Word lists
The short lists every Scrabble player ends up learning, free to read and share. Each one comes from the same word list the app uses for challenges, with the international (Collins) extras marked separately. That list is the NASPA Word List 2023, the official list for club and tournament play in North America.
Two-letter words
The complete list, with a short definition for each. The single most useful thing to memorize.
107 words · 20 more in Collins
Q without U
QI, QAT, QAID and friends: the words that let you dump a 10-point Q on your own terms.
62 words
J, Q, X and Z two-letter words
The handful of two-letter plays for the 8- and 10-point letters.
8 words · 3 more in Collins
Three-letter words with J, Q, X or Z
JAB, QAT, FOX, ZAP and the rest: short plays that put an 8- or 10-point tile on a bonus square.
100 words
Vowel-only words
AA, AE, AI, OE, OI and EAU: the escape hatch for a rack full of vowels.
6 words · 5 more in Collins
Vowel-heavy words
AEON, IDEA, OBOE, AUDIO, QUEUE: words that clear three or four vowels from your rack at once.
91 words
Words without vowels
HM, SH, BRR, CWM, TSK and the Y-words: plays for an all-consonant rack.
72 words · 5 more in Collins
Front hooks
AG becomes BAG, DAG, HAG… Every two-letter word with the letters you can add in front.
90 words · 14 more in Collins
Back hooks
AD becomes ADD, ADO, ADS, ADZ… Every two-letter word with the letters you can add after it.
101 words · 18 more in Collins
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Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
Want to actually remember them? Word study has the two-letter list with definitions and a quiz on it for free, and the lessons teach the game step by step. Pro adds longer words, memory tips, and a quiz that keeps bringing back the words you miss. Prefer paper? Our guide to books and dictionaries for word players covers the official dictionary for home games and other books for word players.