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Words containing ENS

Words that have the letters ENS 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 1,283 playable words containing ENS in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ANTICARCINOGENS. The highest-scoring is HYPERSENSITIZED, worth 30 points.

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Popular words containing ENS

COMPREHENSIVE25
COMPREHENSIBLE24
EXTENSIVELY23
COMPREHENSION21
EXPENSIVE21
EXTENSIVE19
OFFENSIVE19
CITIZENS18
COMPENSATION18
INDEFENSIBLE18
CHICKENS17
DEFENSIVE17
SENSITIVITY17
CENSORSHIP16
COMPENSATE16
EXPENSES16
EXTENSIONS16
DOZENS15

Highest-scoring words containing ENS

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

HYPERSENSITIZED30
HYPOSENSITIZING30
WAPPENSCHAWINGS30
COMPREHENSIVELY29
HYPOSENSITIZED29
SUPEREXPENSIVE29
WAPPENSCHAWING29
HYPERSENSITIZES29
CHAZZENS28
HYPERSENSITIZE28
HYPOSENSITIZES28
PHOTOSENSITIZED28

3-letter words containing ENS (1)

ENS3

4-letter words containing ENS (11)

BENS6
DENS5
FENS7
GENS5
HENS6
KENS7
LENS4
PENS6
TENS4
WENS7
YENS6

5-letter words containing ENS (27)

AMENS7
AVENS9
BRENS7
CENSE7
DENSE6
ENSKY10
ENSUE6
EVENS9
GLENS6
KEENS8
LENSE5
LIENS5
MENSA7
MENSE7
MIENS7
OMENS7
OPENS7
OVENS9
PEENS7
SENSA5
SENSE5
TEENS5
TENSE5
THENS7
WEENS8
WHENS10
WRENS8

6-letter words containing ENS (89)

ALIENS6
ASPENS8
CENSED9
CENSER8
CENSOR8
CENSUS9
CODENS9
COPENS10
COVENS12
COZENS16
DAVENS11
DENSER7
DIZENS15
DOVENS11
DOYENS9
DOZENS15
ENSERF9
ENSIGN7
ENSUED8
ENSUES7
ENSURE7
FLENSE9
GIVENS11
GREENS7
HAVENS12
HYMENS12
LENSES6
LIKENS9
LINENS6
LIVENS10
LUMENS9
MAVENS12
MENSCH12
MENSED9
MENSES8
MIZENS16
PREENS8
QUEENS15
RAVENS10
RIPENS8
ROWENS9
SENSED7
SENSES6
SENSOR6
SEVENS10
SIRENS6
TENSED7
TENSER6
TENSES6
TENSOR6
TOKENS9
VIXENS16
WAKENS12
WEENSY11
WHEENS11
WIDENS10
WIZENS17
WOVENS13
YAMENS10
ZAZENS22

The 60 most common shown, 29 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing ENS (168)

AWAKENS13
BARRENS9
BRAZENS17
BURDENS11
CENSORS9
CENSURE10
DAMPENS12
DARKENS11
DEADENS9
DEEPENS10
DEFENSE11
DENSELY10
DENSEST8
DENSITY10
ELEVENS11
ENSIGNS8
ENSLAVE11
ENSUING9
ENSURED9
ENSURES8
EXPENSE15
FASTENS10
FATTENS10
GARDENS9
HAPPENS13
HARDENS10
HASTENS9
HEAVENS13
HYPHENS15
IMMENSE11
INCENSE9
INTENSE7
KITTENS10
LICENSE9
LICHENS11
LISTENS7
MADDENS11
MAIDENS10
MITTENS9
OFFENSE13
PENSION9
PENSIVE13
PIGPENS12
REDDENS9
REOPENS9
SADDENS9
SCREENS9
SENSING8
SENSORY9
SENSUAL8
SICKENS12
SOFTENS10
SPLEENS9
TENSION7
WARDENS11
WARRENS10
WEAKENS13
WHITENS12
WOOLENS10
WORSENS10

