English
| Tile | Number | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| B | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| D | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| E | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| G | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| H | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| I | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| J | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| K | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| L | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| M | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| N | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| O | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| P | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Q | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| R | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| S | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| T | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| U | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| V | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| W | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| X | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Y | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Z | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Βlank | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
English-language editions of Scrabble contain 100 letter tiles, in the following distribution:
- 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
- 1 point: E ×12, A ×9, I ×9, O ×8, N ×6, R ×6, T ×6, L ×4, S ×4, U ×4
- 2 points: D ×4, G ×3
- 3 points: B ×2, C ×2, M ×2, P ×2
- 4 points: F ×2, H ×2, V ×2, W ×2, Y ×2
- 5 points: K ×1
- 8 points: J ×1, X ×1
- 10 points: Q ×1, Z ×1
This distribution of letters has not changed since Alfred Butts invented the game in 1938.
A new Mattel-licensed product, Super Scrabble, was launched in 2004. This set comprises 200 tiles, in this distribution:
- 4 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
- 1 point: E ×24, A ×16, O ×15, T ×15, I ×13, N ×13, R ×13, S ×10, L ×7, U ×7
- 2 points: D ×8, G ×5
- 3 points: C ×6, M ×6, B ×4, P ×4
- 4 points: H ×5, F ×4, W ×4, Y ×4, V ×3
- 5 points: K ×2
- 8 points: J ×2, X ×2
- 10 points: Q ×2, Z ×2
Read more about this topic: Scrabble Letter Distributions
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