How many words end in OR?

This page lists 968 words ending in OR, each with its Scrabble score.

Why are -OR words useful?

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

Words Ending With OR

All 968 words in our dictionary that end in OR, sorted by Scrabble score. Perfect for hooks and crossword clues.

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

methoxychlor32 excommunicator29 microprojector29 mechanoreceptor26 circumnavigator25 equivocator25 hypothecator25 kwashiorkor25 chemoreceptor24 conquistador24 equilibrator23 expropriator23 exteroceptor23 machzor23 psychomotor23 thermoreceptor23 adjudicator22 bronchodilator22 hyperreactor22 immunomodulator22 microprocessor22 monochromator22 multiplexor22 photoreceptor22 vasoconstrictor22 accommodator21 acquisitor21 chiropractor21 coexecutor21 excavator21 exhibitor21 explicator21 exterminator21 extrapolator21 interbehavior21 lachrymator21 misbehavior21 multiconductor21 oxygenator21 photodetector21 proprioceptor21 rejuvenator21 superconductor21 thermoregulator21 blackamoor20 coinvestigator20 commemorator20 communicator20 conqueror20 exaggerator20 excerptor20 expurgator20 heptachlor20 hydrometeor20 interjector20 liquidator20 mahzor20 multiprocessor20 pacificator20 projector20 semiconductor20 subjugator20 totalizator20 beliquor19 coadjutor19 coconspirator19 confabulator19 decontaminator19 defibrillator19 ejaculator19 expeditor19 extirpator19 improvisator19 inquisitor19 noncompetitor19 objector19 pontificator19 prestidigitator19 prevaricator19 prognosticator19 retroreflector19 subcontractor19 vociferator19 abbreviator18 appropriator18 authenticator18 baroreceptor18 compurgator18 confiscator18 conglomerator18 contemplator18 coproprietor18 deconstructor18 dehydrator18 discriminator18 excelsior18 execrator18 expandor18 expositor18 extractor18 flocculator18 franchisor18 methylator18 multifactor18 overfavor18 participator18 perambulator18 phosphor18 polyhistor18 precipitator18 preprocessor18 procrastinator18 purificator18 reciprocator18 rehabilitator18 requestor18 vivisector18 accumulator17 appreciator17 backdoor17 benefactor17 brachiator17 captivator17 chancellor17 commentator17 compactor17 compensator17 conjuror17 consummator17 contradictor17 coprocessor17 deactivator17 decorticator17 eigenvector17 emancipator17 executor17 expiator17 extenuator17 fabricator17 fractionator17 hallucinator17 implementor17 improvisor17 injector17 insufflator17 lithotriptor17 machinator17 malefactor17 markhoor17 nonconductor17 noncooperator17 nonmajor17 orchestrator17 premeditator17 primogenitor17 quaestor17 reconstructor17 reinvigorator17 rejector17 syncopator17 tergiversator17 turbogenerator17 vaccinator17 vizor17 adjustor16 administrator16 amalgamator16 applicator16 baroceptor16 behavior16 buccinator16 camphor16 chlorinator16 collaborator16 commutator16 comparator16 competitor16 compositor16 comprador16 compressor16 concentrator16 congratulator16 conservator16 contaminator16 convector16 conveyor16 corroborator16 decapitator16 defalcator16 depreciator16 effector16 ejector16 equator16 exactor16 excitor16 facilitator16 felicitator16 feoffor16 flexor16 impersonator16 impregnator16 incorporator16 indoctrinator16 interoceptor16 investigator16 markhor16 misdemeanor16 multiauthor16 nextdoor16 noncollector16 predecessor16 predestinator16 promulgator16 prospector16 purveyor16 questor16 quittor16 refrigerator16 squalor16 subdirector16 syndicator16 transmigrator16 vasopressor16 vaticinator16 vindicator16 vituperator16 accelerator15 adjuror15 advocator15 ambassador15 anticipator15 antipredator15 bachelor15 calumniator15 canephor15 capacitor15 carburettor15 coanchor15 codirector15 cofactor15 coinventor15 coinvestor15 combustor15 conciliator15 congregator15 consecrator15 consolidator15 conspirator15 constrictor15 constructor15 contributor15 corepressor15 counterterror15 covenantor15 cultivator15 deflector15 demodulator15 demonstrator15 descriptor15 desiccator15 determinator15 diffusor15 disfavor15 disintegrator15 dispossessor15 disseminator15 dissimulator15 duplicator15 dynamotor15 emasculator15 embraceor15 evaporator15 extensor15 exterior15 fascinator15 formulator15 fornicator15 fumigator15 gesticulator15 heldentenor15 hibernator15 hydrator15 interceptor15 interpellator15 invalidator15 invigilator15 invigorator15 