How many words end in UT?

This page lists 237 words ending in UT, each with its Scrabble score.

Why are -UT words useful?

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

Words Ending With UT

All 237 words in our dictionary that end in UT, sorted by Scrabble score. Perfect for hooks and crossword clues.

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

knockabout22 breechclout20 hazelnut20 kajeput20 checkout19 cockshut19 juggernaut19 throughput19 cajaput18 cajeput18 cajuput18 hackbut18 knockout18 qiviut18 walkabout18 whereabout18 aquanaut17 throughout17 blackout16 watchout16 backout15 beechnut15 dishclout15 downspout15 freakout15 pitchout15 sackbut15 shakeout15 thereabout15 thumbnut15 waterspout15 bladdernut14 breakout14 hereabout14 kashrut14 offcut14 sauerkraut14 stickout14 superscout14 uppercut14 walkout14 whiteout14 workout14 brownout13 carryout13 chestnut13 cookout13 cosmonaut13 doughnut13 flameout13 hornpout13 layabout13 locknut13 lockout13 occiput13 outjut13 phaseout13 roundabout13 shortcut13 sickout13 strikeout13 washout13 without13 woodcut13 beshout12 blowout12 bullpout12 candlenut12 cocoanut12 crosscut12 gadabout12 hagbut12 haircut12 halibut12 hindgut12 holibut12 indevout12 krubut12 malemiut12 marabout12 overcut12 rouseabout12 roustabout12 sinciput12 stakeout12 thruput12 undevout12 wipeout12 breadnut11 butternut11 buyout11 coconut11 earthnut11 foldout11 foregut11 grayout11 groundnut11 groundout11 handout11 hangout11 hideout11 holdout11 kaput11 lookout11 mahout11 outshout11 payout11 rainspout11 shootout11 stirabout11 takeout11 turnabout11 undercut11 wideout11 antismut10 barbut10 besmut10 betelnut10 burgout10 closeout10 cobnut10 devout10 dropout10 fallout10 hognut10 intercut10 jut10 lilliput10 midgut10 miscut10 oceanaut10 precut10 printout10 resprout10 runabout10 sacbut10 seascout10 shutout10 argonaut9 astronaut9 bailout9 bhut9 burnout9 caput9 catgut9 dimout9 eelpout9 ghaut9 knout9 kraut9 layout9 linecut9 linocut9 missout9 phut9 pignut9 pigout9 pullout9 sagbut9 slipout9 spinout9 standout9 timeout9 tryout9 unshut9 walnut9 ablaut8 aeronaut8 cutout8 debut8 dugout8 flout8 gallnut8 gamut8 output8 peanut8 putout8 readout8 rubout8 shout8 sprout8 umlaut8 about7 beaut7 butut7 clout7 englut7 haut7 input7 ragout7 rainout7 rebut7 recut7 redout7 rollout7 rotgut7 scout7 sellout7 shut7 spout7 surtout7 turnout7 uncut7 abut6 bout6 brut6 donut6 glout6 grout6 hut6 maut6 pout6 runout6 scut6 setout6 smut6 but5 cut5 daut5 glut5 gout5 mut5 put5 snout5 stout5 strut5 trout5 gut4 lout4 rout4 slut4 taut4 tout4 nut3 out3 rut3 tut3

Hooking with -UT words

Endings like -UT 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 237 words here run from 3 to 11 letters, with 7-letter words the largest group (59 entries). Wordle players have 26 five-letter options, and there are 59 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is KNOCKABOUT at 22 points before multipliers.

Chasing points? The best five entries here are KNOCKABOUT (22), BREECHCLOUT (20), HAZELNUT (20), KAJEPUT (20), CHECKOUT (19). BREECHCLOUT (11 letters) stretches furthest, while the list-wide average score sits near 10 points. Letter-wise, T is the workhorse — it appears in 237 of these words, ahead of U (237) and O (150).

Three easy picks from this list

NUT earns 3 points from just 3 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.
OUT — a 3-letter, 3-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.
RUT is easy to keep in memory: 3 letters, 3 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.

Once those stick, file away the next tier too: TUT (3), LOUT (4), ROUT (4), SLUT (4), TAUT (4).

-UT as a board weapon

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

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