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Words containing IS

Words that have the letters IS 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 14,393 playable words containing IS in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ABSTRACTIONISMS. The highest-scoring is ISOCARBOXAZIDS, worth 33 points.

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Popular words containing IS

ACCOMPLISHING24
ACCOMPLISHED23
CHARACTERISTICS23
PREREQUISITE23
ACCOMPLISHES22
ACQUISITION22
BIOCHEMISTRY22
CHARACTERISTIC22
PSYCHOLOGISTS22
UNSATISFACTORY22
ADMINISTRATIVE21
ADVERTISEMENTS21
COMPUTERISING21
DISAPPOINTMENT21
FUNDAMENTALIST21
PSYCHOLOGIST21
SATISFACTORILY21
SOPHISTICATING21

Highest-scoring words containing IS

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

ISOCARBOXAZIDS33
SUBJECTIVISTIC33
DEMISEMIQUAVERS33
NONOBJECTIVISMS33
ISOCARBOXAZID32
SUBJECTIVISMS32
DEMISEMIQUAVER32
NONOBJECTIVISM32
SUBJECTIVISING32
CONJUNCTIVITIS31
SUBJECTIVISM31
ZYGAPOPHYSIS31

2-letter words containing IS (1)

3-letter words containing IS (14)

AIS3
BIS5
CIS5
DIS4
HIS5
ISM5
LIS3
MIS5
PIS5
SIS3
TIS3
VIS7
WIS6
XIS9

4-letter words containing IS (63)

AMIS6
ANIS4
AXIS10
BISE6
BISK9
BRIS6
CHIS8
CIST6
CRIS6
DAIS5
DISC7
DISH7
DISK8
DISS5
EGIS5
FISC9
FISH9
FIST7
GHIS7
GIST5
HISN6
HISS6
HIST6
IBIS6
IRIS4
ISBA6
ISLE4
ISMS6
IWIS7
KHIS9
KISS7
KIST7
KRIS7
LEIS4
LISP6
LIST4
MISE6
MISO6
MISS6
MIST6
NISI4
OBIS6
PHIS8
PISH8
PISO6
POIS6
PSIS6
RISE4
RISK7
SKIS7
THIS6
TUIS5
VISA8
VISE8
WISE7
WISH9
WISP9
WISS7
WIST7
YWIS9

The 60 most common shown, 3 rarer words not listed. All 4-letter words

5-letter words containing IS (207)

AISLE5
AMISS7
ARISE5
BASIS7
BISON7
BLISS7
BRISK10
CRISP9
DAISY8
DELIS6
DISCO8
DISCS8
DISKS9
EXIST11
FISHY12
FISTS8
FOIST8
FRISK11
GUISE7
HOIST7
ISLES5
ISSUE6
JOIST13
KIWIS11
LISPS7
LISTS5
MISER7
MISTS7
MISTY9
MOIST7
NOISE5
NOISY7
OASIS5
POISE7
PRISE7
PRISM9
RAISE5
RISEN5
RISER5
RISES5
RISKS8
RISKY10
SARIS5
SISSY7
SWISH10
TAXIS11
TWIST8
VISAS9
VISED10
VISES9
VISIT9
VISOR9
VISTA9
WAIST8
WHISK13
WISER8
WISES8
WISPS10
WISPY12
WRIST8

The 60 most common shown, 147 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing IS (524)

ADVISE11
ARISEN6
ARISES6
ARTIST6
ASSIST6
BISHOP12
CRISIS8
CRISPS10
CRUISE9
DEMISE9
DEVISE11
DISHES9
DISMAL9
EXCISE14
EXISTS12
FINISH11
FISCAL11
FISHED12
FISHES11
INSIST6
ISLAND7
ISSUED8
ISSUES7
LISTED7
LISTEN6
MISERY10
MISLED9
MISSED9
MISSES8
MISUSE9
NOISES6
POISON8
POLISH10
PRAISE8
PRISES8
PRISON8
PUNISH11
RACISM10
RACIST8
RAISED7
RAISES6
RESIST6
REVISE10
RISING7
RISKED10
SEXIST12
SISTER6
TENNIS6
THESIS8
TWISTS9
UNWISE10
VANISH12
VISION10
VISITS10
VISUAL11
WHISKY16
WISDOM12
WISEST9
WISHED12
WISHES11

The 60 most common shown, 464 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing IS (1,174)

