Root words made of a valid word of three or more letters plus UP, OUT, OFF or OVER with definitions
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248 total entries across 4 section(s)
Note: this list is built from spelling, not meaning. Some words here end with the right letters but do not really use the suffix in its usual sense. They are included on purpose: for Scrabble we suggest learning the suffix as a letter pattern rather than learning the meanings.
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | CUTUP | S | [n. -S] · a mischievous person |
| — | GETUP | S | [n. -S] · a costume |
| — | LAYUP | S | [n. -S] · a shot in basketball |
| — | LETUP | S | [n. -S] · a lessening or relaxation |
| — | MIXUP | S | [n. -S] · a state of confusion |
| — | PINUP | S | [n. -S] · a picture that may be pinned up on a wall |
| — | SETUP | S | [n. -S] · the way something is arranged |
| — | SIRUP | SY | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to syrup (=siruped siruping) / [x] { sirup syrup § sirups syrups § sirup siruped siruping sirups syrup syruped syruping syrups § syruped } |
| — | SITUP | S | [n. -S] · an exercise in which one moves from a lying to a sitting position |
| — | SUNUP | S | [n. -S] · sunrise / [x] { sunrise sunup § sunrises sunups § sunrises } |
| — | WHAUP | S | [n. -S] · a European~ bird |
| — | BACKUP | S | [n. -S] · a substitute |
| — | BLOWUP | S | [n. -S] · an explosion |
| — | COCKUP | S | [n. -S] · a turned-up~ part of something |
| — | DUSTUP | S | [n. -S] · an argument |
| — | FACEUP | — | [b.] · with the front part up |
| — | FOLDUP | S | [n. -S] · an object that folds up |
| — | FUCKUP | S | [n. -S] · a blunder -- an offensive term |
| — | HANGUP | S | [n. -S] · an inhibition or obsession |
| — | HOLDUP | S | [n. -S] · a delay |
| — | HOOKUP | S | [n. -S] · an electrical assemblage |
| — | KICKUP | S | [n. -S] · a noisy argument |
| — | LINEUP | S | [n. -S] · a row of persons |
| — | LINKUP | S | [n. -S] · something that serves as a linking device |
| — | LOCKUP | S | [n. -S] · a jail |
| — | LOOKUP | S | [n. -S] · the process of looking something up |
| — | MAKEUP | S | [n. -S] · the way in which the parts or ingredients of something are put together |
| — | MARKUP | S | [n. -S] · an increase in price |
| — | MOCKUP | S | [n. -S] · a full-sized~ model |
| — | PICKUP | S | [n. -S] · a small truck |
| — | PILEUP | S | [n. -S] · a collision involving several motor vehicles |
| — | PULLUP | S | [n. -S] · the act of raising oneself while hanging by the hands |
| — | PUSHUP | S | [n. -S] · a type of exercise |
| — | ROLLUP | S | [n. -S] · something that is rolled into the shape of a tube |
| — | SENDUP | S | [n. -S] · a parody |
| — | SLIPUP | S | [n. -S] · a mistake |
| — | TAKEUP | S | [n. -S] · the act of taking something up |
| — | TOSSUP | S | [n. -S] · an even choice or chance |
| — | TUNEUP | S | [n. -S] · an adjustment to insure efficient operation |
| — | TURNUP | S | [n. -S] · a part of a garment that is turned up |
| — | WALKUP | S | [n. -S] · an apartment house having no elevator |
| — | WARMUP | S | [n. -S] · a preparatory exercise or procedure |
| — | WASHUP | S | [n. -S] · the act of washing clean |
| — | WIKIUP | S | [n. -S] · wickiup «an American~ Indian~ hut» / [x] { wickiup wickyup wikiup § wickiups wickyups wikiups } |
| — | WINDUP | S | [n. -S] · a conclusion |
| — | WORKUP | S | [n. -S] · an intensive diagnostic study |
| — | BREAKUP | S | [n. -S] · the act of breaking up |
