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Words containing IES

Words that have the letters IES 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 5,660 playable words containing IES in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ABSORBABILITIES. The highest-scoring is QUIZZICALITIES, worth 41 points.

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Popular words containing IES

FREQUENCIES25
DIFFICULTIES22
JUSTIFIES21
QUALIFIES21
DEFICIENCIES20
PHILOSOPHIES20
ACCOMPANIES19
INACCURACIES19
INCONSISTENCIES19
PROBABILITIES19
QUANTITIES19
CAPABILITIES18
COMMUNITIES18
DISCOVERIES18
ENQUIRIES18
INQUIRIES18
OPPORTUNITIES18
PHARMACIES18

Highest-scoring words containing IES

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

QUIZZICALITIES41
SQUEEZABILITIES34
JABBERWOCKIES33
JAZZIEST32
GYROFREQUENCIES32
SUBJECTIVITIES31
SCHIZZIEST30
CRYPTOZOOLOGIES30
QUADRUPLICITIES30
FRIZZLIEST29
JACQUERIES29
ZYGOMORPHIES29

4-letter words containing IES (7)

DIES5
GIES5
HIES6
LIES4
PIES6
TIES4
VIES8

5-letter words containing IES (15)

AMIES7
BRIES7
CRIES7
DRIES6
FLIES8
FRIES8
IVIES9
PLIES7
PRIES7
SHIES7
SKIES8
SPIES7
STIES5
TRIES5
WRIES8

6-letter words containing IES (113)

AERIES6
ALLIES6
ARMIES8
BABIES10
BELIES8
BEVIES12
BODIES9
BOGIES9
BURIES9
BUSIES9
CARIES8
CITIES8
COPIES10
COSIES8
COZIES16
CURIES9
DEFIES10
DENIES7
DEXIES13
DIESEL7
DOGIES8
DORIES7
DRIEST7
DUTIES8
EDDIES8
ENVIES10
ESPIES8
FIESTA9
FLIEST9
FOGIES10
FURIES10
GENIES7
ICIEST8
JURIES15
LADIES7
LAZIES14
LEVIES10
LILIES6
MONIES8
MOVIES12
MOXIES14
NAVIES10
OLDIES7
PITIES8
PIXIES14
PONIES8
POSIES8
PRIEST8
PYXIES16
RABIES8
RELIES6
RUBIES9
SERIES6
SIESTA6
SLIEST6
TIDIES7
UNDIES8
UNTIES7
VARIES10
ZANIES14

The 60 most common shown, 53 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing IES (503)

APPLIES11
BUDDIES12
BUGGIES12
CADDIES11
CARRIES9
CHILIES11
COOKIES12
COZIEST17
CRAZIES17
DIZZIES24
DOWDIES12
DUMMIES13
EASIEST7
EMPTIES11
ENEMIES9
ENTRIES7
FANCIES12
FIFTIES13
FOXIEST16
GOODIES9
GRAVIES12
GUPPIES13
HAZIEST17
HEAVIES13
HIPPIES13
HOBBIES13
HUSKIES13
IMPLIES11
JELLIES15
JETTIES15
JIFFIES21
JOLLIES15
LAZIEST15
LORRIES7
MAGPIES12
MARRIES9
MUDDIES12
MUMMIES14
PARTIES9
PENNIES9
POKIEST12
POPPIES13
PRIESTS9
PRIVIES13
PROXIES15
PUPPIES14
QUERIES16
REPLIES9
SAVVIES15
SIXTIES13
SPECIES11
STORIES7
STUDIES9
TUMMIES12
UNIFIES11
WAVIEST14
WAXIEST16
WORRIES10
ZANIEST15
ZOMBIES19

The 60 most common shown, 443 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing IES (847)

