Word game reference lists

The lists that separate casual players from strong ones. Memorise these and you will always have a play. Everything here is drawn from our 269,870-word dictionary and free to copy.

Bookmark this page. The two-letter words alone are the single highest-value thing to learn for Scrabble and Words With Friends.

All two-letter words (124)

The complete set of valid two-letter words. These are the glue of every board.

Q without U words (91)

The rare words that let you play a Q with no U on your rack. Worth their weight in points.

Highest-scoring short words

The top 100 words up to eight letters, ranked by Scrabble value.

Word	Score	Length
pizzazzy	49	8
bazzazz	45	7
bezzazz	45	7
pazzazz	45	7
pizzazz	45	7
zyzzyvas	44	8
zyzzyva	43	7
quizzify	41	8
pizazzy	39	7
quizzery	38	8
bazazzes	37	8
bezazzes	37	8
bizazzes	37	8
fuzzbox	37	7
jazzlike	37	8
pazazzes	37	8
pizazzes	37	8
pizzazes	37	8
pzazzes	36	7
quazzy	36	6
quizzing	36	8
zizzling	36	8
bazazz	35	6
bezazz	35	6
bizazz	35	6
jacuzzis	35	8
jazzily	35	7
pazazz	35	6
pizazz	35	6
pizzaz	35	6
quazzier	35	8
quizzed	35	7
quizzers	35	8
squizzes	35	8
wazzocks	35	8
zizzing	35	7
zizzled	35	7
zuzzim	35	6
jacuzzi	34	7
jazzbos	34	7
jazzman	34	7
jazzmen	34	7
kazatzka	34	8
pzazz	34	5
quizzer	34	7
quizzes	34	7
wazzock	34	7
zizyphus	34	8
zizzed	34	6
zizzles	34	7
huzzahed	33	8
jazzbo	33	6
jazziest	33	8
jazzing	33	7
jazzy	33	5
schizzy	33	7
whizzing	33	8
whizzy	33	6
zizzes	33	6
zizzle	33	6
buzzkill	32	8
buzzwigs	32	8
buzzword	32	8
chizzing	32	8
frizzily	32	8
humbuzz	32	7
jazzed	32	6
jazzers	32	7
jazzier	32	7
whizzed	32	7
whizzers	32	8
whizzier	32	8
zamzawed	32	8
zigzaggy	32	8
buzzwig	31	7
chazzans	31	8
chazzens	31	8
chizzed	31	7
dizzying	31	8
fizzgigs	31	8
frizzly	31	7
fuzzily	31	7
hazzanim	31	8
huzzahs	31	7
jazzer	31	6
jazzes	31	6
kolkhozy	31	8
mezuzahs	31	8
mezuzoth	31	8
scuzzbag	31	8
whizzer	31	7
whizzes	31	7
zizz	31	4
zugzwang	31	8
zzzs	31	4
bemuzzle	30	8
buzzbait	30	8
buzzcuts	30	8
chazzan	30	7
chazzen	30	7

Short words with Z (556)

Short words with J (448)

Short words with X (408)

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Unscrambly lists are generated from a large open English word list. Last updated 2026-07-25.