World Capitals with the Highest Scrabble Score

Try to guess the world capital names (as identified in JetPunk's "World Capitals Quiz") that would give you the highest score in Scrabble.

Assume you have as many tiles of any letter as you need

Capital names are assumed to be spelled out, not abbreviated. (e.g. "Saint" instead of "St.")

For countries with multiple capitals, all capitals are eligible.

Hint: Z and Q are worth 10 points. X and J are worth 8.

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Points	Continent	Capital
43	Asia	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
34	Africa	Brazzaville
29	Africa	Ciudad de la Paz
29	Europe	Reykjavik
26	Asia	Bandar Seri Begawan
26	North America	Mexico City
25	Europe	Ljubljana
22	Asia	Kuwait City
22	Europe	Luxembourg
22	North America	Washington D.C.
21	Asia	Phnom Penh
21	North America	Guatemala City
21	Africa	Yamoussoukro
21	Asia	Naypyidaw
21	Europe	Vatican City

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6 Comments

Level 87

Apr 4, 2024

I also made a U.S. Presidents version of this quiz.

Level 63

Mar 28, 2024

Please accept Sri J Kotte

Level 87

Mar 28, 2024

Going by the accepted type-ins from the featured "World Capitals Quiz", "Sri Kotte", "Kotte" and "SJK" would all be accepted. I'd defer to Quizmaster as to whether "Sri J Kotte" should also be accepted.

Level 89

Mar 28, 2024

Love this test!

Level 65

Feb 5, 2026

Ciudad de la Paz now makes the list at 3rd for Equatorial Guinea

Level 87

Feb 9, 2026

Thank you for the heads-up!