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Many editions of the word board game Scrabble vary in the letter distribution of the tiles, because the frequency of each letter of the alphabet is different for every language. As a general rule, the rarer the letter the more points it is worth.

Many languages use sets of 102 tiles, since the original distribution of one hundred tiles was later augmented with two blank tiles. In tournament play, while it is acceptable to pause the game to count the tiles remaining in the game, it is not acceptable to mention how many tiles are remaining at any time. Several online tools exist for counting tiles during friendly play.

English

Diacritical marks (such as é in words borrowed from French) as ignored.

English-language editions of Scrabble contain 100 letter tiles, in the following distribution:

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: E ×12, A ×9, I ×9, O ×8, N ×6, R ×6, T ×6, L ×4, S ×4, U ×4
• 2 points: D ×4, G ×3
• 3 points: B ×2, C ×2, M ×2, P ×2
• 4 points: F ×2, H ×2, V ×2, W ×2, Y ×2
• 5 points: K ×1
• 8 points: J ×1, X ×1
• 10 points: Q ×1, Z ×1

The total number of points is 187.

When Alfred Butts invented the game, he initially experimented with different distributions of letters. A popular story claims that Butts created an elaborate chart by studying the front page of The New York Times to create his final choice of letter distributions.

In 2004, Super Scrabble was launched. For international distribution outside the United States and Canada, and under license from Mattel, the game is manufactured by Leisure Tends' Tinderbox Games; and, for distribution within the United States and Canada, under license from Hasbro, the game is manufactured by Winning Moves. This set is composed of 200 tiles:

• 4 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: E ×24, A ×16, O ×15, T ×15, I ×13, N ×13, R ×13, S ×10, L ×7, U ×7
• 2 points: D ×8, G ×5
• 3 points: C ×6, M ×6, B ×4, P ×4
• 4 points: H ×5, F ×4, W ×4, Y ×4, V ×3
• 5 points: K ×2
• 8 points: J ×2, X ×2
• 10 points: Q ×2, Z ×2

Afrikaans

The Afrikaans editions use these 102 tiles:

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: E ×16, A ×9, I ×8, N ×8, D ×6, O ×6, R ×6, S ×6, T ×6
• 2 points: G ×4, H ×3, L ×3
• 3 points: K ×3, W ×3
• 4 points: M ×2, U ×2, Y ×2
• 5 points: P ×2, V ×2
• 8 points: B ×1, F ×1
• 10 points: J ×1

Afrikaans uses the letters Z and X, but so infrequently that there are no tiles for them in the standard set. A blank can still be used as a Z or an X. There are also no tiles for C and Q as these letters are not used at all in Afrikaans, except for in a few loanwords. These letters, however, cannot be used even if with a blank.

Anglo-Saxon

The Anglo-Saxon editions use these 100 tiles:

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: E ×14, N ×9, A ×8, O ×6, R ×6, D ×5, S ×5, G ×4, H ×4, I ×4, L ×4
• 2 points: F ×3, M ×3, T ×3, W ×3
• 3 points: Æ ×3, C ×3, U ×3
• 4 points: Ð ×2, Þ ×2, Y ×2
• 5 points: B ×1
• 8 points: P ×1
• 10 points: X ×1

Anglo-Saxon uses the letter K, but it only occurs in one word (kyning) and loanwords, so there is no tile for it. J, V, Q, and Z are only used in loanwords. Anglo-Saxon uses the letter Ƿ, but it was replaced by W in this set because it can be easily confused with P. Anglo-Saxon also uses the letter Ȝ, but it is a typographic variant of G, so it is not included. This version is hand-made and is not an official edition by Mattel.

Arabic

Arabic-language editions use the following 100 tiles:

• 2 blank tiles scoring 0 points
• 1 point: ﺍ ×8, ﻝ ×4, ﺝ ×4, ﺡ ×3, ﺥ ×3, ﻡ ×3, ﻥ ×3, ﻩ ×3, ﻭ ×3, ﻯ ×3
• 2 points: ﺏ ×4, ﺭ ×3, ﺕ ×4, ﺩ ×3, ﺱ ×3, ﺙ ×3,
• 3 points: ﻑ ×3, ﻕ ×3, ﺫ ×3, ﺵ ×3, ﺯ ×3
• 4 points: ﺹ ×3, ﺽ ×3, ﻉ ×3, ﻙ ×3, ﻁ ×2,
• 5 points: ﻅ ×2
• 6 points: ﺉ ×2
• 8 points: ﻍ ×2, ﺀ ×2
• 10 points: ﺃ ×2, ﺅ ×2,

Although Arabic letters have up to four forms, Scrabble tiles only make use of the isolated form. This pattern of composing words is also found in Arabic crosswords and is one of the rare situations when Arabic letters are not connected to each other.

