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High-Scoring Scrabble Words

High-value words worth 20+ base Scrabble points.

High-scoring plays combine premium tiles (J, Q, X, Z) to turn the score around. Every word here scores at least 20 base points before board multipliers. 770 of them (25%) are everyday words most players will recognize — those are listed first, with the rest of the dictionary alphabetically behind them. Leading scorer is PIZZAZZY at 49 points.

Total Words
3,077
Top Scorer
PIZZAZZY (49 pts)
Avg Points
22.5 pts
Familiar Words
25%
Showing 1200 of 3,077 words — tap any word for its definition
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8 Letters:analyzedanalyzeranalyzesapprizedapprizesbackwardbaptizedbaptizesblowziercatalyzecivilizedeputizedialyzesequalizeexchange
7 Letters:apprizebaptizecomplex
6 Letters:blowzycozily
5 Letters:dizzy
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