How many words end in SE?

This page lists 1277 words ending in SE, each with its Scrabble score.

Why are -SE words useful?

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

Words Ending With SE

All 1277 words in our dictionary that end in SE, sorted by Scrabble score. Perfect for hooks and crossword clues.

1277 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first · showing top 1200

cocarboxylase29 decarboxylase28 hydroxylase28 hexosaminidase27 phosphokinase27 quartzose27 phosphorylase26 subjectivise26 carboxylase25 juxtapose25 methylcellulose25 oxidoreductase25 phospholipase25 anticlockwise24 deoxyribose24 exopeptidase24 hexokinase24 overexercise24 packinghouse24 thrombokinase24 carbohydrase23 catchphrase23 disaccharidase23 disenfranchise23 hobbyhorse23 photocompose23 postexercise23 psychologise23 bawdyhouse22 coffeehouse22 dehydrogenase22 extemporise22 hypothenuse22 overexpose22 phagocytose22 philosophise22 vichyssoise22 aminopeptidase21 blockhouse21 chrysoprase21 commercialise21 disfranchise21 electrophorese21 frankincense21 metamorphose21 phosphatase21 slaughterhouse21 squamulose21 underexpose21 backhouse20 boardinghouse20 breadthwise20 clockwise20 clotheshorse20 cockhorse20 equipoise20 exonuclease20 ferromanganese20 hemicellulose20 hyaluronidase20 hyperintense20 jeopardise20 lachrymose20 overadvertise20 packhorse20 peroxidase20 photophase20 polydisperse20 prepurchase20 soliloquise20 sympathise20 zymase20 apocalypse19 apostrophise19 archdiocese19 cholinesterase19 chophouse19 circumfuse19 clearinghouse19 collectivise19 conceptualise19 conveyorise19 counterresponse19 countinghouse19 customshouse19 deckhouse19 endopeptidase19 enfranchise19 governmentese19 headcheese19 hydrogenase19 interdiffuse19 jailhouse19 marquise19 maximise19 merchandise19 motherhouse19 officialese19 polyphase19 schoolhouse19 smokehouse19 squamose19 steeplechase19 streptokinase19 synchronise19 thwartwise19 watchcase19 wheelhorse19 wheelhouse19 whorehouse19 workhorse19 workhouse19 zygose19 bunkhouse18 circumcise18 compromise18 cookhouse18 corymbose18 customhouse18 dextranase18 diplophase18 expertise18 exteriorise18 externalise18 flexuose18 glucokinase18 glycosidase18 hawknose18 hypertense18 hypotenuse18 individualise18 lyophilise18 meetinghouse18 melodramatise18 multipurpose18 overbrowse18 overprecise18 overpromise18 pectinesterase18 powerhouse18 profitwise18 summerhouse18 telegraphese18 turquoise18 washhouse18 acclimatise17 bathhouse17 bouillabaisse17 bureaucratese17 bureaucratise17 coiffeuse17 commonsense17 computerese17 computerise17 contrariwise17 crankcase17 dipeptidase17 discompose17 equalise17 etymologise17 exercise17 exorcise17 exosmose17 farmhouse17 fictionalise17 flophouse17 franchise17 galactosidase17 glucuronidase17 journalese17 lengthwise17 lighthouse17 lignocellulose17 magnetopause17 metaphrase17 methylase17 monodisperse17 multiphase17 pantyhose17 paraphrase17 particularise17 penicillinase17 pillowcase17 playhouse17 polymerase17 polymerise17 reexpose17 repurchase17 roughhouse17 saccharase17 springhouse17 steakhouse17 superimpose17 taxwise17 transcriptase17 weftwise17 wheelbase17 anthracnose16 azotise16 barrelhouse16 bookcase16 bowdlerise16 briefcase16 charmeuse16 clubhouse16 counterpoise16 crystallise16 decompose16 dextrose16 diaphorase16 empathise16 emphasise16 enterokinase16 euphemise16 expanse16 expense16 expulse16 familiarise16 framboise16 hexose16 histaminase16 homogenise16 hospitalise16 hydrolase16 improvise16 lecithinase16 metaphase16 neuraminidase16 nitrocellulose16 nonintercourse16 ozonise16 piecewise16 plagioclase16 porterhouse16 presuppose16 proletarianise16 proselytise16 recompense16 revolutionise16 ribonuclease16 sentimentalise16 shovelnose16 showcase16 symbolise16 synthetase16 systematise16 ultraprecise16 victimise16 warpwise16 