Anagram Rush: Free Online Word Scramble Game

Anagram Rush is our own word game against the clock. You get a rack of five to seven letter tiles, and the board shows an empty row for every common English word those letters can make, shorter words first. Tap the tiles (or type) to spell a word and press Enter. If it is on the board, it drops into its row. Each tile can be used once per word, and you can take a letter back by tapping it again.

Each round has its own clock. To reach the next round you need at least one word that uses every letter on the rack before time runs out, so the long word matters most. Find every word on the board and the seconds you have left turn into a time bonus. The rack grows from five letters in the first rounds to six and then seven, with more words and a longer clock, and a run goes on for as long as you keep finding the long word.

Longer words score more: 100 points for three letters, 200 for four, 400 for five, 700 for six and 1,100 for seven. Real words that aren't on the board are bonus words and still score. A word you already found makes its row flash, a non-word shakes, and mistakes never cost points or time. The shuffle button reorders the tiles for free as often as you like, which often shows a word you missed. On a keyboard, type the letters, Enter to play, Backspace to take one off and Space to shuffle.

The daily rack is one round of seven letters and three minutes, the same for everyone that day. It changes at midnight UTC, and playing it each day builds a streak. A hint costs gems and shows the next letter of a word you still need, starting with the long word; it never lowers your score. The clock stops while the menu is open, and your run is saved between visits.

Accepted words come from the public-domain ENABLE list and the board words are everyday words from SCOWL, with offensive words left out of both. Anagram Rush is free to play in your browser with no download or sign-up, and its art, sound effects and music are made for the game.