“Household” names, playable in Scrabble
February 4, 2011 – One of the delights of playing Scrabble is learning unusual and arcane words. Recently I was surprised to find that the first names of two of my siblings, Laura and Timothy, are actually playable words. Read more »
A search for other playable names led me to this list, which includes the following famous personalities – all of whose first and last names are playable in Scrabble, Words With Friends, and HexaLex:
- Al Gore
- Jimmy Carter
- Henry Ford
- Bill Gates
- Jay Leno
- Penny Marshall
- Bob Hope
- Chevy Chase
- Benjamin Franklin
- Al Lewis
- Art Carney
- Banister Fletcher
- Ben Stiller
- Benny Hill
- Billie Jean King
- Billy Mays
- Billy Rose
- Billy Wilder
- Buddy Holly
- Buddy Rich
- Branch Warren
- Carl Lewis
- Chief Joseph
- Chuck Jones
- Dean Martin
- Don King
- Dexter Fletcher
- Earl Warren
- Eugenia Price
- Ginger Rogers
- Graham Chapman
- Foster Brooks
- Heather Graham
- Heather Mills
- Holly Hunter
- Hulk Hogan
- Jack Black
- Jack Ruby
- Jack Warner
- Jane Grey
- Jane Lynch
- Jasper Johns
- Jay Cutler
- Jerry Brown
- Jerry Lewis
- Jerry Stiller
- Johnny Cash
- Joseph Heller
- Joseph Smith
- Ken Burns
- Laura Bush
- Louis Braille
- Louis, Duke of Bourbon
- Mae West
- Marc Rich
- Mark Twain
- Martin Lewis
- Martin Short
- Mel Brooks
- Molly Pitcher
- Murphy Brown (fictional)
- Nelson Eddy
- Nelson Riddle
- Pam Shriver
- Patty Duke
- Patty Loveless
- Randy Savage
- Rich Little
- Rick Nelson
- Rick Warren
- Robin Wright
- Roger Miller
- Rose Wilder Lane
- Rosemary Mulligan
- Roy Rogers
- Ruby Dee
- Sally Field
- Sally Ride
- Sheila Macintosh
- Spike Lee
- Tiffany Trump
- Timothy Leary
- Timothy Spall
- Tom Cruise
- Udo Kier
- Veronica Lake
- Victor Lewis-Smith
- Victor Mature
- Victoria Principal
- Warren Burger
- Will Rogers
- Will Smith
– p.k.