BAWDIEST14
BULKIEST14
BUMPIEST15
CAVITIES14
CHEWIEST15
COCKIEST15
COMPLIES14
CRAZIEST18
DIZZIEST25
DUMPIEST14
EARLIEST8
EFFIGIES15
ENTITIES8
EQUITIES17
FAMILIES13
FLAKIEST14
FLOPPIES15
FLUNKIES15
FRENZIES19
FUNNIEST12
FUZZIEST28
GALAXIES15
GAWKIEST15
GUMMIEST14
HAPPIEST14
HEAVIEST14
HUFFIEST17
HUSKIEST14
INJURIES17
JALOPIES18
JERKIEST19
JOLLIEST16
JUICIEST19
JUMPIEST21
LUCKIEST14
LUXURIES16
MEMORIES12
MODIFIES14
MURKIEST14
NASTIEST8
NOTIFIES11
OCCUPIES15
PACIFIES15
PAPACIES14
PICKIEST15
POLICIES12
PRIVIEST14
PUFFIEST17
PURIFIES14
QUARRIES17
SALARIES8
SAVVIEST16
SILLIEST8
SUPPLIES13
THEORIES10
TYPIFIES15
VERIFIES15
VILIFIES15
WEEKLIES14
WHISKIES16

The 60 most common shown, 787 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing IES (928)

ABILITIES11
ACQUIESCE22
AMPLIFIES16
ANCHOVIES17
ANOMALIES11
APOLOGIES12
BATTERIES11
BREEZIEST19
BUBBLIEST16
CENTURIES12
CHALKIEST16
CHARITIES13
CHOPPIEST17
CHUBBIEST18
CHUMMIEST18
CHUNKIEST17
CLARIFIES14
COMPANIES15
COUNTRIES12
CRUCIFIES17
CRUMMIEST16
CRYBABIES17
ECONOMIES13
ENQUIRIES18
FACTORIES14
FACULTIES15
FANTASIES12
FLABBIEST16
FLOPPIEST16
FLUFFIEST19
FRIZZIEST28
GRIZZLIES26
HORRIFIES14
INQUIRIES18
JAUNTIEST18
JEWELRIES20
JUSTIFIES21
LIBERTIES11
LIBRARIES11
LIQUEFIES21
MAJESTIES19
MUMMIFIES19
MYSTERIES13
PENALTIES11
PERJURIES20
QUALIFIES21
QUALITIES18
QUEASIEST18
RECTIFIES14
ROYALTIES11
SATISFIES12
SLEAZIEST17
SOCIETIES11
SPECIFIES16
SUMMARIES14
TERRIFIES12
UNDERLIES11
UTILITIES10
VACANCIES17
VARIETIES13

The 60 most common shown, 868 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing IES (912)

ACQUIESCED24
ACQUIESCES23
ACTIVITIES16
ADVISORIES15
AFFINITIES16
ATROCITIES12
BEAUTIFIES16
BOUNDARIES14
BUSYBODIES18
BUTCHERIES17
CAPACITIES16
CATEGORIES13
CIVILITIES16
CLASSIFIES15
CRUMBLIEST17
CURRENCIES15
DELICACIES15
DELIVERIES15
DIVINITIES15
FACILITIES15
FINICKIEST18
FLIGHTIEST16
FLOWERIEST16
GRIZZLIEST27
GROUCHIEST16
HAUGHTIEST16
HUMIDIFIES19
IDENTIFIES14
INDUSTRIES12
JEALOUSIES19
JITTERIEST18
MAJORITIES20
MINORITIES12
MONARCHIES16
MULTIPLIES15
PAUNCHIEST17
PHARMACIES18
PRICKLIEST17
PRIORITIES12
PROPERTIES14
PROPHECIES18
PROPHESIES16
QUANDARIES20
QUANTITIES19
QUEENLIEST19
RECOVERIES16
SCRUFFIEST19
SHADOWIEST16
SIMPLIFIES17
SKETCHIEST17
SQUEAKIEST22
STRATEGIES11
SUBTLETIES13
SYMPATHIES18
SYMPHONIES18
TENDENCIES13
UNHAPPIEST17
UNLUCKIEST17
VELOCITIES16
WEIGHTIEST16

