Words Without OUGH
English words that don't use the letters "OUGH". Helpful for word games with tile restrictions.
4,240 words found
12 Letter Words2
11 Letter Words6
10 Letter Words16
9 Letter Words32
8 Letter Words49
7 Letter Words101
6 Letter Words150
5 Letter Words150
4 Letter Words150
3 Letter Words111
2 Letter Words30
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About These Words
This list holds 4,240 words, running from 2 to 12 letters and averaging 5.4 letters apiece. The commonest length is 4 letters, covering 150 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are e (544), a (434), r (309), i (306), s (260). Vowels make up 37% of all the letters here, close to the usual balance for English.
For Scrabble, these words average 9.1 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is PIZZA at 25, followed by SPECIFICALLY, BACKWARDS and DIFFERENTLY. 368 of them (46%) contain a letter worth four or more. 101 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are ACCIDENTALLY and SPECIFICALLY at 12 letters, while the shortest come in at 2: AD, AM and AN.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many words without "OUGH" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 4,240 words without "OUGH". They run from 2 to 5 letters, and 4-letter entries are the most common with 150 of them.
Which of these words without "OUGH" scores highest in Scrabble?+
JEEZ is the highest scorer at 20 points before board bonuses, ahead of JACK, JERK and KICK. The list averages 6.3 points per word, and 124 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words without "OUGH"?+
The shortest are AD, AM, AN, AS and AT at 2 letters. Short words like these are the ones worth memorising — they are what let you squeeze a play into a tight board.
What are the longest words without "OUGH"?+
ADDED, ADMIT, AFTER and AISLE are the longest at 5 letters.
Are words without "OUGH" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 39% of the letters across this list, roughly the usual balance for English. The letters appearing in the most of these words are A, E, I. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.