A complete, filterable list of 72+ English words ending in -URE — with definitions, word types, and difficulty ratings.
The "-ure" suffix marks nouns of action and its results. "Pressure" is what pressing produces, "closure" is what closing achieves, "culture" is the cultivated result of human activity. The suffix also appears in adjectives (mature, pure, obscure) and verbs (ensure, endure, secure), making "-ure" one of English's more flexible endings.
Part of speech: Nouns denoting an action, process, or result (pressure, culture, measure) and some adjectives (pure, obscure, mature). The suffix derives from Latin "-ura."
"SURE," "CURE," and "PURE" are common short plays. Longer "-ure" words like "CREATURE," "PRESSURE," and "PLEASURE" reward players who can span bonus squares.
This list includes 72 English words ending in -ure, drawn from a curated dictionary of 10,000+ words spanning everyday vocabulary, academic terms, and word-game forms. The count focuses on base forms; inflected variants (e.g. plurals or conjugations) are counted separately.
Common examples from this list include: Culture, Figure. Use the difficulty filter above to browse easy, medium, or hard words separately.
Nouns denoting an action, process, or result (pressure, culture, measure) and some adjectives (pure, obscure, mature). The suffix derives from Latin "-ura." Use the "Type" filter above to narrow the list to nouns, verbs, adjectives, or adverbs specifically.
Most standard words on this list are accepted in major Scrabble dictionaries (TWL, SOWPODS). Some hard-difficulty words are archaic, borrowed, or dialect forms whose validity can vary between rulesets — always verify against the official word list for your competition or app.