Words Ending In ISH
Every valid English word that ends in ISH, grouped by word length.
843 words found
3-letter words
(1)4-letter words
(6)5-letter words
(9)6-letter words
(75)
aguish
10
USUKWWF
airish
9
UK
arrish
9
UK
aspish
11
USUKWWF
banish
11
USUKWWF
barish
11
UK
bluish
11
USUKWWF
boyish
14
USUKWWF
cowish
14
UK
coyish
14
USUKWWF
danish
10
USUKWWF
dawish
13
UK
delish
10
UK
dotish
10
UK
dovish
13
USUKWWF
dryish
13
USUKWWF
dudish
11
USUKWWF
eadish
10
UK
eddish
11
UK
elfish
12
USUKWWF
elvish
12
USUKWWF
famish
14
USUKWWF
fetish
12
USUKWWF
finish
12
USUKWWF
garish
10
USUKWWF
gluish
10
UK
goyish
13
USUKWWF
harish
12
UK
impish
13
USUKWWF
jadish
17
USUKWWF
lakish
13
UK
lamish
11
UK
latish
9
USUKWWF
lavish
12
USUKWWF
lowish
12
USUKWWF
marish
11
USUKWWF
minish
11
USUKWWF
modish
12
USUKWWF
monish
11
USUKWWF
mopish
13
USUKWWF
morish
11
UK
mulish
11
USUKWWF
nebish
11
UK
newish
12
USUKWWF
oafish
12
USUKWWF
oddish
11
USUKWWF
offish
15
USUKWWF
ogrish
10
USUKWWF
oldish
10
USUKWWF
owlish
12
USUKWWF
palish
11
USUKWWF
papish
13
UK
parish
11
USUKWWF
perish
11
USUKWWF
polish
11
USUKWWF
popish
13
USUKWWF
punish
11
USUKWWF
radish
10
USUKWWF
rakish
13
USUKWWF
ravish
12
USUKWWF
rawish
12
USUKWWF
relish
9
USUKWWF
rudish
10
UK
shyish
15
UK
skyish
16
UK
slyish
12
UK
squish
18
USUKWWF
tonish
9
USUKWWF
toyish
12
USUKWWF
tykish
16
UK
unwish
12
USUKWWF
uppish
13
USUKWWF
vanish
12
USUKWWF
widish
13
USUKWWF
winish
12
USUKWWF
7-letter words
(265)
abolish
12
USUKWWF
alumish
12
UK
anguish
11
USUKWWF
babyish
17
USUKWWF
baddish
14
UK
baldish
13
USUKWWF
batfish
15
USUKWWF
beamish
14
USUKWWF
bearish
12
USUKWWF
beauish
12
USUKWWF
biggish
14
USUKWWF
blemish
14
USUKWWF
blokish
16
UK
blueish
12
USUKWWF
boarish
12
USUKWWF
bobbish
16
UK
boggish
14
USUKWWF
boobish
14
USUKWWF
bookish
16
USUKWWF
boorish
12
USUKWWF
boppish
16
UK
boxfish
22
USUKWWF
brinish
12
USUKWWF
brutish
12
USUKWWF
buckish
18
USUKWWF
bullish
12
USUKWWF
burnish
12
USUKWWF
caddish
14
USUKWWF
carlish
12
USUKWWF
catfish
15
USUKWWF
cattish
12
USUKWWF
cherish
15
USUKWWF
clayish
15
USUKWWF
cockish
18
USUKWWF
codfish
16
USUKWWF
coldish
13
USUKWWF
coltish
12
USUKWWF
coolish
12
USUKWWF
cowfish
18
USUKWWF
cronish
12
UK
cubbish
16
USUKWWF
cultish
12
USUKWWF
currish
12
USUKWWF
dampish
15
USUKWWF
dankish
15
UK
darkish
15
USUKWWF
deafish
14
USUKWWF
dervish
14
USUKWWF
dimmish
15
UK
dogfish
15
USUKWWF
doggish
13
USUKWWF
dollish
11
USUKWWF
doltish
11
USUKWWF
donnish
11
USUKWWF
dronish
11
USUKWWF
dullish
11
USUKWWF
dumpish
15
USUKWWF
duncish
13
USUKWWF
dunfish
14
UK
dunnish
11
UK
duskish
15
USUKWWF
english
11
USUKWWF
evanish
13
USUKWWF
faddish
15
USUKWWF
fairish
13
USUKWWF