Armenian

Armenian-language editions use the following 146 tiles. The board is 17x17 instead of 15x15. This version is called ԲԱՌ ԽԱՂ (bar khagh, meaning words game) and is not an official edition by Mattel.

• 3 blank tiles (0 points)
• 1 point: Ա (ayb) ×18, Ե (yech) ×10, Ի (ini) ×10, Ո (vo) ×8, Կ (ken) ×7, Ն (nu) ×7, Ս (seh) ×6
• 2 points: Տ (tioun) ×5, Ր (reh) ×5, Ւ (hioun) ×5, Է (eh) ×4, Հ (ho) ×4, Մ (men) ×4, Յ (yi) ×4, Պ (peh) ×4
• 3 points: Լ (lioun) ×4, Բ (ben) ×3, Գ (gim) ×3, Դ (da) ×3, Ք (k'eh) ×3, Վ (vew) ×2
• 4 points: Խ (kheh) ×2, Շ (sha) ×2, Ռ (rra) ×2
• 5 points: Թ (t'o) 2, Ծ (tsa) ×2, Ղ (ghat) ×2, Ց (c'o) ×2
• 6 points: Զ (za) ×1, Ճ (cheh) ×1, Չ (ch'a) ×1, Ջ (jheh) ×1
• 8 points: Ժ (zhe) ×1, Ձ (dza) ×1, Փ (p'iour) ×1, Օ (o) ×1
• 10 points: Ը (ët') ×1, Ֆ (feh) ×1

Notice that this distribution lacks և, another Armenian letter, because:

• The letter is most common by itself.
• It is not a capital or lowercase letter.

However, it can be formed as a ligature of ե/Ե and ւ/Ւ.

Bambara

Bambara-language Scrabble sets use these 106 tiles:

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: A ×15, E ×6, Ɛ ×6, I ×6, K ×6, L ×6, N ×6, O ×6, B ×5, M ×5
• 2 points: U ×5, S ×4, Y ×4, R ×3
• 3 points: Ɔ ×3, D ×2, T ×2
• 4 points: F ×2, G ×2, W ×2
• 8 points: J ×2, C ×1, Ɲ ×1
• 10 points: H ×1, Ŋ ×1, P ×1, Z ×1

Ʃ is absent (obsolete letter). Q , V, and X are also absent because these letters are not used in Bambara. This version is hand-made and is not an official edition by Mattel.

Basque

Basque-language Scrabble sets use these 100 tiles. Called Euskarbel, this is not an official edition by Mattel.

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: A ×14, E ×12, I ×9, N ×8, O ×6, T ×6, U ×6
• 2 points: K ×5, R ×5
• 3 points: D ×4
• 4 points: B ×3, Z ×3
• 5 points: G ×2, H ×2, L ×2, S ×2
• 8 points: J ×1, M ×1, P ×1, RR ×1, TS ×1, TX ×1, TZ ×1
• 10 points: F ×1, X ×1

C, Ç, Ñ, Q, V, W and Y are absent because they are only used in loanwords. Digraphs can be formed with two tiles.

Breton

Breton-language Scrabble sets use these 100 tiles.

• 2 - (hyphen) tiles scoring 0 points
• 1 point: E ×14, A ×12, N ×9, R ×7, O ×6, T ×5, U ×5, I ×4, L ×4
• 2 points: D ×4
• 3 points: G ×3, S ×3, V ×3, H ×2
• 4 points: B ×2, K ×2, M ×2, Z ×2, ZH ×2, CH ×1, C'H ×1
• 5 points: P ×1
• 10 points: F ×1, J ×1, W ×1, Y ×1

C, Q, and X are absent because they are only used in loanwords or, in the case of C, the digraphs CH and C'H. Diacritical marks are ignored.

Bulgarian

Bulgarian-language Scrabble sets, which use Cyrillic letters, use the following 102 tiles:

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: А ×9, О ×9, Е ×8, И ×8, Т ×5, Н ×4, П ×4, Р ×4, С ×4
• 2 points: В ×4, Д ×4, М ×4, Б ×3, К ×3, Л ×3
• 3 points: Г ×3, Ъ ×2
• 4 points: Ж ×2, З ×2
• 5 points: У ×3, Ч ×2, Я ×2, Й ×1, Х ×1
• 8 points: Ц ×1, Ш ×1, Ю ×1
• 10 points: Ф ×1, Щ ×1, Ь ×1

Catalan

Catalan-language editions use these 100 tiles.

