Scrabble Dictionary - Most Trusted Dictionary and Scrabble Word Finder (2024)

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Collins is the only online Scrabble word checker to use the official tournament word list, including over a quarter of a million permissible words. It's endorsed by Mattel and the World English-Language Scrabble™ Players' Association.

In North America, the governing body for SCRABBLE®️ Brand Crossword Game tournaments is the North American SCRABBLE Players Association (NASPA). They publish the NASPA Word List as the official dictionary for open tournament play.

The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary or OSPD is a dictionary developed for use in the game Scrabble, by speakers of American and Canadian English. Merriam-Webster, Inc. Merriam-Webster, Inc.

The NWL has been the standard dictionary used in tournament Scrabble in the United States and Canada since 2019. It's currently on its second version, known as NWL2020. Although it is sometimes called a dictionary, the NWL does not contain any definitions of words.

In the 44 years since, the OSPD has been revised six times, adding thousands of new words. A seventh edition was released earlier this month. It includes headline-grabbers like COVID, VAX, and DOX (and VAXX and DOXX), and a lowercase variant of JEDI. Also in: GUAC, INSPO, ZOODLE, and SKEEZY.

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Our research also shows that the letter “J” is the least common letter in the alphabet. “J” is shown to appear just 0.16% of the time in the words analyzed. Other low frequency letters include “Q” with a frequency of 0.16% and “X” which shows up 0.29% of the time.

All Scrabble players know that Q and Z are the highest scoring tiles. You can get 10 points for each, in the English language version of the game. But according to one American researcher, Z really only deserves six points. And it's not just Z that's under fire.

Games like Scrabble with a focus on spelling can also promote your child's academic skills. Over time, games can make permanent changes in the way your child thinks … and even raise IQ! Playing games is an awesome way for families to help children develop social, emotional, and cognitive skills!

Is Scrabble good for the brain? ›

A slew of scientific studies confirms that Scrabble is indeed a great brain game. Researchers found that skilled Scrabble players use more parts of their brains. Meaning that every game requires each player to perform deep-thought computations such as word recognition, memory, and visual perception than normal people.

Unlike chess, bridge, poker, or even billiards and darts, there are vanishingly few who can make a living from Scrabble. Perhaps the top 3 or 4 players in the world make enough to call it a living. A top tournament win in Division 1 might yield a cheque for $15,000.

About 10-15% of Scrabble is luck-based

Most estimates put the influence of luck on a Scrabble game at around 10-15%. Sometimes, this margin is enough to tip a game, particularly if two players are very closely matched in terms of skill.

NASPA Word List (NWL, formerly Official Tournament and Club Word List, referred to as OTCWL, OWL, TWL) is the official word authority for tournament Scrabble in the USA and Canada under the aegis of NASPA Games.

The international Scrabble legend earned 392 points with CAZIQUES (which is the plural of a type of oriole). It remains the world's top-scoring single Scrabble move ever. And though no one's managed to use it yet, the theoretical highest-scoring Scrabble word out there is OXYPHENBUTAZONE.

If you have the L33t version of Scrabble, then “E”, “N”, and “R” are the most common tiles. If you have the Lojban version of Scrabble, then “I” and “R” are the most common tiles.