Hooking with -CITY words
Endings like -CITY 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
A few numbers before you scroll: the 147 words here run from 7 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words the largest group (27 entries). Wordle players have 0 five-letter options, and there are 4 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is HYDROPHOBICITY at 33 points before multipliers.
For quick reference, the top of the score table reads: HYDROPHOBICITY (33), PHYTOTOXICITY (33), HEPATOTOXICITY (31), HYDROPHILICITY (31), NEPHROTOXICITY (31). At 15 letters, CARCINOGENICITY is the longest word on the list; a typical entry scores around 20. The most useful tiles to hold for this list are C, T and Y, which appear in 147, 147 and 147 of the words respectively.
Three words worth learning first
- AEROELASTICITY earns 19 points from just 14 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.
- ANELASTICITY — a 12-letter, 17-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.
- INELASTICITY is easy to keep in memory: 12 letters, 17 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.
Round out your set with TERATOGENICITY (20), ISOTONICITY (16), ALLERGENICITY (19), ELASTICITY (15), ANTIGENICITY (18) — all built from common tiles.
Why -CITY endings win turns
Endings are Scrabble's cheapest points. A word finishing in -CITY 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 -CITY 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.