High Scoring Scrabble Words

List of 108 top scoring words in Scrabble.

The highest scoring Scrabble words are words that can be made from existing letters in the rack.

Learning the best Scrabble words will not help you win the game. Scrabble can only be won by using strategy and by being practical. If your rack of letters contains a high scoring word then play it! This however is rarely the case. Often players have to use existing letters to score as much points as possible. Words in this list are useful to expand your vocabulary.

Only words from the official TWL Scrabble dictionary.

What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble?

The highest scoring Scrabble word is oxyphenbutazone. The word oxyphenbutazone is 15 letters long and worth 40 points.

Playing such a long word can rack in a huge point score by using triple word score spaces or hooked words. Using the highest scoring word is however very unlikely, because this word uses too many letters. The longer the word the harder it is to play it in Scrabble. It makes more sense to use the best short Scrabble words.

High scoring 2 letter Scrabble words

The highest scoring 2 letter words in Scrabble are Za and Qi (each is worth 11 points).

High scoring 3 letter Scrabble words

The highest scoring 3 letter word in Scrabble is Zuz (21 points).

High scoring 4 letter Scrabble words

The highest scoring 4 letter word in Scrabble is Zizz (31 points).

High scoring 5 letter Scrabble words

The highest scoring 5 letter word in Scrabble is Pzazz (34 points).

High scoring 6 letter Scrabble words

The highest scoring 6 letter word in Scrabble are pizzaz, pizazz, pazazz, bezazz (each is worth 35 points).

High scoring 7 letter Scrabble words

The highest scoring 7 letter word in Scrabble is pizzazz (45 points).

High scoring 8 letter Scrabble words

The highest scoring 8 letter word in Scrabble is pizzazzy (49 points).