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: E ×13, A ×12, I ×8, R ×8, S ×8, N ×6, O ×5, T ×5, L ×4, U ×4
• 2 points: C ×3, D ×3, M ×3
• 3 points: B ×2, G ×2, P ×2
• 4 points: F ×1, V ×1
• 8 points: H ×1, J ×1, Q ×1, Z ×1
• 10 points: Ç ×1, L·L ×1, NY ×1, X ×1

Accents and diaereses are ignored; for example, À is played as A. Nevertheless, there are special tiles for the C with cedilla Ç (ce trencada), the ligature L·L representing the geminated ell (ela geminada), as well as the digraph NY. Playing an N tile followed by a blank tile to form the digraph NY is not allowed. Official rules treat the Q tile as just one letter, but usually Catalan players use the Q tile like the QU digraph and all Catalan Scrabble Clubs use this de facto rule. Template:Ca icon K, W, and Y are absent because they are only used in loanwords or, in the case of Y, the digraph NY. Blanks cannot be used to represent K, W, or Y.

There is a Catalan Scrabble clone which uses the same 21x21 board as Super Scrabble. It includes the following 200 tiles, with the Q tile replaced with the QU digraph, because Q in Catalan is never without a U after it, and with two of the special tiles, Ç and L·L, increased in value:

• 5 wild (asterisk) tiles scoring 0 points
• 1 point: E ×27, A ×25, S ×18, I ×17, R ×16, N ×12, O ×10, T ×10, L ×8, U ×6
• 2 points: M ×7, C ×5, D ×5
• 3 points: B ×3, G ×3, P ×3
• 4 points: F ×2, V ×2
• 8 points: H ×2, J ×2, QU ×2, Z ×2
• 10 points: NY ×2, X ×2
• 12 points: Ç ×2
• 15 points: L·L ×1

Croatian

Croatian-language Scrabble sets use the following 103 tiles:

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: A ×11, I ×10, E ×9, O ×9, N ×6, R ×5, S ×5, T ×5, J ×4, U ×4
• 2 points: K ×3, M ×3, P ×3, V ×3
• 3 points: D ×3, G ×2, L ×2, Z ×2, B ×1, Č ×1
• 4 points: C ×1, H ×1, LJ ×1, NJ ×1, Š ×1, Ž ×1
• 5 points: Ć ×1
• 8 points: F ×1
• 10 points: DŽ ×1, Đ ×1

Q, W, X and Y are not included, as Croatian does not use those letters. Arguably neither does F, but it is included as it is used in loanwords.

Czech

Czech-language sets use the following 100 tiles:

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: O ×6, A ×5, E ×5, N ×5, I ×4, S ×4, T ×4, V ×4, D ×3, K ×3, L ×3, P ×3, R ×3
• 2 points: C ×3, H ×3, Í ×3, M ×3, U ×3, Á ×2, J ×2, Y ×2, Z ×2
• 3 points: B ×2, É ×2, Ě ×2
• 4 points: Ř ×2, Š ×2, Ý ×2, Č ×1, Ů ×1, Ž ×1
• 5 points: F ×1, G ×1, Ú ×1
• 6 points: Ň ×1
• 7 points: Ó ×1, Ť ×1
• 8 points: Ď ×1
• 10 points: X ×1

Q and W are absent because they are only used in loanwords, though W can be played with a blank. Arguably X does not exist in Czech either, but the manufacturer decided to include it, so that loanwords can be played.

The old Czech distribution was as follows:

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: O ×7, A ×6, E ×5, S ×5, I ×4, K ×4, L ×4, R ×4, N ×3, P ×3, T ×3, V ×3, Y ×3
• 2 points: M ×3, U ×3, Á ×2, B ×2, D ×2, Í ×2, J ×2
• 3 points: C ×2, H ×2, Š ×2, Z ×2
• 4 points: Č ×2, CH ×2, Ř ×2, Ž ×2
• 5 points: Ě ×2, É ×1, Ů ×1, Ý ×1
• 6 points: Ň ×1, Ť ×1, Ú ×1
• 8 points: Ď ×1, F ×1, G ×1
• 10 points: Ó ×1

Note that this distribution had no X tile because it was only used in loanwords. This distribution had a CH tile. Now this is played as C followed by H.

Dakelh

Dakelh-language Scrabble sets use these 100 tiles.

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: H ×10, U ×10, N ×8, A ×7, I ×7, L ×7, O ×7, T ×7, ʼ ×7
• 2 points: E ×5, S ×5
• 3 points: D ×4, Z ×3
• 4 points: K ×2
• 5 points: G ×2, Y ×2
• 7 points: W ×1
• 8 points: B ×1
• 10 points: C ×1, J ×1, M ×1

F, P, Q, R, V, and X are absent because these letters are not used in Dakelh.

Danish

Danish-language Scrabble sets use these 100 tiles.

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: E ×9, A ×7, N ×6, R ×6
• 2 points: D ×5, L ×5, O ×5, S ×5, T ×5
• 3 points: B ×4, I ×4, K ×4, F ×3, G ×3, M ×3, U ×3, V ×3
• 4 points: H ×2, J ×2, P ×2, Y ×2, Æ ×2, Ø ×2, Å ×2
• 8 points: C ×2, X ×1, Z ×1

This distribution lacks Q and W, which are rare in the Danish language. Arguably C, X, and Z do not exist in Danish either, but they are included as they are sometimes used in borrowed words.