| — | BRUSHUP | S | [n. -S] · a quick review |
| — | BUILDUP | S | [n. -S] · an accumulation |
| — | CATCHUP | S | [n. -S] · ketchup / [x] { catchup catsup ketchup § catchups catsups ketchups § catchup catsup ketchup ketchups } |
| — | CHECKUP | S | [n. -S] · an examination |
| — | CHIRRUP | SY | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to chirp repeatedly - CHIRRUPY [a.] |
| — | CLEANUP | S | [n. -S] · an act of cleaning |
| — | CLOSEUP | S | [n. -S] · a photograph taken at close range |
| — | COVERUP | S | [n. -S] · something used to conceal improper activity |
| — | CRACKUP | S | [n. -S] · a collision |
| — | FLAREUP | S | [n. -S] · a sudden outbreak |
| — | GIDDYUP | — | [i.] · giddap «used as a command to a horse to go faster» / [x] { giddap giddyap giddyup } |
| — | GROWNUP | S | [n. -S] · a mature person |
| — | KETCHUP | SY | [n. -S] · a spicy tomato sauce / [x] { catchup catsup ketchup § catchups catsups ketchups § catchup catsup ketchup ketchups } |
| — | MATCHUP | S | [n. -S] · a setting of two players against each other |
| — | PASTEUP | S | [n. -S] · a finished copy to be photographed for making a printing plate |
| — | ROUNDUP | S | [n. -S] · the driving together of cattle scattered over a range |
| — | SCALEUP | S | [n. -S] · an increase based on a fixed ratio |
| — | SCREWUP | S | [n. -S] · an instance of bungling |
| — | SHAKEUP | S | [n. -S] · a total reorganization |
| — | SHAPEUP | S | [n. -S] · a system of hiring a work crew |
| — | SMASHUP | S | [n. -S] · a collision of motor vehicles |
| — | SPEEDUP | S | [n. -S] · an acceleration of production without an increase in pay |
| — | STACKUP | S | [n. -S] · an arrangement of circling airplanes over an airport waiting to land |
| — | STANDUP | S | [n. -S] · a comic monologue by a performer alone on a stage (=standups) |
| — | STARTUP | S | [n. -S] · the act of starting something |
| — | STICKUP | S | [n. -S] · a robbery at gunpoint |
| — | TOUCHUP | S | [n. -S] · an act of finishing by adding minor improvements |
| — | CHANGEUP | S | [n. -S] · a slow pitch thrown like a fastball |
| — | FOLLOWUP | S | [n. -S] · a news article that adds information to a previous article |
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | BUGOUT | S | [n. -S] · one that leaves hurriedly |
| — | BUYOUT | S | [n. -S] · the purchase of a business |
| — | COPOUT | S | [n. -S] · a backing out of a responsibility |
| — | CUTOUT | S | [n. -S] · something cut out |
| — | DEVOUT | — | [a. -VOUTER, -VOUTEST] · pious - DEVOUTLY [b.] |
| — | DIMOUT | S | [n. -S] · a condition of partial darkness |
| — | DUGOUT | S | [n. -S] · a canoe made by hollowing out a log |
| — | GETOUT | S | [n. -S] · an excuse to avoid doing something |
| — | LAYOUT | S | [n. -S] · an arrangement or plan |
| — | LETOUT | S | [n. -S] · something that makes it possible to avoid doing something |
| — | LOGOUT | S | [n. -S] · the act of ending a connection with a computer system |
| — | PAYOUT | S | [n. -S] · money that is paid out |
| — | PIGOUT | S | [n. -S] · an instance of eating to excess |
| — | POPOUT | S | [n. -S] · a type of out in baseball |
| — | PUTOUT | S | [n. -S] · an act of causing an out in baseball |
| — | RAGOUT | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to make into a highly seasoned stew |
| — | REDOUT | S | [n. -S] · a condition in which blood is driven to the head |
| — | RUBOUT | S | [n. -S] · an instance of obliterating something |
| — | RUNOUT | S | [n. -S] · the end of a film strip |
| — | SETOUT | S | [n. -S] · a display |
