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Words containing ESS

Words that have the letters ESS 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 6,842 playable words containing ESS in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 11 letters, and the longest word is ACCEPTINGNESSES. The highest-scoring is JAZZINESSES, worth 35 points.

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Popular words containing ESS

EFFECTIVENESS25
EXCESSIVELY25
EXPRESSWAYS24
EXPRESSWAY23
SUCCESSFULLY23
MICROPROCESSOR22
UNSUCCESSFUL22
EXCESSIVE21
EXPRESSING19
EXPRESSIONS19
SUCCESSFUL19
SUCCESSIVE19
COMPLETENESS18
COMPRESSING18
CONSCIOUSNESS18
EXPRESSED18
EXPRESSION18
IMPRESSIVE18

Highest-scoring words containing ESS

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

JAZZINESSES35
JAZZINESS33
FUZZINESSES31
FRIZZINESSES31
SUBJECTIVENESS31
OBJECTIVENESSES31
ACQUISITIVENESS30
MUZZINESSES30
EQUIVOCALNESSES30
EXQUISITENESSES30
HAPHAZARDNESSES30
FUZZINESS29

3-letter words containing ESS (1)

ESS3

4-letter words containing ESS (6)

CESS6
FESS7
JESS12
LESS4
MESS6
NESS4

5-letter words containing ESS (14)

BLESS7
CHESS9
CRESS7
DRESS6
ESSAY7
ESSES5
FESSE8
GESSO6
GUESS7
JESSE13
LOESS5
MESSY9
PRESS7
TRESS5

6-letter words containing ESS (35)

ABBESS10
ACCESS10
ASSESS6
AWLESS9
CARESS8
CESSED9
CESSES8
DRESSY9
DURESS8
EGRESS7
ESSAYS8
ESSOIN6
EXCESS14
FESSED10
FESSES9
JESSED15
JESSES14
LESSEE6
LESSEN6
LESSER6
LESSON6
LESSOR6
MESSAN8
MESSED9
MESSES8
NESSES6
OBSESS8
OGRESS7
RECESS8
STRESS6
TRESSY8
UNLESS7
VESSEL10
YESSED9
YESSES8

7-letter words containing ESS (224)

ABSCESS11
ACTRESS9
ADDRESS9
AIMLESS9
BADNESS10
BLESSED10
BLESSES9
CONFESS12
CYPRESS13
DEPRESS10
DESSERT8
DIGRESS9
DRESSED9
DRESSER8
DRESSES8
DRYNESS10
DUCHESS13
EMPRESS11
ENDLESS8
ESSAYED10
ESSENCE9
EXPRESS15
FINESSE10
FITNESS10
GODDESS10
GODLESS9
GUESSED10
GUESSES9
HAPLESS11
HARNESS9
HOSTESS9
ILLNESS7
IMPRESS11
LAWLESS10
LESSONS7
MADNESS10
MESSAGE10
MESSIER9
MESSING10
OPPRESS11
POSSESS9
PRESSED10
PRESSES9
PROCESS11
PROFESS12
PROWESS12
REDRESS8
REGRESS8
REPRESS9
SADNESS8
SESSION7
SHYNESS11
SLYNESS9
SUCCESS12
UNDRESS9
USELESS8
VESSELS11
WITLESS10
WITNESS10
YESSING10

The 60 most common shown, 164 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing ESS (601)

ACCESSED13
ACCESSES12
ASSESSED9
ASSESSES8
BALDNESS11
BLESSING11
BOLDNESS11
BUSINESS11
BUTTRESS11
CALMNESS12
CARELESS10
COMPRESS14
COZINESS18
DAMPNESS13
DARKNESS12
DEAFNESS12
DISTRESS9
DRESSING10
EVENNESS12
EXCESSES16
FACELESS13
FAIRNESS11
FINESSED12
FIRMNESS13
FLAWLESS14
FONDNESS12
FORMLESS13
FULLNESS12
GOODNESS10
GUESSING11
HARMLESS12
HELPLESS12
HOMELESS12
HOPELESS12
KINDNESS12
LAZINESS16
MEEKNESS13
MESSAGES11
MINDLESS11
NAMELESS10
NEEDLESS9
NUMBNESS13
OBSESSED11
OBSESSES10
PAINLESS10
PRESSING11
PRESSURE11
PRINCESS12
PROGRESS11
RECKLESS13
RICHNESS12
SESSIONS8
SICKNESS13
STRESSED9
STRESSES8
SUPPRESS13
TACTLESS10
VASTNESS12
WEAKNESS14
WILDNESS12

The 60 most common shown, 541 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing ESS (712)

ABSCESSED14
ACCESSING14
ACCESSORY15
ADDRESSED12
ADDRESSES11
ASSESSING10
AWARENESS12
CHEAPNESS15
CONFESSED15
CONFESSES14
COUNTLESS12
CRAZINESS19
CYPRESSES15
DEPRESSED13
DEPRESSES12
DIZZINESS26
DOUBTLESS13
DUCHESSES15
ENDLESSLY12
ESSENTIAL9
EXCESSIVE21
EXPRESSED18
EXPRESSES17
EXPRESSLY19
FAITHLESS14
FRESHNESS14
GOVERNESS14
GUESSWORK17
HAPPINESS15
HEAVINESS15
HUSKINESS15
IMPRESSED14
IMPRESSES13
MATCHLESS15
NECESSARY13
NECESSITY13
OBSESSING12
OBSESSION11
OBSESSIVE15
OPPRESSED14
OPPRESSES13
PESSIMISM15
POINTLESS11
POSSESSED12
POSSESSES11
PRESSURES12
PROCESSED14
PROCESSES13
PROCESSOR13
PROFESSED15
PROFESSOR14
STIFFNESS15
STRESSING10
SUCCESSOR14
TASTELESS9
THICKNESS16
VAGUENESS15
WITNESSED13
WITNESSES12
WORTHLESS14

