Most English words are built from a smaller core plus a predictable ending. If you spot the ending first, you've already solved part of the puzzle — the rest of your letters just need to form something that makes sense in front of it.
-ING (running, playing) and -ED (jumped, walked) are the two most common verb endings in English. If your letters include a lone G with an I and N nearby, or a D that doesn't fit anywhere else, check whether the remaining letters form a verb first.
-TION and -SION (nation, decision) turn verbs into nouns and are easy to miss because the letters don't look related at a glance. Other reliable noun endings include -NESS (kindness), -MENT (payment), and -ITY (clarity).
-LY (quickly, sadly) almost always marks an adverb, and it's one of the easiest patterns to spot since it rarely appears anywhere but the very end of a word. -FUL (helpful), -LESS (hopeless), and -OUS (famous) are common adjective endings worth checking for too.
When you're stuck, try pulling out a likely ending first, then treat what's left as a mini unscrambling problem on its own. A 7-letter jumble becomes much easier once you've mentally set aside an -ING or a -TION and you're only working with the 4 or 5 letters that remain.
