Scrabble Word Scorer API Reference

Overview

Scrabble Word Scorer works by analyzing each letter in the word and assigning points based on official Scrabble letter values for the specified language. Returns total score, letter breakdown, highest scoring letter, and average letter score.

Endpoint

One host, one path per API. The block below shows this call in four languages; every one of them is the same HTTP request. Making requests covers the timeouts, retries and parameter rules that apply to all of them. The SDKs wrap the same call in a typed client.

GEThttps://api.apiverve.com/v1/scrabblescorer

curl "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/scrabblescorer?word=QUIZ&language=english" \
  -H "x-api-key: your_api_key_here"

const res = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/scrabblescorer?word=QUIZ&language=english', {
  headers: { 'x-api-key': 'your_api_key_here' },
});

if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${res.status} ${await res.text()}`);

const { data } = await res.json();
console.log(data);

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/scrabblescorer?word=QUIZ&language=english",
    headers={"x-api-key": "your_api_key_here"},
    timeout=15,
)
res.raise_for_status()

print(res.json()["data"])

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/scrabblescorer?word=QUIZ&language=english", nil)
	req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "your_api_key_here")

	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()

	out, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(out))
}

Replace your_api_key_here with the key from your dashboard. When the inputs arrive as a list rather than one at a time, batch requests run up to 200 of them through this same API in a single call.

Authentication

Send your key in the x-api-key header. That is the only auth step — there is no token exchange and no per-endpoint scope to configure. Authentication covers creating, rotating and revoking keys.

401 is the only auth verdict

A 401 means the key is missing, invalid or expired. A 403 means the key is valid but not permitted here — blocked by a key restriction or an IP allow-list. Running out of credits is a 429.

Parameters

Sent in the query string. Premium parameters are accepted on every plan but only take effect on plans that include them.

Parameter	Type	Description
`word`Required	string	The word to score
`language`Optional	string	Scrabble language variant `englishfrenchspanishgermanitalian` default english

Response

Every API returns the same three top-level keys, so one response handler covers your whole integration: status, error and data. Only data changes shape. Response format covers the envelope, the other output formats and how premium fields are withheld.

Sample response

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "word": "QUIZ",
    "language": "english",
    "total_score": 22,
    "letter_count": 4,
    "letter_scores": [
      {
        "letter": "Q",
        "score": 10
      },
      {
        "letter": "U",
        "score": 1
      },
      {
        "letter": "I",
        "score": 1
      },
      {
        "letter": "Z",
        "score": 10
      }
    ],
    "highest_scoring_letter": {
      "letter": "Q",
      "score": 10
    },
    "average_letter_score": 5.5,
    "note": "Scores do not include board multipliers (double/triple letter/word)"
  }
}

Response fields

Paths are relative to data. Premium fields are absent rather than zeroed on plans that do not include them, so check for presence instead of comparing to 0.

Field	Type	Example	Description
`word`	string	`"QUIZ"`	The word that was scored in uppercase
`language`	string	`"english"`	The Scrabble language variant used for scoring
`total_score`	number	`22`	Total Scrabble points for the word without board multipliers
`letter_count`	number	`4`	Number of letters in the word
`letter_scores`	array[4]		Array of letter objects with letter and score properties
`letter`	string	`"Q"`	Individual letter character in uppercase
`score`	number	`10`	Scrabble points for this single letter
`highest_scoring_letter`Premium	object	`{...}`	Object containing letter and score of highest value letter
`letter`Premium	string	`"Q"`	The letter with the highest Scrabble value
`score`Premium	number	`10`	Points for the highest scoring letter
`average_letter_score`Premium	number	`5.5`	Average Scrabble points per letter in the word
`note`	string	`"Scores do not include board multipliers (double/triple letter/word)"`	Note about score calculation methodology and multipliers

Errors

Read the HTTP status first, then error for the specific reason. The body names the parameter that has to change. Error handling covers the full status list and which of them are worth retrying.

Status	Meaning	What to do
`400`	Input was rejected	Read `error`; it names the parameter.
`401`	Key missing or invalid	Check the header name and the key value.
`403`	Key valid, but not permitted	A key restriction or IP allow-list; see key scoping.
`429`	Rate limited, or out of credits	Read `error` to tell them apart; see rate limits.

Use cases

Game Development: Integrate Scrabble scoring into word game applications and puzzles
Word Analysis: Analyze word values and letter distribution for game strategy and optimization
Educational Tools: Create learning tools for teaching Scrabble and word game strategies
Score Verification: Verify Scrabble scores during gameplay across multiple language variants

Other ways to use Scrabble Word Scorer

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Scrabble Word Scorer