Word Game Guides
In-depth guides for word-game players: the words that strong Scrabble and Words With Friends players rely on, puzzle-solving methods and a little history. Every word list on these pages was generated from the same 172,000-word ENABLE dictionary that powers the WordJumbler solver.
- The Origins of Scrabble: From Lexiko to a Worldwide Classic
How an out-of-work architect invented the game in the 1930s, and how it reached 150 million sets.
- All 96 Two-Letter Words, With Meanings
The complete list from the ENABLE dictionary, with meanings, Scrabble points and how strong players use them.
- Q Words Without U: The Complete List
All 29 words in our dictionary that use a Q without a U, from QAT to QINDARKA, with meanings.
- High-Scoring Words With J, Q, X and Z
The short words that turn the four most valuable tiles into big scores, with point values for each.
- Bingo Stems: The Six Letters That Make Seven-Letter Words
SATINE, SATIRE, RETAIN and more: every seven-letter word each stem makes, for the 50-point bonus.
- Scrabble vs Words With Friends: How the Scoring Differs
Letter values side by side, the 50 vs 35 point bonus and what changes in your strategy.
- The Biggest Anagram Families in English
From APERS to ANGRIEST: the letter sets that make the most words, and how to use them in games.
- Words Without Vowels, and Words That Are Almost All Vowels
Rescue an unbalanced rack: CRWTH, NTH and RHYTHM for too many consonants, AIOLI and AALII for too many vowels.
- How to Solve Jumble Puzzles, Step by Step
A practical method with a fully worked example, from the scrambled words to the final answer.
- The Best Starting Words for Wordle-Style Games
We counted letters across thousands of five-letter words to rank IRATE, AROSE, SLATE, CRANE and others.
- All 972 Three-Letter Words for Scrabble
Every one of the 972 three-letter words in our dictionary, with the J, Q, X, Z and vowel-less words picked out.
- Palindromes, Double Letters and Other Word Patterns
101 palindromes, 134 words with three double letters and more: the odd patterns hidden in our dictionary.
- The Longest Words in the Dictionary, and How Many There Are of Each Length
From 96 two-letter words to a single 28-letter word: a table of every length, plus the longest words of all.
- Prefixes and Suffixes: The Endings That Build Most Words
Counts for -S, -ED, -ING, RE-, UN- and more, and how to use them to find extra words.
- Scrabble Tile Values and How Many of Each Tile There Are
Points and tile counts for every letter, and what they tell you about the best racks to keep.
- Blank Tile Strategy: When to Use It and When to Save It
How one blank can turn six letters into dozens of 50-point words, and when to hold it back.
- Scrabble Word Score Calculator (free tool)
Type a word, add letter and word bonuses, and see exactly how many points it scores.
- Daily Word Scramble (free tool)
One new scrambled word every day, the same for everyone. Can you unscramble it?
Looking for quick advice instead? Read our tips for unscrambling words or the Filters Guide. Guides in French are available on the French guides page.