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Words containing LES

Words that have the letters LES 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 2,818 playable words containing LES in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ANTICHOLESTEROL. The highest-scoring is BENZIMIDAZOLES, worth 35 points.

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Popular words containing LES

PUZZLES26
EXAMPLES18
NEVERTHELESS18
VEGETABLES17
AUTOMOBILES16
BICYCLES16
HOPELESSLY16
PRINCIPLES16
VEHICLES16
BAFFLES15
SCHEDULES15
VARIABLES15
COMPILES14
MEANINGLESS14
MOLECULES14
MULTIPLES14
RECYCLES14
WORTHLESS14

Highest-scoring words containing LES

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

BENZIMIDAZOLES35
ZIZZLES31
BEMUZZLES30
SCHNOZZLES30
EMBEZZLES29
UNMUZZLES29
UNPUZZLES29
BEDAZZLES28
COUNTEREXAMPLES28
OUTDAZZLES28
FRAZZLES27
FRIZZLES27

4-letter words containing LES (4)

ALES4
LESS4
LEST4
OLES4

5-letter words containing LES (50)

ABLES7
ARLES5
AXLES11
BALES7
BILES7
BLESS7
BLEST7
BOLES7
COLES7
DALES6
DELES6
DOLES6
FILES8
FLESH10
GALES6
GULES7
HALES7
HOLES7
IDLES6
ISLES5
JOLES13
KALES8
MALES7
MILES7
MOLES7
MULES8
OGLES6
ORLES5
PALES7
PELES7
PILES7
POLES7
PULES8
RALES5
RILES5
ROLES5
RULES6
SALES5
SOLES5
TALES5
TELES5
TILES5
TOLES5
TULES6
VALES9
VOLES9
WALES8
WILES8
WYLES10
YULES8

6-letter words containing LES (109)

ABLEST8
ADDLES8
AISLES6
AMBLES10
ANGLES7
ANKLES9
APPLES10
AZOLES14
BELLES8
BIBLES10
BUGLES10
CABLES10
CHILES10
CHYLES12
COBLES10
CYCLES12
EAGLES7
EXILES12
FABLES11
FLESHY13
FUGLES11
GABLES9
HALEST8
HOYLES10
IDLEST7
IXTLES12
JOULES15
KAYLES11
LADLES7
LESION6
LESSEE6
LESSEN6
LESSER6
LESSON6
LESSOR6
MACLES10
MAPLES10
NOBLES8
OODLES7
OVULES11
PALEST8
RIFLES9
RUBLES9
SABLES8
SCALES8
SIDLES7
SMILES8
STALES6
STILES6
STOLES6
STYLES8
TABLES8
TITLES6
UMBLES11
UNCLES9
UNLESS7
VILEST10
WHALES11
WHILES11
WHOLES11

The 60 most common shown, 49 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing LES (444)

BABBLES13
BAFFLES15
BLESSED10
BLESSES9
BOGGLES11
BOTTLES9
BUBBLES14
BUCKLES15
CACKLES14
CAJOLES17
CIRCLES11
COUPLES12
DAZZLES24
DOUBLES11
ENABLES9
ENDLESS8
EXHALES15
FEMALES12
FIDDLES12
FIZZLES26
FLESHED13
FULLEST11
FUMBLES15
GARBLES10
GUZZLES25
HANDLES10
HECKLES14
HUMBLES14
JANGLES16
JIGGLES17
JINGLES16
JOSTLES15
JUGGLES18
JUMBLES20
JUNGLES17
LESBIAN9
LESSONS7
MANGLES10
MODULES11
MUDDLES12
MUFFLES16
MUMBLES14
MUSCLES12
MUZZLES26
NEEDLES8
NOZZLES23
NUZZLES24
PEOPLES11
PICKLES14
PUZZLES26
RATTLES7
RUFFLES14
SAMPLES11
SETTLES7
SINGLES8
SIZZLES23
TACKLES12
USELESS8
WAFFLES16
WOBBLES14

The 60 most common shown, 384 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing LES (627)