Dutch

Dutch-language editions consist of the following 102 tiles:

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: E ×18, N ×10, A ×6, O ×6, I ×4
• 2 points: D ×5, R ×5, S ×5, T ×5
• 3 points: G ×3, K ×3, L ×3, M ×3, B ×2, P ×2
• 4 points: U ×3, F ×2, H ×2, J ×2, V ×2, Z ×2
• 5 points: C ×2, W ×2
• 8 points: X ×1, Y ×1
• 10 points: Q ×1

Prior to March 1998, there was a difference between the Dutch and the Flemish version: the Dutch version had 2 IJ tiles with a value of 4 points. Furthermore, it had only 1 F and only 4 S tiles; and the face value of the G was only 2 points. The Flemish version never had IJ tiles, it was as described above. The Dutch version is now in line with the Flemish one. Instead of the IJ letter a combination of the I and J is now used.

Another Dutch version prior to March 1998 consisted of these 100 tiles:

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: E ×16, N ×8, A ×6, O ×6, I ×4
• 2 points: D ×5, R ×5, S ×5, T ×5
• 3 points: K ×3, L ×3, M ×3, P ×3, B ×2, G ×2
• 4 points: U ×4, F ×2, H ×2, J ×2, V ×2, IJ ×2, Z ×2
• 5 points: C ×2, W ×2
• 8 points: X ×1
• 10 points: Q ×1

Esperanto

Esperanto Scrabble exists as an Internet game (Rules for Esperanto scrabble) and as a commercially produced custom set.

Esperanto-language sets use these 100 tiles:

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points).
• 1 point: A ×8, E ×8, I ×8, O ×8, N ×6, R ×6, S ×6, L ×4, T ×4, U ×4
• 2 points: K ×4, M ×4, D ×3, J ×3, P ×3
• 3 points: F ×2, G ×2, Ĝ ×2, V ×2
• 4 points: B ×2, Ĉ ×2, C ×1, Ŝ ×1
• 5 points: Z ×1
• 8 points: H ×1, Ŭ ×1
• 10 points: Ĥ ×1, Ĵ ×1

Q, W, X, and Y are not present, since Esperanto does not use those letters.

Estonian

Estonian-language editions consist of the following 102 tiles:

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: A ×10, E ×9, I ×9, S ×8, T ×7, K ×5, L ×5, O ×5, U ×5
• 2 point: D ×4, M ×4, N ×4, R ×2
• 3 point: G ×2, V ×2
• 4 point: B ×1, H ×2, J ×2, P ×2, Õ ×2
• 5 point: Ä ×2, Ü ×2
• 6 point: Ö ×2
• 8 point: F ×1
• 10 point: Š ×1, Z ×1, Ž ×1

Estonian uses the letters C and Y but so infrequently that there are no tiles for them. A blank may represent C because it is the most common out of the five foreign letters in Estonian. Y can also be played as a blank as it is sometimes used as a vowel. There are also no tiles for Q, W, and X as they are restricted to outside loanwords and are rare (Quivira, WC, Xerxes.) These letters, however, cannot be played even with a blank. Arguably F, Š, Z, and Ž do not exist in Estonian either but they are sometimes still included for adopted words.

Faroese

Faroese-language editions consist of the following 106 tiles:

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: A ×11, I ×10, N ×8, R ×8, T ×7, E ×6, S ×5, U ×5
• 2 point: G ×4, K ×4, L ×4, M ×4, V ×4
• 3 point: Ð ×3, O ×3, F ×2, H ×2
• 4 point: B ×2, D ×2
• 5 point: Í ×1, J ×1, P ×1, Y ×1
• 6 point: Á ×1, Ó ×1, Ø ×1
• 8 point: Æ ×1, Ú ×1
• 10 point: Ý ×1

The distribution lacks C, Q, W, X, and Z, since these letters are not used in Faroese. This version is hand-made and is not an official edition by Mattel.

Finnish

Finnish-language sets use these 100 tiles:

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: A ×10, I ×10, N ×9, T ×9, E ×8, S ×7
• 2 points: K ×5, L ×5, O ×5, Ä ×5
• 3 points: U ×4, M ×3
• 4 points: H ×2, J ×2, P ×2, R ×2, V ×2, Y ×2
• 7 points: D ×1, Ö ×1
• 8 points: B ×1, F ×1, G ×1
• 10 points: C ×1

This distribution lacks Q, Š, W, X, Z, Ž, and Å, since they are virtually absent in Finnish. Arguably B, C, F, and G (outside the digraph NG) do not exist in Finnish either, but they are included as they are used for borrowed words, and F in some western dialects.

