Hooking with -GEN words
Endings like -GEN 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
The shape of this list: 68 entries between 6 and 14 letters long, peaking at 7 letters with 19 words. Five-letter picks number 0 and seven-letter picks 19. Nothing here outscores OXYHYDROGEN — 29 points from 11 tiles on plain squares.
The five biggest scorers on the page: OXYHYDROGEN (29), PHYTOPATHOGEN (27), ENCEPHALITOGEN (22), ZYMOGEN (22), PRECIPITINOGEN (21). The longest entry is ANTICARCINOGEN at 14 letters, and the average word here is worth about 14 points. If you are fishing for these words, keep N (68 appearances), G (68) and E (68) on your rack.
Three easy picks from this list
- BIOGEN earns 9 points from just 6 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.
- MORGEN is easy to keep in memory: 6 letters, 9 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.
- Playing PANGEN across a double-word square turns its base 9 points into 18 — solid value for 6 tiles.
Five more everyday options from the same list: EXOGEN (14), OXYGEN (17), ANTIESTROGEN (13), ALLOANTIGEN (12), ISOANTIGEN (11).
-GEN as a board weapon
Endings are Scrabble's cheapest points. A word finishing in -GEN 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 -GEN 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.