How to use the word finder
- Type your lettersType the letters on your rack or tiles. Order doesn't matter.
- Add blanksUse ? for a blank tile. Each one stands in for any letter.
- Narrow it downOpen Advanced options if a word has to start with, end with or contain certain letters. Those letters can come from the board rather than your rack, so you don't have to type them twice.
- Pick your gamePick Scrabble or Words With Friends to see the points next to each word, sort by length or points, or hide the scores.
- SearchPress Search. Results are grouped by length, longest first; the words most people know are listed first in each group. Tap any word to see its anagrams and every shorter word inside it.
Example rack
257 words in seven tiles
9 seven-letter, 28 six-letter, 72 five-letter, 76 four-letter words. The other 72 are two or three letters long.
All seven tiles, 9 ways
- RETAINS
- NASTIER
- RETINAS
- RETSINA
- STAINER
- STEARIN
- ANESTRI
- ANTSIER
- RATINES
Best play RETAINS 7 pts + 50 bingo bonus = 57
A word finder lists every valid word you can make from a set of letters. Type your rack, up to 15 letters with ? for a blank, and you get the words grouped by length with Scrabble and Words With Friends points, drawn from a 168,000-word list.
See it work
Real searches, run on our word list when this page was built.
Anagrams of LISTEN
SILENTENLISTINLETSTINSELELINTS
5 exact anagrams, plus 85 shorter words inside it.
Anagram solverA Wordle after one guess
TRADETRACE
A and E are placed, T is in but not 4th. 5 words still fit; 2 of them are common.
Wordle solverUnscramble ZZLEPU
PUZZLE
One word fits: PUZZLE, worth 26 points in Scrabble before bonus squares.
Word unscrambler
Play a game
6 free games in your browser. Each has a daily puzzle with streaks and an unlimited mode. No account needed.
Today's puzzles
October 7, 2026. Hints come first; every answer stays hidden until you tap to reveal it.
- Connections#121416 words, 4 groups. A nudge for each colour, then the categories.Hints for October 7
- Strands#9485 theme words and a 11-letter spangram. Letter patterns first.Hints for October 7
- Wordle#1936Five letters, 2 vowels. Three hints before the answer.Hints for October 7
- Spelling Bee53 words, 1 pangram. Counts by letter and length first.Hints for October 7
Which tool should you use?
This page handles most things. For a few jobs a dedicated page is quicker:
- Wordle solverFive-letter words that fit your greens and yellows.
- Anagram solverExact rearrangements of a word, then every shorter word inside it.
- Word unscramblerType one jumbled word and get back the word it spells.
Games it works for
- SScrabble
- WWords With Friends
- WWordle
- WWordscapes
- WWord Cookies
- BBoggle
- JJumble
- TText Twist
- CCrosswords
- WWord search
Any game with letters in it: Scrabble, Words With Friends, Wordscapes, Word Cookies, Boggle, Jumble, Text Twist, crosswords and word searches. For Wordle you'll usually want the length set to 5 and the known letters in the Contains or Starts with fields.
Which words count?
Our list is built from ENABLE, the open word list most word games are based on, with about 168,000 words. Proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated words are left out. Scrabble's official lists (NWL and Collins) are licensed and differ in a few hundred words, so if you play in tournaments, check a disputed word against the official dictionary.
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Questions people ask
Is the word finder free?
Yes. You don't need an account or a download, and you can search as often as you like.
How many letters can I enter?
Up to 15, the longest word that fits on a standard Scrabble board, so you can include board letters you're building through.
Is using a word finder cheating?
In a casual game, that's between you and your opponent. Many players use one after a game to see what they missed, which is one of the quickest ways to get better. Tournament rules don't allow outside help during play.
Why doesn't a word I know show up?
Either it isn't in ENABLE (newer words sometimes aren't), or it needs a letter you didn't enter. If you think a word is missing, tell us and we'll check it.
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