falsish
13
UK
fastish
13
UK
fattish
13
USUKWWF
fennish
13
UK
filmish
15
UK
fineish
13
UK
finfish
16
USUKWWF
flemish
15
USUKWWF
flyfish
19
UK
fogyish
17
USUKWWF
folkish
17
USUKWWF
foolish
13
USUKWWF
foppish
17
USUKWWF
foxfish
23
USUKWWF
fullish
13
UK
furbish
15
USUKWWF
furnish
13
USUKWWF
gampish
15
UK
garfish
14
USUKWWF
garnish
11
USUKWWF
gawkish
18
USUKWWF
gemfish
16
UK
girlish
11
USUKWWF
gnomish
13
USUKWWF
goatish
11
USUKWWF
goldish
12
UK
goodish
12
USUKWWF
grayish
14
USUKWWF
greyish
14
USUKWWF
guarish
11
UK
gullish
11
UK
hagfish
17
USUKWWF
haggish
15
USUKWWF
haimish
15
UK
hardish
14
UK
hashish
16
USUKWWF
hawkish
20
USUKWWF
heimish
15
USUKWWF
hellish
13
USUKWWF
hennish
13
UK
hickish
19
USUKWWF
highish
17
UK
hippish
17
USUKWWF
hobbish
17
UK
hogfish
17
USUKWWF
hoggish
15
USUKWWF
hornish
13
UK
hottish
13
USUKWWF
huffish
19
USUKWWF
hunnish
13
USUKWWF
icefish
15
UK
inkfish
17
UK
jazzish
35
UK
jewfish
23
USUKWWF
jiggish
19
UK
kaddish
16
USUKWWF
kernish
14
UK
kiddish
16
USUKWWF
knavish
17
USUKWWF
laddish
12
UK
ladyish
14
USUKWWF
largish
11
USUKWWF
larkish
14
USUKWWF
lazyish
22
USUKWWF
leftish
13
USUKWWF
loggish
12
UK
longish
11
USUKWWF
loudish
11
USUKWWF
loutish
10
USUKWWF
lubfish
15
UK
lumpish
14
USUKWWF
maddish
14
USUKWWF
maidish
13
USUKWWF
mannish
12
USUKWWF
mauvish
15
UK
mawkish
19
USUKWWF
mildish
13
UK
minxish
19
USUKWWF
missish
12
UK
mobbish
16
USUKWWF
monkish
16
USUKWWF
moonish
12
USUKWWF
moorish
12
USUKWWF
moreish
12
UK
mudfish
16
USUKWWF
muffish
18
UK
muggish
14
UK
mumpish
16
UK
murkish
16
UK
nearish
10
UK
nebbish
14
USUKWWF
nerdish
11
USUKWWF
niceish
12
UK
noirish
10
USUKWWF
nourish
10
USUKWWF
nunnish
10
USUKWWF
oarfish
13
USUKWWF
ogreish
11
USUKWWF
ooftish
13
UK
outfish
13
USUKWWF
outwish
13
USUKWWF
panfish
15
USUKWWF
parkish
16
UK
peakish
16
USUKWWF
peckish
18
USUKWWF
peevish
15
USUKWWF
perkish
16
USUKWWF
pettish
12
USUKWWF
piedish
13
UK
pigfish
16
USUKWWF
piggish
14
USUKWWF
pinfish
15
USUKWWF
pinkish
16
USUKWWF
pixyish
22
USUKWWF
planish
12
USUKWWF
plenish
12
USUKWWF
poorish
12
USUKWWF
poppish
16
UK
prudish
13
USUKWWF
publish
14
USUKWWF
puckish
18
USUKWWF
puggish
14
USUKWWF
punkish
16
USUKWWF
pupfish
17
USUKWWF
quamish
21
UK
raffish
16
USUKWWF
ragfish
14
UK
rammish
14
USUKWWF
rankish
14
USUKWWF
raspish
12
USUKWWF
ratfish
13
USUKWWF
rattish
10
USUKWWF
reddish
12
USUKWWF
redfish
14
USUKWWF
rellish
10
UK
riggish
12
UK
roguish
11
USUKWWF
rompish
14
USUKWWF
rookish
14
UK
rubbish
14
USUKWWF
rummish
14
UK
runtish
10
USUKWWF
ruttish
10
USUKWWF
saddish
12
UK
saltish
10
USUKWWF
sawfish
16
USUKWWF
selfish
13
USUKWWF
serfish
13
USUKWWF
sickish
16
USUKWWF
slavish
13
USUKWWF
