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This is a Java applet that tests your Scrabble anagramming skills. When you press on the "Create" button, it give you a number of tiles (seven by default) for you to anagram into a word. All tiles should be used in the new word. Blanks are represented by question marks or lower-case letters, and can be changed by clicking on them. You can move the tiles by dragging them with your mouse.
Click on the "Solve" button (or press F1) to see the words that can be formed.
For other Scrabble programs, you can check out my Scrabble puzzle generator and my Hook testing game.
The puzzle is generated with the distribution of tiles from a standard Scrabble bag. The program draws the desired number of tiles out of the bag, and if the letters drawn are not anagrammable, puts them back in the bag and redraws, repeating until a suitable puzzle is created.
When you click on the "Create" button, you also have the option of entering in the tiles of your choice with the "Input Letters" option. (I ask that you not use my program to cheat while playing Internet Scrabble.)
This program assumes that you know the entire Scrabble dictionary, which means that the solutions will sometimes be pretty obscure words. Note for Scrabble specialists: I used the OSPD2, because I couldn't find a downloadable word list for OSPD4. If you know where I can find an electronic OSPD4 word list, please e-mail me at mjeng[at]physics[dot]syr[dot]edu.
About 13% of random draws out of the bag are bingoable, and a good portion of these use words that you probably know, so much of what prevents most players from regularly bingoing in Scrabble games is just a lack of anagramming skill.