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Words containing BS

Words that have the letters BS in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 837 playable words containing BS in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ABSORBABILITIES. The highest-scoring is SUBSPECIALIZING, worth 31 points.

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Popular words containing BS

SUBSEQUENTLY26
SUBSIDIZING24
SUBSIDIZED23
SUBSEQUENT22
SUBSIDIZES22
SUBSIDIZE21
SUBSCRIPTION19
OBSERVATIONS18
SUBSTANTIALLY18
OBSERVATION17
OBSTRUCTING17
SUBSTITUTING17
OBSCURITY16
OBSERVING16
OBSTRUCTED16
SUBSCRIBE16
SUBSIDIARY16
SUBSIDISING16

Highest-scoring words containing BS

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

SUBSPECIALIZING31
SUBSTANTIVIZING31
SUBSPECIALIZED30
SUBSTANTIVIZED30
SUBSPECIALIZES29
SUBSTANTIVIZES29
SUBSPECIALIZE28
SUBSTANTIVIZE28
ABSQUATULATING27
OVERSUBSCRIBING27
SUBSEQUENTLY26
OBSEQUIOUSLY26

3-letter words containing BS (1)

ABS5

4-letter words containing BS (52)

ALBS6
ARBS6
BIBS8
BOBS8
BUBS9
CABS8
COBS8
CUBS9
DABS7
DEBS7
DIBS7
DUBS8
EBBS8
FIBS9
FOBS9
FUBS10
GABS7
GIBS7
GOBS7
HOBS8
HUBS9
JABS14
JIBS14
JOBS14
KABS9
KOBS9
LABS6
LIBS6
LOBS6
MIBS8
MOBS8
NABS6
NEBS6
NIBS6
NOBS6
NUBS7
ORBS6
PUBS9
REBS6
RIBS6
ROBS6
RUBS7
SABS6
SIBS6
SOBS6
SUBS7
TABS6
TUBS7
URBS7
WABS9
WEBS9
YOBS8

5-letter words containing BS (59)

BARBS9
BIBBS11
BLABS9
BLEBS9
BLOBS9
BLUBS10
BOMBS11
BULBS10
BURBS10
CARBS9
CHUBS12
CLUBS10
COBBS11
COMBS11
CRABS9
CRIBS9
CURBS10
DARBS8
DAUBS9
DRABS8
DRIBS8
DRUBS9
DUMBS11
FLABS10
FLUBS11
FORBS10
FUBSY13
GAMBS10
GARBS8
GLOBS8
GRABS8
GRUBS9
HERBS9
IAMBS9
JAMBS17
JIBBS17
KERBS10
KNOBS10
LAMBS9
LIMBS9
NUMBS10
PLEBS9
SCABS9
SIBBS9
SLABS7
SLOBS7
SLUBS8
SNIBS7
SNOBS7
SNUBS8
SORBS7
STABS7
STOBS7
STUBS8
SWABS10
SWOBS10
TOMBS9
VERBS11
WOMBS12

6-letter words containing BS (42)

ABSEIL8
ABSENT8
ABSORB10
ABSURD10
ARDEBS9
BLURBS11
CABOBS12
CAROBS10
CELEBS10
CHIMBS14
CLIMBS12
COOMBS12
CRUMBS13
CUBEBS13
DEMOBS11
DOBSON9
DWEEBS12
EXURBS15
GIBSON9
KABABS13
KABOBS13
KEBABS13
KEBOBS13
NABOBS10
NAWABS11
OBSESS8
PLUMBS13
REDUBS10
REHABS10
RHOMBS12
RHUMBS13
SAHIBS10
SCRUBS11
SHRUBS11
SLURBS9
SQUABS17
SQUIBS17
SUBSEA9
SUBSET9
THROBS10
THUMBS13
ZINEBS16

7-letter words containing BS (68)

ABSCESS11
ABSCISE11
ABSCOND12
ABSENCE11
ABSENTS9
ABSINTH11
ABSOLVE13
ABSORBS11
ABSTAIN9
ABSURDS11
ADSORBS10
ADVERBS14
AMBSACE13
APLOMBS13
BAOBABS13
BEDAUBS13
BEDUMBS15
BENUMBS14
BICARBS13
BOBSLED12
BOBSTAY13
CHERUBS14
COBWEBS16
CONFABS14
CORYMBS15
DABSTER10
DESORBS10
ENTOMBS11
ENWOMBS14
FUBSIER13
HABOOBS13
HOBNOBS13
HUBBUBS17
INTOMBS11
LIBLABS11
LOBSTER9
MIDRIBS12
MIHRABS13
MILNEBS11
MOBSTER11
OBSCENE11
OBSCURE12
OBSEQUY20
OBSERVE13
PREFABS14
RECOMBS13
REVERBS13
SCARABS11
SKIBOBS14
SUBDEBS13
SUBSECT12
SUBSETS10
SUBSIDE11
SUBSIDY13
SUBSIST10
SUBSOIL10
SUBSUME13
SUBURBS13
UNCURBS13
WEBSTER12