komondor15 liquor15 manipulator15 masturbator15 metaphor15 neurohumor15 nomenclator15 nonjuror15 ovipositor15 parachor15 perforator15 perpetrator15 perpetuator15 plexor15 preceptor15 preemptor15 propagator15 propitiator15 seizor15 servomotor15 subordinator15 supervisor15 thermistor15 thyristor15 vacillator15 vasodilator15 watercolor15 abdicator14 abominator14 abstractor14 acceptor14 activator14 annihilator14 beclamor14 bioreactor14 boardsailor14 calculator14 calibrator14 carburetor14 celebrator14 circulator14 cogenerator14 collimator14 condemnor14 conductor14 confessor14 confiteor14 contractor14 convertor14 cooperator14 coordinator14 corporator14 councillor14 countertenor14 decelerator14 defector14 defoliator14 denominator14 depredator14 devastator14 distributor14 fermentor14 impactor14 inculcator14 infiltrator14 inflictor14 inhibitor14 interdictor14 interlocutor14 interpolator14 intimidator14 iodophor14 janitor14 lacrimator14 legitimator14 lubricator14 major14 masticator14 misfeasor14 motivator14 multicolor14 neighbor14 nonfactor14 nonvector14 obstructor14 oculomotor14 overlabor14 percolator14 persecutor14 predictor14 preparator14 procreator14 procurator14 professor14 prolocutor14 propraetor14 proprietor14 prosecutor14 protractor14 punctuator14 ratiocinator14 razor14 redecorator14 reflector14 refractor14 remonstrator14 resuscitator14 rubricator14 scintillator14 sensorimotor14 speculator14 suppressor14 surveyor14 survivor14 therefor14 variegator14 vasomotor14 vavassor14 abductor13 alleviator13 ameliorator13 annunciator13 apparitor13 articulator13 assimilator13 beglamor13 castigator13 caveator13 chelator13 coauthor13 cocreator13 cocurator13 codebtor13 collector13 connector13 contemnor13 continuator13 convenor13 corrector13 corruptor13 cosponsor13 councilor13 cuspidor13 dedicator13 depictor13 desecrator13 elucidator13 eradicator13 evocator13 humidor13 illuminator13 immolator13 imperator13 incinerator13 incubator13 infector13 inseminator13 inspector13 inspissator13 intercessor13 interrogator13 interruptor13 intervenor13 jailor13 junior13 locomotor13 macerator13 mortgagor13 navigator13 nonsecretor13 obliterator13 obviator13 offeror13 oppressor13 outhumor13 peculator13 potentiator13 precensor13 precentor13 precursor13 previsor13 processor13 progenitor13 propellor13 propretor13 prosector13 prostitutor13 protector13 remunerator13 repossessor13 repudiator13 spectator13 subfloor13 subsector13 successor13 transferor13 transgressor13 unanchor13 varactor13 vavasor13 ventilator13 vibrator13 abnegator12 accentor12 adductor12 adulterator12 anaphor12 antecessor12 appellor12 arbitrator12 assassinator12 augmentor12 avigator12 bisector12 chador12 chantor12 coenamor12 consignor12 copastor12 correlator12 counsellor12 cremator12 decorator12 deflator12 denigrator12 depositor12 depressor12 desalinator12 designator12 detractor12 deviator12 dishonor12 dissector12 dissertator12 dominator12 eliminator12 endeavor12 enumerator12 enunciator12 evaluator12 evictor12 fervor12 flavor12 functor12 governor12 havior12 ideomotor12 impellor12 impostor12 inaugurator12 inceptor12 indicator12 inhalator12 inheritor12 innovator12 inoculator12 inspirator12 instructor12 isochor12 juror12 meditator12 meliorator12 miscolor12 mislabor12 mitigator12 moderator12 modulator12 monsignor12 nonauthor12 nondoctor12 nonreactor12 oscillator12 palpator12 personator12 picador12 piscator12 pledgeor12 pollinator12 postulator12 prolabor12 promisor12 pulmotor12 receptor12 regenerator12 renovator12 respirator12 revelator12 rusticator12 salivator12 sculptor12 stimulator12 stipulator12 subeditor12 terminator12 transactor12 venerator12 verderor12 warrantor12 advisor11 aggressor11 allocator11 anchor11 antilabor11 antitumor11 aspirator11 attractor11 belabor11 bicolor11 biosensor11 castrator11 coactor11 coeditor11 consultor11 corridor11 counselor11 creditor11 delegator11 delineator11 demeanor11 detector11 devisor11 dictator11 director11 discolor11 distrainor11 divisor11 educator11 elevator11 emperor11 escalator11 estimator11 factor11 favor11 fellator11 gladiator11 graduator11 granulator11 gyrator11 harbor11 hector11 illustrator11 indagator11 indictor11 inductor11 inferior11 inflator11 instigator11 integrator11 inventor11 invertor11 investor11 irradiator11 labrador11 laminator11 legislator11 liberator11 mandator11 