Hook Words: The Everyday Words That Take the Most Extra Letters
41% of words up to seven letters can take an S on the end. ILL accepts 17 different front letters. Here are the best hooks to know, from our analysis.
41% of words up to seven letters can take an S on the end. ILL accepts 17 different front letters. Here are the best hooks to know, from our analysis.
A, E, I, N, S, T combine with 23 different letters to make a seven-letter word, more than any other six-letter set. Here are the top stems and how to use them.
We unscrambled every common seven-letter word. The letters of PLASTER make 280 words, while GRIZZLY makes just 7. The average is about 80.
Letter values roughly follow how rare each letter is. But some letters are better value than others: Z appears more often than X and J yet is worth more. Our analysis.
ZYZZYVA scores 43 points before bonuses, and JAZZ scores 29. We ranked every word up to eight letters by face value, and picked out the ones normal people know.