How many words end in OT?

This page lists 317 words ending in OT, each with its Scrabble score.

Why are -OT words useful?

Words ending in OT are great for hooking onto existing tiles and pluralising or extending words already on the board.

Words Ending With OT

All 317 words in our dictionary that end in OT, sorted by Scrabble score. Perfect for hooks and crossword clues.

317 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

mezuzot27 jackboot23 jackpot22 squawroot21 bumbershoot20 cocksfoot20 buckshot19 coffeepot19 crackpot18 halakhot18 hotchpot18 cachepot17 flowerpot17 folkmoot17 foxtrot17 haphtarot17 highspot17 matzot17 offshoot17 pussyfoot17 splayfoot17 troubleshoot17 witenagemot17 yeshivot17 aliquot16 boughpot16 bowknot16 chassepot16 compatriot16 countershot16 crapshoot16 crowfoot16 fleshpot16 folkmot16 halachot16 immunoblot16 scattershot16 smokepot16 stockpot16 superpatriot16 troubleshot16 bloodshot15 bowshot15 cachalot15 cheviot15 clubfoot15 counterplot15 fylfot15 grapeshot15 hipshot15 nightspot15 overshoot15 sexpot15 sheepcot15 tommyrot15 webfoot15 zealot15 bandicoot14 birdshot14 birthroot14 coltsfoot14 dropshot14 flatfoot14 forefoot14 haftarot14 haftorot14 haggadot14 hardboot14 jabot14 overshot14 pinkroot14 pokeroot14 polycot14 polyglot14 puttyroot14 slipknot14 stinkpot14 subabbot14 sukkot14 symbiot14 tenderfoot14 undershoot14 barefoot13 bergamot13 bigfoot13 bowpot13 bullshot13 colicroot13 complot13 dashpot13 dovecot13 eschalot13 eyeshot13 finfoot13 freeboot13 goosefoot13 hotfoot13 hotshot13 inkblot13 microdot13 misbegot13 moonshot13 overhot13 overplot13 slingshot13 slungshot13 snakeroot13 snapshot13 subdepot13 superhot13 topknot13 underfoot13 undershot13 wainscot13 whatnot13 wormroot13 arrowroot12 beknot12 bitterroot12 bloodroot12 challot12 chariot12 cheroot12 clubroot12 eyespot12 filemot12 firepot12 fusspot12 gingerroot12 guillemot12 gumboot12 haricot12 inkpot12 manihot12 massicot12 potshot12 underplot12 unforgot12 upshoot12 apricot11 autopilot11 bibelot11 cahoot11 chalot11 copilot11 escargot11 faggot11 feedlot11 gallipot11 gunshot11 marplot11 monocot11 monoglot11 outshoot11 subplot11 ultrahot11 upshot11 wastelot11 woodlot11 alumroot10 beetroot10 bhoot10 burbot10 coplot10 drylot10 earshot10 entrepot10 forgot10 galipot10 gluepot10 grassroot10 jot10 maggot10 marmot10 mascot10 motmot10 outfoot10 outshot10 peridot10 pivot10 postriot10 preallot10 reshoot10 shallot10 sheroot10 unknot10 abbot9 aliyot9 antipot9 despot9 divot9 dogtrot9 fagot9 gavot9 guyot9 hallot9 harlot9 heriot9 maillot9 matelot9 melilot9 orrisroot9 outplot9 paletot9 patriot9 phot9 picot9 pierrot9 preriot9 reshot9 seaboot9 spigot9 sunspot9 talipot9 taproot9 tosspot9 afoot8 antiriot8 ballot8 begot8 bigot8 brulot8 cannot8 carrot8 depot8 dicot8 diglot8 disroot8 galliot8 galloot8 gemot8 giglot8 helot8 knot8 magot8 merlot8 ocelot8 parrot8 prutot8 reboot8 redroot8 replot8 respot8 roseroot8 sandlot8 shoot8 sublot8 teapot8 tricot8 turbot8 uproot8 agorot7 ascot7 besot7 cloot7 escot7 foot7 galiot7 galoot7 gigot7 hoot7 outroot7 outtrot7 pilot7 pinot7 reallot7 repot7 robot7 ryot7 sabot7 scoot7 shot7 swot7 argot6 blot6 boot6 clot6 coot6 enroot6 ergot6 griot6 hot6 idiot6 ingot6 moot6 plot6 scot6 spot6 ungot6 unroot6 wot6 allot5 bot5 cot5 grot5 lirot5 mot5 pot5 snoot5 tarot5 torot5 dot4 got4 loot4 riot4 root4 slot4 snot4 soot4 toot4 trot4 lot3 not3 oot3 rot3 sot3 tot3

Hooking with -OT words

Endings like -OT 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.

What the numbers say

Inside this list: 317 words spanning 3–12 letters. The biggest cluster sits at 7 letters (77 words), 40 entries are Wordle-sized at five letters, and 77 run to seven — bingo length if you can empty the rack. For points, the ceiling is MEZUZOT, worth 27.

Chasing points? The best five entries here are MEZUZOT (27), JACKBOOT (23), JACKPOT (22), SQUAWROOT (21), BUMBERSHOOT (20). The longest entry is SUPERPATRIOT at 12 letters, and the average word here is worth about 11 points. If you are fishing for these words, keep T (317 appearances), O (317) and R (116) on your rack.

Start with these three

LOT is easy to keep in memory: 3 letters, 3 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.
NOT earns 3 points from just 3 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.
Playing OOT across a double-word square turns its base 3 points into 6 — solid value for 3 tiles.

Round out your set with ROT (3), SOT (3), TOT (3), LOOT (4), RIOT (4) — all built from common tiles.

-OT as a board weapon

When the board tightens up late in a Scrabble game, -OT 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.

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