French

French-language editions of Scrabble contain these 102 tiles:

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: E ×15, A ×9, I ×8, N ×6, O ×6, R ×6, S ×6, T ×6, U ×6, L ×5
• 2 points: D ×3, M ×3, G ×2
• 3 points: B ×2, C ×2, P ×2
• 4 points: F ×2, H ×2, V ×2
• 8 points: J ×1, Q ×1
• 10 points: K ×1, W ×1, X ×1, Y ×1, Z ×1

Diacritical marks are ignored.

German

German-language editions of Scrabble contain 102 letter tiles, in the following distribution:

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: E ×15, N ×9, S ×7, I ×6, R ×6, T ×6, U ×6, A ×5, D ×4
• 2 points: H ×4, G ×3, L ×3, O ×3
• 3 points: M ×4, B ×2, W ×1, Z ×1
• 4 points: C ×2, F ×2, K ×2, P ×1
• 6 points: Ä ×1, J ×1, Ü ×1, V ×1
• 8 points: Ö ×1, X ×1
• 10 points: Q ×1, Y ×1

Note that the letter ß (Eszett) is not used. This is due to the fact that it does not exist as a capital letter in German. While a majuscule ß (see Capital ß) has been established in the context of computing (Unicode), ß is replaced by SS when capitalizing, according to German orthography (e. g. Straße : STRASSE). However, the umlauts Ä, Ö and Ü must not be replaced by AE, OE or UE when playing (as would usually be done in German crosswords where ß is also replaced by SS). Other diacritics which may occur in some foreign words are ignored (é = E, œ = OE etc.)

Before 1989–1990, German sets had 119 tiles. Players had eight tiles at a time on their racks, as opposed to the standard seven today. The old letter distribution was:

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: E ×16, N ×10, I ×9, S ×8, R ×7, A ×6, D ×6, U ×6
• 2 points: H ×5, T ×5, C ×4, L ×4, O ×4, G ×3, W ×2
• 3 points: M ×4, F ×3, B ×2, K ×2, Z ×2
• 4 points: P ×1, V ×1
• 5 points: Ü ×1
• 6 points: Ä ×1, J ×1
• 8 points: Ö ×1, X ×1
• 10 points: Q ×1, Y ×1

A third blank was included in the set, but not included in the game. It was just used so that the tiles could be packaged in equal sized rows.

German sets sold in North America by Selchow and Righter in the 1970s and 80s had 100 tiles, with a distribution as follows:

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: E ×12, I ×8, N ×7, A ×6, S ×6, R ×5, T ×5, O ×3, U ×3
• 2 points: C ×4, D ×4, H ×4, G ×3, L ×3, Ä ×1, Ö ×1, Ü ×1
• 3 points: M ×3, B ×2, F ×2, K ×2, P ×2
• 4 points: Z ×3, V ×2, W ×2
• 8 points: J ×1
• 10 points: Q ×1, X ×1, Y ×1

In 2008, a German edition of the Mattel-licensed product, Super Scrabble, was released by the game publisher Piatnik. The set is composed of the following 200 tiles:

• 4 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: E ×29, N ×17, S ×14, I ×11, R ×11, T ×12, U ×12, A ×10, D ×8
• 2 points: H ×8, G ×6, L ×6, O ×6
• 3 points: M ×8, B ×4, W ×2, Z ×2
• 4 points: C ×4, F ×4, K ×4, P ×2
• 6 points: Ä ×2, J ×2, Ü ×2, V ×2
• 8 points: Ö ×2, X ×2
• 10 points: Q ×2, Y ×2

The underlines indicate the distribution contains one tile fewer for the letter than would be if the 102 tiles of the current language set were simply doubled. Arguably Y does not exist in German, but it is included as it is used for loanwords.

Greek

Greek-language editions of Scrabble contain 104 tiles.

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: Α ×12, Ο ×9, Ε ×8, Ι ×8, Τ ×8, Η ×7, Σ ×7, Ν ×6
• 2 points: Ρ ×5, Κ ×4, Π ×4, Υ ×4
• 3 points: Λ ×3, Μ ×3, Ω ×3
• 4 points: Γ ×2, Δ ×2
• 8 points: Β ×1, Φ ×1, Χ ×1
• 10 points: Ζ ×1, Θ ×1, Ξ ×1, Ψ ×1

Haitian Creole

Haitian Creole-language editions of Scrabble contain these 100 tiles:

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: A ×9, N ×9, E ×8, I ×6
• 2 points: È ×4, K ×4, L ×4, M ×4, O ×4, OU ×4, P ×4, S ×4, T ×4, Y ×4
• 3 points: D ×3
• 4 points: B ×3, CH ×2, F ×2, G ×2, J ×2, Ò ×2, R ×2, V ×2, W ×2
• 7 points: Z ×1
• 8 points: À ×1, UI ×1
• 10 points: H ×1

Q and X have no tiles as they are not used in Haitian Creole, while C is only used in the digraph CH, and U in OU and UI. This version is made for educational purposes and is not an official edition by Mattel.

