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The Scrabble score of every state, country and NFL team

Name: Scrabble Score of Every State, Country and NFL Team
Creator: UnscrambleX
Published: 2026-10-15

Each name scored with standard Scrabble tile values, letters only: spaces, hyphens and accents are dropped, and there are no premium squares. Where a name needs more of a letter than the 100-tile set holds, we say how many blanks it takes. Words are checked against NWL2023, the North American tournament word list.

25New Hampshire, the highest-scoring state

7Iowa, Maine, Ohio, Oregon and Utah, the lowest

3.5points per letter for Fiji, the most of any country

8names one tile set cannot spell without blanks

14country names that are playable Scrabble words

27 of 32NFL nicknames you can play

Score any name

Type a name: a town, a team, a person

0 points

All 50 states, ranked

New Hampshire leads with 25 points. At the bottom, Iowa, Maine, Ohio, Oregon and Utah all score 7. Per letter, Kentucky is the strongest at 2.63, but its two Ks are one more than the bag holds.

#	State	Letters	Points	Per letter	Notes
1	New Hampshire	12	25	2.08
2	New Mexico	9	23	2.56
3	New Jersey	9	22	2.44
4	Kentucky	8	21	2.63	1 blank: 2 Ks
5	Massachusetts	13	20	1.54
5	Pennsylvania	12	20	1.67
7	North Dakota	11	19	1.73
7	South Dakota	11	19	1.73
7	West Virginia	12	19	1.58
10	North Carolina	13	18	1.38
10	South Carolina	13	18	1.38
12	Connecticut	11	17	1.55	1 blank: 3 Cs
12	Mississippi	11	17	1.55
12	New York	7	17	2.43	Anagram: WONKERY
12	Oklahoma	8	17	2.13
12	Washington	10	17	1.70
17	Arizona	7	16	2.29
17	Michigan	8	16	2.00
17	Rhode Island	11	16	1.45
17	Wyoming	7	16	2.29
21	California	10	15	1.50
22	Maryland	8	14	1.75
22	Nebraska	8	14	1.75
22	Wisconsin	9	14	1.56
25	Arkansas	8	12	1.50
25	Delaware	8	12	1.50
25	Hawaii	6	12	2.00
25	Texas	5	12	2.40	Valid word Anagram: TAXES
25	Vermont	7	12	1.71
25	Virginia	8	12	1.50
31	Alabama	7	11	1.57
31	Colorado	8	11	1.38	Valid word
31	Florida	7	11	1.57
31	Minnesota	9	11	1.22	Anagram: NOMINATES
35	Alaska	6	10	1.67	Valid word
35	Kansas	6	10	1.67
35	Missouri	8	10	1.25
35	Nevada	6	10	1.67
39	Georgia	7	9	1.29
39	Idaho	5	9	1.80
39	Louisiana	9	9	1.00
39	Montana	7	9	1.29
39	Tennessee	9	9	1.00
44	Illinois	8	8	1.00
44	Indiana	7	8	1.14
46	Iowa	4	7	1.75
46	Maine	5	7	1.40	Anagram: ANIME
46	Ohio	4	7	1.75
46	Oregon	6	7	1.17	Anagram: ORGONE
46	Utah	4	7	1.75	Anagram: HAUT

Every country, ranked

The 193 UN members and the two observer states, under the names US media use. Democratic Republic of the Congo tops the table at 50 (44 with blanks); Iran and Laos score just 4. The highest score from a one-word name is Mozambique (34).

