How many words end in ME?

This page lists 401 words ending in ME, each with its Scrabble score.

Why are -ME words useful?

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

Words Ending With ME

All 401 words in our dictionary that end in ME, sorted by Scrabble score. Perfect for hooks and crossword clues.

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

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Hooking with -ME words

Endings like -ME 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 401 words here run from 3 to 14 letters, with 8-letter words the largest group (95 entries). Wordle players have 35 five-letter options, and there are 75 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is EXOENZYME at 30 points before multipliers.

Chasing points? The best five entries here are EXOENZYME (30), HOLOENZYME (27), MULTIENZYME (27), PHYTOCHROME (26), QUICKLIME (26). The longest entry is ULTRAMICROTOME at 14 letters, and the average word here is worth about 13 points. The most useful tiles to hold for this list are E, M and O, which appear in 401, 401 and 216 of the words respectively.

Start with these three

ASSUME — a 6-letter, 8-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.
ILLUME is easy to keep in memory: 6 letters, 8 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.
INTIME — 6 letters for 8 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.

Round out your set with RELUME (8), RENAME (8), RESUME (8), RETIME (8), SESAME (8) — all built from common tiles.

Why -ME endings win turns

Endings are Scrabble's cheapest points. A word finishing in -ME 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 -ME lands on a premium square — the multiplier applies to your whole word, not just the hook.

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