Games & Puzzles
Scrabble & Words With Friends Score Calculator
Calculate Scrabble or Words With Friends word scores including double/triple letter and word bonuses. Supports blank tiles (worth 0 points).
Scrabble vs Words With Friends tile values
The two games have slightly different tile values. This calculator supports both - select your game in the dropdown.
Bonus squares
- DL - Double Letter: the tile's value is doubled.
- TL - Triple Letter: the tile's value is tripled.
- DW - Double Word: the total word score is doubled after letter bonuses.
- TW - Triple Word: the total word score is tripled after letter bonuses.
Tile values reference (Scrabble)
| Letter | Points | Tiles | Letter | Points | Tiles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 9 | N | 1 | 6 |
| B | 3 | 2 | O | 1 | 8 |
| C | 3 | 2 | P | 3 | 2 |
| D | 2 | 4 | Q | 10 | 1 |
| E | 1 | 12 | R | 1 | 6 |
| F | 4 | 2 | S | 1 | 4 |
| G | 2 | 3 | T | 1 | 6 |
| H | 4 | 2 | U | 1 | 4 |
| I | 1 | 9 | V | 4 | 2 |
| J | 8 | 1 | W | 4 | 2 |
| K | 5 | 1 | X | 8 | 1 |
| L | 1 | 4 | Y | 4 | 2 |
| M | 3 | 2 | Z | 10 | 1 |
| Blank | 0 | 2 |
High-value scoring strategies
- Play parallel to existing words: laying a word alongside an existing word so multiple letters form valid two-letter words scores each of those letters twice, often generating more points than a longer word on open board.
- Bingo bonus: playing all 7 tiles in one turn earns a 50-point bonus in Scrabble (35 points in Words With Friends). Building bingo-friendly racks by holding common letters (SATINE rack has dozens of bingo combinations) is a key skill.
- Save S tiles: S is one of the most valuable tiles for extending existing words on a bonus square. Use S tiles strategically rather than just pluralizing a low-value word.
- J, Q, X, Z management: these high-value tiles can block your rack if you can't play them. Know two-letter words that use these tiles: JO, QI, XI, XU, ZA.
Word validation note
This calculator scores any string of letters you enter - it does not check whether the word is valid in the official Scrabble dictionary (TWL06 for North America, SOWPODS/Collins for international play). Use it to calculate the score for words you already know are valid.