 126
- hacked16
- chalks15
- chinks15
- haceks15
- hackie15
- hackle15
- hanked14
- hiking14
- khadis14
- khedas14
- skeigh14
- caking13
- calked13
- casked13
- dickie13
- hankie13
- lacked13
- licked13
- nicked13
- sacked13
- shaken13
- sicked13
- aching12
- calkin12
- cashed12
- change12
- changs12
- chased12
- chides12
- chield12
- childe12
- chined12
- clanks12
- clinks12
- dachas12
- deking12
- diking12
- eching12
- inched12
- kinged12
- niched12
- nickel12
- nickle12
- sicken12
- sickie12
- sickle12
- ankled11
- ashcan11
- asking11
- calash11
- chaine11
- chains11
- chaise11
- chelas11
- chiels11
- chiles11
- chinas11
- chines11
- chisel11
- echini11
- encash11
- gashed11
- gaskin11
- hading11
- hances11
- hanged11
- heliac11
- hiding11
- hinged11
- inches11
- inking11
- ischia11
- kiangs11
- kilned11
- kindle11
- kneads11
- laches11
- laichs11
- laking11
- lichen11
- liches11
- lichis11
- liking11
- linked11
- nachas11
- naches11
- niches11
- nighed11
- sighed11
- silked11
- skiing11
- slaked11
- snaked11
- aahing10
- akelas10
- alaska10
- alkane10
- alkies10
- alkine10
- alsike10
- ananke10
- ankles10
- ashing10
- cadges10
- ceding10
- dahlia10
- danish10
- dicing10
- galahs10
- geisha10
- haeing10
- hailed10
- halide10
- halids10
- haling10
- handle10
- hieing10
- hinges10
- inkles10
- kalian10
- kinase10
- kinins10
- laighs10
- lashed10
- likens10
- neighs10
5-letter words 49
- chalk14
- chink14
- hacek14
- hacks14
- hecks14
- hicks14
- kench14
- shack14
- dhaks13
- hiked13
- khadi13
- kheda13
- ankhs12
- caked12
- decks12
- dicks12
- gecks12
- haika12
- haiks12
- hakes12
- hanks12
- hikes12
- kasha12
- khans12
- knish12
- lakhs12
- shake12
- shank12
- sheik12
- ached11
- alack11
- cakes11
- calks11
- chads11
- chang11
- chide11
- child11
- clank11
- clink11
- dacha11
- lacks11
- licks11
- necks11
- nicks11
- slack11
- slick11
- snack11
- sneck11
- snick11
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.