Hooking with -BE words
Endings like -BE let you tack a word onto a tile already on the board, often turning a small play into a big one. Look for the high-value entries above to maximise points.
A quick statistical tour
A few numbers before you scroll: the 103 words here run from 3 to 13 letters, with 4-letter words the largest group (19 entries). Wordle players have 18 five-letter options, and there are 7 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is COMPUTERPHOBE at 26 points before multipliers.
For quick reference, the top of the score table reads: COMPUTERPHOBE (26), CHROMOPHOBE (25), ZOOPHOBE (24), CHIFFOROBE (23), TECHNOPHOBE (23). At 13 letters, CLAUSTROPHOBE is the longest word on the list; a typical entry scores around 13. Letter-wise, B is the workhorse — it appears in 103 of these words, ahead of E (103) and R (56).
Three easy picks from this list
- AEROBE — 6 letters for 8 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.
- ENROBE is easy to keep in memory: 6 letters, 8 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.
- Playing STROBE across a double-word square turns its base 8 points into 16 — solid value for 6 tiles.
Once those stick, file away the next tier too: UNROBE (8), TRIBE (7), LOBE (6), LUBE (6), NABE (6).
-BE as a board weapon
A reliable habit: every time you learn a new -BE word, note whether it also takes a front extension. Words that extend at both ends are the ones that turn a 12-point play into a 40-point one, because you can bridge two premium squares. The top of this list — sorted by score — is where those double-duty words hide.
More endings
Narrow it down
Pair an ending with a length or starting letter in the Word Finder.