Hawaiian

There is no official Hawaiian-language edition of Scrabble, but one suggested fan version made for educational purposes contains these 100 tiles: Also, diacritical marks and the 'okina are ignored.

• 5 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: A ×21
• 2 points: K ×20, O ×11
• 3 points: I ×8, N ×8
• 4 points: E ×6
• 5 points: U ×5
• 6 points: H ×5
• 7 points: L ×4
• 8 points: M ×3, P ×3
• 9 points: W ×1

B, C, D, F, G, J, Q, R, S, T, V, X, Y, and Z have no tiles as they are not used in Hawaiian. For the sake of the geocache this is connected to, the distribution had to be modified a bit. For example, there should be 30 A's and 11 K's.

Hebrew

Hebrew sets use these 104 tiles:

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: ו ×12, י ×10, ת ×9, ה ×8, ר ×8
• 2 points: א ×6, ל ×6, מ ×6, ש ×6
• 3 points: ד ×4, נ ×4
• 4 points: ב ×4, ח ×3, פ ×3, ק ×3
• 5 points: ג ×2, כ ×2, ע ×2
• 8 points: ז ×1, ט ×1, ס ×1, צ ×1

In the set, the final form letters ך, ם, ן, ף and ץ are not available and the normal form is used.

Hungarian

Hungarian-language sets use these 100 tiles:

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points).
• 1 point: A ×6, E ×6, K ×6, T ×5, Á ×4, L ×4, N ×4, R ×4, I ×3, M ×3, O ×3, S ×3
• 2 points: B ×3, D ×3, G ×3, Ó ×3
• 3 points: É ×3, H ×2, SZ ×2, V ×2
• 4 points: F ×2, GY ×2, J ×2, Ö ×2, P ×2, U ×2, Ü ×2, Z ×2
• 5 points: C ×1, Í ×1, NY ×1
• 7 points: CS ×1, Ő ×1, Ú ×1, Ű ×1
• 8 points: LY ×1, ZS ×1
• 10 points: TY ×1

DZ and DZS, which are fairly rare in Hungarian, have no tiles, nor do Q, W, X and Y, which are only used in loanwords, as part of the extended Hungarian alphabet.

Icelandic

Icelandic-language sets use these 104 tiles:

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: A ×10, I ×8, N ×8, R ×7, E ×6, S ×6, U ×6, T ×5
• 2 points: Ð ×5, G ×4, K ×3, L ×3, M ×3
• 3 points: F ×3, O ×3, H ×2, V ×2
• 4 points: Á ×2, D ×2, Í ×2, Þ ×1
• 5 points: J ×1, Æ ×1
• 6 points: B ×1, É ×1, Ó ×1
• 7 points: Y ×1, Ö ×1
• 8 points: P ×1, Ú ×1
• 9 points: Ý ×1
• 10 points: X ×1

The letters C, Q, W, and Z are absent because they are only used in loanwords, or in the case of Z, obsolete letter. Blanks cannot be used to represent these.

Indonesian

Indonesian-language sets use these 100 tiles:

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: A ×19, N ×9, E ×8, I ×8, T ×5, U ×5, R ×4, O ×3, S ×3,
• 2 points: K ×3, M ×3,
• 3 points: D ×4, G ×3,
• 4 points: L ×3, H ×2, P ×2,
• 5 points: B ×4, Y ×2, F ×1, W ×1,
• 8 points: C ×3, V ×1,
• 10 points: J ×1, Z ×1,

Q, and X, are absent because they are only present in loanwords.

IPA English

IPA sets use these 104 tiles:

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: ə ×7, n ×7, ɪ ×6, l ×6, s ×6, t ×6, k ×5, ɹ ×5, d ×4, i ×4, m ×4, ɛ ×3, z ×3
• 2 points: ɑ ×3, æ ×3, b ×2, oʊ ×2, p ×2
• 3 points: aɪ ×2,eɪ ×2, f ×2, ɡ ×2, ɔ ×2, v ×2
• 4 points: h ×1, ŋ ×1, ʃ ×1, u ×1, w ×1
• 5 points: dʒ ×1, j ×1, tʃ ×1
• 8 points: aʊ ×1, ɔɪ ×1, θ ×1, ʊ ×1
• 10 points: ð ×1, ʒ ×1

