Scrabble / Reference
Scrabble Cheat Sheet
Everything you need at the board on a single page: what each tile is worth, how many of them exist, how the premium squares stack, and which short lists to reach for.
Instrument / Tile Distribution & Values
Tile values at a glance
1 point: A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R. 2 points: D, G. 3 points: B, C, M, P. 4 points: F, H, V, W, Y. 5 points: K. 8 points: J, X. 10 points: Q, Z. Blank: 0.
There are 100 tiles in a standard English set, including two blanks. The table above lists how many of each letter the bag contains.
Scoring rules in four lines
Letter multipliers apply to the tile; word multipliers apply to the whole word. Both only count on the turn the tile is placed. Every word formed in a turn is scored separately. Using all seven tiles adds 50 points after multipliers.
Rack rules of thumb
Keep three vowels and four consonants. Break up triples. Keep the S for a bingo unless it earns you more than about eight extra points now. Play the Q early. Track the blanks.
Lists to memorise, in order
The twos, then the Q-without-U words, then the threes, then the J, X and Z short words, then the vowel dumps and the no-vowel words. That order matches how often each list changes the outcome of a game.
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