Scrabble Letter Distributions - English

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


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