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Every two-letter word
Two-letter words are the backbone of a strong Scrabble or Words With Friends game. They don't score much on their own, but they're what let you play a word crosswise against an existing one without accidentally forming an invalid word next to it - that's how experienced players quietly rack up 20–30 points a turn on tiles that look unplayable at first glance. Knowing all 96 in this list (as accepted by the ENABLE dictionary that powers OneAnagram) means you'll never again pass up a tight spot on the board for lack of a two-letter play.
Q words that don't need a U
A Q with no U to follow it is one of the most dreaded tiles in the bag - but the ENABLE dictionary recognizes a small set of words, mostly borrowed from Arabic, Hebrew, and Albanian, where Q stands on its own. Memorizing this list turns a tile you'd otherwise be stuck holding into an easy 15–20 point play.
| Word | Points | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| qat | 12 | A shrub whose leaves are chewed as a mild stimulant; also spelled khat. |
| qats | 13 | Plural of qat. |
| qaid | 14 | A Muslim leader or official, especially in North Africa. |
| qanat | 14 | An underground irrigation tunnel used in arid regions. |
| tranq | 14 | Informal short form of "tranquilizer." |
| qintar | 15 | A unit of currency in Albania, worth 1/100 of a lek. |
| qaids | 15 | Plural of qaid. |
| qanats | 15 | Plural of qanat. |
| tranqs | 15 | Plural of tranq. |
| qindar | 16 | A smaller Albanian currency unit, 1/100 of a qintar. |
| qintars | 16 | Plural of qintar. |
| faqir | 17 | Variant spelling of fakir, a Muslim or Hindu religious ascetic. |
| qindars | 17 | Plural of qindar. |
| qoph | 18 | The 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| sheqel | 18 | Variant spelling of shekel, the currency of Israel. |
| faqirs | 18 | Plural of faqir. |
| qophs | 19 | Plural of qoph. |
| qwerty | 21 | The standard Latin-alphabet keyboard layout, named for its top-left letter row. |
| qindarka | 22 | Alternate plural of qindar. |
| qwertys | 22 | Plural of qwerty. |
| sheqalim | 22 | Hebrew plural of sheqel. |
High-value 7-letter words
Playing all seven tiles on your rack in a single turn is called a "bingo" - in standard Scrabble rules it earns a 50-point bonus on top of whatever the word itself scores, on any board. That makes 7-letter words worth deliberately hunting for, and the ones below are both genuinely common words and strong scorers even before the bonus, built around Scrabble's priciest letters: J, Q, X, and Z. If your rack has one of these letters and looks unplayable, try running it through the word finder with exact length only switched on.
| Word | Points |
|---|---|
| grizzly | 29 |
| drizzly | 29 |
| fizzled | 29 |
| buzzard | 28 |
| muzzled | 28 |
| puzzled | 28 |
| frazzle | 28 |
| swizzle | 28 |
| jukebox | 27 |
| gizzard | 27 |
| guzzled | 27 |
| dazzled | 27 |
| puzzles | 27 |
| skyjack | 27 |
| dazzler | 26 |
| drizzle | 26 |
| guzzler | 26 |
| sizzled | 26 |
| quickly | 25 |
| squeeze | 25 |
| quetzal | 25 |
| jackdaw | 24 |
| jaywalk | 24 |
| mitzvah | 24 |
| showbiz | 24 |
| waxwork | 24 |
| chintzy | 24 |
| jockeys | 23 |
| kickoff | 23 |
| lockjaw | 23 |
| equinox | 23 |
| jonquil | 23 |
| bazooka | 22 |
| jackpot | 22 |
| kumquat | 22 |
| pickaxe | 22 |
| qualify | 22 |
| quicken | 22 |
| mazurka | 22 |
Scores above use standard English Scrabble letter values and don't include board bonuses (double/triple letter or word squares) or the 50-point bingo bonus - add those on top based on where you actually play the word.
High-value 8-letter words
An 8-letter play still earns the full 50-point bingo bonus in standard Scrabble rules as long as seven of the eight letters came from your own rack - the eighth is simply a letter already sitting on the board that your word plays through or off of. That makes these worth just as much hunting as the 7s, and they score even higher before the bonus is even added.
| Word | Points |
|---|---|
| blizzard | 29 |
| buzzards | 29 |
| puzzling | 29 |
| gizzards | 28 |
| maximize | 28 |
| pizzeria | 28 |
| dazzling | 28 |
| drizzled | 28 |
| grizzled | 28 |
| guzzling | 28 |
| kamikaze | 27 |
| squeezed | 27 |
| chutzpah | 27 |
| jacquard | 27 |
| flapjack | 26 |
| kickback | 26 |
| equalize | 26 |
As with the 7-letter list, these scores are letter values only - board bonuses and the 50-point bingo are on top of what's shown here.
Related lists
See the complete list of words with no A, E, I, O, or U - surprisingly good scorers for a rack that looks like nothing but consonants. Playing word games beyond Scrabble? Try the Wordle solver or the Spelling Bee solver directly, or read the strategy guides for Wordle and Spelling Bee first. For something lighter, browse some famous anagrams.