| — | TRYOUT | S | [n. -S] · a test of ability |
| — | BACKOUT | S | [n. -S] · a reversal of launching procedures |
| — | BAILOUT | S | [n. -S] · the act of parachuting from an aircraft |
| — | BLOWOUT | S | [n. -S] · a sudden rupture |
| — | BURGOUT | S | [n. -S] · burgoo «a thick oatmeal» / [x] { burgoo burgout § burgoos burgouts } |
| — | BURNOUT | S | [n. -S] · a destructive fire |
| — | CALLOUT | S | [n. -S] · an inset in a printed article |
| — | CAMPOUT | S | [n. -S] · a camping out by a group |
| — | COOKOUT | S | [n. -S] · a meal eaten and prepared outdoors |
| — | DROPOUT | S | [n. -S] · one who quits school prematurely |
| — | FADEOUT | S | [n. -S] · a gradual disappearance of an image |
| — | FALLOUT | S | [n. -S] · radioactive debris resulting from a nuclear explosion |
| — | FOLDOUT | S | [n. -S] · a gatefold |
| — | GRAYOUT | S | [n. -S] · a temporary blurring of vision / [x] { grayout greyout § grayouts greyouts } |
| — | GREYOUT | S | † [n. -S] · transient vision loss from hypoxia / [x] { grayout greyout § grayouts greyouts } |
| — | HANDOUT | S | [n. -S] · something given out free |
| — | HANGOUT | S | [n. -S] · a place often visited |
| — | HAULOUT | S | [n. -S] · the action of hauling a boat out of water |
| — | HIDEOUT | S | [n. -S] · a place of refuge |
| — | HOLDOUT | S | [n. -S] · one who delays signing a contract |
| — | LOCKOUT | S | [n. -S] · a closing of a business to coerce employees to agree to terms |
| — | LOOKOUT | S | [n. -S] · one engaged in keeping watch |
| — | MISSOUT | S | [n. -S] · a losing throw of dice |
| — | PULLOUT | S | [n. -S] · a withdrawal |
| — | RAINOUT | S | [n. -S] · atomic fallout occurring in precipitation |
| — | READOUT | S | [n. -S] · a presentation of computer data |
| — | ROLLOUT | S | [n. -S] · a type of play in football |
| — | SELLOUT | S | [n. -S] · a performance for which all seats have been sold |
| — | SHUTOUT | S | [n. -S] · a game in which one team fails to score |
| — | SICKOUT | S | [n. -S] · an organized absence of workers claiming to be sick |
| — | SLIPOUT | S | [n. -S] · an insert in a newspaper |
| — | SPINOUT | S | [n. -S] · a rotational skid by an automobile |
| S | TAKEOUT | S | [n. -S] · the act of removing |
| — | TIMEOUT | S | [n. -S] · a brief suspension of activity |
| — | TURNOUT | S | [n. -S] · an assemblage of people |
| — | WALKOUT | S | [n. -S] · a strike by workers |
| — | WASHOUT | S | [n. -S] · an erosion of earth by the action of water |
| — | WIDEOUT | S | [n. -S] · a receiver in football |
| — | WIPEOUT | S | [n. -S] · a fall from a surfboard |
| — | WITHOUT | S | [n. -S] · an exterior place or area |
| — | WORKOUT | S | [n. -S] · a period of physical exercise |
| — | BLACKOUT | S | [n. -S] · a power failure |
| — | BREAKOUT | S | [n. -S] · an escape |
| — | BROWNOUT | S | [n. -S] · a power reduction |
| — | CARRYOUT | S | [n. -S] · a take-out~ order of food |
| — | CHECKOUT | S | [n. -S] · a test of a machine |
| — | CLEANOUT | S | [n. -S] · the act of cleaning something out |
| — | CLEAROUT | S | [n. -S] · the action of removing unwanted material from a place |
| — | CLOSEOUT | S | [n. -S] · a clearance sale |
| — | FLAMEOUT | S | [n. -S] · a failure of a jet engine in flight |
| — | FORCEOUT | S | [n. -S] · a play by which a runner in baseball is put out |
| — | FREAKOUT | S | [n. -S] · an event marked by wild excitement |
| — | KNOCKOUT | S | [n. -S] · a blow that induces unconsciousness |
| — | PHASEOUT | S | [n. -S] · a gradual stopping of operations |
