Word Unscrambler
Enter your letters and see every word you can make from them — sorted longest first, with Scrabble scores. Works for Scrabble, Words with Friends, crosswords and anagram puzzles.
Type some letters to begin.
How it works
You give it letters. It checks all 127,000 words in its dictionary and keeps the ones that can be built from what you have — including shorter words that only use some of your letters, because in a real game those are usually the ones you can actually play.
Results come back grouped by length, longest first, because the longest word is normally the one worth the most. The small number after each word is its Scrabble tile value.
Blank tiles
Type a question mark for each blank. CA?E finds cake, cane, care, case, cave and several more. Each blank widens the search considerably, so two or three at once will return a very long list.
The three filter boxes
| Box | Use it when |
|---|---|
| Starts with | You're hooking onto a letter already on the board |
| Ends with | You're building toward a bonus square, or need a plural |
| Contains | A crossword where you know one or two middle letters |
| Length | The grid gives you exactly six squares and nothing else fits |
About the dictionary
It's built from the open-source Hunspell US English dictionary, expanded through its own affix rules so that plurals, past tenses and -ing forms are all included. That comes to roughly 127,000 words between two and fifteen letters.
Worth being straight about the limits: this is not the official tournament word list for Scrabble or any other game. Those lists are licensed and differ from each other — a word that's legal in a UK tournament may not be in a US one. If you're playing competitively, check against whichever list your game actually uses. For a kitchen-table game, a crossword or an anagram puzzle, this is more than enough.
Is using one of these cheating?
Depends entirely on who you're playing and whether they know. Most people use these to check a word they already half-suspected, to settle an argument, or to get unstuck on a crossword clue that's been bothering them for an hour. All of that seems fine.
The more interesting use is learning. Run your rack through it after a game and you'll start noticing the patterns — that RETINAS is also RETAINS, NASTIER, STAINER and ANTSIER, that words ending in -IEST hide everywhere, that two-letter words are where the real points live. That knowledge sticks.
Frequently asked questions
How do I use a blank tile?
Type a question mark for each blank. So ca?e finds cake, cane, care, case, cave and the rest. You can use up to three, though every blank you add makes the search wider and the results longer.
Does it find words shorter than my letters?
Yes. It shows every word you can build from any combination of the letters you enter, not just words that use all of them. The results are grouped longest first, because that's usually the word you're looking for.
Which dictionary is this?
It's built from the open-source Hunspell US English dictionary, expanded through its own affix rules to about 127,000 words including plurals and verb endings. It is not the official tournament word list for any particular game, so a few rare or very new words may be missing.
How are the scores worked out?
Standard English Scrabble letter values, added up. Board bonuses like double word or triple letter aren't included, because we don't know where you're placing it. Treat the score as the tile value of the word by itself.
Can I search for a word pattern?
Yes. Use the starts with, ends with and contains boxes to narrow the results. They're useful when you're hooking onto a letter already on the board, or working out a crossword clue where you know the third letter.
Are my letters sent anywhere?
No. The whole dictionary is downloaded to your browser once and every search runs on your own device. Nothing you type is uploaded, stored or shared.
Please note: CalcuLane's word list is built from the open-source Hunspell US English dictionary and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or the official word list of Scrabble, Words with Friends or any other game. Tournament play uses licensed word lists that differ by region — check yours before relying on a result.