The 60 most common shown, 8 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing BS (99)

ABSCISSA12
ABSCONDS13
ABSENCES12
ABSENTED11
ABSENTEE10
ABSENTLY12
ABSINTHE12
ABSOLUTE11
ABSOLVED15
ABSOLVES14
ABSORBED13
ABSTAINS10
ABSTRACT12
ABSTRUSE11
ABSURDER12
ABSURDLY14
BATHTUBS15
BOBSLEDS13
CORNCOBS14
COULOMBS15
COWHERBS17
COXCOMBS22
DISTURBS12
FLUBDUBS18
LAMBSKIN15
LOBSTERS10
LOBSTICK15
MOBSTERS12
OBSCENER12
OBSCURED14
OBSCURER13
OBSCURES13
OBSERVED15
OBSERVER14
OBSERVES14
OBSESSED11
OBSESSES10
OBSIDIAN11
OBSOLETE10
OBSTACLE12
OBSTRUCT13
OVERDUBS16
PEDICABS15
PERTURBS13
PROVERBS16
REPLUMBS15
RHUBARBS15
SUBSHAFT16
SUBSHRUB16
SUBSIDED13
SUBSIDES12
SUBSISTS11
SUBSONIC13
SUBSPACE15
SUBSUMED15
SUBSUMES14
SUCCUMBS18
TAXICABS18
UPCLIMBS17
WASHTUBS16

The 60 most common shown, 39 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing BS (124)

ABSCESSED14
ABSCESSES13
ABSCISSAS13
ABSCONDED15
ABSENTEES11
ABSENTING12
ABSOLUTES12
ABSOLVING16
ABSORBENT13
ABSORBING14
ABSTAINED12
ABSTAINER11
ABSTINENT11
ABSTRACTS13
ABSURDEST13
ABSURDITY15
BOMBSHELL17
CATACOMBS17
DIVEBOMBS20
DOORJAMBS22
DOORKNOBS15
FIREBOMBS18
GRUBSTAKE16
LAMBSKINS16
NUMBSKULL18
OBSCENELY15
OBSCENEST13
OBSCENITY15
OBSCURELY16
OBSCUREST14
OBSCURING15
OBSCURITY16
OBSEQUIES20
OBSERVANT15
OBSERVERS15
OBSERVING16
OBSESSING12
OBSESSION11
OBSESSIVE15
OBSOLETED12
OBSOLETES11
OBSTACLES13
OBSTETRIC13
OBSTINACY15
OBSTINATE11
OBSTRUCTS14
SPARERIBS13
SUBSCRIBE16
SUBSCRIPT16
SUBSIDIES13
SUBSIDING14
SUBSIDISE13
SUBSIDIZE21
SUBSISTED13
SUBSTANCE14
SUBSTRATA12
SUBSTRATE12
SUBSUMING16
SUBSYSTEM16
TOMBSTONE13

The 60 most common shown, 64 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing BS (122)

ABSCESSING15
ABSCONDING16
ABSOLUTELY15
ABSOLUTEST13
ABSOLUTION13
ABSOLUTISM15
ABSOLUTIZE21
ABSORBENCY18
ABSORBENTS14
ABSORPTION14
ABSTAINERS12
ABSTAINING13
ABSTEMIOUS15
ABSTENTION12
ABSTINENCE14
ABSTRACTED15
ABSTRACTLY16
ABSTRUSELY15
BEACHCOMBS22
BOBSLEDDED17
BOMBSHELLS18
COCKSCOMBS23
CURRYCOMBS21
DUMBSTRUCK22
FLASHBULBS20
HONEYCOMBS20
NIGHTCLUBS18
NUMBSKULLS19
OBSEQUIOUS22
OBSERVABLE18
OBSERVABLY20
OBSERVANCE18
OBSESSIONS12
OBSESSIVES16
OBSOLETING13
OBSTETRICS14
OBSTRUCTED16
SUBSCRIBED18
SUBSCRIBER17
SUBSCRIBES17
SUBSCRIPTS17
SUBSECTION15
SUBSEIZURE22
SUBSEQUENT22
SUBSIDENCE16
SUBSIDIARY16
SUBSIDISED15
SUBSIDISES14
SUBSIDIZED23
SUBSIDIZER22
SUBSIDIZES22
SUBSISTING14
SUBSTANCES15
SUBSTATION13
SUBSTITUTE14
SUBSTRATUM16
SUBSYSTEMS17
THUMBSCREW22
TOMBSTONES14
UNOBSERVED18

