How many words end in UR?

This page lists 203 words ending in UR, each with its Scrabble score.

Why are -UR words useful?

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

Words Ending With UR

All 203 words in our dictionary that end in UR, sorted by Scrabble score. Perfect for hooks and crossword clues.

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

ichthyosaur22 chauffeur20 jodhpur20 accoucheur19 claqueur19 cocklebur19 conglomerateur19 cockspur18 provocateur18 ankylosaur17 behaviour17 pasticheur17 pelycosaur17 sequitur17 coiffeur16 imprimatur16 jongleur16 liqueur16 pompadour16 cotylosaur15 millefleur15 neighbour15 voyageur15 arbitrageur14 archosaur14 beglamour14 bemurmur14 carillonneur14 carrefour14 colporteur14 downpour14 entrepreneur14 fraktur14 intrapreneur14 larkspur14 monseigneur14 rapporteur14 sambhur14 siffleur14 tyrannosaur14 vavasour14 watthour14 bahadur13 chasseur13 connoisseur13 dyvour13 endeavour13 fervour13 flavour13 hadrosaur13 haviour13 nonconcur13 restauranteur13 troubadour13 belabour12 bicolour12 brontosaur12 demeanour12 desulfur12 farceur12 favour12 fractur12 frondeur12 furfur12 harbour12 hotspur12 paramour12 paviour12 plesiosaur12 restaurateur12 splendour12 sulphur12 underfur12 voyeur12 bescour11 clamour11 clangour11 decolour11 derailleur11 frotteur11 humour11 litterateur11 longspur11 prosateur11 pterosaur11 raconteur11 recontour11 reoccur11 sandspur11 succour11 tambour11 trouveur11 vapour11 antifur10 balisaur10 candour10 concur10 devour10 douceur10 ecraseur10 faitour10 femur10 flaneur10 friseur10 glamour10 grandeur10 hauteur10 kronur10 kultur10 mohur10 monsieur10 mosasaur10 muggur10 murmur10 pandour10 regisseur10 saboteur10 sambur10 sandbur10 saviour10 secateur10 stegosaur10 tambur10 vigour10 amateur9 bulgur9 centaur9 contour9 crittur9 dinosaur9 enamour9 honour9 knaur9 longueur9 masseur9 occur9 outpour9 parlour9 rancour9 reincur9 savour9 seigneur9 sulfur9 valour9 velour9 arbour8 armour8 colour8 danseur8 demur8 flour8 inpour8 knur8 labour8 poseur8 repour8 rumour8 sapour8 siddur8 tabour8 tailleur8 tressour8 tumour8 amour7 ardour7 clour7 detour7 dolour7 four7 giaour7 hour7 incur7 langur7 lemur7 recur7 rigour7 santour7 scaur7 scour7 waur7 your7 augur6 auteur6 blur6 fur6 odour6 pour6 santur6 spur6 tenour6 tussur6 bur5 cur5 dour5 gaur5 pur5 sieur5 stour5 lour4 slur4 sour4 tour4 our3

Hooking with -UR words

Endings like -UR 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

A few numbers before you scroll: the 203 words here run from 3 to 14 letters, with 6-letter words the largest group (43 entries). Wordle players have 17 five-letter options, and there are 42 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is ICHTHYOSAUR at 22 points before multipliers.

Chasing points? The best five entries here are ICHTHYOSAUR (22), CHAUFFEUR (20), JODHPUR (20), ACCOUCHEUR (19), CLAQUEUR (19). The longest entry is CONGLOMERATEUR at 14 letters, and the average word here is worth about 11 points. The most useful tiles to hold for this list are R, U and O, which appear in 203, 203 and 126 of the words respectively.

Start with these three

Playing OUR across a double-word square turns its base 3 points into 6 — solid value for 3 tiles.
When the rack looks hopeless, LOUR (4 letters, 4 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
SLUR — a 4-letter, 4-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.

Five more everyday options from the same list: SOUR (4), TOUR (4), SIEUR (5), STOUR (5), AUTEUR (6).

-UR as a board weapon

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