How many words end in AE?

This page lists 338 words ending in AE, each with its Scrabble score.

Why are -AE words useful?

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

Words Ending With AE

All 338 words in our dictionary that end in AE, sorted by Scrabble score. Perfect for hooks and crossword clues.

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

zooxanthellae32 mycorrhizae30 ichthyofaunae27 conjunctivae26 phylloxerae26 coleorhizae25 scyphistomae24 chalazae22 hydromedusae22 premaxillae22 bibliothecae21 chlamydiae21 spermathecae21 hyperbolae20 microfilariae20 mycoflorae20 quadrigae20 antefixae19 differentiae19 metacercariae19 tibiofibulae19 usquabae19 usquebae19 zoogloeae19 clepsydrae18 microfaunae18 microflorae18 reliquiae18 squamae18 zoogleae18 chelicerae17 cichlidae17 confervae17 entomofaunae17 exuviae17 grandiflorae17 hyphae17 maxillae17 naumachiae17 nymphae17 rickettsiae17 sequelae17 siliquae17 squillae17 acalephae16 amygdalae16 branchiae16 corbiculae16 drachmae16 ephemerae16 hepaticae16 megafaunae16 petechiae16 postcavae16 primiparae16 submucosae16 vorticellae16 zonulae16 amphorae15 aphthae15 arborvitae15 avifaunae15 cathedrae15 cochleae15 cypselae15 endamoebae15 exedrae15 fimbriae15 mammillae15 palpebrae15 penumbrae15 pericopae15 precavae15 rhaphae15 supernovae15 valleculae15 aquae14 axillae14 columellae14 conchae14 coxae14 echidnae14 endamebae14 entamoebae14 epifaunae14 fibrillae14 foveolae14 hydriae14 phylae14 rachillae14 succubae14 trabeculae14 trichinae14 trochleae14 valvulae14 vertebrae14 vesiculae14 vibrissae14 vomicae14 zoeae14 abscissae13 basilicae13 brucellae13 cercariae13 comatulae13 cuticulae13 ecclesiae13 entamebae13 eupatridae13 facetiae13 formulae13 furculae13 gingivae13 gravidae13 hydrae13 oothecae13 placentae13 pterylae13 salmonellae13 saphenae13 shigellae13 tracheae13 verrucae13 aciculae12 ampullae12 apologiae12 baccae12 bedsoniae12 chaetae12 choanae12 cicadae12 cymae12 deciduae12 faculae12 fasciae12 feculae12 fenestrae12 fibulae12 foveae12 glabellae12 leporidae12 mammae12 micellae12 ochreae12 palaestrae12 papillae12 piscinae12 scapulae12 scintillae12 scopulae12 spiculae12 sylvae12 thermae12 vesicae12 vulvae12 amoebae11 aspiratae11 auriculae11 ballistae11 blastulae11 camerae11 chelae11 cisternae11 cloacae11 copulae11 cupulae11 filariae11 fistulae11 gemmae11 hermae11 hetaerae11 infaunae11 maculae11 medullae11 metopae11 mucosae11 nuchae11 palestrae11 papulae11 raphae11 siliculae11 strobilae11 thecae11 urethrae11 vaginae11 actiniae10 amebae10 ancillae10 armillae10 caesurae10 cannulae10 cardiae10 culpae10 emeritae10 ferulae10 gastrulae10 herniae10 lamellae10 locustae10 medusae10 minutiae10 muscae10 novenae10 patellae10 personae10 pinnulae10 planulae10 plicae10 sententiae10 spicae10 spinulae10 spirulae10 summae10 synurae10 tarantulae10 tenebrae10 umbrae10 abollae9 agapae9 alumnae9 canulae9 carinae9 catenae9 cesurae9 comae9 coronae9 cristae9 eulogiae9 faunae9 feriae9 florae9 fossae9 glebae9 intimae9 lacunae9 laminae9 larvae9 loricae9 lyttae9 mediae9 morulae9 nebulae9 patinae9 pleurae9 pupae9 retinulae9 sclerae9 scoriae9 sensillae9 silvae9 strumae9 tunicae9 uvulae9 villae9 vittae9 antennae8 aureolae8 bullae8 bursae8 cellae8 costae8 cottae8 curiae8 glossae8 inertiae8 lamiae8 librae8 ligulae8 linguae8 mensae8 neurulae8 novae8 ocreae8 paleae8 pennae8 pinnae8 radulae8 reggae8 reginae8 salpae8 tesserae8 tibiae8 unciae8 ungulae8 venae8 vitae8 agorae7 areolae7 aristae7 aurorae7 frae7 galeae7 guttae7 kae7 lunulae7 minae7 morae7 psoae7 rediae7 retinae7 serosae7 sundae7 taeniae7 thae7 torulae7 tubae7 twae7 algae6 alulae6 aortae6 blae6 brae6 hae6 laurae6 rugae6 spae6 stelae6 striae6 teniae6 terrae6 testae6 togae6 wae6 ansae5 antae5 areae5 aurae5 mae5 setae5 stoae5 telae5 ulnae5 ursae5 alae4 gae4 nae3 sae3 tae3

Hooking with -AE words

Endings like -AE 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

A few numbers before you scroll: the 338 words here run from 3 to 13 letters, with 7-letter words the largest group (71 entries). Wordle players have 25 five-letter options, and there are 71 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is ZOOXANTHELLAE at 32 points before multipliers.

The five biggest scorers on the page: ZOOXANTHELLAE (32), MYCORRHIZAE (30), ICHTHYOFAUNAE (27), CONJUNCTIVAE (26), PHYLLOXERAE (26). The longest entry is ICHTHYOFAUNAE at 13 letters, and the average word here is worth about 12 points. If you are fishing for these words, keep A (338 appearances), E (338) and L (146) on your rack.

Start with these three

Playing NAE across a double-word square turns its base 3 points into 6 — solid value for 3 tiles.
SAE — 3 letters for 3 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.
TAE — a 3-letter, 3-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.

Round out your set with ALAE (4), ANSAE (5), ANTAE (5), AREAE (5), AURAE (5) — all built from common tiles.

Back-hooking with -AE

When the board tightens up late in a Scrabble game, -AE 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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Narrow it down

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