Common Suffixes
A suffix is a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or its part of speech. Choose a suffix below to see every word that ends with it, along with what the suffix means.
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- ablecapable of being · 1,476 words
- alrelating to · 3,501 words
- algiapain · 8 words
- anbelonging to or relating to · 1,187 words
- ancean action or state · 285 words
- anta person who performs, or performing · 531 words
- aryrelating to, or a place for · 421 words
- ateto make, or having · 1,624 words
- ationan action or process · 1,978 words
- ciana specialist in · 54 words
- cidekilling · 49 words
- doma state or domain · 64 words
- edpast tense · 13,289 words
- enmade of, or to make · 1,083 words
- encea state or quality · 334 words
- era person who does, or more · 7,452 words
- esmore than one · 22,806 words
- estthe most · 1,792 words
- fulfull of · 332 words
- hooda state or condition · 52 words
- ialrelating to · 571 words
- ibleable to be · 219 words
- icrelating to · 3,621 words
- ionan act or process · 3,010 words
- ishsomewhat, or like · 553 words
- isma belief or practice · 873 words
- ista person who practices or believes · 1,192 words
- itya state or quality · 1,514 words
- ivetending to · 964 words
- izeto make or become · 694 words
- lesswithout · 647 words
- likeresembling · 418 words
- logythe study of · 291 words
- lyin a certain way · 6,347 words
- maniaan obsession or craze · 15 words
- mentan action or its result · 616 words
- nessa state or quality · 2,860 words
- ologythe study of · 281 words
- ora person or thing that does something · 968 words
- osisa condition or process · 182 words
- ousfull of or having · 1,199 words
- phobiaa fear of · 12 words
- shipa state, skill or position · 217 words
- siona state or action · 260 words
- somecharacterized by · 90 words
- tionan action or state · 2,572 words
Why Suffixes Matter in Word Games
Suffixes are one of the easiest ways to stretch a word. Endings such as ING, ED, ER and NESS let you extend a word already on the board and collect points for the whole thing.