Frequently asked questions
Is using a word unscrambler cheating?+
It depends on the game and who you're playing with. In a friendly game against another human, you should ask. As a training tool, for solo puzzles like Wordscapes, or for expanding your vocabulary, most people consider it perfectly fair.
What word list do you use?+
A comprehensive public English word list (~360,000 words) filtered to 2–15 letters. Official tournament dictionaries like TWL and SOWPODS are more restrictive, so a word we find may not be valid in official Scrabble play.
Can I use this for Scrabble?+
Yes, though remember Scrabble uses a specific tournament dictionary. Words we find should be checked against your Scrabble dictionary before you play a game where it matters.
Can I use this for Words With Friends?+
Yes. Words With Friends uses its own list (ENABLE-based), which overlaps heavily with our word list but isn't identical.
Can I use this for Wordle?+
You can use it to explore possible 5-letter words that use certain letters, but Wordle also has positional clues — try our Starts with / Ends with / Contains filters to narrow down.
Can I use this for Wordscapes or word-jumble puzzles?+
Absolutely — this is one of the most common uses. Wordscapes uses common English words, so almost every match we return will be valid.
What does the ? symbol do?+
It's a wildcard, or 'blank tile'. Each ? can stand in for any single letter. You can use multiple wildcards but each one slows the search slightly.
Is Unscramble.It free?+
Yes. The tool is free to use. We run ads to keep it that way.
Do you store what I type?+
No. Everything runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent to a server.