Hooking with -TH words
Endings like -TH 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
Inside this list: 362 words spanning 3–15 letters. The biggest cluster sits at 8 letters (67 words), 61 entries are Wordle-sized at five letters, and 41 run to seven — bingo length if you can empty the rack. For points, the ceiling is MEZUZOTH, worth 31.
For quick reference, the top of the score table reads: MEZUZOTH (31), TZITZITH (29), MULTIWAVELENGTH (27), ZIZITH (27), PLATYHELMINTH (26). At 15 letters, MULTIWAVELENGTH is the longest word on the list; a typical entry scores around 15. Letter-wise, H is the workhorse — it appears in 362 of these words, ahead of T (362) and O (186).
Three easy picks from this list
- Playing EOLITH across a double-word square turns its base 9 points into 18 — solid value for 6 tiles.
- LIROTH earns 9 points from just 6 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.
- When the rack looks hopeless, OOLITH (6 letters, 9 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
Round out your set with SLEUTH (9), STRATH (9), TOROTH (9), AIRTH (8), EARTH (8) — all built from common tiles.
Why -TH endings win turns
Endings are Scrabble's cheapest points. A word finishing in -TH 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 -TH 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.