How many points is each letter worth in Scrabble?

The standard English set uses fixed tile values. One point letters are A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T and R. D and G are 2 points. B, C, M and P are 3. F, H, V, W and Y are 4. K is 5. J and X are 8. Q and Z are the rarest at 10 points each. This tool prints the value on every tile so you can see exactly where the points come from, for example HELLO scores 4 plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 plus 1, which is 8.

How many points is the word QUIZ worth?

QUIZ is worth 22 points at face value. Q is 10, U is 1, I is 1 and Z is 10, so 10 plus 1 plus 1 plus 10 equals 22. That is before any premium squares. Land the Z on a triple letter and Q stays put and you add 20 more from the Z alone. Put the whole word on a double word square and the 22 becomes 44. The tool shows each of these by letting you tap tiles and toggle the word bonus.

How do double word and triple word squares change the score?

Word premiums multiply the entire word total after the individual letter premiums are counted. The rulebook order is letters first, then the word multiplier. So for QUIZ at 22 points on a double word square you get 44, and on a triple word square you get 66. If a letter also sits on a double letter square, that bonus is added into the 22 first, and then the whole sum is doubled or tripled. Hitting two double word squares in one play multiplies by four.

How is a blank tile scored?

A blank tile is worth zero points no matter which letter it stands in for. It is incredibly useful because it lets you play a high value letter like Q or Z for free as far as scoring goes, but you score nothing for that tile itself. In this tool, tapping a tile cycles through plain, double letter, triple letter, and blank, and the blank tile shows zero so you can see how much a word loses when one letter is a blank.

How do I calculate a Scrabble score by hand?

Look up each letter in the value table, write the number under each tile, then add them up. Next apply any double or triple letter premiums to those single tiles. Finally multiply the whole total by any word premium the word covers. For example C-A-T is 3 plus 1 plus 1, which is 5. If the C sits on a double letter square it becomes 6 plus 1 plus 1, which is 8. This calculator does all three steps for you and shows the math.

Why are Q and Z both worth 10 points?

Tile values roughly track how rare and how hard a letter is to use. Q and Z appear least often in English words and are awkward to place, so the game rewards them with 10 points each, the highest in the set. J and X follow at 8 points. Common vowels and frequent consonants are 1 point because you draw them constantly. This tool uses the official English values, so a word packed with Q, Z, J or X will light up a high score.

Plan a high-scoring Scrabble play

You are staring at a rack of QZXJ and a triple word square within reach. Type your candidate word, tap the tiles that would land on premium squares, and toggle the word bonus to see the real score before you commit. Comparing two plays becomes a five second check instead of error prone mental math, and you stop leaving points on the board.

Settle a scoring dispute mid-game

Someone played a word across a double letter and a double word and the table cannot agree on the total. Punch it in, mark the premium tiles, and the calculator gives one unambiguous number with the math shown. No more re-counting tiles three times or reaching for the rulebook in the middle of a heated game.

Teach a kid how tile values work

Learning Scrabble means learning that Q and Z are worth 10 while E is worth 1. Type words a child knows, point at each tile and its number, and let them watch the total grow. The blank tile showing zero is a memorable lesson on why a blank is both a gift and a small sacrifice.

Build word lists for a Scrabble blog or video

Writing a post about the best Q words without a U, or the highest scoring seven letter plays? Score each candidate, copy the clean breakdown, and paste it straight into your draft. The share link means a reader can open the exact word and verify the number themselves.

Scrabble Score Calculator: Tile Values and Word Points

Type a word, get its Scrabble tile value, with double/triple letter and word premiums and blank tiles, all in the browser

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What this tool does

A fast Scrabble score calculator that turns any word into its exact tile value. Type a word and the tool lays out each letter as a tile, shows the point value printed on it, and adds up the total live as you type. It uses the standard English Scrabble letter table where common letters like A, E, I, O, N, R, S and T are worth 1 point and the rare ones, Q and Z, are worth 10. Tap any tile to cycle its premium square: plain, double letter, triple letter, or a blank tile that scores zero. A separate word bonus toggles double word and triple word, applied to the whole sum the way the rulebook does it, letters first then the word multiplier. Score several words at once by separating them with spaces and read a running grand total. One click copies a clean breakdown, and the word lives in the share link so a pasted URL reopens the same score. Everything runs locally in your browser with no upload and no account.

