24 Words Ending in NUT
The ending NUT appears in 24 words, from 3-letter words up to 10 letters. The biggest cluster is 8-letter words with 9 entries. Average word length: 7.4 letters.
T endings are everywhere: past participles (-nt, -pt: sent, kept), nouns (-ment, -ment: moment, treatment), and adjectives (-ant, -ent: constant, different).
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that end in NUT: HAZELNUT (20 pts), BEECHNUT (15 pts), THUMBNUT (15 pts), BLADDERNUT (14 pts), CHESTNUT (13 pts). The shortest is NUT (3 letters) and the longest is BLADDERNUT (10 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words starting with ABLE.
Notable words: DONUT — to surround a parliamentary orator to impress TV audiences [v].; COBNUT — a large roundish variety of the cultivated hazelnut [n].; COCONUT — the large, hard-shelled nut of the cocoa palm [n].; BEECHNUT — the nut of the beech [n]. Browse words ending in WAD for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that ends in NUT?
HAZELNUT scores 20 points. Runner-up: BEECHNUT at 15 points. See words starting with MEGA for more high-value options.
How many words end in NUT?
Our dictionary has 24 words that end in NUT. They range from 3 to 10 letters, with 8-letter words being the most common (9).
What is the shortest word that ends in NUT?
NUT at just 3 letters. It means: to gather hard-shelled dry fruit [v].