Word Chums Words & Tile Values
168,723 valid words organised by what a board constrains: length, first letter, last letter. Scored with Word Chums' own tile values, which differ from Scrabble on 14 of 26 letters.
Words by Length
The dictionary peaks at 8 letters with 28,437 words and thins out fast on either side. Start with the two-letter list if you are memorising anything.
Words Starting With
S leads with 18,695 words. Every tile carries its own total, and each page splits further by word length.
The 10-Point Letters
One of each in the bag. Knowing a handful of J, Q, X and Z words is worth more than a hundred common ones — and the tile values page shows why.
Where Word Chums Differs From Scrabble
Dearest difference first. Word Chums value, then Scrabble's. Carrying Scrabble instincts across is the commonest way to leave points on the board — the full table has all 26 letters.
The Highest-Scoring Words
Tile value only, before any board bonus. You will not hold these letters, but they show where the points live — mostly in the Z list.
Three Things Word Chums Players Get Wrong
Assuming Scrabble scoring
14 of the 26 letters differ. C, K and V are 6 here against 3, 5 and 4 in Scrabble, so a word like CHUCK is worth far more than a Scrabble player assumes, and M and W at 5 are not the cheap fillers they are elsewhere. The tile values page has all 26.
Ignoring the two-letter list
There are only 105 two-letter words, and they are how you play across a premium square when you have nothing else. It is the shortest list on this site with the highest return for memorising it.
Dumping a 10-point tile early
J, Q, X and Z are 10 points each and there is one of each in the bag. Playing one for a small immediate gain usually costs more than holding it for a double or triple word square — the Z list is where to start learning them.
How to Find the Word You Need
The lists are organised by what the board gives you.
Start from the constraint
The board tells you the length, or the letter you must build on. Go to that list first rather than scanning your rack — the length lists and the starting-with and ending-in lists are organised for exactly that.
Narrow with the combined pages
Length plus first letter cuts thousands of words to a few dozen — short enough to read properly. Every length page links to its own set.
Check the score, not the length
A short expensive word on a premium square routinely beats a long cheap one, and the tile values are what decide which is which.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify the full Word Chums word list by length, first letter and last letter, with the game's own tile values
The lexicon is cross-checked against the lists Word Chums publishes itself — our two-letter page matches the game's at 105 words, and its Z list at 6,692 — and scores use tile values read from the game rather than Scrabble's. The routine is in our methodology and the standards in our editorial policy.
Reviewed by Priya Raghunathan, Word Games Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
Last checked — Aug 24, 2026