Tournament Dictionary & Word Checker
Verify official tournament words, Scrabble tile values, letter counts, and frequency classifications across our complete 168,551-word ENABLE1 dataset.
Tournament Word Legality & Value Checker
Check any English word against 168,551 official ENABLE1 tournament entries. Instant point calculation and anagram links.
Dictionary Distribution by Word Length
Browse Dictionary Alphabetically (A to Z)
Select any letter to explore verified dictionary entries starting with that letter, complete with Scrabble values and common-word rankings.
Standard English Scrabble Tile Values
The Find Word By Letters dictionary is compiled from the public-domain Enhanced North American Benchmark Lexicon (ENABLE 1.0) and indexed with empirical frequency counts from Peter Norvig's Web Trillion Word Corpus. In accordance with tournament word guidelines, entries represent verified, unadulterated lemmas without fabricated or AI-generated definitions.
How to Check Words & Score Values
Type any word into the checker box above to verify if it is playable in competitive North American tournaments.
View automatic scoring for both English Scrabble and Words With Friends, highlighting letter valuation discrepancies.
Jump directly from verified words to our Anagram Unscrambler or Crossword Pattern Solver to find extensions and hook plays.
Practical Verified Word Examples
Lexicon Scope & Game Limitations
Tournament lexicons disallow capitalized proper nouns (cities, brand names, personal names) unless they also exist as uncapitalized standard English words.
Tiles like 'B' and 'C' are worth 3 points in Scrabble but 4 points in Words With Friends. 'H' is 4 points in Scrabble but 3 points in Words With Friends.
ENABLE1 is an authoritative spelling and inflection index. To maintain 100% factual accuracy, definitions are not fabricated by AI models.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ENABLE1 dictionary?
The Enhanced North American Benchmark Lexicon (ENABLE1) is a 168,551-word public-domain word list compiled by Alan Beale and M. Cooper in 1997. It is widely recognized as the primary standard for North American word puzzle games and competitive digital solvers.
Why isn't a slang term or pop culture word in this dictionary?
Tournament word lists require formal lexical review before admission. Neologisms, informal slang, and brand names are only accepted once they appear across multiple unabridged collegiate dictionaries.
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