Word Checker vs Scrabble® Words
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Word Checker
This app helps Scrabble players find valid words and improve their game. It acts as a digital dictionary and word finder, perfect for quick lookups during play.
- Scrabble word validation
- Digital dictionary lookup
- Word finder tool
- Improve Scrabble strategy
- Quick reference during games
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A word checker for scrabble
Scrabble® Words
Instantly validate words against official Scrabble word lists. Explore hooks, extensions, anagrams, and bingo stems with a single tap. Supports wildcard characters and pattern matching for comprehensive word analysis.
- Official word list validation (CSW24, NWL23)
- Explore hooks, extensions, and anagrams
- Bingo stem identification
- Wildcard and pattern matching support
- Word definitions
- Search history
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Scrabble Words is the fastest way to check words against official Scrabble word lists — CSW24 (Collins) and NWL23 (NASPA). Type any word to instantly see if it's valid, then explore hooks, extensions, anagrams, and bingo stems with a single tap. FEATURES Word validation against CSW24, NWL23 and more Hooks — letters that can be added before or after a word Extensions — longer words containing your word Anagrams — sorted by length Bingo stems — 7 and 8 letter words using your letters plus one more Wildcard support Pattern matching Word definitions Search history Clean, fast interface. Works with 2 to 15 letter words. No ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Word Checker at none against Scrabble® Words's 1. Word Checker also leads on ratings volume (72 vs 6) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). Scrabble® Words's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 20 months). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Scrabble® Words sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Word Checker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Scrabble® Words holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Word Checker has 72 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Word Checker ships an update every 20 months, Scrabble® Words every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Word Checker | Scrabble® Words |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (72 ratings) | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 72 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Ahmed ElSenousi | Tom Boardman |
Customer experience
Word Checker
Scrabble® Words
In-app purchases
Word Checker
No in-app purchases
Scrabble® Words
- Full Version$2.99
