Words Ending With UT
100 wordsWords ending in UT form a compact but versatile corner of English. From everyday terms like CUT and BUT to specialized vocabulary like BREECHCLOUT, this ending appears across practical nouns, sharp verbs, and a few surprising gems that can rescue a difficult game board.
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5Pattern Guide
Insights and recommendations for these words.
The UT ending punches above its weight in word games. Its compact structure creates opportunities for strategic plays that many players overlook.
Vocabulary & Language
Linguistic patterns and usage statistics
The UT ending often signals completion or result—think of how CUT, SHUT, and OUTPUT describe finished actions or states. Many UT words function as strong, monosyllabic verbs that English borrowed from Germanic roots, giving them that blunt, decisive quality. The pattern also attracts compound formations, explaining longer entries like KNOCKABOUT and GROUNDNUT.
Total Words
230
0.1% of dictionary
Avg Length
6.7 letters
2.0 syllables
Top Scrabble
KNOCKABOUT
22 points
Longest Word
BREECHCLOUT
11 letters
Parts of Speech
With 82% nouns dominating this pattern, UT words tend to name things rather than describe them. The average length of 6.7 letters reflects how this simple ending often anchors longer compound words.
Middle English and Old English together dominate this pattern, giving UT words their characteristically Germanic feel. The journey of KAPUT illustrates how German borrowed from French (capot, meaning 'hooded'), which English then absorbed wholesale. KNOUT traces an even longer path from Russian through Old Norse to Proto-Germanic, showing how this ending attracted loanwords across centuries.
Word Games
High-value words for board games
Medium (5-7)
Long (8+)
full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
a garment that provides covering for the loins
any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk
the act of inspecting or verifying
Medium (5-7)
Long (8+)
a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way
full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
a garment that provides covering for the loins
any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk
The J-heavy words here showcase a key scoring difference between games. JUGGERNAUT earns 26 points in WWF versus 19 in Scrabble—that's 7 extra points from WWF's higher J value alone. KAJEPUT and CAJUPUT similarly benefit, scoring 24 in WWF compared to 20 and 18 respectively in Scrabble. If you're holding a J in WWF, these UT endings become significantly more attractive than in Scrabble.
Wordle
5-letter words for daily puzzles
Good Starters (E, A, R, S, T)
STRUT covers two common consonants and a vowel while testing the T position immediately. KRAUT and BEAUT offer alternative vowel checks if your first guess eliminates common letters.
Length Extremes
Longest and shortest valid words
Longest
The shortest UT words (BUT, CUT, GUT) are ancient Germanic survivors, while longer entries like BREECHCLOUT and KNOCKABOUT formed later as English combined existing words into new compounds.
Hidden Gems
Rare but valid words to surprise opponents
a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery
a route shorter than the usual one
a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans
an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat
CROSSCUT describes a route shorter than the usual one—a practical word that's both common enough to forget and unusual enough to surprise opponents. At 8 letters with no difficult tiles, it's ideal for reaching bonus squares when you need length without relying on high-value letters.
Popular crossword answers
Words frequently used in crossword puzzles with common clues.