Normally, proper names are not allowed in word games like Scrabble because essentially any letter combination could represent a name. But it turns out that many common names and nicknames, like "bob" and "frank," are also playable Scrabble words.
The list below contains male first names that are common in the United States and are also legal Scrabble words under OWL2. The list only contains the 50 most-often played such words, ordered from most played to least played; many other common names are also playable in Scrabble.
1. joe
2. ben
3. jay
4. max
5. ted
6. don
7. tom
8. dan
9. ray
10. ken
11. lee
12. john
13. bob
14. guy
15. wade
16. jerry
17. gene
18. dean
19. dale
20. alan
21. glen
22. tony
23. troy
24. kent
25. chad
26. henry
27. marc
28. cory
29. brent
30. mike
31. earl
32. brad
33. jack
34. jesse
35. mark
36. jordan
37. frank
38. louis
39. peter
40. roger
41. bill
42. carl
43. pedro
44. victor
45. randy
46. lewis
47. shawn
48. terry
49. perry
50. angel
This list is original research from ScrabbleGuru.com. Come visit us for more!