The 60 most common shown, 108 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing ENS (192)

ABDOMENS13
BLACKENS15
BROADENS11
CANTEENS10
CENSORED11
CENSURED12
CENSURES11
CENSUSED12
CENSUSES11
CHASTENS12
CHEAPENS14
CHICKENS17
CITIZENS18
COARSENS10
CONDENSE11
DEFENSED13
DEFENSES12
DISPENSE11
ENLIVENS12
ENSEMBLE12
ENSHRINE10
ENSLAVED13
ENSLAVES12
ENSURING10
EXPENSES16
FIFTEENS14
FLATTENS11
FORENSIC13
FRESHENS13
GLADDENS11
HEARTENS10
HEATHENS12
INCENSED11
INCENSES10
KITCHENS15
LICENSED11
LICENSES10
LIGHTENS11
MOISTENS10
NONSENSE8
OFFENSES14
PENSIONS10
PLAYPENS14
QUICKENS22
REGIMENS11
ROUGHENS12
SENSIBLE10
SENSIBLY12
SHARPENS12
SHORTENS10
SIXTEENS14
SLACKENS13
SMIDGENS12
STIFFENS14
SUSPENSE11
SWEETENS11
THICKENS15
TIGHTENS11
TOUGHENS12
WOOLLENS11

The 60 most common shown, 132 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing ENS (194)

ASCENSION11
BRIGHTENS14
CENSORING12
CENSURING13
CENSUSING13
CHRISTENS13
COGNOMENS14
CONDENSED13
CONDENSES12
CONSENSUS12
CYCLAMENS17
DEFENSING14
DEFENSIVE17
DENSITIES10
DIMENSION12
DISPENSED13
DISPENSER12
DISPENSES12
EIGHTEENS12
EMBOLDENS14
ENSCONCED14
ENSEMBLES13
ENSHRINED12
ENSHRINES11
ENSLAVING14
EXPENSIVE21
EXTENSION15
EXTENSIVE19
FORENSICS14
FOURTEENS13
FRIGHTENS15
HEIGHTENS14
IMMENSELY15
IMMENSITY15
INCENSING12
INTENSELY11
INTENSEST9
INTENSIFY14
INTENSITY11
INTENSIVE13
LENGTHENS12
LICENSING12
MENSTRUAL12
NINETEENS9
OFFENSIVE19
PATHOGENS14
PENSIONED12
PENSIONER11
PENSIVELY17
PRETENSES11
REAWAKENS15
SENSATION9
SENSELESS9
SENSITIVE13
SENSITIZE17
SPECIMENS15
THIRTEENS11
THREATENS11
UNBURDENS14
UNFASTENS13

The 60 most common shown, 134 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing ENS (146)

AMANUENSES13
AMANUENSIS13
ASCENSIONS12
BREAKEVENS19
BURDENSOME16
CENSORIOUS13
CENSORSHIP16
COMPENSATE16
CONDENSERS13
CONDENSING14
CONSENSUAL13
DECLENSION13
DEFENSIBLE16
DEFENSIBLY18
DIMENSIONS13
DISPENSARY15
DISPENSERS13
DISPENSING14
DISSENSION11
DISTENSION11
ENLIGHTENS13
ENSCONCING15
ENSHRINING13
ENSHROUDED15
EVERGREENS15
EXTENSIONS16
GREENSWARD15
INSENSIBLE12
INSENSIBLY14
INTENSIVES14
KENSPECKLE20
LUFTMENSCH20
MENSTRUATE13
OFFENSIVES20
OSTENSIBLE12
OSTENSIBLY14
PENSIONERS12
PENSIONING13
PREHENSILE14
PRETENSION12
PROPENSITY16
QUEENSHIPS23
QUEENSIDES20
RECOMPENSE16
SENSATIONS10
SENSITISED11
SENSITISES10
SENSITIVES14
SENSITIZED19
SENSITIZES18
SENSUALITY13
SENSUALIZE19
SENSUOUSLY14
SEVENTEENS14
SUNSCREENS13
SUSPENSION13
TAMOXIFENS21
UNCENSORED14
UNLICENSED14
WHENSOEVER19

