Word game solvers and tools
Unscrambly has six solvers. They all read the same 269,870-word dictionary, and they differ in how much of your input they have to use and what you can filter on. Every one is free and runs entirely in your browser.
Which solver should you use?
The tools overlap on purpose, because people search for the same job under different names. This table maps each one to the situation it was built for, so you land on the right page rather than the one whose name you happened to type.
| Solver | Use it for | You enter | You get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anagram solver | A name or a single hidden word | The exact letters, in any order | Only words that use every letter |
| Scrabble word finder | A Scrabble turn | Your rack, plus a board letter to hook onto | Every playable word, ranked by Scrabble points |
| Words With Friends solver | A Words With Friends turn | Your tiles, plus a board letter | Every playable word, ranked by WWF points |
| Word descrambler | The daily Jumble or a scrambled word | The jumbled letters | The full-length answer plus shorter words |
| Words with these letters | A general what-can-I-make question | Any set of letters | Everything, grouped by word length |
| Wordle helper | A Wordle you are stuck on | Green, yellow and grey clues | The five-letter words still possible |
What actually differs between them?
Two things. First, how much of your input a tool is required to use. The anagram solver must use every letter, so a six-letter input returns six-letter words only. The unscrambler, the descrambler and the two game finders will happily return shorter words built from part of your letters, which is what a jumble or a tight board usually needs.
Second, the scoring. Scrabble and Words With Friends price their tiles differently, so a rack that plays best one way in Scrabble can play best another way in Words With Friends. Each finder ranks with the values of its own game, and both tool pages carry the full value table so you can see exactly where they diverge.
The Wordle helper is the odd one out. It is a pattern matcher rather than an unscrambler: you are not giving it a pile of letters, you are giving it positions and exclusions, and it returns the five-letter words that survive. If you want the same logic at a different width, use Words With These Letters and read the block for your length.
Frequently asked questions
Which solver should I use?
Use the anagram solver when the answer must use every letter, the descrambler for a jumble, the Scrabble or Words With Friends finder when the play has to fit a board and score well, and the Wordle helper when you already know where some letters go.
Do all the tools use the same dictionary?
Yes. Every solver searches the same list of 269,870 game-legal English words, from two letters up to fifteen. What changes between the tools is how much of your input must be used and which filters are available.
Why do Scrabble and Words With Friends scores differ?
The two games price their tiles differently. Words With Friends puts J at 10 and V at 5 and charges 2 for L, N and U, while Scrabble puts J at 8 and V at 4 and charges 1 for L, N and U. Each solver scores with the values of the game it serves.
Are the tools free, and do they need an account?
All of them are free with no account and no limits. The dictionary loads into your browser once and every search after that runs on your device, so the letters you type are never uploaded.
Do the solvers work on a phone?
Yes. They are plain web pages with no app to install, so they work in any modern mobile browser. After the first search the dictionary is cached, so later searches work even on a poor connection.