mediator11 migrator11 mutilator11 negotiator11 nominator11 nucleator11 numerator11 obturator11 originator11 outsavor11 palliator11 pavior11 pawnor11 pledgor11 possessor11 posterior11 predator11 proctor11 protestor11 redactor11 reductor11 repressor11 retractor11 ruminator11 seafloor11 separator11 servitor11 simulator11 solicitor11 splendor11 spoliator11 sternutator11 supinator11 suspensor11 tabulator11 temblor11 thrustor11 tormentor11 totalisator11 trapdoor11 trisector11 valuator11 varistor11 vector11 victor11 violator11 vitiator11 abhor10 actuator10 adaptor10 alligator10 alternator10 ancestor10 animator10 aspersor10 attenuator10 aviator10 barrator10 barretor10 bevor10 captor10 clamor10 clangor10 colessor10 collator10 deaerator10 decolor10 desolator10 detonator10 digestor10 disseisor10 eductor10 elicitor10 elutriator10 emanator10 emulator10 ephor10 evertor10 generator10 glossator10 guarantor10 heritor10 humor10 ichor10 imitator10 insinuator10 institutor10 inundator10 irrigator10 kronor10 levator10 licensor10 litigator10 malodor10 matador10 mayor10 mirador10 mistutor10 nonactor10 noncolor10 nonlabor10 obligor10 obsessor10 operator10 pandoor10 parador10 patentor10 payor10 pronator10 pulsator10 regressor10 regulator10 remittor10 revisor10 secretor10 selector10 succor10 superior10 transistor10 translator10 tricolor10 trimotor10 triturator10 unicolor10 vapor10 vendor10 visitor10 warrior10 weldor10 abettor9 adulator9 agitator9 alienator9 annotator9 assignor9 author9 candor9 citator9 condor9 creator9 curator9 debtor9 doctor9 elector9 enactor9 endorsor9 erector9 foetor9 glamor9 horror9 idolator9 incisor9 indentor9 indorsor9 initiator9 insulator9 laudator9 literator9 locator9 monitor9 mucor9 nonpoor9 plessor9 praetor9 pressor9 radiator9 reactor9 recolor9 resonator9 rhetor9 salvor9 saturator9 savior9 scissor9 seignior9 senhor9 sponsor9 tolerator9 toreador9 tractor9 traditor9 utilidor9 viator9 vigor9 abator8 anterior8 arrestor8 assentor8 assertor8 assessor8 assistor8 attestor8 auditor8 bailor8 bettor8 cantor8 castor8 censor8 cursor8 decor8 delator8 dilator8 dilutor8 donator8 enamor8 fetor8 floor8 fluor8 furor8 genitor8 grantor8 honor8 ignitor8 interior8 isolator8 languor8 lector8 legator8 lictor8 mentor8 meteor8 mirror8 narrator8 negator8 nitrator8 outdoor8 pallor8 parlor8 pastor8 pretor8 rancor8 raptor8 rector8 resistor8 retailor8 savor8 sector8 signior8 spinor8 stressor8 stridor8 stupor8 tandoor8 termor8 testator8 titrator8 torpor8 tremor8 ulterior8 unmoor8 valor8 visor8 actor7 aerator7 alastor7 alienor7 arbor7 armor7 assuror7 color7 cruor7 editor7 indoor7 kor7 labor7 manor7 minor7 motor7 prior7 relator7 rotator7 rumor7 sapor7 senator7 settlor7 signor7 sopor7 sordor7 spoor7 stentor7 stertor7 tabor7 traitor7 trustor7 tumor7 turgor7 algor6 ardor6 boor6 dolor6 donor6 for6 gator6 lessor6 moor6 nestor6 orator6 poor6 rigor6 sailor6 sartor6 seisor6 senior6 sensor6 stator6 sudor6 suitor6 tailor6 tensor6 terror6 tussor6 cor5 door5 error5 mor5 odor5 rotor5 senor5 tenor5 tutor5 dor4 gor4 nor3 tor3

Hooking with -OR words

Endings like -OR 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

Inside this list: 968 words spanning 3–15 letters. The biggest cluster sits at 8 letters (182 words), 52 entries are Wordle-sized at five letters, and 96 run to seven — bingo length if you can empty the rack. For points, the ceiling is METHOXYCHLOR, worth 32.

For quick reference, the top of the score table reads: METHOXYCHLOR (32), EXCOMMUNICATOR (29), MICROPROJECTOR (29), MECHANORECEPTOR (26), CIRCUMNAVIGATOR (25). At 15 letters, CIRCUMNAVIGATOR is the longest word on the list; a typical entry scores around 13. Letter-wise, R is the workhorse — it appears in 968 of these words, ahead of O (968) and T (715).

Three easy picks from this list

NOR earns 3 points from just 3 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.
TOR — a 3-letter, 3-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.
ERROR is easy to keep in memory: 5 letters, 5 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.

Five more everyday options from the same list: ROTOR (5), SENOR (5), TENOR (5), TUTOR (5), LESSOR (6).

Why -OR endings win turns

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

More endings

Narrow it down

Pair an ending with a length or starting letter in the Word Finder.