Word Unscrambler
Type the letters you've got — a Scrabble rack, a jumbled clue, a letter wheel — and see every real word hiding in them, longest first, with tile scores.
How to get the best out of the unscrambler
- Enter every letter you hold. Order doesn't matter. Up to 15 letters works, which covers a Scrabble rack plus a few board letters.
- Use ? for anything unknown. A blank tile, a missing jumble letter, or a slot you want to leave open. Two blanks is still instant.
- Narrow it with filters. Starts with, ends with and contains let you fit a word to a hook on the board or a crossword slot you've half-filled.
- Sort by score when points matter. The score view adds the 50-point bonus when a word uses all seven rack tiles.
Playing a specific game? The Scrabble word finder can play through letters already on the board, the Words With Friends helper uses that game's tile values, and the Jumble solver takes several scrambled words at once.
Why it's instant (and why guessing isn't)
Trying every order of your letters explodes fast. Drag the slider:
5,040 orders
That's 7! (7 factorial). At one guess per second, checking them all would take 1.4 hours.
So the solver flips the problem: it walks the dictionary once and asks each word a cheap question — does my rack have enough of each letter? Try it:
✓ PARTS can be made from STRAPLE
Running this check on all 269,870 words takes a phone a fraction of a second, and the cost barely changes whether you have 5 letters or 15.
Unscrambling tips from word-game regulars
Look for suffixes first. If you hold -ING, -ED, -ER, -EST or -S, set them aside and unscramble what's left; long words usually hide behind a common ending. The "Ends with" filter does this for you.
Pair up the awkward letters. Q almost always wants U (see the Q words without U list for exceptions), and C, K, H cluster as CH, CK, SH, TH, PH.
Short words win games too. The two-letter word list is the most useful thing a Scrabble player can memorise: QI, ZA, XU and JO score big in tight spots.
Questions players ask
How do I unscramble letters into words?
Type your letters into the box and press Find words. PuzzleWhiz checks every word in its 269,870-word list and keeps the ones you can spell using only your letters, each letter no more often than you have it. Results are grouped by length, longest first.
Can I include a blank or unknown letter?
Yes. Type a question mark (?) or an asterisk for each blank. A blank can stand for any letter. Letters that came from a blank are underlined in the results and score zero points, as in Scrabble.
Why are some results grey?
Bold words are everyday English (they appear in the common-word tiers of the SCOWL word lists). Grey words are valid in big word-game dictionaries but rarely used in conversation, like QAID or AALII. Switch to "Everyday only" to hide them — handy for casual games that reject obscure words.
Which dictionary does the unscrambler use?
A 269,870-word list derived from the open word list used by the game Letterpress, which closely tracks the words accepted in Scrabble-style tournament play. Official lists differ slightly between games and regions, so a rare word may occasionally be rejected by a particular app.
Does it work for Wordscapes, Word Cookies and other letter-wheel games?
Yes. Type the letters on the wheel, set the minimum length to the shortest slot in the puzzle, and choose "Everyday only" — those games use common words, so the answers will be near the top of each length group.
Is anything I type sent to a server?
No. The word list is downloaded once and every search runs in your browser. Your last set of letters is remembered on your device only, and the Clear button removes it.