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Words containing DS

Words that have the letters DS 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 2,685 playable words containing DS in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ALLOTETRAPLOIDS. The highest-scoring is ISOCARBOXAZIDS, worth 33 points.

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Popular words containing DS

BACKGROUNDS21
BACKWARDS20
MISUNDERSTANDS19
FRIENDSHIP18
HAZARDS18
AFTERWARDS17
DOWNWARDS17
KEYBOARDS17
KEYWORDS17
RECOMMENDS17
UNDERGROUNDS17
CORRESPONDS16
EXCEEDS16
EXPANDS16
OVERHEADS16
SAFEGUARDS16
COMMANDS15
FORWARDS15

Highest-scoring words containing DS

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

ISOCARBOXAZIDS33
BUZZWORDS32
JACQUARDS29
BUZZARDS28
BLIZZARDS28
MAZZARDS27
GIZZARDS26
CRAZYWEEDS26
SPERMATOZOIDS26
OMBUDSMANSHIPS26
QUICKSANDS25
CHECKERBOARDS25

3-letter words containing DS (3)

ADS4
IDS4
ODS4

4-letter words containing DS (53)

ADDS6
AIDS5
ANDS5
BADS7
BEDS7
BIDS7
BODS7
BUDS8
CADS7
CODS7
CUDS8
DADS6
DUDS7
ELDS5
ENDS5
FADS8
FEDS8
FIDS8
FUDS9
GADS6
GEDS6
GIDS6
GODS6
HODS7
KIDS8
LADS5
LIDS5
MADS7
MIDS7
MODS7
MUDS8
NODS5
ODDS6
OLDS5
OUDS6
PADS7
PEDS7
PODS7
PUDS8
RADS5
REDS5
RIDS5
RODS5
SODS5
SUDS6
TADS5
TEDS5
TODS5
URDS6
WADS8
WEDS8
YODS7
ZEDS13

5-letter words containing DS (156)

ACIDS8
BALDS8
BANDS8
BARDS8
BEADS8
BENDS8
BINDS8
BIRDS8
BONDS8
CARDS8
CLODS8
COLDS8
CORDS8
CURDS9
DEEDS7
FEEDS9
FENDS9
FEUDS10
FINDS9
FOLDS9
FOODS9
FORDS9
FUNDS10
GOODS7
HANDS8
HEADS8
HEEDS8
HERDS8
HOLDS8
KINDS9
LANDS6
LEADS6
LENDS6
LOADS6
LORDS6
MENDS8
MINDS8
NEEDS6
PENDS8
RAIDS6
READS6
RENDS6
ROADS6
SENDS6
SHEDS8
SKIDS9
SPUDS9
TENDS6
THUDS9
VENDS10
VOIDS10
WANDS9
WARDS9
WEEDS9
WELDS9
WILDS9
WINDS9
WOODS9
WORDS9
YARDS8

The 60 most common shown, 96 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing DS (179)

AMENDS9
AMIDST9
AVOIDS11
AWARDS10
BEARDS9
BIPEDS11
BLEEDS9
BLENDS9
BLINDS9
BLONDS9
BLOODS9
BOARDS9
BOUNDS10
BRAIDS9
BRANDS9
BREADS9
BREEDS9
BROADS9
BROODS9
BUILDS10
CHORDS11
CLOUDS10
CREEDS9
CROWDS12
DREADS8
EMBEDS11
FIELDS10
FIENDS10
FLOODS10
FLUIDS11
FOUNDS11
FRAUDS11
FRONDS10
GOURDS9
GRANDS8
GRINDS8
GUARDS9
GUILDS9
HOARDS9
HOUNDS10
KNEADS10
MOULDS10
MOUNDS10
NOMADS9
PLAIDS9
POUNDS10
ROUNDS8
SOUNDS8
SPEEDS9
SPENDS9
SQUADS16
SQUIDS16
STANDS7
SWORDS10
TRENDS7
UPENDS10
WIELDS10
WORLDS10
WOUNDS11
YIELDS9

The 60 most common shown, 119 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing DS (272)