slowish
13
USUKWWF
snakish
14
UK
snowish
13
UK
softish
13
USUKWWF
sottish
10
USUKWWF
sourish
10
USUKWWF
stonish
10
USUKWWF
stylish
13
USUKWWF
sunfish
13
USUKWWF
swinish
13
USUKWWF
tallish
10
USUKWWF
tannish
10
USUKWWF
tarnish
10
USUKWWF
tartish
10
USUKWWF
teadish
11
UK
tigrish
11
USUKWWF
tittish
10
UK
toadish
11
USUKWWF
toffish
16
UK
tonnish
10
USUKWWF
townish
13
USUKWWF
tubbish
14
UK
tubfish
15
UK
tundish
11
USUKWWF
vampish
17
USUKWWF
varnish
13
USUKWWF
voguish
14
USUKWWF
waggish
15
USUKWWF
waifish
16
UK
wampish
17
USUKWWF
wannish
13
UK
warmish
15
USUKWWF
waspish
15
USUKWWF
weakish
17
USUKWWF
wearish
13
USUKWWF
wennish
13
USUKWWF
wettish
13
USUKWWF
wheyish
19
USUKWWF
whitish
16
USUKWWF
whorish
16
USUKWWF
wildish
14
USUKWWF
wimpish
17
USUKWWF
wispish
15
USUKWWF
woggish
15
UK
wolfish
16
USUKWWF
wolvish
16
UK
wordish
14
UK
wormish
15
USUKWWF
yobbish
17
UK
zanyish
22
USUKWWF
8-letter words
(241)
actorish
13
USUKWWF
admonish
14
USUKWWF
astonish
11
USUKWWF
babelish
15
UK
bairnish
13
USUKWWF
baitfish
16
UK
bakshish
20
USUKWWF
bandfish
17
UK
billfish
16
USUKWWF
blackish
19
USUKWWF
blandish
14
USUKWWF
bleakish
17
USUKWWF
blimpish
17
USUKWWF
blockish
19
USUKWWF
blokeish
17
UK
blondish
14
USUKWWF
blowfish
19
USUKWWF
bluefish
16
USUKWWF
bluntish
13
UK
boarfish
16
USUKWWF
bonefish
16
USUKWWF
boobyish
18
UK
brackish
19
USUKWWF
brainish
13
USUKWWF
brandish
14
USUKWWF
brassish
13
USUKWWF
brattish
13
USUKWWF
briskish
17
UK
broadish
14
USUKWWF
broguish
14
USUKWWF
brownish
16
USUKWWF
camelish
15
UK
cavefish
19
USUKWWF
ceorlish
13
USUKWWF
cheapish
18
USUKWWF
childish
17
USUKWWF
churlish
16
USUKWWF
clannish
13
USUKWWF
clerkish
17
USUKWWF
cliquish
22
USUKWWF
cloddish
15
USUKWWF
clottish
13
UK
clownish
16
USUKWWF
clubbish
17
USUKWWF
clumpish
17
USUKWWF
coalfish
16
USUKWWF
coarsish
13
UK
complish
17
UK
crankish
17
USUKWWF
crawfish
19
USUKWWF
crayfish
19
USUKWWF
crossish
13
UK
daddyish
17
UK
dandyish
16
USUKWWF
dealfish
15
USUKWWF
demolish
14
USUKWWF
depolish
14
USUKWWF
devilish
15
USUKWWF
diminish
14
USUKWWF
dowdyish
19
USUKWWF
drabbish
16
UK
draffish
18
USUKWWF
dreggish
14
USUKWWF
drollish
12
UK
droogish
13
UK
drumfish
17
USUKWWF
dwarfish
18
USUKWWF
dweebish
17
UK
emperish
15
UK
enravish
14
USUKWWF
essayish
14
UK
etherish
14
USUKWWF
faintish
14
USUKWWF
fallfish
17
USUKWWF
feeblish
16
USUKWWF
feverish
17
USUKWWF
fiendish
15
USUKWWF
fiftyish
20
USUKWWF
filefish
17
USUKWWF
flatfish
17
USUKWWF
flattish
14
USUKWWF
flirtish
14
UK
flourish
14
USUKWWF
fogeyish
18
UK
foolfish
17
USUKWWF
fortyish
17
USUKWWF
frailish
14
UK
freakish
18
USUKWWF
freshish
17
UK
frogfish
18
USUKWWF
frumpish
18
USUKWWF
ghoulish
