How to play word games
Most word games ask you to make real words from a set of letters, and KitPie Words helps you practise by listing every word your letters can make, from a list of 173,444 English words.
What is KitPie Words?
KitPie Words is a free set of English word tools and word lists. It is not a game, and it has no accounts and no ads. Every tool searches the same list of 173,444 words, built from the public-domain ENABLE2K list, so a tool never makes up a word.
The guides below explain six popular word games in plain words, with tips, and show which tool helps you practise each one.
How do you use each tool?
Word unscrambler
Type up to 15 letters into the word unscrambler and it lists every word they make, longest first. Add ? for an unknown letter (a blank), up to 2 of them. Try GARDEN?.
Anagram solver
The anagram solver shows only the words that use every letter you typed, then the closest words one letter short. Try STAPLE.
Word finder
The word finder searches by pattern, with ? for each unknown letter, and by first letters, last letters, letters in a row, letters to include or leave out, and length. Each box narrows the list. Try the pattern CRA?E.
Words of one length
Four pages find only words of one length from your letters: 5 letters, 6 letters, 7 letters and 8 letters. Try PLANETS on the 5-letter page.
Word scrambler
The word scrambler shuffles up to 50 words and adds an answer key and a print view, which suits teachers and puzzle makers. Try it with three words.
Word lists
The word lists show complete sets, such as the two-letter words and the five-letter words. A search shows at most 2,000 words at a time.
Which word games do the guides cover?
Each guide covers the goal of the game, a turn, scoring, special rules and tips, then how to practise with KitPie Words.
- How to unscramble words and play anagrams
Turn a set of mixed-up letters into words, with simple party rules and quick tricks.
- How to play Scrabble
Turns, letter values, premium squares and the bonus for using all seven tiles.
- How to play Words With Friends
A word game for two in an app: turns, bonus squares and the 35-point bonus.
- How to play Wordle
Six guesses to find a five-letter word: what each colour means and how to guess well.
- How to play Boggle
Find words in a grid of letter cubes before time runs out, and score by word length.
- How to play Jumble
Unscramble four words, then use the marked letters to answer the cartoon riddle.
Which tool fits which game?
| Game | Tool | What to type |
|---|---|---|
| Anagrams | Word unscrambler | Your letters, for example LISTEN |
| Scrabble | Word unscrambler | Your rack, with ? for a blank |
| Words With Friends | Word finder | A pattern such as ?A?E for a gap on the board |
| Wordle | Word finder | Letters in known places, letters to include and letters to leave out |
| Boggle | Word unscrambler | 6 to 8 letters that sit close together on the grid |
| Jumble | Anagram solver | One scrambled word |
How can KitPie Words help you play?
- Pick the tool for your game in the table, or start with the word unscrambler.
- Type your letters, with
?for a blank, as in GARDEN?. - If you know where letters go, use a pattern in the word finder, such as CRA?E.
Questions about KitPie Words
What is KitPie Words?
A free website of English word tools and word lists. It does not host games; it helps you find and check words while you learn or practise.
What does a question mark mean in a search?
A ? stands for one unknown letter, like a blank tile. The unscrambler and the anagram solver accept up to 2; in a word finder pattern each ? fills one position.
How many letters can I enter?
Up to 15 letters in the unscrambler, the anagram solver and the pages for words of one length, and up to 50 words in the scrambler. A result page shows at most 2,000 words.
Which word list do you use?
ENABLE2K, a public-domain list of English words. After a small number of offensive words are removed for display, 173,444 words remain. Read about the word list.
Are all valid game words included?
Not always. ENABLE2K is not the word list of any game, so a word may count in a game and be missing here, or appear here and be refused in a game. Check the rules of the game you play.
Does it work in other languages?
The tools search English words only, whatever the language of the page. The site itself is available in English and in Traditional Chinese.
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