ABOUNDS11
ACCORDS12
AFFORDS14
ALMONDS10
APPENDS12
ASCENDS10
ATTENDS8
BALLADS10
BEDSIDE11
BEHINDS12
BEHOLDS12
COWARDS13
DEFENDS12
DEMANDS11
DEPENDS11
EXCEEDS16
EXPANDS16
EXPENDS16
EXTENDS14
EYELIDS10
FORBIDS13
FRIENDS11
GODSEND10
GROUNDS10
HATREDS10
HAZARDS18
HERALDS10
HOTBEDS12
HYBRIDS14
IMPENDS12
INTENDS8
INWARDS11
ISLANDS8
LIQUIDS17
LIZARDS16
METHODS12
MYRIADS12
OFFENDS14
ONWARDS11
ORCHIDS12
PERIODS10
RAMRODS10
REBINDS10
RECORDS10
REFUNDS12
REGARDS9
REMINDS10
REREADS8
REWARDS11
SECONDS10
SHIELDS10
SHROUDS11
SPREADS10
STUPIDS11
TOWARDS11
UNFOLDS12
UNWINDS12
UPHOLDS13
UPWARDS14
WIZARDS19

The 60 most common shown, 212 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing DS (497)

ABSCONDS13
APPLAUDS14
BEDSIDES12
BELOVEDS15
BOBSLEDS13
BOMBARDS15
BOOKENDS14
BOYHOODS15
BUZZARDS28
COLOREDS11
COMMANDS15
COMMENDS15
CONTENDS11
CUSTARDS12
DEFRAUDS14
DESCENDS12
DIAMONDS12
DISBANDS12
DISCARDS12
DISCORDS12
DOGWOODS14
EMERALDS11
EXPOUNDS18
FORWARDS15
GIZZARDS26
GODSENDS11
HANDSOME13
HARDSHIP15
HOTHEADS13
HUNDREDS13
HUSBANDS14
IMPOUNDS14
INBREEDS11
INFIELDS12
INVALIDS13
KEYWORDS17
LAGGARDS11
MERMAIDS13
MISDEEDS12
MISLEADS11
MISREADS11
ORCHARDS13
OUTWARDS13
PLACARDS13
PRETENDS11
PROCEEDS13
PYRAMIDS15
REBOUNDS12
REBUILDS12
REDHEADS12
RESPONDS11
STEWARDS12
SUCCEEDS14
SUSPENDS12
TANKARDS12
THYROIDS13
WARHEADS14
WEEKENDS15
WOODSMAN14
WOODSMEN14

The 60 most common shown, 437 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing DS (640)

AIRFIELDS13
BACKHANDS19
BACKWARDS20
BACKWOODS20
BANDSTAND13
BARNYARDS14
BEDSPREAD15
BEFRIENDS15
BILLFOLDS15
BLIZZARDS28
BLOODSHED15
BLOODSHOT14
BLUEBIRDS15
BROADSIDE13
COMPOUNDS17
CONFOUNDS16
CUPBOARDS17
DEATHBEDS15
DIVIDENDS16
DOWNWARDS17
DRUNKARDS15
FOODSTUFF20
FOOTHOLDS15
FOREHEADS15
FOREWORDS16
GIRLHOODS13
GOLDSMITH15
HANDSHAKE17
HANDSOMER14
HARDSHIPS16
HARDWOODS16
HEADLANDS13
HIGHLANDS15
HINDSIGHT15
HOMELANDS14
KEYBOARDS17
LANDSCAPE14
MANIFOLDS15
MARIGOLDS13
MIDSTREAM14
MIDSUMMER17
OUTFIELDS14
OVERHANDS16
OVERHEADS16
OVERLOADS14
PASSWORDS15
POSTCARDS14
SCAFFOLDS18
SHEPHERDS16
STANDARDS11
SURROUNDS12
THOUSANDS13
TIGHTWADS16
VAGABONDS17
VANGUARDS16
VINEYARDS16
WITHHOLDS17
WOODLANDS14
WOODWINDS17
YARDSTICK17

The 60 most common shown, 580 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing DS (440)

AFTERWARDS17
AMPERSANDS15
APPREHENDS17
BANDSTANDS14
BEDSPREADS16
BILLBOARDS15
BLACKBIRDS20
BLACKHEADS20
BLINDFOLDS17
BLOCKHEADS20
BODYGUARDS18
BOULEVARDS18
BOYFRIENDS18
BROADSIDED15
BROADSIDES14
CHILDHOODS18
CLIPBOARDS17
COURTYARDS16
CROSSROADS13
CROSSWORDS16
DACHSHUNDS19
DASHBOARDS16
DUMBFOUNDS21
FALSEHOODS16
FOODSTUFFS21
FRIENDSHIP18
GOLDSMITHS16
GRAVEYARDS18
GREYHOUNDS17
HANDSHAKES18
HANDSOMEST15
HEADSTRONG14
HOMESTEADS15
HOUSEHOLDS16
LANDSCAPED16
LANDSCAPES15
LIFEGUARDS16
NEWSSTANDS14
NURSEMAIDS14
OVERCROWDS20
PROOFREADS16
QUADRUPEDS24
QUICKSANDS25
RECOMMENDS17
REPRIMANDS15
SAFEGUARDS16
SPEARHEADS15
SPELLBINDS15
STOCKYARDS18
SURFBOARDS17
THRESHOLDS15
TRAPEZOIDS21
UNDECIDEDS16
WATCHWORDS21
WATERSHEDS16
WHIRLWINDS19
WINDSCREEN16
WINDSHIELD17
WITHSTANDS16
YARDSTICKS18