15
USUKWWF
glumpish
16
UK
goatfish
15
USUKWWF
goldfish
16
USUKWWF
grayfish
18
USUKWWF
greenish
12
USUKWWF
gruffish
18
USUKWWF
grumpish
16
USUKWWF
gypsyish
20
USUKWWF
headfish
18
USUKWWF
heavyish
20
UK
houndish
15
UK
idiotish
12
UK
jackfish
27
USUKWWF
jingoish
19
USUKWWF
kingfish
19
USUKWWF
knackish
21
UK
ladyfish
18
USUKWWF
languish
12
USUKWWF
lemonish
13
USUKWWF
lightish
15
USUKWWF
lionfish
14
USUKWWF
littlish
11
USUKWWF
liverish
14
USUKWWF
lumpfish
18
USUKWWF
lungfish
15
USUKWWF
milkfish
20
USUKWWF
monkfish
20
USUKWWF
moonfish
16
USUKWWF
nabobish
15
USUKWWF
nannyish
14
UK
ninnyish
14
USUKWWF
nohowish
17
UK
novelish
14
UK
numbfish
18
USUKWWF
nymphish
21
UK
orangish
12
USUKWWF
overfish
17
USUKWWF
paganish
14
USUKWWF
pipefish
18
USUKWWF
pixieish
20
USUKWWF
plainish
13
UK
plumpish
17
USUKWWF
pokerish
17
UK
prankish
17
USUKWWF
priggish
15
USUKWWF
proudish
14
UK
pseudish
14
UK
puppyish
20
USUKWWF
purplish
15
USUKWWF
pygmyish
22
USUKWWF
quackish
26
USUKWWF
qualmish
22
USUKWWF
queerish
20
USUKWWF
quippish
24
USUKWWF
quirkish
24
USUKWWF
refinish
14
USUKWWF
repolish
13
USUKWWF
rightish
15
UK
rockfish
20
USUKWWF
rosefish
14
USUKWWF
roughish
15
USUKWWF
roundish
12
USUKWWF
rowdyish
18
USUKWWF
sailfish
14
USUKWWF
saintish
11
UK
saltfish
14
UK
sandfish
15
USUKWWF
sandyish
15
UK
scampish
17
USUKWWF
scarfish
16
UK
scumfish
18
UK
sharpish
16
UK
sheepish
16
USUKWWF
shortish
14
USUKWWF
shrewish
17
USUKWWF
sissyish
14
USUKWWF
sixtyish
21
USUKWWF
skirmish
17
USUKWWF
skittish
15
USUKWWF
slangish
12
UK
slimmish
15
UK
slobbish
15
USUKWWF
sluggish
13
USUKWWF
sluttish
11
USUKWWF
smallish
13
USUKWWF
smartish
13
UK
snappish
15
USUKWWF
sneakish
15
UK
sniffish
17
USUKWWF
snobbish
15
USUKWWF
snoutish
11
USUKWWF
snubbish
15
UK
solidish
12
UK
sorryish
14
UK
sparkish
17
USUKWWF
spoffish
19
UK
spookish
17
USUKWWF
squarish
20
USUKWWF
squirish
20
USUKWWF
stablish
13
USUKWWF
standish
12
USUKWWF
starfish
14
USUKWWF
startish
11
UK
steepish
13
USUKWWF
stiffish
17
USUKWWF
stiltish
11
UK
stockish
17
USUKWWF
stoutish
11
USUKWWF
studfish
15
USUKWWF
suckfish
20
USUKWWF
sumphish
18
UK
surffish
17
USUKWWF
swainish
14
USUKWWF
swampish
18
USUKWWF
sweetish
14
USUKWWF
swellish
14
UK
sylphish
19
USUKWWF
thickish
20
USUKWWF
thievish
17
USUKWWF
thinnish
14
USUKWWF
thuggish
16
USUKWWF
ticklish
17
USUKWWF
tigerish
12
USUKWWF
tightish
15
UK
tilefish
14
USUKWWF
tinglish
12
UK
toadfish
15
USUKWWF
toadyish
15
USUKWWF
tolldish
12
UK
toughish
15
USUKWWF
tovarish
14
USUKWWF
trampish
15
USUKWWF
trickish
17
USUKWWF
unmodish
14
USUKWWF
unpolish
13
UK
vagarish
15
UK
vanquish
23
USUKWWF
vaporish
16
USUKWWF
vigorish
15
USUKWWF
viperish
16
