30 little-known words that will help you win Scrabble

Memorise these quirky words to be a winner every game. PS, ‘quirky’ isn’t a bad option either….

With this alternate spelling of muzhiks, Jesse Inman earned the record of the highest-scoring opening Scrabble word ever played in 2008.

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When you’ve been holding on to that Q for way too long, just get rid of it with this easy-peasy two-letter word that doesn’t even require a U. Add an S at your next turn to take advantage of that ten-point Q all over again to win Scrabble.

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Q with no U? You’re in luck – “qat” makes it easy to get rid of that tricky letter. When your friends question you, make sure to pronounce it right (“kaht”).

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You know “ax,” “ex,” and “ox,” but when your only vowel is an I, you’ve got options.

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Don’t get stuck with that X! Short Scrabble words that start with X are hard to come by.

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No vowels? No problem! Other long consonant-only options to win Scrabble include crwth, byrls, fyrds, ghyll, and xylyl.

By all means use these 10 words in your next game, but be warned that they’ll make you sound old.

Super Scrabble players curse the days they get two Zs. “Pizza” and “fuzz” are obvious choices, but you can get rid of those pesky letters even quicker with this three-letter word.

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When you’re stuck with all consonants, you don’t have too many options, especially if you don’t have a Y either. Enter cwm to save the day, or even tsk, brr, pht, zzz, nth, or shh.

This word can get two tricky letters out of the way: Z and Q.