Hooking with -OD words
Endings like -OD 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
Inside this list: 261 words spanning 3–15 letters. The biggest cluster sits at 8 letters (60 words), 13 entries are Wordle-sized at five letters, and 40 run to seven — bingo length if you can empty the rack. For points, the ceiling is BRAZILWOOD, worth 25.
For quick reference, the top of the score table reads: BRAZILWOOD (25), ZEBRAWOOD (24), BACHELORHOOD (23), GRANDPARENTHOOD (23), RHIZOPOD (23). At 15 letters, GRANDPARENTHOOD is the longest word on the list; a typical entry scores around 14. If you are fishing for these words, keep D (261 appearances), O (261) and R (104) on your rack.
Three words worth learning first
- When the rack looks hopeless, UNTROD (6 letters, 7 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
- ALLOD — a 5-letter, 6-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.
- RESOD — 5 letters for 6 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.
Once those stick, file away the next tier too: SAROD (6), SNOOD (6), STOOD (6), ROOD (5), TROD (5).
Back-hooking with -OD
When the board tightens up late in a Scrabble game, -OD words keep you scoring: they attach to existing letters instead of needing seven clean tiles. Crossword solvers use the same trick in reverse — if the grid gives you the last letters, this list is the candidate pool. Check the length filter in the Word Finder to match your open squares exactly.
More endings
Narrow it down
Pair an ending with a length or starting letter in the Word Finder.