The 60 most common shown, 852 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing IES (636)

ACCOMPANIES19
ACQUIESCING25
ADVERSARIES16
ADVERSITIES16
AMBIGUITIES17
ANTIQUITIES20
AUTHORITIES14
AUTOCRACIES16
AUXILIARIES18
BIOGRAPHIES18
BLASPHEMIES19
BLUEBERRIES16
BUTTERFLIES17
CANDIDACIES17
CAPTIVITIES19
COMMODITIES18
COMMUNITIES18
DEFORMITIES17
DEMOCRACIES18
DEPRAVITIES18
DIRECTORIES14
DISCOVERIES18
DIVERSIFIES19
DIVERSITIES16
DRAGONFLIES16
DRAUGHTIEST16
ELECTRIFIES16
EMERGENCIES16
ETYMOLOGIES16
EXEMPLIFIES24
EXTREMITIES19
FEATHERIEST16
FESTIVITIES18
FORMALITIES16
FREQUENCIES25
FRIVOLITIES18
GEOGRAPHIES17
HEAVENLIEST17
HIERARCHIES17
HYPOCRISIES19
INDECENCIES16
INFIRMARIES16
INFIRMITIES16
JUDICIARIES23
MYTHOLOGIES18
OBSCURITIES16
PERIPHERIES17
PERSONIFIES16
PHOTOCOPIES19
PREGNANCIES16
PREOCCUPIES20
PRIESTHOODS16
PROFANITIES16
QUARTERLIES20
SCRATCHIEST17
SECRETARIES13
SHRUBBERIES18
UNKINDLIEST16
UNWIELDIEST16
VULGARITIES17

The 60 most common shown, 576 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing IES (552)

ACQUIESCENCE27
BANKRUPTCIES22
BLACKBERRIES21
CAPABILITIES18
CHRONOLOGIES17
COMMENTARIES18
COMPLEXITIES24
CONSPIRACIES18
DEBAUCHERIES20
DEFICIENCIES20
DEPENDENCIES18
DICTIONARIES15
DIFFICULTIES22
DISABILITIES15
DISPENSARIES15
DISQUALIFIES25
DISSATISFIES16
DISTILLERIES13
EFFICIENCIES22
EMBROIDERIES17
EXPEDIENCIES23
FOOLHARDIEST18
FRATERNITIES15
GENEROSITIES13
IMMORALITIES16
INACCURACIES19
INADEQUACIES24
INCENDIARIES15
INEQUALITIES21
INFELICITIES17
INFIDELITIES16
INHUMANITIES17
INSECURITIES15
INTERMARRIES14
LABORATORIES14
MALIGNANCIES17
MEDIOCRITIES17
MISSIONARIES14
PERPLEXITIES22
PHILOSOPHIES20
PLEASANTRIES14
PRESIDENCIES17
PROFUNDITIES19
PROMONTORIES16
PROPENSITIES16
PSYCHOLOGIES21
REDUNDANCIES17
REPOSITORIES14
SIMILARITIES14
SPECIALITIES16
STRAWBERRIES17
SUBSIDIARIES16
TECHNOLOGIES17
TOPOGRAPHIES19
UNDERSTUDIES16
UNHEALTHIEST17
UNIVERSITIES17
UNSIGHTLIEST16
VETERINARIES16
VOCABULARIES21

The 60 most common shown, 492 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

5,660 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (3.4%) are containing IES. Most of them, 928, have 9 letters. 0 start with IES, 4,442 end with it and 1,218 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 IES?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 5,660 words containing IES, from 4 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing IES?

QUIZZICALITIES, worth 41 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: SQUEEZABILITIES (34), JABBERWOCKIES (33) and JAZZIEST (32).

What are the most common words containing IES?

FREQUENCIES, DIFFICULTIES, JUSTIFIES, QUALIFIES, DEFICIENCIES and PHILOSOPHIES. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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