195 countries

#	Country	Letters	Points	Per letter	Notes
1	Democratic Republic of the Congo	28	50	1.79	2 blanks: 4 Cs
2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	20	39	1.95
2	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	28	39	1.39
4	Central African Republic	22	35	1.59	1 blank: 3 Cs
4	Czech Republic	13	35	2.69	1 blank: 3 Cs
6	Mozambique	10	34	3.40
7	Republic of the Congo	18	33	1.83
8	Kazakhstan	10	30	3.00	1 blank: 2 Ks
8	Kyrgyzstan	10	30	3.00
10	Azerbaijan	10	28	2.80
10	Dominican Republic	17	28	1.65
12	Sao Tome and Principe	18	27	1.50
13	Equatorial Guinea	16	26	1.63
13	Saint Kitts and Nevis	18	26	1.44
13	Zimbabwe	8	26	3.25
16	Uzbekistan	10	25	2.50
17	Antigua and Barbuda	17	24	1.41
17	Switzerland	11	24	2.18
19	New Zealand	10	23	2.30
19	Trinidad and Tobago	17	23	1.35
19	United Arab Emirates	18	23	1.28
22	Luxembourg	10	22	2.20
22	North Macedonia	14	22	1.57
22	Papua New Guinea	14	22	1.57
22	United Kingdom	13	22	1.69
26	Marshall Islands	15	21	1.40
26	Tajikistan	10	21	2.10
26	Vatican City observer	11	21	1.91
26	Venezuela	9	21	2.33
30	Burkina Faso	11	20	1.82
30	Philippines	11	20	1.82	1 blank: 3 Ps
32	South Africa	11	19	1.73
32	Zambia	6	19	3.17
34	Afghanistan	11	18	1.64
34	Djibouti	8	18	2.25
34	Ivory Coast	10	18	1.80
34	Jamaica	7	18	2.57
34	Liechtenstein	13	18	1.38
34	Seychelles	10	18	1.80
34	Turkmenistan	12	18	1.50
41	Bangladesh	10	17	1.70
41	Belize	6	17	2.83
41	Brazil	6	17	2.83	Valid word
41	Cape Verde	9	17	1.89
41	Mexico	6	17	2.83
41	North Korea	10	17	1.70
41	Solomon Islands	14	17	1.21
41	South Korea	10	17	1.70
41	Tanzania	8	17	2.13
50	Madagascar	10	16	1.60
51	Cambodia	8	15	1.88
51	Guinea-Bissau	12	15	1.25
51	Netherlands	11	15	1.36
51	Slovakia	8	15	1.88
55	Bahamas	7	14	2.00
55	Colombia	8	14	1.75
55	Denmark	7	14	2.00
55	El Salvador	10	14	1.40
55	Fiji	4	14	3.50
55	Hungary	7	14	2.00
55	Japan	5	14	2.80	Valid word
55	Jordan	6	14	2.33	Valid word
55	Kiribati	8	14	1.75
55	Maldives	8	14	1.75
55	Micronesia	10	14	1.40	Anagram: ACRIMONIES
55	Myanmar	7	14	2.00
55	Pakistan	8	14	1.75
55	Paraguay	8	14	1.75
55	Qatar	5	14	2.80
55	Saudi Arabia	11	14	1.27
55	South Sudan	10	14	1.40
72	Barbados	8	13	1.63
72	Botswana	8	13	1.63
72	Costa Rica	9	13	1.44
72	Cyprus	6	13	2.17	Valid word Anagram: SPRUCY
72	Dominica	8	13	1.63	Anagram: DAIMONIC
72	Ethiopia	8	13	1.63
72	Germany	7	13	1.86
72	Iraq	4	13	3.25
72	Kuwait	6	13	2.17
72	Malaysia	8	13	1.63
72	Moldova	7	13	1.86
72	Montenegro	10	13	1.30
72	Morocco	7	13	1.86	Valid word
72	Turkey	6	13	2.17	Valid word
72	United States	12	13	1.08
87	Bahrain	7	12	1.71
87	Belgium	7	12	1.71
87	Bolivia	7	12	1.71	Valid word
87	Cameroon	8	12	1.50	Anagram: COENAMOR
87	Guatemala	9	12	1.33
87	Honduras	8	12	1.50
87	Kenya	5	12	2.40
