Words Ending In PT
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The open ENABLE word list has 125 words that end in PT, about 0.072% of the 172,434 words this site shows. They run from APT and OPT at the short end to INTUSSUSCEPT at the long end. By common tile values the top scorer is BACKSWEPT (22 points); board bonuses aren't counted. Words with no repeated letter: 63. Different games use different dictionaries, so check your game's rules before relying on a word.
At a glance
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Words in this list | 125 |
| Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site | 0.072% |
| Longest | INTUSSUSCEPT (12 letters) |
| Shortest | APT and OPT (3 letters) |
| Highest base score (common values) | BACKSWEPT, 22 |
| No repeated letters | 63 |
Most common letter before PT
| Letter | Words |
|---|---|
| E | 38 |
| I | 25 |
| A | 23 |
| M | 13 |
| O | 9 |
Useful observations
- None of these words is a palindrome (the same backward and forward).
- 7 leave another word when the final
PTis taken off, for exampleADOPT,COOPT,CRYPT,DECRYPTandLEAPT→ADO,COO,CRY,DECRYandLEA. - The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 2, found in 57 of these words.
- The average length is 6.8 letters.
- Before PT, the letter
Eappears most often (38 words).
All -PT words
3 letters 2
apt opt
4 letters 6
dipt kept lept rapt sept wept
5 letters 29
adapt adept adopt chapt clapt clept clipt coapt compt coopt crept crypt dript dropt erupt gript inapt inept kempt leapt slept slipt stopt swept tempt trapt unapt whipt wrapt
6 letters 19
abrupt accept bewept claspt coempt enrapt except exempt incept irrupt prompt recept redipt script sculpt stript unkept unwept yclept
7 letters 28
attempt beleapt benempt bewrapt concept corrupt decrypt discept disrupt encrypt excerpt inswept miskept outkept outwept overapt percept periapt precept preempt readapt readopt receipt rewrapt unkempt unswept upleapt upswept
8 letters 15
adscript bankrupt contempt coscript eucalypt helicopt misadapt outleapt outslept preadapt preadopt reaccept rescript resculpt transept
9 letters 16
backdropt backswept conscript housekept incorrupt intercept interrupt nonexempt overleapt overslept overslipt prescript reattempt subscript uncorrupt windswept
10 letters 6
manuscript nonreceipt nympholept postscript transcript typescript
11 letters 3
fieldstript nondescript superscript
12 letters 1
intussuscept
Using these words
To find words ending in PT from your own letters, use the Word Unscrambler with PT in Ends with, or try a pattern such as ???PT in the Crossword Solver. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.