The 60 most common shown, 380 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing DS (258)

BACKGROUNDS21
BLACKBOARDS21
BLACKGUARDS21
BLOODHOUNDS18
BLOODSTREAM16
BLOODSUCKER20
BRIDESMAIDS17
BRIDGEHEADS18
BROADSIDING16
BROADSWORDS18
CAMPGROUNDS20
CHALKBOARDS21
CHESSBOARDS18
CHURCHYARDS23
CLAVICHORDS22
COMPREHENDS20
CONDESCENDS17
COPPERHEADS20
CORRESPONDS16
COTTONWOODS17
CUMMERBUNDS22
FATHERLANDS17
FIGUREHEADS19
FOREGROUNDS17
FRIENDSHIPS19
GIRLFRIENDS16
GRANDSTANDS14
GRINDSTONES13
HAMMERHEADS20
HEAVENWARDS21
HEMORRHOIDS18
HINTERLANDS14
KNIGHTHOODS20
LANDSCAPING17
LANDSLIDING14
LETTERHEADS14
LIKELIHOODS17
LIVELIHOODS18
LOUDSPEAKER18
LUMBERYARDS19
MAIDSERVANT18
MASTERMINDS16
OVEREXTENDS22
OVERSPREADS18
PLAYGROUNDS18
PRIESTHOODS16
SISTERHOODS14
SKATEBOARDS17
SLEEPYHEADS18
SPREADSHEET16
STANDSTILLS12
STEWARDSHIP19
STRONGHOLDS15
TUMBLEWEEDS20
UNDERSTANDS14
UNDERWORLDS17
WINDSCREENS17
WINDSHIELDS18
WINDSURFING20
WONDERLANDS16

The 60 most common shown, 198 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing DS (105)

BACKWOODSMAN25
BACKWOODSMEN25
BATTLEFIELDS18
BEAVERBOARDS21
BLOODSTAINED16
BLOODSTREAMS17
BLOODSUCKERS21
BLOODSUCKING22
BRANCHIOPODS21
BROTHERHOODS19
CARDSHARPERS19
CHAMBERMAIDS23
CHOWDERHEADS23
CHRYSOMELIDS21
CHUCKLEHEADS25
COUNTERMANDS18
CRYPTORCHIDS23
DIPHTHEROIDS20
FEATHERHEADS20
FEMTOSECONDS20
FINGERBOARDS19
GRANDSTANDED16
GROUNDSWELLS18
HANDSBREADTH20
HANDSOMENESS17
HARPSICHORDS21
HEADSHRINKER20
HUMMINGBIRDS23
HYPERBOLOIDS21
HYPEREXTENDS25
HYPOCYCLOIDS25
KNUCKLEHEADS24
LOUDSPEAKERS19
MAIDSERVANTS19
MICROMETHODS21
MICROSECONDS19
MILLISECONDS17
MOCKINGBIRDS23
MORTARBOARDS17
MOTHERBOARDS19
NONCOMPOUNDS20
OVERLORDSHIP21
PARATYPHOIDS21
PROPHETHOODS21
PUMPKINSEEDS23
SHITTIMWOODS20
SPREADSHEETS17
SPRINGBOARDS18
STEWARDSHIPS20
SUPERINTENDS16
SWITCHBOARDS22
THIMBLEWEEDS22
THITHERWARDS20
THUNDERHEADS19
UNDERGROUNDS17
UNHANDSOMELY20
WIDOWERHOODS22
WINDSURFINGS21
WOODSHEDDING21
WORDSMITHERY22

The 60 most common shown, 45 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

2,685 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (1.6%) are containing DS. Most of them, 640, have 9 letters. 0 start with DS, 2,245 end with it and 440 have it only in the middle.

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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 DS?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 2,685 words containing DS, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing DS?

ISOCARBOXAZIDS, worth 33 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: BUZZWORDS (32), JACQUARDS (29) and BUZZARDS (28).

What are the most common words containing DS?

BACKGROUNDS, BACKWARDS, MISUNDERSTANDS, FRIENDSHIP, HAZARDS and AFTERWARDS. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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