Words With Friends Dictionary

Are you looking to play a word in Words With Friends but are unsure whether it will be accepted by the game? Now you can try out WordsRated’s Words With Friends Dictionary, to quickly see if it is valid or not before playing your turn! 

How to use the Words With Friends Dictionary tool

To use the tool, click on the search box and simply type in the word you are thinking to play in your next turn. When you have entered the word you wish to check, click on the search button or press enter and the tool will immediately tell you whether the word is valid or not.

Our users love the speed of the WWF Dictionary tool as it can be used while you are playing against an opponent, allowing you to find the best word for your turn on-the-fly. Best of all, you can use it as many times as you need, so guessing words at random can be a thing of the past!

What word list does Words With Friends use?

Words With Friends uses an adapted version of the ENABLE (Enhanced North American Benchmark Lexicon) word list, which has been adjusted multiple times since the game’s introduction in July 2009. As part of this word list, thousands of additional words have been added, while many ethnic and sexual slurs have been removed in order to ensure that WWF is appropriate for audiences of all ages.

Facts about the Words With Friends dictionary 

In this section, you can find out interesting answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about the Words With Friends word list.

How many words are in the WWF dictionary?

Words With Friends uses a dictionary that features around 173,000 words. However, it is well-known for being less moderated when compared to the Scrabble dictionary, with many valid slang words and even words without clear definitions. 

What is the highest scoring WWF word ever played?

According to official records, the highest scoring Words With Friends Word ever played is the 15-letter word “oxyphenbutazone”, scoring 1,672 points. For those looking for the word’s definition, it is the name given to a type of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.

If we consider an average score for a turn to be around 12.50 points per word, this one move netted approximately 134 times as many points. However, there are doubts as to whether the word was played in a natural game environment or whether it was intentionally set up to create a record.

Are there any playable terms in WWF but not in Scrabble?

Officially, the Words With Friends dictionary includes a mixture of words and abbreviations from the English language. These selected terms can be both formal and informal in nature, and can be different from those allowed by the Scrabble dictionary.

What is the most common word length in the WWF dictionary?

8-letter words are the most commonly represented word lengths in the WWF dictionary, making up 16.44% of the overall game dictionary. 9-letter words are the second-most common (14.39%) and 7-letter words are the third-most common (13.37%). 

As the WWF board is 15 x 15 squares, the longest possible words are 15-letters in length. Interestingly, 2.47% of the words within the ENABLE dictionary are unplayable words that exceed this letter count.

What are the most popular WWF words by length?

Check out our table below to find some of the most popular playable words in Words With Friends by their word length, alongside their word score:

Word lengthWordStandard word score
2 lettersOF5 points
3 lettersAND5 points
4 lettersTHAT6 points
5 lettersABOUT12 points
6 lettersSEARCH17 points
7 lettersCONTACT24 points
8 lettersBUSINESS28 points
9 lettersAVAILABLE38 points
10 lettersUNIVERSITY18 points
11 lettersINFORMATION44 points
12 lettersPROFESSIONAL20 points
13 lettersINTERNATIONAL17 points
14 lettersADMINISTRATION20 points
15 lettersRECOMMENDATIONS27 points

What is the most common starting letter in WWF?

The most common starting letter in Words With Friends is the letter “S”, which begins 10.99% of the game’s words. This is followed by the letter “C” (9.39%) and the letter “P” (8.43%)

What is the least common starting letter in WWF?

On the contrary, the least common starting letter in Words With Friends is the letter “X” which begins just 0.08% of words in the game. The starting letters “Z” (0.31%) and “Y” (0.32%) are the next least common.

What is the highest scoring letter in WWF?

The highest scoring letters in Words With Friends are the letters “J”, “Q” and “Z”, worth 10 points each. This differs from Scrabble, where only “Q” and “Z” are worth 10 points each.

What is the lowest scoring letter in WWF?

Excluding blank tiles, the lowest scoring letters in Words With Friends are “A”, ”E”, ”I”, ”O”, ”R”, ”S” and ”T” which are worth 1 point each. Again, this is different to Scrabble, where “A”, ”E”, ”I”, ”L”, ”N”, ”O”, ”R”, ”S”, ”T” and “U” are each worth 1 point.