USUKWWF
vixenish
21
USUKWWF
wallfish
17
UK
waterish
14
USUKWWF
weakfish
21
USUKWWF
whoreish
17
UK
wolffish
20
USUKWWF
womanish
16
USUKWWF
yokelish
18
USUKWWF
youngish
15
USUKWWF
9-letter words
(117)
amberfish
19
UK
angelfish
16
USUKWWF
authorish
15
UK
baboonish
16
UK
backshish
23
UK
bakhshish
24
UK
bitterish
14
USUKWWF
blackfish
23
USUKWWF
blindfish
18
USUKWWF
brightish
18
UK
brogueish
15
UK
buckshish
23
UK
cavendish
18
UK
clackdish
21
UK
cleverish
17
USUKWWF
clingfish
18
UK
copperish
18
UK
copublish
18
USUKWWF
crampfish
21
UK
crossfish
17
UK
degarnish
14
UK
devilfish
19
USUKWWF
disrelish
13
USUKWWF
dragonish
14
USUKWWF
embellish
16
USUKWWF
establish
14
USUKWWF
fribblish
19
UK
frostfish
18
UK
gentilish
13
UK
gibberish
17
USUKWWF
giraffish
19
USUKWWF
glassfish
16
UK
globefish
18
USUKWWF
goosefish
16
USUKWWF
houndfish
19
UK
hoydenish
19
USUKWWF
jargonish
20
USUKWWF
jellyfish
25
USUKWWF
jewelfish
25
UK
killifish
19
USUKWWF
kittenish
16
USUKWWF
lemonfish
17
UK
lickerish
18
USUKWWF
liquorish
21
UK
loaferish
15
UK
maidenish
15
UK
mammonish
18
UK
marrowish
17
UK
monkeyish
21
UK
niggerish
14
UK
outparish
14
UK
parsonish
14
UK
pilotfish
17
UK
platyfish
20
USUKWWF
prelatish
14
UK
premonish
16
USUKWWF
prettyish
17
USUKWWF
queenfish
24
UK
quiverish
24
UK
ratherish
15
UK
razorfish
24
UK
refurbish
17
USUKWWF
refurnish
15
USUKWWF
replenish
14
USUKWWF
republish
16
USUKWWF
revarnish
15
UK
roundfish
16
UK
sablefish
17
USUKWWF
sallowish
15
USUKWWF
scaldfish
18
UK
scalefish
17
UK
sermonish
14
UK
sheatfish
18
UK
shellfish
18
USUKWWF
slightish
16
UK
smoothish
17
UK
snailfish
15
UK
snakefish
19
UK
snipefish
17
UK
spadefish
18
USUKWWF
spearfish
17
USUKWWF
spiderish
15
USUKWWF
spikefish
21
UK
spleenish
14
UK
squabbish
25
UK
squawfish
27
USUKWWF
squeamish
23
USUKWWF
startlish
12
UK
stingfish
16
UK
stockfish
21
USUKWWF
stonefish
15
USUKWWF
strictish
14
UK
strongish
13
USUKWWF
sweetfish
18
UK
swellfish
18
USUKWWF
swordfish
19
USUKWWF
tallowish
15
UK
thirtyish
18
USUKWWF
tigerfish
16
UK
tomboyish
19
USUKWWF
trunkfish
19
USUKWWF
twentyish
18
UK
unbookish
18
USUKWWF
unfurnish
15
UK
unselfish
15
USUKWWF
unstylish
15
USUKWWF
uplandish
15
UK
vampirish
19
USUKWWF
vandalish
16
UK
vapourish
17
UK
viragoish
16
UK
vulturish
15
USUKWWF
whitefish
21
USUKWWF
willowish
18
UK
winterish
15
UK
wreckfish
24
UK
yellowish
18
USUKWWF
10-letter words
(68)
accomplish
21
USUKWWF
amateurish
15
USUKWWF
anglerfish
17
USUKWWF
archerfish
21
USUKWWF
awkwardish
24
UK
bounderish
16
USUKWWF
buffoonish
21
USUKWWF
bumpkinish
23
USUKWWF
butterfish
18
USUKWWF
candlefish
19
USUKWWF
cartoonish
15
USUKWWF
cockneyish
24
USUKWWF
cofferfish
24
