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WWordFinderPro

How the word finder works

Enter the letters on your rack, choose a dictionary, and Word Finder Pro does the rest — every legal word, grouped by length and ranked by points, in the blink of an eye.

Step by step

  1. Type the letters you have. Use a ? or a blank space for a wildcard tile — the finder will try every letter in its place.
  2. Pick your dictionary: TWL/NWL for North American Scrabble, Collins CSW for international play, or the Words With Friends list.
  3. Add optional filters — starts with, ends with, contains, or an exact length — to narrow the results to plays that fit the board.
  4. Read the results, grouped by word length with each word's point value, and play your best move.

Letters, blanks and filters

Blanks are the secret weapon of any good rack. Add a ? for each blank tile and the word finder quietly checks every substitution for you, so you never miss a play. The advanced filters are just as useful once there is something already on the board: use starts with and ends with to hook onto an existing word, contains to build through a letter, and the length filter to find a word that fits a tight gap. Explore length-based lists any time on words by length.

How results are grouped and scored

Results are grouped from longest to shortest, because longer words usually score more and using all seven tiles earns a bingo bonus. Next to each word you will see its point value — the sum of its tile values. Keep in mind that Scrabble and Words With Friends assign different values to the same letters, so the same word can be worth more in one game than the other. We calculate the score for whichever dictionary you have selected, so the number you see is the number you will play.

Which dictionary should I use?

If you are playing Scrabble in the US or Canada, choose TWL/NWL. Anywhere else, Collins CSW is the standard and includes tens of thousands of extra valid words. For Words With Friends, pick the WWF list so your results match exactly what the app accepts. Not sure whether a specific word is legal? Drop it into the dictionary checker and we will show you which dictionaries accept it — a quick way to settle a challenge before you make it.

Ready to find a word?

That is all there is to it. Head to the word finder, enter your tiles, and see every play the board will allow.