5-Letter Words Ending in OUGH
- 8 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Ending in OUGH
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Ending in OUGH 8 words
How common is OUGH at the end of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 8 five-letter words ending in OUGH. They average 10 points and the best is HOUGH (12 points).
- Total words
- 8
- Average Scrabble score
- 10
- out of 12 max
- Everyday words
- 63%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common first letter
- B
- 12.5% of words
Most common first letters
- b 12.5%
- c 12.5%
- d 12.5%
Top vowel pairs
- ou100%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Highest-scoring five-letter word ending in OUGH
h 4o 1u 1g 2h 4
H 4 + O 1 + U 1 + G 2 + H 4 = 12 points
- Double word
- 24 pts
- Triple word
- 36 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
hough
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many five-letter words ending in OUGH are there?
There are 8 five-letter words ending in OUGH in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word ending in OUGH?
HOUGH is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are COUGH (11), BOUGH (11), DOUGH (10).
What are some common five-letter words ending in OUGH?
Everyday examples include ROUGH, COUGH, TOUGH, BOUGH, DOUGH, SOUGH. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.