Hooking with -ONE words
Endings like -ONE 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.
This list by the numbers
Inside this list: 310 words spanning 4–15 letters. The biggest cluster sits at 9 letters (69 words), 17 entries are Wordle-sized at five letters, and 49 run to seven — bingo length if you can empty the rack. For points, the ceiling is OXYPHENBUTAZONE, worth 41.
The five biggest scorers on the page: OXYPHENBUTAZONE (41), PHENYLBUTAZONE (33), SULFINPYRAZONE (31), CYCLOHEXANONE (30), BENZOPHENONE (28). OXYPHENBUTAZONE (15 letters) stretches furthest, while the list-wide average score sits near 13 points. The most useful tiles to hold for this list are N, O and E, which appear in 310, 310 and 310 of the words respectively.
Three easy picks from this list
- Playing LONE across a double-word square turns its base 4 points into 8 — solid value for 4 tiles.
- NONE earns 4 points from just 4 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.
- When the rack looks hopeless, SONE (4 letters, 4 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
Five more everyday options from the same list: TONE (4), ALONE (5), ATONE (5), IRONE (5), LEONE (5).
Why -ONE endings win turns
Endings are Scrabble's cheapest points. A word finishing in -ONE can often be built backwards from a tile already on the board, so you pay for fewer letters than you score. Scan the high scorers above, then look for a spot where the final -ONE lands on a premium square — the multiplier applies to your whole word, not just the hook.
More endings
Narrow it down
Pair an ending with a length or starting letter in the Word Finder.