ɒ and a are not included as they are allophones of ɑ. e is an allophone of eɪ. ɫ is an allophone of l. ɱ is an allophone of m. o is an allophone of oʊ. ɾ and r are allophones of ɹ. ʌ is an allophone of ə. ʍ is an allophone of w. ʔ is not considered a phoneme in English. The affricates ts and dz do not have their own tiles, and so must be formed with two. The sounds ɐ, β, ʙ, ɓ, c, cʼ, ɕ, ç, ɗ, ɖ, ɘ, ɣ, ɤ, ɠ, ɢ, ʛ, ħ, ʜ, ɦ, ɥ, ɧ, ɨ, ɟ, ʄ, ʝ, kʼ, ɭ, ɬ, ɮ, ʟ, ɯ, ɰ, ɲ, ɳ, ɴ, ø, ɵ, œ, ɶ, pʼ, q, qʼ, ɻ, ɽ, ɺ, ʀ, ʁ, ʂ, tʼ, ʈ, ʉ, ʋ, ⱱ, x, χ, y, ʏ, ʎ, ʐ, ʑ, ʡ, ʕ, and ʢ, ǀ, ǁ, ǃ, ʘ, and ǂ are not used in English. An extended version has 1 ʙ worth 14, 1 ʛ worth 12, 1 ħ worth 9, 1 kʼ worth 11, 1 ɮ worth 11, 1 ɲ worth 13, 1 ʉ worth 11, 1 ⱱ worth 11, 1 ǃ worth 16, and 1 ʘ worth 18. This version is made for educational purposes and is not an official edition by Mattel.

Irish

Irish-language sets use these 100 tiles:

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: A ×13, H ×10, I ×10, N ×7, R ×7, E ×6, S ×6
• 2 points: C ×4, D ×4, L ×4, O ×4, T ×4, G ×3, U ×3
• 4 points: Á ×2, F ×2, Í ×2, M ×2
• 8 points: É ×1, Ó ×1, Ú ×1
• 10 points: B ×1, P ×1

J, K, Q, V, W, X, Y, and Z are absent since they are rarely used in the Irish language.

An alternate set, used by Scrabble3D along with the official set, has these 100 tiles:

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: A ×11, I ×8, Á ×5, Í ×5, L ×5, N ×5, R ×5, E ×4, O ×4, S ×4
• 2 points: C ×3, Ċ ×3, D ×3, G ×3, M ×3, Ó ×3, T ×3, Ú ×3
• 3 points: B ×2, Ḃ ×2, É ×2, Ṫ ×2, U ×2
• 4 points: Ḋ ×1, F ×1, Ġ ×1
• 5 points: Ṁ ×1
• 8 points: P ×1, Ṡ ×1
• 10 points: Ḟ ×1, Ṗ ×1

Note that H is not in this set because it is only used at the beginning of the words starting with vowels, which is against the rules there. Note: This set uses the old orthography. In the new orthography, the dotted letters are replaced by the digraph of the letter without the dot followed by H.

Italian

Italian-language sets use these 120 tiles:

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: O ×15, A ×14, I ×12, E ×11
• 2 points: C ×6, R ×6, S ×6, T ×6
• 3 points: L ×5, M ×5, N ×5, U ×5
• 5 points: B ×3, D ×3, F ×3, P ×3, V ×3
• 8 points: G ×2, H ×2, Z ×2
• 10 points: Q ×1

Diacritic marks are ignored. The letters J, K, W, X, and Y are absent since these letters do not exist in Italian and are only used in loanwords. Another set uses these 120 tiles:

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: A ×13, E ×13, I ×13, O ×13
• 2 points: N ×6, R ×6, S ×6, T ×6
• 3 points: L ×5, M ×5, U ×5
• 4 points: C ×4, V ×4
• 5 points: B ×3, D ×3, G ×3, P ×3
• 8 points: F ×2, H ×2, Z ×2
• 10 points: Q ×1

Scarabeo is an Italian variant of Scrabble that is much more popular in its native country than the original game. It is played with a 17×17 board, and uses these 130 tiles.

• 2 scarab tiles (wildcards) scoring 0 points
• 1 point: A ×12, E ×12, I ×12, O ×12, C ×7, R ×7, S ×7, T ×7
• 2 points: L ×6, M ×6, N ×6
• 3 points: P ×4
• 4 points: B ×4, D ×4, F ×4, G ×4, U ×4, V ×4
• 8 points: H ×2, Z ×2
• 10 points: Q ×2

Japanese Romaji

Japanese Romaji Scrabble sets use these 102 tiles:

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: A ×12, U ×12, I ×11, O ×10, N ×7
• 2 points: K ×6, S ×6, E ×5, H ×4, R ×4, T ×4
• 3 points: M ×3, - ×2
• 4 points: G ×2, Y ×2
• 5 points: B ×2, D ×2
• 6 points: J ×1, Z ×1
• 8 points: F ×1, P ×1, W ×1
• 10 points: C ×1

L, Q and X are absent as they do not exist in Japanese. V does not exist though, created to be used in loanwords, is absent because of its rare frequency, can be used for a blank with 20 points reward for each play. - represents long vowel. Romaji scrabble games consist of all 3 scripts used in Japanese language - Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji in romanized form.