UK
coquettish
24
USUKWWF
countryish
18
USUKWWF
cuttlefish
18
USUKWWF
damselfish
19
USUKWWF
disfurnish
17
USUKWWF
disgarnish
15
UK
doctorfish
19
UK
dollarfish
17
UK
dragonfish
18
UK
empoverish
20
UK
extinguish
21
USUKWWF
flapperish
20
UK
flunkeyish
23
UK
folklorish
20
USUKWWF
genteelish
14
UK
gluttonish
14
UK
griffinish
20
UK
groundfish
18
USUKWWF
guitarfish
17
USUKWWF
hammerfish
23
UK
heathenish
19
USUKWWF
hidalgoish
18
UK
hoodlumish
19
USUKWWF
impoverish
20
USUKWWF
invalidish
17
UK
lizardfish
26
UK
madonnaish
16
UK
muttonfish
18
USUKWWF
needlefish
17
USUKWWF
nettlefish
16
UK
oldmaidish
17
UK
outlandish
14
USUKWWF
overlavish
19
USUKWWF
paddlefish
20
USUKWWF
pantherish
18
UK
parrotfish
18
UK
peacockish
23
USUKWWF
phantomish
20
UK
picayunish
20
USUKWWF
rabbitfish
20
UK
relinquish
22
USUKWWF
ribbonfish
20
USUKWWF
rudderfish
18
UK
ruffianish
19
UK
sheathfish
22
UK
silverfish
19
USUKWWF
sleevefish
19
UK
suckerfish
22
UK
sybaritish
18
UK
tomfoolish
18
UK
tripperish
17
UK
trollopish
15
UK
unactorish
15
USUKWWF
vinegarish
17
USUKWWF
werwolfish
22
UK
11-letter words
(31)
antitarnish
14
USUKWWF
buffalofish
25
USUKWWF
cavalierish
19
UK
cutlassfish
19
UK
distinguish
16
USUKWWF
dolphinfish
23
USUKWWF
gangsterish
16
USUKWWF
geflltefish
21
UK
horseradish
18
USUKWWF
interparish
16
USUKWWF
lanternfish
17
UK
lukewarmish
23
UK
nightmarish
20
USUKWWF
novelettish
17
USUKWWF
overnourish
17
USUKWWF
pedagoguish
19
UK
photofinish
22
UK
poltroonish
16
UK
preadmonish
19
UK
reestablish
16
USUKWWF
spinsterish
16
USUKWWF
standoffish
21
USUKWWF
straightish
18
USUKWWF
surgeonfish
18
USUKWWF
textbookish
27
USUKWWF
triggerfish
19
USUKWWF
trumpetfish
21
UK
vagabondish
21
USUKWWF
werewolfish
23
UK
whistlefish
23
UK
wishtonwish
23
UK
12-letter words
(18)
buccaneerish
21
USUKWWF
dilettantish
16
USUKWWF
disembellish
20
UK
disestablish
18
USUKWWF
dissenterish
16
UK
foreadmonish
21
UK
gazetteerish
25
UK
mosquitofish
29
UK
overflourish
21
UK
philistinish
20
UK
preestablish
19
USUKWWF
schoolboyish
25
USUKWWF
scorpionfish
22
UK
sergeantfish
19
UK
squirrelfish
27
UK
sycophantish
25
USUKWWF
uncoquettish
26
UK
undernourish
16
UK
13-letter words
(9)14-letter words
(2)15-letter words
(1)English Words Ending In ISH
Suffixes and word endings are key to building longer words in games like Scrabble. Knowing common word endings like -ISH (such as -TION, -ABLE, -MENT, and -NESS) allows you to easily extend existing base words on the board.
For example, adding -ED or -ING to a verb can turn a 4-letter word into a 6 or 7-letter word, opening up new scoring opportunities and hitting premium tiles that were previously out of reach.