Anagram Solver
About the Anagram Solver
The anagram solver searches a 186,000-word English dictionary and returns every valid word that can be made from your letters — both exact anagrams that use every letter once and shorter words that use any subset of your rack. Results are grouped by length with the longest words displayed first, which surfaces the highest-scoring options immediately. No signup, no daily limit, nothing to install. Enter letters, get words.
For Scrabble and Words with Friends, the length-first sorting matters more than it might seem. Longer words score more points, and any 7-letter play in Scrabble earns a 50-point bingo bonus on top of the regular letter values. That single bonus can swing a game entirely, which is worth knowing about if you're sitting on a rack of reasonable letters and staring at nothing obvious. The solver finds all those options; which one to play based on board position is still your department.
Blank tiles are supported. Enter a question mark (?) to represent a blank or wildcard — the same way you'd handle one in a physical game. Two blanks means two question marks. The solver finds every word that works with those placeholders. Adding wildcards increases the result count noticeably, but more options are generally better than fewer, especially on a turn where nothing obvious jumps out of the rack.
All results come from a curated English dictionary with broad coverage of competitive vocabulary. Proper nouns are excluded, as are hyphenated terms and abbreviations. For serious competitive play, cross-reference unusual words against the official TWL or Collins word lists before committing to a play — those are the authoritative sources for tournament validation. For everything else, the dictionary is comprehensive enough for any casual or semi-serious game of Scrabble with people you actually like.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is an anagram solver?
An anagram solver takes a set of letters and returns every valid English word that can be made from them. That includes true anagrams — words using every letter exactly once, like LISTEN → SILENT, TINSEL, or ENLIST — and shorter words that use a subset of your letters. Technically these are different things, but most people want both, so you get both. Results are sorted longest-first, which puts the highest-scoring plays at the top.
How does it find words from your letters?
Enter any combination of letters and the solver searches a 186,000-word English dictionary for every valid word those letters can form — from two-letter words through ten-letter plays. The match algorithm doesn't require using every letter, so you'll see full anagrams alongside shorter words that use part of your rack. Results are grouped by length with the longest shown first. The whole process takes about as long as it takes to type the letters, which is considerably faster than staring at the tiles for the fourth minute in a row.
Can I use wildcard or blank tiles?
Yes. Type a question mark (?) to represent a blank or wildcard tile — the same way you'd handle a blank in Scrabble or Words with Friends. Entering "aet?s" finds every word makeable from those four letters plus one wildcard. Multiple wildcards are supported: use two question marks for two blanks. A note on expectations: adding one wildcard substantially increases the result count, which is either a blessing or a lot to process depending on how committed you are to winning this particular game.
What word games is this useful for?
Scrabble, Words with Friends, Wordle, Wordscapes, Word Chums, Boggle, and any game where you're handed a fixed set of letters and expected to produce something useful. It's particularly helpful for Scrabble and Words with Friends racks — longer words score more points, and a 7-letter bingo play earns a 50-point bonus in Scrabble on top of the regular letter values. That single bonus can swing a game entirely, which is worth knowing about if you're sitting on a rack of reasonable letters and drawing a blank.
Are all results valid English words?
Results come from a curated 186,000-word English dictionary covering standard competitive vocabulary. Proper nouns, hyphenated words, and abbreviations are excluded — TESLA and YORK won't appear. Some archaic or highly technical terms may not be in the database. For competitive Scrabble, cross-reference unusual words against the official TWL (North American) or Collins (international) word list before playing them for 80 points. Our dictionary covers the common territory well; those lists are the ones that count at the table.
What's the difference between an anagram solver and a word unscrambler?
Technically: an anagram solver finds words that use every letter exactly once. A word unscrambler finds all words that can be made using any subset of the letters. In practice, you want both, and this tool gives you both. Enter LISTEN and you get SILENT, TINSEL, ENLIST (true anagrams using all six letters) plus INTEL, LEST, LINE, TILE, and every shorter option. We also have a dedicated word unscrambler if you prefer that framing — same letters, different label. Bodey uses both and loses no sleep over the distinction.
How many words can you make from a set of letters?
More than you'd expect and occasionally fewer than you'd like. A 7-letter rack with reasonable vowel-consonant balance typically yields 80 to 100+ valid words. Racks heavy on uncommon consonants — three Ks, two Qs — might yield five or six. The results are entirely a function of which letters you entered, not the tool. If you put in QKXJWV and get three words, that's a letters problem, not a solver problem.
Is it cheating to use an anagram solver?
Depends entirely on the situation and who's watching. Competitive tournament with actual prize money: leave the solver in your pocket. Solo word puzzle or a casual phone game: use it freely. Family Scrabble night where you just want to know if AAHED is a real word (it is — 9 points, play it confidently): use the tool, enjoy the game, move on. Life is short, the dictionary is enormous, and the whole point of word games is to have a good time with language. If the game ends and everyone had fun, the ethics sort themselves out.