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Boggle Solver

Type the letters on your 4×4 or 5×5 board. Get every word hidden in it, longest first, with points, and click any word to see its path.

Type one letter per cell, row by row (Q fills in as Qu). Arrow keys move between cells.

The Boggle Solver is a free tool that finds every word hidden in a Boggle board. Enter the letters of a 4 x 4 or 5 x 5 grid, press Find Words, and it lists each word it can trace through touching cubes, sorted by length with the points for each. It runs entirely in your browser, with no sign-up, so it works as a boggle word finder or boggle board solver for practice, training, or checking a disputed word after a round. Use it to study a board you have just played, see what you missed, or learn patterns before your next game. Boggle is a game by Hasbro. This page is an independent helper, not the official game.

How to use the Boggle Solver

  1. Pick the board size from the Board menu: 4 x 4 for the classic game or 5 x 5 for the bigger edition.
  2. Set the Shortest word menu to 3, 4 or 5 letters. Choosing 5 x 5 sets it to four letters automatically, and you can change it.
  3. Type your letters into the grid, one letter per cell. The cursor moves on by itself, arrow keys move between cells, and typing Q fills a Qu cell.
  4. Or paste all 16 or 25 letters into the single box, row by row. Spaces are ignored, and pasting 25 letters switches the board to 5 x 5.
  5. Press Find Words or Enter. To practise without typing, press Random Board for a rolled board, or Try an Example to load the built-in one. Clear empties the grid.
  6. Read the result line, “N words found, worth P points in all”. Words are grouped by length, longest first, and each group shows its word count and the points per word. Faded words are real but uncommon.
  7. Click any word to trace its path on the board with numbered cells. The longest word is traced automatically.

The solver does not print boards, run a timer, or score several players. It only handles 4 x 4 and 5 x 5 boards, not Boggle Jr or other editions.

What is the Boggle word game? Boggle rules and how to play

Boggle is a word game played on a grid of letter cubes. The cubes are shaken into a 4 x 4 tray, and players write down as many words as they can find before a timer ends, three minutes in the classic game. The verb “to boggle” also means to be astonished or overwhelmed, but this page covers the game.

A word is built by moving from one letter to a touching letter. You can move sideways, up, down or diagonally, so eight directions in all. Diagonal moves are allowed, which is why a path can cut across corners of the grid. Each cube can be used only once in a word, and words must have at least three letters. The Qu cube counts as two letters, Q and U, so it adds two letters to any word that uses it.

The solver follows the same rules. It stores its word list as a letter tree and starts the search from every cell. It only moves to touching cells while the letters so far could begin a word, which keeps the search fast even on a 5 x 5 board. The list holds about 52,600 English words, and words of 3 to 25 letters are used. It is a general dictionary, not the game’s own list, and it includes some uncommon words. Proper nouns and hyphenated words are left out, so agree on a dictionary before a real game.

How to score Boggle: scoring rules, tips and strategy

Points depend on word length. Three or four letters score 1 point, five letters score 2, six letters score 3, seven letters score 5, and eight or more letters score 11. In the classic game, a word found by more than one player scores for nobody. The solver shows the standard points but cannot know what other players wrote.

Length matters far more than count. One 8-letter word is worth as much as eleven 3-letter words, so it pays to look for long paths first. Common endings such as -ING, -ED, -ER, -ES and -S, and common starts such as RE-, UN- and ST-, often lead to long words. Scan the board for the Qu cube and for vowels that touch many other letters, since those cells can start or join many paths. Keep a written list of the words you have already found so you do not spend time repeating them.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Boggle Solver free, and does it send my board anywhere?

Yes, it is free and needs no sign-up. Everything runs in your browser, and nothing you type or paste is uploaded.

Is this the official Boggle game?

No. Boggle is made by Hasbro, and this tool is an independent helper. It does not publish official boards or answers.

Boggle meaning and definition: what does boggle mean?

As a game, boggle is a word game played on a grid of letter cubes. As a verb, “to boggle” means to be astonished or overwhelmed, as in “the size of the board boggles the mind.”

Can you show boggle examples with answers?

Yes. The built-in example board has the rows SERS, PATG, LINE and SERS. It contains 602 words of 3 or more letters, worth 1,547 points in all, including 5 nine-letter words: SPLINTERS, RETAILERS, RETAINERS, STRANGERS and INTEGRALS, each worth 11 points. With the shortest word set to 4 letters, there are 526 words. Click RETAILERS to see its path: R, E, T, A, I, L, E, R, S, starting at row 1, column 3 and ending at row 4, column 4.

Why is a word I expect missing or faded?

The word may be a proper noun, hyphenated, or shorter than your Shortest word setting. Faded words are real but uncommon, so check them if you are unsure. If a word is not in the list, it is not in this general dictionary, which may differ from the one your game uses.

Which Boggle editions does the solver support?

It supports 4 x 4 and 5 x 5 boards. It does not support Boggle Jr or other editions, boards of other sizes, printing, a timer, or multi-player scoring.

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About Boggle

Boggle is a word game introduced in 1973 and in which players try to find as many words as they can from a grid of lettered dice, within a set time limit. It was invented by Allan Turoff and originally distributed by Parker Brothers.

Rules

One player begins the game by shaking a covered tray of 16 cubic dice, each with a different letter printed on each of its sides. The dice settle into a 4×4 tray so that only the top letter of each cube is visible. After they have settled into the tray, a three-minute sand timer is started and all players simultaneously begin the main phase of play.

Each player searches for words that fit the following criteria:

Words must be at least three letters in length.

Each letter after the first must be a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal neighbor of the one before it.

No individual letter cube may be used more than once in a word.

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