How Is the Score Calculated in 2048?

Every time two tiles merge, your score increases by the value of the newly created tile. Merging two 32-tiles creates a 64-tile and adds 64 to your score. Merging two 512-tiles creates a 1024-tile and adds 1024.

Score by merge level

• Merge to 4: +4 points
• Merge to 8: +8 points
• Merge to 16: +16 points
• Merge to 32: +32 points
• Merge to 64: +64 points
• Merge to 128: +128 points
• Merge to 256: +256 points
• Merge to 512: +512 points
• Merge to 1024: +1,024 points
• Merge to 2048: +2,048 points
• Merge to 4096: +4,096 points
• Merge to 8192: +8,192 points

Why later merges dominate your total score

The sum of all merges up to and including the 2048 merge is approximately 18,432 points. A single merge to 4096 adds 4,096 - More than 22% of everything you earned getting there. The merges from 4096 to 8192 alone can exceed the total score of the first half of the game.

This is why competitive players always continue past the 2048 tile - Stopping early leaves the vast majority of potential score unclaimed.