watercourse16 xylose16 accessorise15 ankylose15 birdhouse15 booklouse15 cannibalise15 chartreuse15 chloralose15 circularise15 communise15 cornerwise15 counterpose15 courthouse15 crabwise15 educationese15 endonuclease15 excise15 excuse15 expose15 extrorse15 firehouse15 floccose15 glucosidase15 gourmandise15 guardhouse15 hollandaise15 hooknose15 immortalise15 imparadise15 imprecise15 interphase15 jocose15 likewise15 luciferase15 marchese15 masculinise15 mayonnaise15 memorialise15 methodise15 misadvise15 misdiagnose15 multicourse15 nucleotidase15 orthoclase15 otherwise15 overblouse15 overpraise15 oxidase15 oxidise15 pilothouse15 predecease15 predispose15 prophase15 publicise15 purchase15 raffinose15 recompose15 romanticise15 schmoose15 skeletonise15 stringcourse15 subphase15 suburbanise15 sulphurise15 syncretise15 thiaminase15 townhouse15 typecase15 typhose15 uppercase15 ventricose15 warehouse15 almshouse14 baghouse14 bendwise14 boathouse14 brownnose14 bughouse14 caespitose14 capitalise14 caramelise14 cellobiose14 chamise14 chanteuse14 chemise14 chowse14 coastwise14 collagenase14 comprise14 containerise14 contredanse14 crosswise14 cyclase14 diffuse14 federalese14 fesswise14 flatwise14 foreclose14 formalise14 fruticose14 glasshouse14 glutaminase14 gormandise14 greenhouse14 guesthouse14 hardcase14 harmonise14 henhouse14 hothouse14 hydrase14 industrialise14 kermesse14 kilobase14 kyanise14 lobotomise14 lowercase14 lysogenise14 madhouse14 midcourse14 minicourse14 monopolise14 musicalise14 nondefense14 outpromise14 overintense14 overwise14 pappoose14 penthouse14 peptidase14 pesthouse14 politicise14 poorhouse14 popularise14 privatise14 pulverise14 racecourse14 racehorse14 reappraise14 rockrose14 roundhouse14 sawhorse14 schistose14 sensationalise14 sociologese14 specialise14 sublicense14 sugarhouse14 supervise14 telophase14 theologise14 transaminase14 transferase14 tropopause14 unconfuse14 verrucose14 vorticose14 vulcanise14 warhorse14 advertise13 aggrandise13 anaphase13 anywise13 aphorise13 archaise13 attitudinise13 bastardise13 bellicose13 botryose13 bourgeoise13 braincase13 calaboose13 carburise13 cardcase13 categorise13 cathouse13 chastise13 civilise13 compose13 concourse13 converse13 convulse13 crevasse13 criticise13 customise13 cymose13 diphase13 doghouse13 dollhouse13 economise13 edgewise13 epimerase13 epitomise13 fanwise13 feminise13 firebase13 focalise13 freebase13 fructose13 fumarase13 galvanise13 gatehouse13 geometrise13 hamulose13 heartsease13 humanise13 icehouse13 intercourse13 intersperse13 legitimise13 lobscouse13 longhouse13 lyricise13 marbleise13 materialise13 menopause13 mercerise13 mesmerise13 mesopause13 nonrecourse13 nonresponse13 offense13 oligoclase13 palewise13 papillose13 pappose13 paralyse13 personalise13 perverse13 plagiarise13 pluviose13 pothouse13 precieuse13 precrease13 princesse13 prussianise13 pyranose13 radicalise13 rechoose13 recondense13 reimburse13 reimmerse13 rephrase13 replicase13 revitalise13 rhamnose13 rheobase13 roadhouse13 scandalise13 shikse13 smearcase13 smiercase13 somewise13 spathose13 standardise13 statehouse13 stepwise13 storehouse13 streetwise13 studhorse13 suffuse13 summarise13 superpose13 taphouse13 temporise13 transistorise13 transverse13 triphase13 trivialise13 tyrosinase13 urokinase13 vandalise13 vaporise13 varicose13 vocalise13 volatilise13 vulgarise13 westernise13 womanise13 albumose12 alkalise12 amylase12 amylose12 anastomose12 anglicise12 apologise12 apostatise12 applause12 appraise12 apyrase12 authorise12 berceuse12 bespouse12 biramose12 centralise12 coagulase12 collapse12 comatose12 confuse12 cutpurse12 deaminase12 demitasse12 discourse12 displease12 dispraise12 divinise12 dramatise12 earthrise12 effuse12 enchase12 enterprise12 fantasise12 faradise12 fluidise12 footloose12 fossilise12 frondose12 galactose12 