ARTICLES10
BICYCLES16
BLESSING11
CAPSULES13
CARELESS10
CHUCKLES18
COMPILES14
CRACKLES15
CRIPPLES14
CRUMBLES15
CRUMPLES15
CUBICLES15
DISABLES11
DRIZZLES25
ENTITLES8
EXAMPLES18
FICKLEST16
FLAWLESS14
FLESHING14
FRECKLES16
GAZELLES17
GRUMBLES14
HARMLESS12
HELPLESS12
HOPELESS12
HUMBLEST15
KEYHOLES15
KNUCKLES17
MINDLESS11
MIRACLES12
MISSILES10
MOVABLES16
NAMELESS10
NEEDLESS9
PAINLESS10
PRICKLES15
PROFILES13
QUIBBLES21
RECKLESS13
RECYCLES14
SALESMAN10
SCUFFLES17
SHACKLES15
SHAMBLES14
SHUFFLES17
SIMPLEST12
SMALLEST10
SNIFFLES14
STARTLES8
STUMBLES13
TACTLESS10
TEXTILES14
THIMBLES14
TROUBLES11
TRUFFLES15
TWINKLES14
VEHICLES16
WHEEDLES14
WHISTLES13
WRINKLES14

The 60 most common shown, 567 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing LES (462)

AIMLESSLY13
ASSEMBLES13
AWFULLEST16
BARNACLES13
BLAMELESS13
BOUNDLESS13
COALESCED14
COALESCES13
COUNTLESS12
DISCIPLES14
DOMICILES14
DOUBTLESS13
EMBEZZLES29
ENCIRCLES13
ENDLESSLY12
ENSEMBLES13
FAITHLESS14
FAULTLESS13
FLAGPOLES15
FLESHIEST14
FRUITLESS13
GARGOYLES13
IMBECILES15
JUVENILES22
LOOPHOLES13
MANDIBLES14
MATCHLESS15
MERCILESS13
MOLECULES14
MULTIPLES14
OBSTACLES13
OVERRULES14
PARTICLES13
PINNACLES13
POINTLESS11
PORTABLES13
POWERLESS14
PREAMBLES15
PROBABLES15
RESEMBLES13
SCHEDULES15
SCRAMBLES15
SCRIBBLES15
SHIFTLESS14
SPRINKLES14
SQUABBLES22
STRUGGLES12
TASTELESS9
TELESCOPE13
THANKLESS14
TRIANGLES10
TRICYCLES15
VALUABLES16
VALUELESS14
VARIABLES15
WASHABLES16
WHOLESALE14
WHOLESOME16
WORMHOLES16
WORTHLESS14

The 60 most common shown, 402 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing LES (357)

ADOLESCENT13
BAMBOOZLES24
BATTLESHIP16
BOTTOMLESS14
BREAKABLES17
BREATHLESS14
CARELESSLY14
CHRONICLES16
COALESCING15
CONVALESCE18
CORPUSCLES17
CROCODILES15
DISMANTLES13
EFFORTLESS16
FACSIMILES17
FEARLESSLY15
FLAMMABLES19
FLAWLESSLY18
FLIGHTLESS16
GROUNDLESS13
HARMLESSLY16
HELPLESSLY16
HOPELESSLY16
INCURABLES15
JOYFULLEST24
LIFESTYLES15
MANHANDLES15
MEDDLESOME16
MINDLESSLY15
MINUSCULES16
NEEDLESSLY13
PAINLESSLY14
PANHANDLES15
PINEAPPLES16
PRINCIPLES16
QUADRUPLES23
RECKLESSLY17
RECONCILES14
RECTANGLES13
REGARDLESS12
RUTHLESSLY15
SALESWOMAN15
SALESWOMEN15
SLEEVELESS14
SPECTACLES16
SPEECHLESS16
STOCKPILES17
TABLESPOON14
TACTLESSLY14
TELESCOPED15
TELESCOPES14
TIMESCALES14
TIMETABLES14
TURNTABLES13
VEGETABLES17
VENTRICLES16
VESTIBULES17
WHOLESALED16
WHOLESALER15
WHOLESALES15

