Up to 20 letters. Type ? for a blank tile that can be any letter (up to 3).
Filters
Type your letters and press Find words.
bold = common word outlined = uses every letter · tap a word to copy it
English words only. About 115,000 words from the free SCOWL word lists (American and British spelling). Rude words are left out. Names and place names are not in the list.
About the Word Unscrambler
Stuck on a word puzzle? This free word unscrambler takes a set of letters and finds every English word you can make from them. The longest words come first, grouped by length, and the words that use every letter — the true anagrams — are marked.
Use a ? for a blank tile, and the filters for a word that starts with, contains or ends with certain letters, or has a set length.
It is a helper for crosswords, jumbles, letter games and word lists for class. The word list loads once, the first time you search, and everything runs in your browser.
Features
- Every word from your letters, 2 letters and up, longest first
- Anagrams marked — words that use all your letters have a green outline
- Common words in bold, so the everyday words stand out
- Blanks — up to 3 ? tiles that can be any letter
- Filters — starts with, contains, ends with, length, every letter, common words only
- About 115,000 English words (American and British spelling), rude words left out
- Tap a word to copy it, or copy the whole list
Examples
- listen → *listen, silent, enlist, tinsel, inlets* use all six letters. There are many shorter words too: *islet, stile, tiles, lines, lint, nest, sit* …
- earth → *earth, heart, hater* use all five letters
- stop → *stop, pots, tops, spot, post, opts*
- act? (with a blank) → *cart, cats, chat, fact, pact, tact* … and many more
The number of words grows fast with more letters. Seven letters often give over 100 words; a blank gives many more.
Blanks and filters
- ? or _ is a blank: it can be any letter, like a blank tile in a letter game. You can use up to 3.
- Starts with, Contains and Ends with narrow the list. The letters of a filter must still be in your letters (or covered by a blank).
- Length shows only words of one length — handy for a crossword with a known number of squares.
- Use every letter shows only full anagrams.
- Common words only hides rare and old words. This is good for children and for English learners.
Where the words come from
The words come from SCOWL (Spell Checker Oriented Word Lists) by Kevin Atkinson, a free list that spell checkers use. This tool takes the common, the less common and the rare levels (10 to 70), in American and British spelling — about 115,000 words. Rude words and slurs are taken out.
Some things are not in the list on purpose: names of people and places, words with a capital letter or an apostrophe, and short forms with no vowel (like "ln"). Official word lists for letter games are different from this list, so a word game may accept a word that is missing here, or the other way round.
English only. The tool does not know words in other languages.
Frequently asked questions
How do I unscramble a word?
Type the scrambled letters in Your letters and press Find words. The longest real words are at the top; a word with a green outline uses all your letters.
What is an anagram?
A word made from all the letters of another word, in a new order. *Silent* and *listen* are anagrams. Tick Use every letter to see only anagrams.
How do blank tiles work?
Type a ? for each blank. A blank can stand for any letter, so *ca?* finds *cab, cad, can, cap, car, cat, caw, cay* and more.
Why is a word missing?
It may be a name, a short form, a very rare word, or a rude word — those are not in the list. Also check that every letter it needs is in your letters.
Does it work for other languages?
No. The list is English only, with American and British spelling.
Does it send my letters anywhere?
No. The word list is downloaded once (about 560 KB) and the search runs on your device.
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- Spelling Worksheet Generator — spelling practice sheets
- Sort & Alphabetize List — put your word list in order
How to use it
- Type your letters in the box (use ? for a blank)
- Press Find words — the first search loads the word list
- Open Filters to set starts with, contains, ends with or a length
- Read the words by length: bold = common, green outline = uses every letter
- Tap a word to copy it, or press Copy all words