The 60 most common shown, 62 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing BS (89)

ABSENTEEISM15
ABSOLUTIZED23
ABSOLUTIZES22
ABSORBANCES17
ABSORBINGLY18
ABSORPTANCE17
ABSTENTIONS13
ABSTRACTING16
ABSTRACTION15
ABSTRACTIVE19
ABSURDITIES15
ANTISUBSIDY17
BOBSLEDDERS17
BOBSLEDDING18
DOBSONFLIES17
GRUBSTAKERS18
GRUBSTAKING19
HEARTTHROBS17
OBSCENITIES15
OBSCURANTIC18
OBSCURITIES16
OBSERVABLES19
OBSERVANCES19
OBSERVANTLY19
OBSERVATION17
OBSERVATORY19
OBSERVINGLY20
OBSESSIVELY19
OBSOLESCENT15
OBSTETRICAL15
OBSTINATELY15
OBSTRUCTING17
OBSTRUCTION16
OBSTRUCTIVE20
REOBSERVING18
SUBSAMPLING19
SUBSCIENCES18
SUBSCRIBERS18
SUBSCRIBING19
SUBSECTIONS16
SUBSEIZURES23
SUBSEQUENCE25
SUBSEQUENTS23
SUBSERVIENT18
SUBSIDISING16
SUBSIDIZERS23
SUBSIDIZING24
SUBSISTENCE16
SUBSPECIFIC23
SUBSTANDARD16
SUBSTANTIAL14
SUBSTANTIVE18
SUBSTATIONS14
SUBSTITUTED16
SUBSTITUTES15
SUBSUMPTION19
SUBSURFACES20
THUMBSCREWS23
UNDERSHRUBS18
UNOBSERVANT18

The 60 most common shown, 29 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing BS (65)

ABSENTEEISMS16
ABSENTMINDED18
ABSOLUTISTIC17
ABSOLUTIZING24
ABSORBANCIES18
ABSORBENCIES18
ABSORPTANCES18
ABSORPTIVITY22
ABSQUATULATE24
ABSTEMIOUSLY19
ABSTRACTABLE18
ABSTRACTEDLY19
ABSTRACTIONS16
ABSTRACTNESS16
ABSTRUSENESS15
ABSURDNESSES16
BOBSLEDDINGS19
INOBSERVANCE20
NONABSORBENT16
NONOBSERVANT18
OBSCURANTISM19
OBSCURANTIST17
OBSCURATIONS17
OBSEQUIOUSLY26
OBSERVATIONS18
OBSOLESCENCE18
OBSTETRICIAN16
OBSTREPEROUS17
OBSTRUCTIONS17
OBSTRUCTIVES21
OVERABSTRACT20
SEMIABSTRACT18
SUBSATURATED17
SUBSCRIPTION19
SUBSECRETARY19
SUBSENTENCES17
SUBSEQUENCES26
SUBSEQUENTLY26
SUBSERVIENCE21
SUBSERVIENCY23
SUBSIDIARIES16
SUBSIDIARILY18
SUBSIDIARITY18
SUBSISTENCES17
SUBSOCIETIES17
SUBSONICALLY19
SUBSPECIALTY21
SUBSTANTIATE15
SUBSTANTIVAL19
SUBSTANTIVES19
SUBSTITUENTS16
SUBSTITUTING17
SUBSTITUTION16
SUBSTITUTIVE20
SUBSTRUCTURE19
SUBSUMPTIONS20
THINGAMABOBS21
UNOBSERVABLE21
UNOBSTRUCTED19
UNSUBSIDIZED26

The 60 most common shown, 5 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

837 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.50%) are containing BS. Most of them, 124, have 9 letters. 0 start with BS, 236 end with it and 601 have it only in the middle.

Words containing similar letters

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing BS?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 837 words containing BS, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing BS?

SUBSPECIALIZING, worth 31 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: SUBSTANTIVIZING (31), SUBSPECIALIZED (30) and SUBSTANTIVIZED (30).

What are the most common words containing BS?

SUBSEQUENTLY, SUBSIDIZING, SUBSIDIZED, SUBSEQUENT, SUBSIDIZES and SUBSIDIZE. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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