The 60 most common shown, 652 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing ESS (932)

ABSCESSING15
ACCESSIBLE16
ADDRESSING13
AGGRESSIVE16
ASSESSMENT12
BRIGHTNESS15
BUSINESSES13
CLEVERNESS16
CLUMSINESS15
COMPRESSED17
COMPRESSES16
CONFESSING16
DEPRESSING14
DEPRESSION13
DISTRESSED12
DISTRESSES11
DRESSMAKER16
EFFORTLESS16
EXPRESSING19
EXPRESSION18
EXPRESSIVE22
EXPRESSWAY23
FLAWLESSLY18
FLIGHTLESS16
HARMLESSLY16
HELPLESSLY16
HOPELESSLY16
IMPRESSING15
IMPRESSION14
IMPRESSIVE18
NEEDLESSLY13
OPPRESSING15
OPPRESSION14
OPPRESSIVE18
POLITENESS12
POSSESSING13
POSSESSION12
POSSESSIVE16
PROCESSING15
PROCESSORS14
PROFESSING16
PROFESSION15
PROGRESSED14
PROGRESSES13
PROMPTNESS16
RECKLESSLY17
REGARDLESS12
REPRESSIVE16
SHREWDNESS16
SPEECHLESS16
SUCCESSFUL19
SUCCESSION15
SUCCESSIVE19
SUPPRESSED16
SUPPRESSES15
UNIQUENESS20
USEFULNESS15
WEAKNESSES16
WICKEDNESS19
WITNESSING14

The 60 most common shown, 872 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing ESS (1,005)

ACCESSORIES15
AWKWARDNESS21
BUSINESSMAN16
BUSINESSMEN16
BUTTRESSING15
CAREFULNESS17
CEASELESSLY15
COMPRESSING18
COMPRESSION17
CONCESSIONS15
CONCISENESS15
CONFESSIONS16
CONGRESSMAN16
CONGRESSMEN16
CORRECTNESS15
DEFENSELESS15
DEPRESSIONS14
DISTRESSING13
DRESSMAKERS17
DRUNKENNESS16
ESSENTIALLY13
EXCESSIVELY25
EXPRESSIONS19
EXPRESSWAYS24
FOOLISHNESS16
FORGIVENESS19
FRUITLESSLY17
FURTIVENESS19
GOVERNESSES16
HAIRDRESSER14
HAUGHTINESS17
IMPRESSIONS15
INCESSANTLY15
MEANINGLESS14
MERCILESSLY17
NAUGHTINESS15
NECESSARILY15
NERVOUSNESS16
NONETHELESS13
PESSIMISTIC17
PLAYFULNESS19
POINTLESSLY15
POSSESSIVES17
PREDECESSOR16
PROCESSIONS15
PROFESSIONS16
PROGRESSING15
PROGRESSIVE18
SEASICKNESS16
SELFISHNESS16
SERIOUSNESS12
SUCCESSIONS16
SUPPRESSING17
SUPPRESSION16
THICKNESSES18
THOUGHTLESS17
UNHAPPINESS18
UNIMPRESSED17
UNNECESSARY16
WILLINGNESS15

The 60 most common shown, 945 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing ESS (1,000)

AGGRESSIVELY20
BACKWARDNESS23
CARELESSNESS14
CHEERFULNESS20
COHESIVENESS20
COMPLETENESS18
DECOMPRESSED20
DELICATESSEN15
DEPRESSINGLY18
DISPOSSESSED16
DISPOSSESSES15
DIVISIVENESS21
EFFORTLESSLY20
EFFUSIVENESS23
EVENTFULNESS20
EXPLICITNESS22
EXPRESSIVELY26
EYEWITNESSES17
FAITHFULNESS21
FORCEFULNESS21
FRIENDLINESS16
FRUITFULNESS20
GRACIOUSNESS16
HAIRDRESSERS15
HOMESICKNESS21
IMPRESSIVELY22
INACCESSIBLE18
NECESSITATED15
NECESSITATES14
NEVERTHELESS18
OPPRESSIVELY22
PEACEFULNESS20
POSSESSIVELY20
PREDECESSORS17
PRESSURIZING24
PROCESSIONAL16
PROCESSIONED17
PROFESSIONAL17
PROGRESSIONS15
PROGRESSIVES19
QUINTESSENCE23
RECKLESSNESS17
RELENTLESSLY14
RESTLESSNESS12
RUTHLESSNESS15
SEAMSTRESSES14
SHAMEFULNESS20
STEWARDESSES16
SUCCESSFULLY23
SUCCESSIVELY23
THANKFULNESS21
TRANSGRESSED14
TRANSGRESSES13
TRUTHFULNESS19
UNIMPRESSIVE21
UNSUCCESSFUL22
WATCHFULNESS23
WILDERNESSES16
WRETCHEDNESS20
YOUTHFULNESS21

The 60 most common shown, 940 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

6,842 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (4.1%) are containing ESS. Most of them, 1,005, have 11 letters. 32 start with ESS, 3,498 end with it and 3,314 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 ESS?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 6,842 words containing ESS, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing ESS?

JAZZINESSES, worth 35 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: JAZZINESS (33), FUZZINESSES (31) and FRIZZINESSES (31).

What are the most common words containing ESS?

EFFECTIVENESS, EXCESSIVELY, EXPRESSWAYS, EXPRESSWAY, SUCCESSFULLY and MICROPROCESSOR. 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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