The 60 most common shown, 297 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing LES (271)

ADOLESCENCE16
ADOLESCENTS14
AUTOMOBILES16
BATTLESHIPS17
BOOKMOBILES20
BURLESQUING24
BUTTONHOLES16
CANDLESTICK19
CAREFULLEST17
CEASELESSLY15
CHOLESTEROL15
COCKLESHELL20
COMESTIBLES17
COMPATIBLES19
CONSUMABLES18
CONVALESCED20
CONVALESCES19
DEFENSELESS15
DISGRUNTLES14
DISPOSABLES16
EXPENDABLES22
FRUITLESSLY17
INELIGIBLES14
INTANGIBLES14
INVARIABLES17
JOBLESSNESS21
MEANINGLESS14
MERCILESSLY17
MOTORCYCLES19
NOISELESSLY13
NONETHELESS13
OBSOLESCENT15
PAINFULLEST17
PARTICIPLES17
PERISHABLES17
PERIWINKLES19
PIGEONHOLES16
POINTLESSLY15
PROJECTILES23
QUADRANGLES22
RATTLESNAKE14
RECEPTACLES17
RECYCLABLES19
REMORSELESS13
RESCHEDULES17
RESTFULLEST15
RETURNABLES14
SALESPEOPLE15
SALESPERSON13
SEMICIRCLES17
TABERNACLES15
TABLESPOONS15
TELESCOPING16
THOUGHTLESS17
TRANQUILEST20
TROUBLESOME16
UNWHOLESOME19
USELESSNESS12
WHOLESALERS16
WHOLESALING17

The 60 most common shown, 211 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing LES (184)

ADOLESCENCES17
BIBLIOPHILES20
BLOODMOBILES19
BREATHLESSLY18
CANDLESTICKS20
CARELESSNESS14
CHEERFULLEST20
COBBLESTONES18
COCKLESHELLS21
COLLECTABLES18
COLLECTIBLES18
COLLYWOBBLES23
COMBUSTIBLES21
CONVALESCENT20
CONVALESCING21
CONVERTIBLES20
CROQUIGNOLES24
DISASSEMBLES17
DISCIPLESHIP21
DISENTANGLES14
DOUBLESPEAKS21
ECCLESIASTIC18
EFFORTLESSLY20
FATHOMLESSLY21
FEARLESSNESS15
FIDDLESTICKS22
FORMLESSNESS17
GROUNDLESSLY17
HARMLESSNESS16
HEEDLESSNESS15
HELPLESSNESS16
HOMELESSNESS16
HONEYSUCKLES22
HOPELESSNESS16
INSEPARABLES16
INTERMINGLES15
LISTLESSNESS12
MINDLESSNESS15
MOLLYCODDLES20
NEVERTHELESS18
NIGHTINGALES16
OBSOLESCENCE18
RATTLESNAKES15
RECKLESSNESS17
RELENTLESSLY14
RESTLESSNESS12
RUTHLESSNESS15
SALESMANSHIP18
SALESPERSONS14
SELFLESSNESS15
SPITEFULLEST18
SPOTLESSNESS14
SUBMERSIBLES19
SWASHBUCKLES25
TACTLESSNESS14
TIMELESSNESS14
TIRELESSNESS12
TROUBLESHOOT17
UNDESIRABLES16
UNTOUCHABLES20

The 60 most common shown, 124 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

2,818 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (1.7%) are containing LES. Most of them, 627, have 8 letters. 24 start with LES, 1,407 end with it and 1,387 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 LES?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 2,818 words containing LES, from 4 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing LES?

BENZIMIDAZOLES, worth 35 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: ZIZZLES (31), BEMUZZLES (30) and SCHNOZZLES (30).

What are the most common words containing LES?

PUZZLES, EXAMPLES, NEVERTHELESS, VEGETABLES, AUTOMOBILES and BICYCLES. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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