Klingon

Klingon-language sets use these 100 tiles:

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: ʼ ×10, a ×10, e ×8, I ×8, o ×6, u ×6, H ×5
• 2 points: j ×5, m ×5, D ×4, v ×4
• 3 points: l ×3, b ×2, ch ×2, gh ×2, n ×2, q ×2, S ×2
• 4 points: p ×2, t ×2
• 5 points: w ×2, y ×2
• 6 points: Q ×1, r ×1
• 8 points: tlh ×1
• 10 points: ng ×1

The letter tiles may show Klingon symbols (pIqaD), their renderings in the English alphabet, or both. This is not an official version of the game, although Hasbro did create their own licensed "Star Trek Scrabble" game in which players can receive bonus points by playing Klingon words. "Star Trek Scrabble" uses standard English-language tiles.

Latin

There are three kinds of Latin-language Scrabble sets developed by three authorities in the language.

The first distribution, developed by the Centre for Medieval Studies of the University of Toronto, uses these 100 tiles:

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: E ×12, A ×9, I ×9, V ×9, S ×8, T ×8, R ×7, O ×5
• 2 points: C ×4, M ×4, N ×4, D ×3, L ×3
• 3 points: Q ×3
• 4 points: B ×2, G ×2, P ×2, X ×2
• 8 points: F ×1, H ×1

The second distribution below was made "in conjunction with scholars from the University of Cambridge and elsewhere, together with the Cambridge Schools Classics Project." This distribution distinguishes U from V, with the semi-vocalic V scoring five times the points. Y is absent in both sets because it is rare in Latin, but is in an extended version of the first distribution, and is worth 10 points there. K and Z are also absent in both sets because they are rare in Latin, while J is not considered separate from I. W is also absent in both sets because it did not exist in ancient times, and is used only in modern borrowed words.

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: E ×11, I ×11, A ×9, R ×9, S ×8, T ×7, U ×7, N ×6,
• 2 points: M ×5, O ×5, C ×4
• 3 points: D ×3
• 4 points: L ×2, P ×2
• 5 points: B ×2, V ×2
• 6 points: F ×1, G ×1, X ×1
• 10 points: H ×1, Q ×1

The third distribution is as follows:

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: E ×12, I ×12, V ×10, A ×9, T ×8, S ×7, N ×6, R ×6, M ×5, O ×5, L ×3
• 2 points: D ×3, P ×3
• 3 points: C ×4, B ×2
• 4 points: Q ×2, F ×1, G ×1, H ×1
• 8 points: X ×1

Notice that Y, Z, and K are not included in any of the sets. This is because they do not exist in Latin. However, with this set, according to the rules, if a blank is used as a Y it is worth 10 points, if a blank is used as a Z it is worth 15 points, and if a blank is used as a K it is worth 20 points. Each of those letters are so high in points, because they are used only in borrowed words. The score of 20 for a K is the highest known point value for any letter in any Scrabble score distribution worldwide.

Latvian

Latvian-language sets use these 104 tiles:

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: A ×11, I ×9, S ×8, E ×6, T ×6, R ×5, U ×5
• 2 points: Ā ×4, K ×4, M ×4, N ×4, L ×3, P ×3
• 3 points: D ×3, O ×3, V ×3, Z ×2
• 4 points: Ē ×2, Ī ×2, J ×2
• 5 points: B ×1, C ×1, G ×1
• 6 points: Ņ ×1, Š ×1, Ū ×1
• 8 points: Ļ ×1, Ž ×1
• 10 points: Č ×1, F ×1, Ģ ×1, H ×1, Ķ ×1

The letters Q, W, X and Y are absent, because they are used in foreign words. Arguably F and H do not exist in Latvian either, but they are included as they are sometimes used for borrowed words.

L33t

L33t editions of Scrabble contain 103 letter tiles, in the following distribution:

• 2 * tiles (scoring 0 points) (blank/wild)
• 1 point: E ×6, N ×6, R ×6, A ×4, I ×4, L ×4, O ×4, U ×4, T ×3, S ×2
• 2 points: 3 ×6, 1 ×5, 4 ×5, D ×4, 0 ×4, G ×3, Z ×3, 7 ×3
• 3 points: X ×4, B ×2, C ×2, M ×2, P ×2
• 4 points: F ×2, H ×2, V ×2, W ×2, Y ×2
• 5 points: K ×1
• 6 points: J ×1
• 10 points: Q ×1

Lithuanian

Lithuanian-language sets (known as KrisKros Klasik) use these 104 tiles:

• 2 blank tiles (scoring 0 points)
• 1 point: I ×11, A ×9, R ×9, E ×6, L ×6, S ×6, O ×5, T ×5, U ×5, N ×4, Ą ×1
• 2 points: K ×4, D ×3, M ×3, P ×3, B ×2, G ×2, Ę ×1
• 3 points: Ė ×2, Š ×2, Ų ×1
• 4 points: J ×2, Į ×1, V ×1, Ž ×1
• 5 points: Ū ×1, Z ×1
• 6 points: Y ×1
• 7 points: C ×1, Č ×1
• 10 points: F ×1, H ×1