Scrabble Score Calculator
Type a word and the calculator shows each tile with its point value. Set a double-letter or triple-letter square under any tile, choose a double-word or triple-word square, and read the base score and the total. Words of seven or more letters also show the total with the 50-point bingo bonus. Free, no sign-up, and nothing is uploaded.
How to Use the Scrabble Score Calculator
- Type the word. Letters only, up to 15 of them, which is the width of the board. Spaces, digits and punctuation are not accepted.
- Mark premium letter squares. Under any tile, choose DL for a double-letter square or TL for a triple-letter square. The default is no multiplier.
- Pick the word multiplier. Choose none, double word (DW) or triple word (TW), if the word covers a premium word square.
- Read the score. Total score, base score without multipliers, and the number of letters are shown. For a word of seven or more letters, a box appears: tick it if all seven tiles came from your rack and the total with the 50-point bingo bonus is shown beside the score.
Letter Values
| Points | Letters |
|---|---|
| 1 | A, E, I, L, N, O, R, S, T, U |
| 2 | D, G |
| 3 | B, C, M, P |
| 4 | F, H, V, W, Y |
| 5 | K |
| 8 | J, X |
| 10 | Q, Z |
These are the standard values for the English-language game. Blank tiles are worth 0, and the calculator has no blank option, so enter a blank as a letter and subtract that letter's value by hand.
How a Play Is Scored
- Add the value of each tile, multiplying the tile by 2 or 3 if it sits on a double-letter or triple-letter square.
- Multiply the sum by 2 or 3 if the word covers a double-word or triple-word square.
- Add 50 points if you played all seven tiles from your rack in one turn. The bonus is never multiplied.
Premium squares count only on the turn a tile is first placed on them. Tiles already on the board score face value.
Worked Examples
| Play | Working | Score |
|---|---|---|
| QUIZ, no premiums | 10 + 1 + 1 + 10 | 22 |
| QUIZ, Z on a triple-letter square | 10 + 1 + 1 + (10 × 3) | 42 |
| QUIZ, double-word square | 22 × 2 | 44 |
| QUIZ, Z on a triple-letter square and a double-word square | 42 × 2 | 84 |
| JUMPING, no premiums, all seven tiles from the rack | 8 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 19, plus 50 | 69 |
| JUMPING on a double-word square, all seven tiles from the rack | 19 × 2 = 38, plus 50 | 88 |
The last two rows show the order of operations. Doubling happens before the bonus is added, so the bingo bonus is a flat 50 either way.
What the Calculator Does Not Cover
- It does not check that a word is valid. It scores any letters you type. Check a play in an official word list such as the Collins Scrabble Words or the NASPA Word List.
- One word at a time. A play often forms cross-words, which score separately. Score each one and add them.
- Two word squares. The calculator offers ×1, ×2 and ×3. A play covering two double-word squares is worth four times the base, so choose ×2 and double the result. Two triple-word squares are worth nine times.
- The bingo box is yours to tick. It appears for any word of seven or more letters, but the bonus applies only if you used all seven rack tiles, not if some letters were already on the board, so the calculator adds it only when you tick the box.
- English values only. Other languages and games such as Words With Friends use different letter values and bonuses.
Which Tool Do You Need?
| If you want… | Use |
|---|---|
| The score of a word you have chosen | This page |
| Words you can make from your rack | Anagram Solver |
| Words that fit a pattern or start with letters | Word Pattern Finder |
| Words that rhyme | Rhyme Finder |
| A word search or crossword to print | Word Search Generator |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do you calculate a Scrabble score?
- Add up the tile values, multiply any tile on a double or triple letter square, then multiply the total for a double or triple word square. Add 50 if you used all seven tiles. This calculator does the steps in that order.
- How many points is the bingo bonus?
- Fifty points for playing all seven tiles from your rack in one turn. It is added after any word multiplier and is not multiplied itself.
- What are the highest-value letters?
- Q and Z are worth 10 points each, J and X 8, and K 5. The four-point letters are F, H, V, W and Y. Every other letter is worth 1, 2 or 3.
- Do premium squares count again on later turns?
- No. A double or triple square applies only on the turn a tile is first placed on it. A tile already there counts at its face value when later words use it.
- Why does the calculator reject spaces and numbers?
- It scores one word of letters only, up to 15 characters, the width of the board. Remove spaces and digits and enter the word on its own.
- Does it work for Words With Friends?
- No. Words With Friends uses different letter values and a different bingo bonus, so its scores would not match.
- Is my word sent anywhere?
- No. The score is worked out in your browser and nothing is uploaded.