Anagram Maker
Turn any set of letters into every hidden word
About Anagram Maker
An anagram rearranges the letters of one word to form another. LISTEN becomes SILENT. PLATES becomes STAPLE. Our Anagram Maker goes further: give it any collection of letters and it builds every valid English word hiding inside, from 2-letter starters to full-length rearrangements. Use it for word games, puzzle solving, vocabulary building, or just the satisfaction of seeing what your name spells backwards.
How It Works
Enter Any Letters
Type any combination of letters (up to 15). Use # for wildcard blanks.
Tune Your Options
Set minimum word length, sort preference, and dictionary in Search Options.
Explore Every Word
Browse all valid words ranked by points, length, or alphabetically.
Anagram Building Techniques
- Separate vowels and consonants: Grouping them apart helps you spot natural letter pairings more quickly
- Look for letter pairs: TH, SH, CH, QU, CK appear together frequently in English — scan for these first
- Work in word families: If you spot RATE, also check TEAR, TARE, AREA, and ERA from the same letters
- Try blanks for creativity: Adding a # wildcard dramatically increases possible words since it matches any letter
- Long words first: Start with the longest possible words — they yield the most points in competitive games
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an anagram?
An anagram rearranges the letters of a word or phrase to form a different word or phrase. For example, LISTEN and SILENT use the same letters. Our maker finds all valid words that can be built from your input letters, not just same-length rearrangements.
How many words can be built from a set of letters?
It depends on the letter combination and dictionary. A typical 7-letter set yields 50 to 200 valid words of varying lengths. Sets with common letters like E, A, T, R produce the most results.
Can the maker find multi-word anagrams?
Our tool focuses on finding individual valid words from your letter set. For multi-word anagram phrases, you would combine single-word results. The maker finds every valid single word from your letters.
Which dictionaries does the anagram maker support?
We include Scrabble-US (TWL/NWL), Scrabble-UK (SOWPODS/Collins), Words With Friends, and international dictionaries for French, Italian, Romanian, and Spanish. Over 280,000 words total.