Word Finder for Tile Games

This finder is for crossword-style tile games where you hold a rack of up to seven letters. Type your rack, with ? for a blank, and it lists every word your tiles can make, highest score first, using the letter values commonly used in Scrabble-style games. Add a letter or a run of letters already on the board and it shows only words that pass through them. Scores are base tile values: the finder can't see your board's bonus squares, so use the list to spot options and the board to choose between them.

How to use it

1. Type your rack in Your rack, up to 7 letters. Use ? for each blank tile (up to two).
2. Optionally type a letter or run of letters from the board in Letters on board, such as E or ING.
3. Optionally narrow by start, end, contents or length under Advanced filters.
4. Press Find words. Switch the view between “Highest score first” and “Grouped by length”.
5. Tap a word for its points and an optional definition.

Reading the results

Each tile shows the word's base score from the letter values commonly used in Scrabble-style games (listed in the sidebar). Blank tiles score zero, so a word that needs a blank is worth less than the same word from real tiles; the finder always spends your real tiles first. Words that use all seven of your tiles get the 50-point all-tiles bonus (commonly reported; check your game's rules) and a colored outline.

Using board letters

Type a letter or run of letters that's already on the board and the finder only shows words that pass through it. Those board tiles are counted in the score but don't come from your rack. The finder treats them as one continuous run; it doesn't know about gaps between board letters or what else is nearby.

Worked examples

• The rack RETAINS can make 255 words. The top three by base score are ANESTRI (57), ANTSIER (57), NASTIER (57). 9 of them use all seven tiles: ANESTRI, ANTSIER, NASTIER, RATINES, RETAINS, RETINAS, RETSINA, STAINER and STEARIN.
• The rack RTNAE with ING on the board: the best base scores are ANTEING (8), EARNING (8), INGRATE (8), each built through the board's I, N and G.
• With a blank, QUIZ? scores best with QUIZ (22), QUAI (12), QUID (12). The blank's letter scores nothing.

Strategy notes

• Short words matter. Two-letter words such as XU, JO, AX, XI and KA (all in the ENABLE list) let you park a big tile on a premium square with parallel plays. Some games also accept QI and ZA, but they are not in the list this site uses.
• Keep a balanced leave. After you play, the tiles you keep matter. A leave with a mix of vowels and common consonants gives you more options next turn than five consonants. See Rack Balance Explained.
• Hold your S and blanks for a play where they earn clearly more than they would right now.

Common mistakes

• Picking the top score without looking at the board. A modest word on a triple-word square often beats the list's top entry.
• Typing board letters that aren't in a line. The board field means letters in one continuous run, in order.
• Counting on a word your game rejects. The finder knows only its own list.

Limits and accuracy

Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game. Letterpile is not an official word source for any game. Values and the all-tiles bonus are commonly used figures, not a rulebook. Bonus squares, crossing words and the tiles left in the bag are not considered.

Privacy

Your rack and board letters stay in your browser; nothing is sent to Letterpile. Only a definition lookup you choose sends that one word to a dictionary service.

Last updated: October 1, 2026