Hooking with -OX words
Endings like -OX 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 73 words here run from 3 to 13 letters, with 7-letter words the largest group (25 entries). Wordle players have 5 five-letter options, and there are 25 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is CHICKENPOX at 30 points before multipliers.
Chasing points? The best five entries here are CHICKENPOX (30), JUKEBOX (27), SHADOWBOX (25), CHATTERBOX (24), MATCHBOX (24). At 13 letters, ULTRAORTHODOX is the longest word on the list; a typical entry scores around 19. If you are fishing for these words, keep O (73 appearances), X (73) and B (42) on your rack.
Three easy picks from this list
- BOLLOX — 6 letters for 15 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.
- Playing OUTBOX across a double-word square turns its base 15 points into 30 — solid value for 6 tiles.
- TEABOX earns 15 points from just 6 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.
Once those stick, file away the next tier too: DETOX (13), REDOX (13), OUTFOX (16), UNBOX (14), ICEBOX (17).
Why -OX endings win turns
Endings are Scrabble's cheapest points. A word finishing in -OX 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 -OX 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.