| — | PITCHOUT | S | [n. -S] · a type of pitch in baseball |
| — | PRINTOUT | S | [n. -S] · the printed output of a computer |
| — | PUNCHOUT | S | [n. -S] · a fist fight |
| — | ROUGHOUT | S | [n. -S] · an unfinished roughly shaped artifact |
| — | SHAKEOUT | S | [n. -S] · a minor economic recession |
| — | SHOOTOUT | S | [n. -S] · a battle fought with handguns or rifles |
| — | SHOUTOUT | S | † [n. -S] · alternative spelling of shout-out~. |
| — | STAKEOUT | S | [n. -S] · a surveillance of an area especially by the police |
| — | STANDOUT | S | [n. -S] · one that shows marked superiority |
| — | STICKOUT | S | [n. -S] · one that is conspicuous |
| — | THEREOUT | — | [b.] · out of that |
| — | WATCHOUT | S | [n. -S] · the act of looking out for something |
| — | WHITEOUT | S | [n. -S] · an arctic weather condition |
| — | GROUNDOUT | S | [n. -S] · (baseball) the process of putting out a batter who has hit a ball along the ground by fielding the ball and throwing it to first base |
| — | STRIKEOUT | S | [n. -S] · (baseball) a dismissal due to three successive failures to hit the ball |
| — | THROUGHOUT | — | [b.] · © in every part; as, the cloth was of a piece throughout |
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | BUYOFF | S | [n. -S] · a payment for a consideration |
| — | CUTOFF | S | [n. -S] · the point at which something terminates |
| — | DIEOFF | S | [n. -S] · a sudden decline in a population |
| — | FLYOFF | S | [n. -S] · a competitive testing of model aircraft |
| P | LAYOFF | S | [n. -S] · the suspension or dismissal of employees |
| — | LOGOFF | S | [n. -S] · a logout |
| — | PAYOFF | S | [n. -S] · the act of distributing gains |
| — | PUTOFF | S | [n. -S] · an excuse |
| — | RIPOFF | S | [n. -S] · an instance of stealing |
| — | RUBOFF | S | [n. -S] · a deep impression made by close contact |
| — | RUNOFF | S | [n. -S] · rainfall that is not absorbed by the soil |
| — | SETOFF | S | [n. -S] · something that offsets something else |
| — | TIPOFF | S | [n. -S] · a hint or warning |
| — | BLOWOFF | S | [n. -S] · the expelling of gas |
| — | BOILOFF | S | [n. -S] · the vaporization of a liquid |
| — | CASTOFF | S | [n. -S] · a discarded person or thing / [x] { castoff offcast § castoffs offcasts § offcasts } |
| — | COOKOFF | S | [n. -S] · a cooking contest |
| — | DUSTOFF | S | [n. -S] · a military helicopter for evacuating the wounded |
| — | FACEOFF | S | [n. -S] · the action that starts a hockey game |
| — | FALLOFF | S | [n. -S] · a decline in quantity or quality |
| — | FUCKOFF | S | [n. -S] · one who spends time idly -- an offensive term |
| — | HANDOFF | S | [n. -S] · a play in football |
| — | JUMPOFF | S | [n. -S] · a starting point |
| — | KICKOFF | S | [n. -S] · the kick that begins play in football |
| — | LEADOFF | S | [n. -S] · an opening play or move |
| — | LIFTOFF | S | [n. -S] · the vertical takeoff of a rocket |
| — | PICKOFF | S | [n. -S] · a play in baseball |
| — | PLAYOFF | S | [n. -S] · a series of games played to determine a championship |
| — | RAKEOFF | S | [n. -S] · a share of profits |
| — | SELLOFF | S | [n. -S] · the sale of a large number of stocks, bonds, or commodities |
| — | SENDOFF | S | [n. -S] · a farewell celebration |
| — | SHOWOFF | S | [n. -S] · one given to pretentious display |
| — | SHUTOFF | S | [n. -S] · a device that shuts something off |
| — | SPINOFF | S | [n. -S] · a new application or incidental result |
| — | STOPOFF | S | [n. -S] · a stopover |
