Scrabble Word Scorer API

Overview

To use Scrabble Word Scorer, you need an API key. You can get one by creating a free account and visiting your dashboard.

GET Endpoint

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

Example

How to call the Scrabble Word Scorer API in different programming languages.

curl -X GET \
  "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/scrabblescorer?word=QUIZ&language=english" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here"

const response = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/scrabblescorer?word=QUIZ&language=english', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  }
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

import requests

headers = {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.get('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/scrabblescorer?word=QUIZ&language=english', headers=headers)

data = response.json()
print(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")
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    fmt.Println(string(body))
}

{
  "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)"
  }
}

Authentication

The Scrabble Word Scorer API requires authentication via API key. Include your API key in the request header:

X-API-Key: your_api_key_here

Learn more about authentication →

Interactive API Playground

Test the Scrabble Word Scorer API directly in your browser with live requests and responses.

Parameters

The following parameters are available for the Scrabble Word Scorer API:

Response

The Scrabble Word Scorer API returns responses in JSON, XML, YAML, and CSV formats. The JSON response is shown in the Example section above; alternative formats below.

Other Response Formats

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<response>
  <status>ok</status>
  <error xsi:nil="true" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"/>
  <data>
    <word>QUIZ</word>
    <language>english</language>
    <total_score>22</total_score>
    <letter_count>4</letter_count>
    <letter_scores>
      <letter_score>
        <letter>Q</letter>
        <score>10</score>
      </letter_score>
      <letter_score>
        <letter>U</letter>
        <score>1</score>
      </letter_score>
      <letter_score>
        <letter>I</letter>
        <score>1</score>
      </letter_score>
      <letter_score>
        <letter>Z</letter>
        <score>10</score>
      </letter_score>
    </letter_scores>
    <highest_scoring_letter>
      <letter>Q</letter>
      <score>10</score>
    </highest_scoring_letter>
    <average_letter_score>5.5</average_letter_score>
    <note>Scores do not include board multipliers (double/triple letter/word)</note>
  </data>
</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 Structure

All API responses follow a consistent structure with the following fields:

Learn more about response formats →

Response Data Fields

When the request is successful, the data object contains the following fields:

Headers

Only X-API-Key is required. Optional headers include Accept for response format negotiation (JSON, XML, or YAML), User-Agent, and X-Request-ID for request tracing. See all request headers →

GraphQL AccessALPHA

Access Scrabble Word Scorer through GraphQL to combine it with other API calls in a single request. Query only the scrabble word scorer data you need with precise field selection, and orchestrate complex data fetching workflows.

Credit Cost: Each API called in your GraphQL query consumes its standard credit cost.

POST https://api.apiverve.com/v1/graphql

query {
  scrabblescorer(
    input: {
      word: "QUIZ"
      language: "english"
    }
  ) {
    word
    language
    total_score
    letter_count
    letter_scores
    highest_scoring_letter {
      letter
      score
    }
    average_letter_score
    note
  }
}

Note: Authentication is handled via the x-api-key header in your GraphQL request, not as a query parameter.

CORS Support

The Scrabble Word Scorer API accepts cross-origin requests from any origin, so it can be called directly from browser-based applications without a proxy. See CORS support →

Rate Limiting

Scrabble Word Scorer requests are throttled per minute on the Free plan and unthrottled on paid plans. Exceeding the limit returns 429 Too Many Requests; rate-limit usage is reported in the X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining, and X-RateLimit-Reset response headers. See per-plan limits and best practices →

Error Codes

The Scrabble Word Scorer API uses standard HTTP status codes — 200 on success, 400 for invalid parameters, 401 for missing or invalid keys, 403 for insufficient credits, 429 for rate-limit exhaustion, and 500/503 for server-side issues. Each error response includes an X-Request-ID header you can quote when contacting support. See full error handling guide →

SDKs for Scrabble Word Scorer

Official Scrabble Word Scorer packages on npm, PyPI, NuGet, and JitPack — plus a Postman collection and an OpenAPI spec. See the SDK guide →

JitPack

No-Code Integrations

Scrabble Word Scorer works with Zapier, Make, Pipedream, n8n, and Power Automate using the same API key. See setup guides →

Zapier

Make

Pipedream

n8n

Power Automate

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