High scoring Scrabble words

Sorted by raw tile value first — the words worth building your rack around.

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#15 lettersTile score 33
jazzy
82
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 33 tile points, cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters.

Bright and showy.

#24 lettersTile score 25
fizz
72
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 25 tile points, cashes in rare high-value letters.

To make a hissing sound.

#36 lettersTile score 24
quartz
77
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 24 tile points, cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 6 letters.

A hard crystalline mineral.

#46 lettersTile score 23
zephyr
74
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 23 tile points, cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 6 letters.

A gentle breeze.

#57 lettersTile score 23
squeaky
97
/100

Recommended because it uses seven or more tiles for bingo potential, scores a strong 23 tile points, cashes in rare high-value letters.

Making a high sound.

#65 lettersTile score 20
quick
73
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 20 tile points, cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters.

Moving fast.

#75 lettersTile score 19
crazy
71
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 19 tile points, cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters.

Wildly unreasonable.

#86 lettersTile score 18
quiver
68
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 18 tile points, cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 6 letters.

To tremble.

#94 lettersTile score 18
cozy
64
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 18 tile points, cashes in rare high-value letters.

Comfortable and warm.

#105 lettersTile score 17
query
66
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 17 tile points, cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters.

A question.

#116 lettersTile score 17
vexing
67
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 17 tile points, cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 6 letters.

Causing annoyance.

#124 lettersTile score 17
waxy
63
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 17 tile points, cashes in rare high-value letters.

Resembling wax.

#135 lettersTile score 17
epoxy
64
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 17 tile points, cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters.

A strong adhesive resin.

#145 lettersTile score 17
proxy
65
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 17 tile points, cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters.

An authorised substitute.

#155 lettersTile score 17
hazel
62
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 17 tile points, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant leave.

A shrub; a light brown colour.

#165 lettersTile score 16
check
63
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 16 tile points, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, common enough to be accepted in every major lexicon.

To examine.

#175 lettersTile score 16
prize
64
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 16 tile points, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant leave.

An award for victory.

#185 lettersTile score 16
zebra
62
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 16 tile points, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant leave.

A striped African horse.

#195 lettersTile score 16
jumbo
66
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 16 tile points, cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters.

Very large.

#205 lettersTile score 16
kayak
62
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 16 tile points, cashes in rare high-value letters, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters.

A narrow canoe.

#214 lettersTile score 16
quay
61
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 16 tile points, cashes in rare high-value letters, keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant leave.

A landing place for ships.

#225 lettersTile score 16
maize
60
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 16 tile points, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters.

Corn.

#234 lettersTile score 16
haze
56
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 16 tile points, keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant leave.

A slight obscuration of air.

#245 lettersTile score 15
enjoy
64
/100

Recommended because it scores a strong 15 tile points, covers plenty of board space with 5 letters, common enough to be accepted in every major lexicon.

To take pleasure in.

How to use this list

Results are ordered by strategic score rather than alphabetically, so the plays most worth making appear first. Each card shows the tile score, the word length and why the word ranks where it does. Save a word to revisit it later, or open a solver to filter against the exact letters on your rack.

Word validity depends on the lexicon your game uses. This prototype ranks against a small demonstration list; a licensed commercial dictionary will expand these pages before launch.

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