gashouse12 gibbose12 glamorise12 glimpse12 globalise12 gummose12 hardnose12 heptose12 immunise12 incorpse12 indispose12 inphase12 interfuse12 invertase12 jesse12 keratose12 leastwise12 liberalise12 longwise12 lyonnaise12 magnetise12 manganese12 manwise12 megadose12 memorise12 militarise12 mineralise12 minimise12 misparse12 mispoise12 mobilise12 modernise12 moisturise12 multisense12 nitrogenase12 oasthouse12 obverse12 optimise12 overdose12 papulose12 parasitise12 parvise12 pasteurise12 perfuse12 permease12 porpoise12 postbase12 practise12 premorse12 prepense12 prerelease12 pressurise12 previse12 primrose12 profuse12 prolapse12 propense12 proteinase12 racemose12 reaccuse12 rechose12 recognise12 redhorse12 redispose12 reductase12 reimpose12 reoppose12 sandgrouse12 scrutinise12 secularise12 sidewise12 slantwise12 slipcase12 solubilise12 striptease12 subcause12 submerse12 subsidise12 sulfatase12 synapse12 telecourse12 thyrse12 tollhouse12 toolhouse12 transfuse12 trappose12 traumatise12 trehalose12 tyrannise12 vamoose12 vendeuse12 verbose12 viscose12 visualise12 abscise11 adverse11 alehouse11 allegorise11 anatomise11 appease11 apprise11 appulse11 arabinose11 autolyse11 baptise11 because11 becurse11 browse11 brutalise11 caboose11 carcase11 cartelise11 cayuse11 cellulase11 cellulose11 chaise11 chasse11 cheese11 choose11 chouse11 concise11 condense11 database11 debruise11 declasse11 decrease11 defense11 demonise11 dialyse11 diapause11 dioptase11 disabuse11 disburse11 disclose11 dispense11 disperse11 diverse11 dormouse11 eclipse11 eglomise11 emprise11 endwise11 farinose11 finalise11 fucose11 furanose11 gearcase11 generalise11 gentilesse11 grandiose11 hawse11 hognose11 idocrase11 immense11 immerse11 impasse11 imprese11 impulse11 interiorise11 internalise11 interpose11 isomerase11 italicise11 levulose11 logicise11 melodise11 mongeese11 mongoose11 mungoose11 nationalise11 normalise11 novelise11 nuthouse11 ostracise11 outhouse11 paganise11 palletise11 palliasse11 papoose11 paradise11 patronise11 pavise11 pectase11 pelletise11 phrase11 plumose11 politesse11 polonaise11 precise11 premise11 prognose11 promise11 propose11 purpose11 rationalise11 rearmouse11 rehearse11 reinfuse11 relicense11 reremouse11 rivulose11 scapose11 seedcase11 socialise11 spinulose11 staircase11 subbase11 suppose11 teahouse11 televise11 theorise11 tomentose11 transpose11 traverse11 travoise11 ultradense11 universe11 valorise11 vamose11 venenose11 venulose11 virtuose11 vitalise11 whose11 abstruse10 acaulose10 accuse10 adipose10 advise10 airwise10 amidase10 amortise10 analyse10 appose10 arkose10 bagasse10 bemuse10 bluenose10 botanise10 bowse10 bullnose10 burnoose10 camise10 canalise10 canonise10 catalase10 chase10 chose10 cognise10 colonise10 comose10 conenose10 corpse10 coulisse10 creolise10 crustose10 cutinise10 decease10 defuse10 degrease10 despise10 devise10 diabase10 diagnose10 diocese10 discase10 disguise10 dispose10 drowse10 enthuse10 finesse10 foliose10 globose10 glucose10 gneissose10 granulose10 grumose10 gyrase10 gyrose10 impose10 increase10 inverse10 italianise10 ketose10 kinase10 lacrosse10 lacunose10 laminose10 lobulose10 localise10 masseuse10 megasse10 metalise10 misraise10 missense10 monetise10 moonrise10 moralise10 motorise10 mucose10 multiuse10 naturalise10 nebulise10 nebulose10 neutralise10 noblesse10 nonobese10 notecase10 nubilose10 nuclease10 oppose10 outcurse10 overuse10 penalise10 petuntse10 phase10 polarise10 prerinse10 pretense10 protease10 proteose10 pruinose10 ramulose10 recourse10 rehouse10 religiose10 repousse10 response10 reverse10 romanise10 sabulose10 scariose10 sclerose10 secalose10 signalise10 solecise10 strumose10 stylise10 suberise10 suberose10 sublease10 subsense10 suitcase10 sunwise10 surcease10 surprise10 suspense10 tendresse10 titmouse10 tubenose10 