Scrabble Mate is designed to assist you while playing Scrabble ^tm. Scrabble cannot be played here, this tool only helps you find solutions while playing.

Starting a New Game

A new game is created automatically when visiting Scrabble Mate for the first time.  To clear the board and start a new game, click .  Clearing the board will not delete any saved games. Saved games can be retrieved and played at a later time. If the current game has not been saved it will be discarded and cannot be retrieved.

You must be signed in to save games. 

Select a Word List

Currently, SOWPODS, TWL '06 , and OSD5 are available. Select the desired word list  from the drop down menu.

Enter Rack Letters

To find solutions for your rack letters, enter the letters in the text box labeled RACK and click Go.  Possible answers will be displayed to the right of the playing board. 

Sorting

The answer list can be sorted by clicking on the column name.

Enter Opponents Letters

Enter the opponents letters directly on the playing board. Click on the desired board position and type a letter to place a letter on the board. Hold the SHIFT key to place letters vertically. Letters may be removed using the backspace key. Hold the SHIFT key and BACKSPACE key simultaneously to delete vertically placed letters.

If the ENTER key is pressed while the cursor is on the board the current state of the game will be saved. Alternately, the Go button may be clicked to solve for the rack letters without saving the game, which is much faster.

A letter on the playing board can be designated as a blank by typing over the  letter with an asterisk (*). The color of the letter will change to red and the used letter board will be adjusted accordingly. 

Definitions

Word definitions will be displayed in the area below the playing board whenever the mouse hovers over a word on the board or on in the answer list.

Saving a Game

You must be signed in to save games. Click to save a game.  The following dialog will appear:

     

Enter up to letters or numbers to form a name. A name cannot exceed 10 characters in length. Click  to save the game. The new game will appear on the Games tab. Up to 20 games can be saved. Exceeding the 20 game limit will result in the oldest games being deleted automatically.

Click to cancel saving the game.

Retrieving a Saved Game

Games may be retrieved by either clicking and selecting the desired game from the drop down menu, or by simply clicking on the name on the Games tab.

Deleting Games

To delete a single saved game click on  , then select the game from the drop down menu. Click to delete the game. Once deleted, the game can no longer be retrieved.  Click to delete all the games.

Alternately, games can be deleted from the Games tab. Click the checkbox next to one or more games on the Games tab, then click the "Delete Selected" button.

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