Scrabble can be addictive. So addictive that people develop all kinds of complex strategies to win more points with fewer letters, or try to use them all up to win the sought-after 50 extra points.

To help you with your strategies, we present you with several 7-letter and 8-letter words that you can use to amp up your Scrabble game and get ahead of your friends.

Maximize – making bigger or better as the situation allows you to.

A great word that gives you a possible total of 76 points. It’s a common word that allows you to use both an “X” which is worth 8 whole points and two “Ms” for the total of 6 more points!

Jukebox – a coin-activated record player that’s installed within a special box construction and plays music in restaurants pubs and other social places, usually for coins.

Jukebox grants you 77 potential points, and that’s a clear ranking push right there!

Wheezily – performing or talking with a wheezing sound.

This is a treasured word that you can sneak in for a maximized total of 76. Not many words let you use both a 10-point letter “Z” and a four-point “W” while helping you dump three low-point vowels.

Quickly – in a fast manner, without any delay

It’s fun how quickly you can add up to an extra 75 points in your Scrabble score with this pretty 7-letter word!

Equalize – to achieve harmony, equalization, or conformity between two or more subjects, things or people.

Equalize is another 8-letter word with net point value of 76, and that’s even before you take bonus squares into consideration. You can thank “Q” and “Z” for this, because they’re worth 10 points each!

Jezebel – a woman who is impudent and shameless.

Jezebel is a word you want to look out for, because this 7-letter word lets you make use of your high-scoring letter Z that gives you 10 points and 3 vowels, which is not too shabby either. For “Jezebel” you will get a high point total of 75 points.

Quizzify – to quiz or question someone

This 8-letter word is worth an impressive high point total of no less than 81 points (of course to play this word you will need a blank tile in the place of one of the “Z” letters but it’s still one worth playing).

Flapjack – this is a sweet flat cake or pancake that’s cooked on a frying pan (US definition)

Flapjack is another 76 total points for your score. It’s a word you want to look out for to get rid of all 7 letters at once without much of an effort and get a bingo/bonus, the coveted extra 50 points.

Hat Tip to Vocabulary.com for compiling the original list: http://www.vocabulary.com/lists/444684#view=notes.

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