Tool details

Input: Form fields; The page exposes text boxes, numeric controls, file pickers, or structured inputs depending on the tool.
Output: Live result + Copy; The result area focuses on usable output, with copy, download, or preview actions when supported.
Privacy: Browser-side processing; The main tool logic does not call an external API, so inputs normally stay in the current tab.
Save / share: Shareable URL state; Key settings are encoded in the URL so another person can reopen the same setup.
Performance budget: Initial JS <= 9 KB; No WASM budget is declared, keeping the tool quick to open on mobile.
Best fit: Text · Content Creator; Category and role tags drive related tools, internal links, and quick fit checks.

How to use

1. Input

Paste or drop your content into the tool panel.
2. Process

Click the button. All processing is local in your browser.
3. Copy / Download

Copy the result or download to disk in one click.

How Scrabble Score Calculator fits into your work

Use it to clean, compare, reshape, or extract plain text before it goes into a document, CMS, spreadsheet, or prompt.

Text jobs

Removing repetitive cleanup work from everyday writing and operations.
Making text easier to compare, paste, publish, or feed into another tool.
Working with content locally when the text is private or unfinished.

Text checks

Scan for unintended whitespace, duplicate lines, and lost punctuation.
For long text, test the first few lines before applying the whole change.
Copy the final output only after checking the preview.

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These links move the current task into a more complete workflow.

Real-world use cases

Plan a high-scoring Scrabble play
You are staring at a rack of QZXJ and a triple word square within reach. Type your candidate word, tap the tiles that would land on premium squares, and toggle the word bonus to see the real score before you commit. Comparing two plays becomes a five second check instead of error prone mental math, and you stop leaving points on the board.
Settle a scoring dispute mid-game
Someone played a word across a double letter and a double word and the table cannot agree on the total. Punch it in, mark the premium tiles, and the calculator gives one unambiguous number with the math shown. No more re-counting tiles three times or reaching for the rulebook in the middle of a heated game.
Teach a kid how tile values work
Learning Scrabble means learning that Q and Z are worth 10 while E is worth 1. Type words a child knows, point at each tile and its number, and let them watch the total grow. The blank tile showing zero is a memorable lesson on why a blank is both a gift and a small sacrifice.
Build word lists for a Scrabble blog or video
Writing a post about the best Q words without a U, or the highest scoring seven letter plays? Score each candidate, copy the clean breakdown, and paste it straight into your draft. The share link means a reader can open the exact word and verify the number themselves.

Common pitfalls

Forgetting that word premiums apply after letter premiums. The rulebook order is letters first, then the whole sum is doubled or tripled, so multiplying everything in the wrong order changes the answer.
Giving the blank tile its letter value. A blank always scores zero, even when it stands in for a Q or Z. Score the blank as 0, not as the letter it represents.
Using the wrong letter table. Different language editions and some house sets use different tile values. This tool uses standard English values where Q and Z are 10, so do not mix in a French or Spanish table.

Privacy

Every part of the scoring, the letter lookup, the premium multipliers and the running total, is plain JavaScript that runs inside your browser tab. No word you type is uploaded, logged, or sent anywhere. The one thing to know: the word is encoded into the shareable URL so a link you paste into chat will record that word in the recipient server access log. If a word is private, use the copy button and paste the text instead of sharing the URL.

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Scrabble Score Calculator: Tile Values and Word Points

What this tool does

Tool details

How to use

1. Input

2. Process

3. Copy / Download

How Scrabble Score Calculator fits into your work

Text jobs

Text checks

Good next steps

Real-world use cases

Plan a high-scoring Scrabble play

Settle a scoring dispute mid-game

Teach a kid how tile values work

Build word lists for a Scrabble blog or video

Common pitfalls

Privacy

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