87	Lithuania	9	12	1.33
87	Mauritania	10	12	1.20
87	Nicaragua	9	12	1.33
87	Norway	6	12	2.00
87	Saint Lucia	10	12	1.20
87	Singapore	9	12	1.33
87	Sri Lanka	8	12	1.50
87	Thailand	8	12	1.50
87	Vietnam	7	12	1.71
103	Bhutan	6	11	1.83
103	Bulgaria	8	11	1.38
103	Comoros	7	11	1.57
103	East Timor	9	11	1.22	Anagram: ESTIMATOR
103	Egypt	5	11	2.20
103	Eswatini	8	11	1.38
103	Finland	7	11	1.57
103	France	6	11	1.83
103	Gambia	6	11	1.83	Valid word
103	Malawi	6	11	1.83
103	Mauritius	9	11	1.22
103	Mongolia	8	11	1.38
103	Namibia	7	11	1.57
103	Palestine observer	9	11	1.22	Anagram: PENALTIES
103	Portugal	8	11	1.38
103	San Marino	9	11	1.22
103	Sierra Leone	11	11	1.00
103	Slovenia	8	11	1.38
103	Ukraine	7	11	1.57
103	Uruguay	7	11	1.57
123	Argentina	9	10	1.11
123	Burundi	7	10	1.43
123	Chad	4	10	2.50	Valid word
123	Chile	5	10	2.00	Valid word Anagram: CHIEL
123	China	5	10	2.00	Valid word Anagram: CHAIN
123	Ecuador	7	10	1.43
123	Guyana	6	10	1.67	Anagram: GUANAY
123	Iceland	7	10	1.43	Anagram: INLACED
123	Indonesia	9	10	1.11
123	Lesotho	7	10	1.43
123	Libya	5	10	2.00	Anagram: BIALY
123	Monaco	6	10	1.67
123	Panama	6	10	1.67	Valid word
123	Rwanda	6	10	1.67
123	Suriname	8	10	1.25	Anagram: ANEURISM
123	Sweden	6	10	1.67
123	Vanuatu	7	10	1.43
123	Yemen	5	10	2.00
141	Albania	7	9	1.29
141	Armenia	7	9	1.29
141	Australia	9	9	1.00
141	Belarus	7	9	1.29
141	Canada	6	9	1.50
141	Croatia	7	9	1.29
141	Georgia	7	9	1.29
141	Ghana	5	9	1.80
141	Greece	6	9	1.50
141	Grenada	7	9	1.29
141	Latvia	6	9	1.50
141	Lebanon	7	9	1.29
141	Liberia	7	9	1.29
141	Poland	6	9	1.50
141	Romania	7	9	1.29
141	Somalia	7	9	1.29
141	Tuvalu	6	9	1.50
158	Algeria	7	8	1.14	Anagram: REGALIA
158	Andorra	7	8	1.14
158	Brunei	6	8	1.33	Anagram: BURNIE
158	Cuba	4	8	2.00
158	Gabon	5	8	1.60	Anagram: GOBAN
158	Haiti	5	8	1.60
158	Ireland	7	8	1.14
158	Italy	5	8	1.60	Anagram: LAITY
158	Nigeria	7	8	1.14
158	Senegal	7	8	1.14
158	Serbia	6	8	1.33	Anagram: BRAISE
158	Syria	5	8	1.60
158	Uganda	6	8	1.33
171	Angola	6	7	1.17	Anagram: ANALOG
171	Austria	7	7	1.00
171	Benin	5	7	1.40	Anagram: BENNI
171	Eritrea	7	7	1.00	Anagram: TEARIER
171	Estonia	7	7	1.00	Anagram: ATONIES
171	Guinea	6	7	1.17	Valid word
171	Malta	5	7	1.40	Anagram: TAMAL
171	Nepal	5	7	1.40	Anagram: PANEL
171	Palau	5	7	1.40
171	Samoa	5	7	1.40	Anagram: OMASA
171	Spain	5	7	1.40	Anagram: PAINS
171	Tunisia	7	7	1.00
183	India	5	6	1.20
183	Israel	6	6	1.00	Anagram: SERIAL
183	Mali	4	6	1.50	Anagram: MAIL
183	Niger	5	6	1.20	Anagram: REIGN
183	Oman	4	6	1.50	Anagram: MOAN
183	Peru	4	6	1.50	Anagram: PURE
183	Russia	6	6	1.00
183	Sudan	5	6	1.20
183	Tonga	5	6	1.20	Valid word Anagram: TANGO
192	Nauru	5	5	1.00
192	Togo	4	5	1.25
194	Iran	4	4	1.00	Anagram: RAIN
194	Laos	4	4	1.00	Anagram: ALSO

