Words Ending in RUN
- 11 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words Ending in RUN
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words Ending in RUN 11 words
5-Letter Words Ending in RUN 4
Full 5-letter list6-Letter Words Ending in RUN 1
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words Ending in RUN 3
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words Ending in RUN 2
Full 8-letter listHow common is RUN at the end of words?
Our combined English word list has 11 words ending in RUN. Most are 5 letters long, they average 7.5 points, the best is OVERRUN (10 points) and O is the most common first letter (18.2%).
- Total words
- 11
- Most common length
- 5 letters
- 4 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 7.5
- out of 10 max
- Longest word
- PRESSRUN
- 8 letters
- Most common first letter
- O
- 18.2% of words
Words by length
Most common first letters
- o 18.2%
- r 18.2%
- u 18.2%
Top vowel pairs
- ou9.1%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring word ending in RUN
O 1 + V 4 + E 1 + R 1 + R 1 + U 1 + N 1 = 10 points
- Double word
- 20 pts
- Triple word
- 30 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
overrun
- nountoo much production or more than expected
- verbinvade in great numbers“the roaches infested our kitchen”
- verboccupy in large numbers or live on a host“the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North”
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How many words ending in RUN are there?
There are 11 words ending in RUN in our combined English word list. The most common length is 5 letters, with 4 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word ending in RUN?
OVERRUN is worth 10 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are FORERUN (10), PRESSRUN (10), MILLRUN (9).
What are some common words ending in RUN?
Everyday examples include RUN, OVERRUN, OUTRUN, RERUN. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word ending in RUN?
PRESSRUN has 8 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, OVERRUN (7 letters) is the longest common one.