ABOLISH11
ADVISED13
ADVISER12
ADVISES12
ADVISOR12
ANGUISH11
ATHEISM11
ATHEIST9
BISCUIT12
CHEMIST13
CONCISE11
CONSIST9
CRUISED11
CRUISES10
CYCLIST13
DESPISE10
DEVISED13
DEVISES12
DISABLE10
DISCARD11
DISCUSS11
DISGUST10
DISLIKE11
DISMISS10
DISPLAY12
DISPOSE10
DISPUTE11
DISRUPT11
DISTURB11
EPISODE10
EXISTED14
FASCIST12
FISHING13
FOOLISH12
HISTORY11
ISSUING9
MISLEAD10
MISREAD10
MISSILE9
MISSING10
MISSION9
MISTAKE12
MISTOOK12
PRECISE11
PREMISE11
PROMISE11
PUBLISH14
REVISED12
REVISES11
RISKING11
RUBBISH14
SATISFY12
SELFISH12
TWISTED11
VISIBLE13
VISITED12
VISITOR11
WHISKEY17
WHISTLE12
WISHING13

The 60 most common shown, 1,114 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing IS (1,952)

ADVISERS13
ADVISING14
ADVISORS13
ADVISORY15
BISCUITS13
CHEMISTS14
CHILDISH15
CIVILISE14
COMPRISE14
CRUISING12
CYCLISTS14
DEMOLISH13
DEVISING14
DISABLED12
DISCARDS12
DISCOUNT12
DISCOVER15
DISLIKED13
DISLIKES12
DISPLAYS13
DISPOSED12
DISTURBS12
DIVISION13
EMPHASIS14
ENVISAGE13
EXERCISE16
EXISTING15
FEMINIST13
FINISHED14
FINISHES13
GOLDFISH15
HISTORIC12
IMPRISON12
LIKEWISE14
MAXIMISE18
MINIMISE12
MISGUIDE13
MISPLACE14
MISPRINT12
MISTAKEN13
MISTAKES13
OPTIMISE12
POLISHED13
POLISHES12
PRACTISE12
PREMISES12
PROMISED13
PROMISES12
PUNISHED14
PUNISHES13
REVISING13
REVISION12
SMALLISH12
TWISTING12
VANISHED15
VANISHES14
VISITING13
VISITORS12
VISUALLY15
WHISTLES13

The 60 most common shown, 1,892 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing IS (2,140)

ABOLISHED14
ADVERTISE14
ADVISABLE16
CHEMISTRY17
CIVILISED16
CIVILISES15
COMMUNISM18
COMMUNIST16
COMPRISED16
COMPRISES15
CRITICISM15
DISAPPEAR14
DISCARDED14
DISCHARGE15
DISCOVERS16
DISCOVERY18
DISCUSSED14
DISLIKING14
DISPLAYED15
DISTURBED14
DIVISIONS14
EMPHASISE15
ENVISAGED15
ENVISAGES14
EXERCISED18
EXERCISES17
EXISTENCE17
EXPERTISE17
EXTREMIST17
FEMINISTS14
FINISHING15
GIBBERISH16
HYPOCRISY19
INVISIBLE15
MECHANISM17
MISDIRECT14
MISERABLY15
MISGUIDED15
MISGUIDES14
MISPLACED16
MISPLACES15
MISTAKING15
OPTIMISED14
OTHERWISE14
PHYSICIST17
POLISHING14
PRACTISED14
PRECISELY15
PROMISING14
PROVISION15
PUBLICISE16
PUBLISHED17
PUBLISHER16
PUBLISHES16
PUNISHING15
REQUISITE18
SUMMARISE14
SUPERVISE16
VANDALISM16
VANISHING16

The 60 most common shown, 2,080 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing IS (2,138)

ABOLISHING15
ACCOMPLISH20
ADVERTISED16
ADVERTISES15
CAPITALISM16
CIVILISING17
COMMISSION16
COMMUNISTS17
COMPARISON16
COMPRISING17
COMPROMISE18
CRITICISED15
CRITICISMS16
DEMOLISHED16
DEMOLISHES15
DISAPPEARS15
DISAPPOINT15
DISCARDING15
DISCIPLINE15
DISCLAIMER15
DISCONNECT15
DISCOURAGE15
DISCOVERED18
DISCUSSING15
DISPLAYING16
DISPOSABLE15
DISTINCTLY15
DISTURBING15
EMPHASISED17
EMPHASISES16
ENVISAGING16
EXERCISING19
GOLDFISHES17
HYPOTHESIS18
IMPRISONED15
JOURNALIST19
MECHANISMS18
MISDIRECTS15
MISFORTUNE16
MISGUIDING16
MISPLACING17
MISTAKENLY17
OPTIMISING15
OPTIMISTIC16
PHYSICISTS18
PRACTISING15
PROVISIONS16
PUBLICISED18
PUBLICISES17
PUBLISHERS17
PUBLISHING18
PUNISHMENT17
SATISFYING16
SIMPLISTIC16
SUMMARISED16
SUPERVISED18
SUPERVISES17
SUPERVISOR17
SYMPATHISE18
UNFINISHED17