All 32 NFL teams, ranked

By nickname, the Seahawks lead with 18 and the Lions trail with 5. With the city included, the Jacksonville Jaguars reach 43, and need a blank for the second J. The 49ers are scored as FORTY-NINERS, since there are no number tiles.

#	Team	Letters	Points	Per letter	With city	Notes
1	Seahawks	8	18	2.25	25
2	49ers	11	17	1.55	36
2	Commanders	10	17	1.70	34	Valid word
2	Cowboys	7	17	2.43	24	Valid word
5	Buccaneers	10	16	1.60	33	Valid word
6	Jaguars	7	15	2.14	43	Valid word
6	Packers	7	15	2.14	29	Valid word Anagram: REPACKS
6	Vikings	7	15	2.14	26	Valid word Anagram: SKIVING
9	Chargers	8	14	1.75	25	Valid word
9	Chiefs	6	14	2.33	33	Valid word Anagram: FICHES
9	Dolphins	8	14	1.75	23	Valid word
12	Panthers	8	13	1.63	23	Valid word
12	Texans	6	13	2.17	23	Anagram: SEXTAN
14	Cardinals	9	12	1.33	28	Valid word
14	Falcons	7	12	1.71	19	Valid word Anagram: FLACONS
16	Broncos	7	11	1.57	21	Valid word
16	Browns	6	11	1.83	26	Valid word
16	Jets	4	11	2.75	28	Valid word Anagram: JEST
19	Bengals	7	10	1.43	24	Anagram: BANGLES
19	Patriots	8	10	1.25	25	Valid word
21	Ravens	6	9	1.50	22	Valid word
22	Raiders	7	8	1.14	20	Valid word
22	Steelers	8	8	1.00	26	Anagram: TREELESS
24	Bears	5	7	1.40	22	Valid word Anagram: SABRE
24	Bills	5	7	1.40	22	Valid word
24	Colts	5	7	1.40	22	Valid word Anagram: CLOTS
24	Eagles	6	7	1.17	30	Valid word
24	Giants	6	7	1.17	24	Valid word Anagram: GAINST
29	Rams	4	6	1.50	17	Valid word Anagram: ARMS
29	Saints	6	6	1.00	19	Valid word Anagram: STAINS
29	Titans	6	6	1.00	15	Valid word Anagram: STATIN
32	Lions	5	5	1.00	13	Valid word Anagram: LOINS

Oddities

Names one set can't spell8

These need more of one letter than the bag holds, so blanks (worth 0) have to stand in.

Democratic Republic of the Congo4 Cs, bag has 2
Jacksonville Jaguars2 Js, bag has 1
Central African Republic3 Cs, bag has 2
Czech Republic3 Cs, bag has 2
Kazakhstan2 Ks, bag has 1
Kentucky2 Ks, bag has 1
Philippines3 Ps, bag has 2
Connecticut3 Cs, bag has 2

Names that are words17

Place names that are also playable in lowercase, with their dictionary sense:

JAPANto coat with black lacquer
JORDANa chamber pot
MOROCCOa soft goatskin leather
TURKEYthe bird
TEXASthe top deck of a riverboat
COLORADOof a cigar, medium in strength and colour
CHADthe bits of paper a hole punch leaves
CHILEa hot pepper
CHINAporcelain
PANAMAa straw hat
GUINEAan old British gold coin
TONGAa light two-wheeled carriage

Also playable: BRAZIL, CYPRUS, BOLIVIA, GAMBIA, ALASKA.

Hidden anagrams12

Rearrange the tiles and the name becomes another word:

TEXASTAXES
MAINEANIME
MINNESOTANOMINATES
NEPALPANEL
PERUPURE
CHINACHAIN
TONGATANGO
ITALYLAITY
EAST TIMORESTIMATOR
STEELERSTREELESS
BENGALSBANGLES
VIKINGSSKIVING

Renamed, rescored6

Official name changes move the score too:

Czech Republic 35Czechia 23
Ivory Coast 18Cote d'Ivoire 17
Myanmar 14Burma 9
Turkey 13Turkiye 14
East Timor 11Timor-Leste 12
Eswatini 11Swaziland 22

Tile values and counts

The 100-tile English set: 98 lettered tiles and 2 blanks. The small number is each tile's value; the line below is how many are in the bag.

A₁×9

B₃×2

C₃×2

D₂×4

E₁×12

F₄×2

G₂×3

H₄×2

I₁×9

J₈×1

K₅×1

L₁×4

M₃×2

N₁×6

O₁×8

P₃×2

Q₁₀×1

R₁×6

S₁×4

T₁×6

U₁×4

V₄×2

W₄×2

X₈×1

Y₄×2

Z₁₀×1

₀×2

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