How many words end in RT?

This page lists 300 words ending in RT, each with its Scrabble score.

Why are -RT words useful?

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

Words Ending With RT

All 300 words in our dictionary that end in RT, sorted by Scrabble score. Perfect for hooks and crossword clues.

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

thoroughwort22 blackheart21 countereffort21 flowchart20 backcourt19 extravert19 extrovert19 frankfurt19 overexert19 bladderwort18 brownshirt18 discomfort18 feverwort18 footlambert18 hoopskirt18 hyperalert18 millilambert18 nonexpert18 purpleheart18 stitchwort18 worrywart18 birthwort17 containerport17 inexpert17 interconvert17 milkwort17 moneywort17 nightshirt17 oxheart17 pennywort17 postconcert17 reexport17 unexpert17 animadvert16 coexert16 exhort16 jetport16 mouthpart16 overskirt16 preconcert16 spiderwort16 sweatshirt16 sweetheart16 ambivert15 applecart15 butterwort15 controvert15 cotransport15 counterpart15 davenport15 disconcert15 downcourt15 dumpcart15 expert15 export15 frontcourt15 homeport15 liverwort15 miniskirt15 overreport15 overshirt15 oxcart15 pushcart15 spaceport15 spleenwort15 squirt15 toothwort15 underskirt15 upperpart15 yoghourt15 comfort14 crosscourt14 damewort14 dropwort14 figwort14 fleawort14 forecourt14 greenheart14 handcart14 honewort14 hornwort14 lakeport14 miterwort14 mitrewort14 multisport14 nonsupport14 piedfort14 quart14 quirt14 reconvert14 spearwort14 spoilsport14 supersmart14 thrawart14 underreport14 undershirt14 vetivert14 willyart14 yoghurt14 athwart13 awlwort13 bellwort13 colewort13 compart13 comport13 exsert13 extort13 fanwort13 felwort13 forepart13 glasswort13 heliport13 madwort13 misreport13 moonwort13 moorwort13 mugwort13 multipart13 navicert13 overassert13 overpert13 pilewort13 semidesert13 sherbert13 soapwort13 superport13 ultrashort13 braggart12 convert12 culvert12 danewort12 effort12 exert12 filbert12 gabbart12 halbert12 introvert12 leadwort12 lousewort12 lungwort12 malapert12 moonport12 outskirt12 overalert12 overgirt12 passport12 pervert12 piefort12 rechart12 redshirt12 reimport12 ribwort12 sandwort12 stonewort12 subvert12 thwart12 ultrasmart12 underpart12 antevert11 carport11 cavort11 cohort11 concert11 covert11 dogcart11 lambert11 mispart11 obvert11 overtart11 purport11 ragwort11 rampart11 rapport11 saltwort11 stalwart11 starwort11 subpart11 support11 tipcart11 transport11 undergirt11 whort11 advert10 brassart10 chart10 chert10 dehort10 dispart10 disport10 divert10 gilbert10 gosport10 impart10 import10 misstart10 nondesert10 outsmart10 staggart10 stolport10 teleport10 yogurt10 airport9 begirt9 bistort9 consort9 contort9 depart9 deport9 invert9 missort9 outport9 presort9 redstart9 revert9 seaport9 skirt9 teacart9 tripart9 unhurt9 unsmart9 updart9 upgirt9 upstart9 avert8 dessert8 dissert8 distort8 donnert8 escort8 evert8 flirt8 heart8 kart8 lyart8 outstart8 overt8 reassert8 reassort8 reinsert8 report8 seagirt8 shirt8 short8 swart8 abort7 amort7 apart7 aport7 blurt7 boart7 court7 desert7 engirt7 fart7 fort7 hart7 hurt7 outsert7 peart7 restart7 scart7 smart7 spirt7 sport7 spurt7 ungirt7 vert7 wart7 wert7 wort7 yurt7 assert6 assort6 bort6 cart6 curt6 insert6 intort6 mart6 mort6 nonart6 part6 pert6 port6 resort6 retort6 alert5 dart5 dirt5 girt5 inert5 snort5 start5 sturt5 airt4 sort4 tart4 tort4 art3 ort3

Hooking with -RT words

Endings like -RT 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: 300 words spanning 3–13 letters. The biggest cluster sits at 7 letters (59 words), 34 entries are Wordle-sized at five letters, and 59 run to seven — bingo length if you can empty the rack. For points, the ceiling is THOROUGHWORT, worth 22.

The five biggest scorers on the page: THOROUGHWORT (22), BLACKHEART (21), COUNTEREFFORT (21), FLOWCHART (20), BACKCOURT (19). CONTAINERPORT (13 letters) stretches furthest, while the list-wide average score sits near 12 points. The most useful tiles to hold for this list are R, T and O, which appear in 300, 300 and 171 of the words respectively.

Start with these three

ART — a 3-letter, 3-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.
ORT — 3 letters for 3 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.
Playing AIRT across a double-word square turns its base 4 points into 8 — solid value for 4 tiles.

Round out your set with SORT (4), TART (4), TORT (4), ALERT (5), INERT (5) — all built from common tiles.

-RT as a board weapon

A reliable habit: every time you learn a new -RT 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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