tuberose10 tubulose10 tumulose10 unhorse10 unhouse10 urbanise10 vadose10 villose10 vinasse10 vitesse10 acerose9 acetose9 acinose9 ahorse9 aldolase9 anginose9 angulose9 antinoise9 antisense9 arginase9 asperse9 atomise9 averse9 avulse9 callose9 carouse9 casease9 caseose9 cirrose9 cleanse9 contuse9 copse9 danseuse9 debase9 demise9 depose9 diastase9 disseise9 dowse9 ebonise9 ellipse9 enclose9 energise9 espouse9 euclase9 eulogise9 filose9 flense9 fraise9 hearse9 hoarse9 idealise9 incense9 inclose9 infuse9 itemise9 lactase9 lactose9 laicise9 largesse9 legalese9 legalise9 leprose9 license9 linearise9 malaise9 maltase9 maltose9 mannose9 metisse9 misease9 mortise9 narcose9 necrose9 nodulose9 nowise9 nutcase9 obelise9 operose9 organise9 pelisse9 pentose9 poetise9 recluse9 refuse9 relapse9 remorse9 reprise9 repulse9 rerelease9 retrousse9 revise9 rubasse9 rugulose9 sensitise9 serialise9 siamese9 sorbose9 soubise9 spinose9 strigose9 sucrase9 sucrose9 surbase9 surmise9 talcose9 tantalise9 terrorise9 traipse9 ukase9 unclose9 unwise9 upraise9 uprouse9 valise9 venose9 wrasse9 agarose8 agonise8 annulose8 antrorse8 betise8 blouse8 bourse8 braise8 bruise8 cerise8 ceruse8 clause8 coarse8 course8 crease8 creese8 crosse8 crouse8 cruise8 cuisse8 delouse8 disease8 diseuse8 elapse8 elastase8 elegise8 encase8 endorse8 esterase8 eternise8 false8 fease8 fesse8 fosse8 frise8 genoise8 guanase8 hanse8 hoise8 horse8 house8 idlesse8 idolise8 incase8 incise8 incuse8 indorse8 introrse8 isodose8 lipase8 lowse8 lyase8 misuse8 morose8 mousse8 mutase8 nasalise8 nonsense8 obtuse8 osmose8 outraise8 peruse8 pilose8 please8 plisse8 porose8 praise8 ramose8 rearouse8 recuse8 remise8 repose8 retrorse8 ribose8 rimose8 ruralise8 sanitise8 satirise8 scouse8 setulose8 solarise8 sparse8 speise8 spense8 spouse8 starnose8 tawse8 tetanise8 these8 those8 tortoise8 totalise8 treatise8 uncase8 unionise8 uprise8 uprose8 valse8 verse8 worse8 youse8 abase7 abuse7 aldose7 amuse7 anatase7 arenose7 birse7 blase7 bouse7 brose7 burse7 carse7 cause7 cease7 cense7 close7 corse7 cruse7 curse7 disuse7 enolase7 fuse7 grease7 grilse7 grouse7 hose7 intense7 inulase7 iodise7 lapse7 ligase7 lionise7 lyse7 manse7 marse7 masse7 mense7 moose7 morse7 mouse7 nodose7 obese7 owse7 paise7 parse7 passe7 pause7 pease7 peise7 perse7 poise7 posse7 prase7 prese7 prise7 prose7 pulse7 purse7 realise7 release7 rennase7 reraise7 rugose7 sunrise7 unloose7

Hooking with -SE words

Endings like -SE 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 1277 words here run from 3 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words the largest group (298 entries). Wordle players have 103 five-letter options, and there are 193 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is COCARBOXYLASE at 29 points before multipliers.

Chasing points? The best five entries here are COCARBOXYLASE (29), DECARBOXYLASE (28), HYDROXYLASE (28), HEXOSAMINIDASE (27), PHOSPHOKINASE (27). COUNTERRESPONSE (15 letters) stretches furthest, while the list-wide average score sits near 12 points. If you are fishing for these words, keep E (1277 appearances), S (1277) and O (706) on your rack.

Three easy picks from this list

Playing OSE across a double-word square turns its base 3 points into 6 — solid value for 3 tiles.
USE is easy to keep in memory: 3 letters, 3 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.
When the rack looks hopeless, ARSE (4 letters, 4 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.

Once those stick, file away the next tier too: EASE (4), ELSE (4), LASE (4), LOSE (4), NOSE (4).

-SE as a board weapon

A reliable habit: every time you learn a new -SE 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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Narrow it down

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