Comparison

SCRABBLE Dictionary vs Anagram Solver

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SCRABBLE Dictionary

This app provides an official dictionary for playing Scrabble, featuring over 150,000 playable words. It includes words eligible for recreational and school play, as well as tournament-specific lists. Tools like a word finder and voice search enhance the gameplay experience.

Highlights
  • Official Scrabble word list
  • Over 150,000 playable words
  • Word Finder tool
  • Voice Search
  • Favorites and Recent History
  • Tournament Mode for NASPA members
Features
Currently charting
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The perfect dictionary for playing SCRABBLE® – an enhanced version of the best-selling book The Official SCRABBLE® Players Dictionary, Fifth Edition. The app includes ALL of the words that are eligible for recreational and school play – including thousands of words added from the Official Tournament and Club Word List, 2014 Edition. Endorsed by the North American SCRABBLE® Players Association (NASPA), The Official SCRABBLE® Players Dictionary contains more than 150,000 playable two- to fifteen-letter words, and variant spellings for game players in Canada. Additional Features: * No advertisements * Word Finder – a fun tool that lets you discover all the words that can be created from your tiles * Voice Search * Favorites * Recent History – lets you keep track of the words you've looked up * For iPad: Scrolling Index – lets you browse the entire dictionary * For NASPA members: Tournament Mode including access to the full Tournament Word List

About

Anagram Solver

This powerful word finder assists with puzzles and games by quickly searching over 400,000 words and phrases. It supports crossword puzzles, multi-word anagrams, blank letters, and includes a built-in dictionary with definitions and synonyms.

Highlights
  • Fast search of 400,000+ words
  • Crossword solver with wildcards
  • Multi-word anagrams
  • Blank letter support
  • Powerful search filters
  • Built-in dictionary with definitions
  • Support for multiple languages
Features
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Super fast search of over 400,000 words, people, places and phrases. FEATURES • Crossword Solver & Thesaurus • Multi-word anagrams • Blank letters for board games • Powerful filters to refine your results • Built-in dictionary, look up over 100,000 definitions ANAGRAMS Try moonstarer to find astronomer, also finds smaller words such as resonator and tearooms. CR.SSW.RDS Use . (or ?) to represent an unknown letter, try c....w... to find clockwork and crossword CROSSWORD PHRASES Search over 100K built-in phrases, try m.... ... ...... to find motte and bailey, miles per gallon and milky way galaxy WORDLE Green letters use the crossword search, eg ..e.t Grey letters, add them to the Excludes Letters filter Yellow letters, add them to the Contains Letters filter SPELLING BEE Spelling Bee puzzles are where you only use the letters provided but as many times as you like. Try $qntuaei to find: quinquina, aquanaut and queenie BLANK LETTERS Use + to represent blank letters, enter scrabb++ to find crabbers and scrabble. DEFINITIONS Press the info icon next to a word to view its definition, example usages and synonyms. You can click on the synonyms for further info and hear the word by pressing the speak button. Note, if no definition is found the app will search the web for a definition. THESAURUS Enter a word to look up related words, ideal for solving crossword clues CODEWORDS & CRYPTOGRAMS Try ?1221? to find bottom and hippie. Use the filters to exclude letters you already have found. WORD LISTS Español, Français, Português, Deutsch and Italiano word lists can be selected in the app's settings. Try out the Game Acceptable word list that only returns common words suitable for most games.

Screenshots

SCRABBLE Dictionary2 screens
Anagram Solver4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Anagram Solver at 89% against SCRABBLE Dictionary's 29%. Anagram Solver also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (4.8 vs 3.0). SCRABBLE Dictionary's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Anagram Solver is free to download; SCRABBLE Dictionary costs $4.99 up front. Anagram Solver sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SCRABBLE Dictionary asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Anagram Solver holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Anagram Solver has 4.1K ratings behind it against 129, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of SCRABBLE Dictionary's written reviews are positive against 89% of Anagram Solver's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SCRABBLE Dictionary ships an update every 5 months, Anagram Solver every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
SCRABBLE Dictionary versus Anagram Solver: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSCRABBLE DictionaryAnagram Solver
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (129 ratings)4.8 (4.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.2% of reviews88.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1294.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#14 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMerriam-Webster, Inc.Mark Bailey

Customer experience

SCRABBLE Dictionary

All ratings128 ratings
Positive42.2%
Neutral13.3%
Negative44.5%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive29.2%
Neutral19.8%
Negative51.0%

Anagram Solver

All ratings4,063 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews202 reviews
Positive88.6%
Neutral5.4%
Negative5.9%

Bugs and requests

SCRABBLE Dictionary

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Anagram Solver

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes when using certain features
  • Some valid words not recognized

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add copy/paste functionality
  • Improve dictionary/thesaurus integration
  • Introduce a dark mode option
  • Allow sorting/grouping of results by word length

In-app purchases

None

SCRABBLE Dictionary

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Anagram Solver

One-time1
  • Remove Adverts$4.99

Questions

Is SCRABBLE Dictionary free?
SCRABBLE Dictionary costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Anagram Solver free?
Anagram Solver is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SCRABBLE Dictionary or Anagram Solver?
Anagram Solver is rated higher. SCRABBLE Dictionary averages 3.0 out of 5 from 129 ratings, while Anagram Solver averages 4.8 from 4.1K ratings.
Do SCRABBLE Dictionary or Anagram Solver have ads?
Anagram Solver shows ads; SCRABBLE Dictionary does not.
Which is updated more often, SCRABBLE Dictionary or Anagram Solver?
SCRABBLE Dictionary ships an update every 5 months, and Anagram Solver every 3 months. Most recently, SCRABBLE Dictionary was updated on October 26, 2026 and Anagram Solver on October 26, 2026.

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