Anagram Solver
An anagram solver rearranges a set of letters into every valid word that uses all of them, and this one does it against a 269,870-word dictionary the moment you stop typing.
Use ? or * for a blank tile, up to 15 characters. The dictionary loads in the background.
Every word that uses all of your letters appears below. Switch on Two words for two-word phrases.
Unlike the descrambler and the words-with-letters tool, this one keeps only the words that use every letter you typed, so it answers what a set of letters rearranges into, not what is hiding inside it.
Anagram mode is strict on purpose. It uses every letter you give it, so a six-letter input returns six-letter words only. That is what you want for a name, a puzzle clue, or the classic LISTEN and SILENT kind of word pair. When no single word fits, two-word mode splits the same letters across a pair of words, the way DORMITORY becomes DIRTY ROOM. If you also want the shorter words hiding inside your letters, the word unscrambler on the home page is the looser tool.
Nothing you type leaves your device: the dictionary loads once into your browser and every match after that is worked out locally. An empty list is information too. It means no single word uses exactly those letters, which tells you to try two-word mode or to stop hunting for a full-length play and look for the best shorter word instead.
How does the anagram solver work?
Type up to 15 letters, in any order
Order means nothing to an anagram solver, only the letters themselves do, so RETAINS and NASTIER are one and the same query. The box takes up to 15 characters, the length of the longest words in the list, and the anagrams appear as you type with no button to press. For a phrase, switch on two-word mode.
Add a question mark for every blank you hold
Each ? (or *) is a wildcard the solver fills with all 26 letters in turn. There is no cap on blanks beyond the 15-character box, and a blank still counts as one position, so every result remains a true full-length anagram. Two-word mode works on plain letters only, without blanks.
Searched against 269,870 words of 2 to 15 letters
The word list is an open English list from the SCOWL family, the same one every Unscrambly tool reads. It is not TWL or Collins, the lists tournament Scrabble is judged by, so an unusual anagram here can still be challenged at a club table.
Every answer uses every letter, listed A to Z
Because each anagram uses all your letters, the answers share one length and one Scrabble score, so the list runs alphabetically instead of pretending to rank them. In two-word mode you get pairs of words that use every letter between them, and when both modes come back empty, no word or pair of words uses exactly those letters.
Which letter sets produce the most anagrams?
The English tile distribution explains most of it. E appears twelve times in a Scrabble set, A and I nine times each, and O eight, while J, K, Q, X and Z appear once. Letter sets built from the common tiles sit in a dense part of the dictionary and often rearrange several ways, and a set carrying a rare consonant usually rearranges one way or not at all.
That is why LISTEN is a textbook example. Six ordinary letters, and the dictionary holds SILENT, ENLIST, TINSEL and INLETS on the same letter signature. Swap the L for a J and the same six positions produce nothing at all.
How do blanks change an anagram search?
Enter a question mark for each blank and the solver substitutes every letter in turn, so one blank effectively runs 26 searches at once. Two blanks run 676. The results still use every position, blank included, so you keep a true full-length anagram.
Blanks are worth zero points on the board, so their value is length, not score. Spending a blank to complete a seven-tile play that earns the 50-point Scrabble bingo bonus is almost always better than spending it on an ordinary four-letter word.
What does the anagram solver return for these letters?
LISTEN
Six common letters, one dense signature. Every word below uses all six letters of LISTEN, which is what makes them true anagrams rather than sub-words:
7 words use all 6 letters, and 119 words in total can be built from them. See every word from LISTEN →
RETAINS
A seven-letter set of high-frequency tiles. In Scrabble any of these would empty the rack in one turn and collect the 50-point bonus:
11 words use all 7 letters, and 350 words in total can be built from them. See every word from RETAINS →
Anagram solver, word unscrambler or word finder: which do you need?
People search for all three and often mean the same thing, but the tools behave differently, and picking the wrong one is why a search sometimes returns nothing.
| Tool | Uses | Returns | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anagram solver | every letter you enter, no more and no fewer | only words the exact same length as your input | names, single hidden words, and the LISTEN / SILENT kind of puzzle |
| Word unscrambler | any subset of your letters | full-length words plus every shorter word inside them | the daily jumble, tile games, and any puzzle with several answers |
| Word finder | your letters plus board constraints | words filtered by starting letter, ending letter or length | Scrabble and Words With Friends, where the play has to fit the board |
If you came here for a name or a single hidden word, stay on this page. If you have a rack of tiles and want everything playable, use the word unscrambler. If the play has to fit an existing board, use the Scrabble or Words With Friends finder, where the starts-with and ends-with filters do the work.
How many words are there at each length?
Anagram mode can only return words as long as your input, so the size of the dictionary at that length sets the ceiling. These are the real counts in the list this solver searches:
| Word length | Words in the dictionary | Full list |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | 1,300 | Every 3-letter word |
| 4 letters | 5,469 | Every 4-letter word |
| 5 letters | 12,578 | Every 5-letter word |
| 6 letters | 22,342 | Every 6-letter word |
| 7 letters | 33,192 | Every 7-letter word |
| 8 letters | 40,530 | Every 8-letter word |
Frequently asked questions
What is an anagram?
An anagram rearranges all the letters of a word or phrase to form a new word or phrase. LISTEN and SILENT are anagrams of each other because they use the exact same six letters. Rearranging only some of the letters gives a sub-word, not an anagram.
How do I find anagrams of my name?
Type the letters of your name into the box and the anagrams appear as you go. Single-word results use every letter, so short and common-lettered names give the most. A full name rarely rearranges into one word, so switch on two-word mode, which splits the letters across a pair of dictionary words instead.
Does this find multi-word anagrams?
Yes, two-word ones. Switch on two-word mode and the solver splits your letters across pairs of dictionary words that use every letter between them, so DORMITORY returns DIRTY ROOM. It works on plain letters only, without blanks. Phrases of three or more words are not generated; build those by hand from the shorter words the unscrambler finds.
What is the difference between an anagram solver and a word unscrambler?
An anagram solver returns only words that use every letter you entered. A word unscrambler is looser: it also returns the shorter words you can build from part of your letters. Jumble puzzles and tile games usually need the unscrambler; names and single hidden words need the anagram solver.
Can the anagram solver handle a blank tile?
Yes. Type a question mark for each blank and the solver tries every letter in that slot. Blanks are worth zero points in both Scrabble and Words With Friends, so their value comes from the length of the word they complete.
How many letters can I enter?
Up to 15. Anagram mode only returns words the same length as your input, and the longest words in the dictionary are 15 letters, so the box stops there. There are 5,807 words of that length, and 33,192 at seven letters, the size of a full Scrabble rack.
Is the anagram solver free?
Yes, with no account, no limits and no ads. The dictionary loads into your browser once and every search after that runs on your device, so your letters are never uploaded anywhere.