| — | TAKEOFF | S | [n. -S] · the act of rising in flight |
| — | TURNOFF | S | [n. -S] · a road that branches off from a larger one |
| — | WAVEOFF | S | [n. -S] · the act of denying landing permission to an approaching aircraft |
| — | BLASTOFF | S | [n. -S] · the launching of a rocket |
| — | BRUSHOFF | S | [n. -S] · an abrupt dismissal |
| — | CHECKOFF | S | [n. -S] · a method of collecting union dues |
| — | KNOCKOFF | S | [n. -S] · a copy that sells for less than the original |
| — | STANDOFF | S | [n. -S] · a tie or draw, as in a game |
| — | TRADEOFF | S | [n. -S] · a giving up of one thing in return for another |
| — | WRITEOFF | S | [n. -S] · an uncollectible debt that is cancelled |
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | ALLOVER | S | [n. -S] · a fabric having a pattern extending over the entire surface |
| — | CABOVER | S | [n. -S] · a truck having the driver's compartment over the engine |
| — | CUTOVER | S | [n. -S] · land cleared of trees |
| — | FLYOVER | S | [n. -S] · a flight of aircraft over a specific location |
| — | LAYOVER | S | [n. -S] · a stopover |
| — | POPOVER | S | [n. -S] · a very light egg muffin |
| — | RECOVER | SY | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to obtain again after losing |
| — | REMOVER | S | [n. -S] · one that removes |
| — | RUNOVER | S | [n. -S] · matter for publication that exceeds the allotted space |
| — | BOILOVER | S | [n. -S] · an overflowing while boiling |
| — | COMBOVER | S | [n. -S] · hair that is combed over a bald spot |
| — | DISCOVER | STY | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to gain sight or knowledge of |
| — | FLOPOVER | S | [n. -S] · a defect in television reception |
| — | HANDOVER | S | [n. -S] · an instance of giving up control |
| — | HANGOVER | S | [n. -S] · the physical effects following a drinking binge |
| — | HOLDOVER | S | [n. -S] · something left over |
| — | LEFTOVER | S | [n. -S] · an unused or unconsumed portion |
| — | MAKEOVER | S | [n. -S] · a changing of appearance |
| — | MOREOVER | — | [b.] · in addition |
| — | PASSOVER | S | [n. -S] · the lamb eaten at the feast of a Jewish~ holiday |
| — | PULLOVER | S | [n. -S] · a garment that is put on by being drawn over the head |
| — | PUSHOVER | S | [n. -S] · an easily defeated person or team |
| — | ROLLOVER | S | [n. -S] · a motor vehicle accident in which the vehicle overturns |
| — | SLIPOVER | S | [n. -S] · a pullover |
| — | STOPOVER | S | [n. -S] · a brief stop in the course of a journey |
| — | TAKEOVER | S | [n. -S] · the act of assuming control |
| — | TURNOVER | S | [n. -S] · an upset or overthrow |
| — | WALKOVER | S | [n. -S] · a walkaway |
| — | WINGOVER | S | [n. -S] · a flight maneuver |
| — | CARRYOVER | S | [n. -S] · derivative of carry-over~ |
| — | CROSSOVER | S | [n. -S] · a place at which a crossing is made |
| — | FLASHOVER | S | [n. -S] · an electric discharge over or around the surface of an insulator |
| — | SLEEPOVER | S | [n. -S] · (informal, mainly US) an instance of spending the night at someone else's home |
| — | SPILLOVER | S | [n. -S] · a situation or feeling that starts in one place but then begins to happen or have an effect somewhere else |
| — | VOICEOVER | S | [n. -S] · derivative of voice-over~ |
| — | CHANGEOVER | S | [n. -S] · an alteration or complete reversal from one method, system, or product to another |
| — | STRIKEOVER | S | [n. -S] · (printing) printed text that has been struck over or though with a line |
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