The 60 most common shown, 86 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing ENS (138)

CARCINOGENS16
CATECHUMENS20
CHICKENSHIT22
CITIZENSHIP25
COEXTENSIVE23
COMMENSALLY19
COMPENSATED18
COMPENSATES17
CONSENSUSES14
DECLENSIONS14
DEFENSELESS15
DEFENSIVELY21
DESENSITIZE20
DIMENSIONAL14
DISHEARTENS14
DISPENSABLE16
DISSENSIONS12
DISTENSIONS12
ENSHROUDING16
ENSLAVEMENT17
EXPENSIVELY25
EXTENSIONAL17
EXTENSIVELY23
HANDMAIDENS17
HYPOTENSIVE21
IMMENSITIES15
INEXPENSIVE23
INOFFENSIVE21
INSENSITIVE15
INTENSIFIED15
INTENSIFIER14
INTENSIFIES14
INTENSITIES11
INTENSIVELY17
MENSERVANTS17
MENSTRUATED15
MENSTRUATES14
NONCITIZENS21
NONSENSICAL13
OFFENSIVELY23
OVERBURDENS19
PENSIVENESS17
PRETENSIONS13
RECOMPENSED18
RECOMPENSES17
SENSATIONAL11
SENSELESSLY13
SENSIBILITY15
SENSITISING12
SENSITIVELY17
SENSITIVITY17
SENSITIZING20
SENSUALIZED21
SENSUALIZES20
SMITHEREENS15
STRAIGHTENS14
STRENGTHENS14
SUSPENSEFUL18
SUSPENSIONS14
WINDSCREENS17

The 60 most common shown, 78 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing ENS (102)

APPREHENSION18
APPREHENSIVE22
CENSORIOUSLY17
CHICKENSHITS23
CITIZENSHIPS26
COMMENSALISM20
COMMENSURATE19
COMPENSATING19
COMPENSATION18
COMPENSATIVE22
COMPENSATORS18
COMPENSATORY20
CONDENSATION15
DECOMPENSATE19
DESENSITIZED22
DESENSITIZER21
DESENSITIZES21
DISPENSARIES15
DISPENSATION15
ENSLAVEMENTS18
EXTENSOMETER20
EXTRASENSORY20
FORENSICALLY19
FORESHORTENS17
FRANKINCENSE20
GEGENSCHEINS18
GLOCKENSPIEL20
GREENSKEEPER18
HAPPENSTANCE20
HYPERINTENSE18
HYPERTENSION18
HYPERTENSIVE22
HYPOTENSIONS18
HYPOTENSIVES22
IMMENSURABLE19
INDEFENSIBLE18
INDEFENSIBLY20
INTENSIFIERS15
INTENSIFYING18
LUFTMENSCHEN22
MENSTRUATING16
MENSTRUATION15
NORMOTENSIVE18
OVERSWEETENS19
OVERTIGHTENS19
PREHENSILITY18
PREMENSTRUAL17
PROPENSITIES16
PROTENSIVELY20
RECOMPENSING19
REPREHENSIVE20
RESENSITIZED21
RESENSITIZES20
SENSUALIZING22
SENSUOUSNESS14
SLICKENSIDES18
SUBLICENSING18
SUPERHARDENS18
SUSPENSIVELY21
UNSENSITIZED22

The 60 most common shown, 42 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,283 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.76%) are containing ENS. Most of them, 194, have 9 letters. 109 start with ENS, 430 end with it and 745 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 ENS?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,283 words containing ENS, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing ENS?

HYPERSENSITIZED, worth 30 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: HYPOSENSITIZING (30), WAPPENSCHAWINGS (30) and COMPREHENSIVELY (29).

What are the most common words containing ENS?

COMPREHENSIVE, COMPREHENSIBLE, EXTENSIVELY, COMPREHENSION, EXPENSIVE and EXTENSIVE. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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