The 60 most common shown, 2,078 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing IS (1,882)

ACQUISITION22
ADMINISTERS14
ADVERTISING17
APOLOGISING15
AUTHORISING15
COMMISSIONS17
COMPARISONS17
COMPUTERISE18
CONSISTENCY17
CRITICISING16
DEMOLISHING17
DISAGREEING14
DISAPPEARED17
DISAPPOINTS16
DISCONNECTS16
DISCONTINUE15
DISCOURAGED17
DISCOURAGES16
DISCOVERIES18
DISCOVERING19
DISCREPANCY20
DISCUSSIONS15
DISPOSITION14
DISTASTEFUL16
DISTINCTION14
DISTINCTIVE18
DISTINGUISH16
DISTRACTING15
DISTRESSING13
DISTRIBUTED16
DISTRIBUTES15
DISTURBANCE17
EMPHASISING18
ESTABLISHED16
ESTABLISHES15
GENERALISED13
GENERALISES12
IMPRISONING16
JOURNALISTS20
LEGISLATION12
MISDIRECTED17
PARENTHESIS15
PATRONISING14
PERMISSIBLE17
PROVISIONAL17
PUBLICISING19
RECOGNISING15
REGISTERING13
REMINISCENT15
SPECIALISED16
SPECIALISES15
STANDARDISE13
STATISTICAL13
SUBSIDISING16
SUMMARISING17
SUPERVISING19
SUPERVISION18
SUPERVISORS18
UNREALISTIC14
VANQUISHING27

The 60 most common shown, 1,822 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing IS (1,558)

ACCOMPLISHED23
ACCOMPLISHES22
ACQUISITIONS23
ADMINISTERED16
BIOCHEMISTRY22
CIRCUMCISING22
CIVILISATION18
COMMISSIONED19
COMPUTERISED20
COMPUTERISES19
CONSISTENTLY16
DISADVANTAGE19
DISAGREEMENT16
DISAPPEARING18
DISAPPOINTED18
DISAPPROVING22
DISCIPLINARY19
DISCONNECTED18
DISCONTINUED17
DISCONTINUES16
DISCOURAGING18
DISCRIMINATE17
DISQUALIFIED26
DISQUALIFIES25
DISSERTATION13
DISTINCTIONS15
DISTRIBUTING17
DISTRIBUTION16
ESTABLISHING17
EXTINGUISHED23
EXTINGUISHER22
EXTINGUISHES22
GENERALISING14
HISTORICALLY18
IMPOVERISHED23
IMPOVERISHES22
INCONSISTENT14
JEOPARDISING24
JURISDICTION24
MISDIRECTING18
MISINTERPRET16
MISREPRESENT16
OPTIMISATION16
ORGANISATION13
PREREQUISITE23
PSYCHOLOGIST21
REGISTRATION13
RELINQUISHED24
RELINQUISHES23
SATISFACTION17
SATISFACTORY19
SOPHISTICATE18
SPECIALISING17
STANDARDISED15
STANDARDISES14
SUPERVISIONS19
SURPRISINGLY18
TRANSMISSION14
UNMISTAKABLY22
WISECRACKING23

The 60 most common shown, 1,498 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

14,393 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (8.6%) are containing IS. Most of them, 2,140, have 9 letters. 284 start with IS, 1,063 end with it and 13,048 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 IS?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 14,393 words containing IS, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing IS?

ISOCARBOXAZIDS, worth 33 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: SUBJECTIVISTIC (33), DEMISEMIQUAVERS (33) and NONOBJECTIVISMS (33).

What are the most common words containing IS?

ACCOMPLISHING, ACCOMPLISHED, CHARACTERISTICS, PREREQUISITE, ACCOMPLISHES and ACQUISITION. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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