A vowel-poor rack still plays: these K words need nothing but an A.
KAYAK ranks highly because it plays 16 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult K into points and covers 5 squares of board space.
Trade-off: it repeats a letter.
A narrow canoe.
BLANK ranks highly because it converts the difficult B and K into points, covers 5 squares of board space and is a common everyday word.
Empty; without marks.
KNACK ranks highly because it plays 15 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult K into points and covers 5 squares of board space.
Trade-off: it repeats a letter.
An acquired skill.
THANK ranks highly because it plays 12 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult K into points and covers 5 squares of board space.
To express gratitude.
TANKS ranks highly because it converts the difficult K into points, covers 5 squares of board space and uses 5 distinct letters with no repeats.
Plural of tank.
Results are ordered by strategic score rather than alphabetically, so the plays most worth making appear first. Each card shows the tile score, the word length and why the word ranks where it does. Save a word to revisit it later, or open a solver to filter against the exact letters on your rack.
Word validity depends on the lexicon your game uses. These lists rank against the WordPilot Master Lexicon and show a verified definition wherever our licensed dictionary data covers the word, so you can judge a play before you make it.
49 sample lists published · see them all