Hooking with -GUE words
Endings like -GUE 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 71 words here run from 4 to 12 letters, with 8-letter words the largest group (17 entries). Wordle players have 8 five-letter options, and there are 6 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is SQUETEAGUE at 20 points before multipliers.
Chasing points? The best five entries here are SQUETEAGUE (20), OVERFATIGUE (18), EMMENAGOGUE (17), MYSTAGOGUE (17), DISEMBOGUE (16). The longest entry is COUNTERARGUE at 12 letters, and the average word here is worth about 11 points. Letter-wise, U is the workhorse — it appears in 71 of these words, ahead of E (71) and G (71).
Three easy picks from this list
- LANGUE earns 7 points from just 6 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.
- LEAGUE — 6 letters for 7 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.
- Playing TONGUE across a double-word square turns its base 7 points into 14 — solid value for 6 tiles.
Round out your set with ARGUE (6), ROGUE (6), SEGUE (6), TOGUE (6), AGUE (5) — all built from common tiles.
Back-hooking with -GUE
A reliable habit: every time you learn a new -GUE 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.
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Narrow it down
Pair an ending with a length or starting letter in the Word Finder.