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Words containing LS

Words that have the letters LS 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 2,669 playable words containing LS in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ANTICONVULSANTS. The highest-scoring is QUINQUENNIALS, worth 31 points.

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Popular words containing LS

COMPULSORY19
INDIVIDUALS18
PROFESSIONALS18
CHEMICALS17
COMPULSION17
JOURNALS17
OFFICIALS17
PERIPHERALS17
PRACTICALS16
REPULSIVE16
EQUALS15
FULFILLS15
ELSEWHERE14
FULFILS14
COMPELS13
COUNCILS13
CRIMINALS13
HOSPITALS13

Highest-scoring words containing LS

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

QUINQUENNIALS31
PSYCHOCHEMICALS31
BOLSHEVIZING29
BOLSHEVIZED28
BOLSHEVIZES27
PHARMACEUTICALS26
JEZEBELS26
BOLSHEVIZE26
XANTHOPHYLLS26
QUARRELSOMELY26
SPRACHGEFUHLS26
ANTICONVULSIVES26

3-letter words containing LS (2)

ALS3
ELS3

4-letter words containing LS (35)

AALS4
AILS4
ALLS4
ALSO4
AWLS7
BALS6
BELS6
CELS6
COLS6
DALS5
DELS5
DOLS5
EELS4
ELLS4
ELSE4
FILS7
GALS5
GELS5
GULS6
HOLS6
ILLS4
MELS6
MILS6
MOLS6
NILS4
OILS4
OWLS7
PALS6
POLS6
PULS7
SALS4
SELS4
SOLS4
TELS4
TILS4

5-letter words containing LS (189)

BALLS7
BAWLS10
BELLS7
BILLS7
BOILS7
BOWLS10
BULLS8
CALLS7
CELLS7
COOLS7
CULLS8
CURLS8
DEALS6
DIALS6
EVILS9
FAILS8
FALLS8
FALSE8
FEELS8
FELLS8
FILLS8
FOALS8
FOILS8
FOOLS8
FOULS9
FOWLS11
FUELS9
FULLS9
FURLS9
GIRLS6
GOALS6
HALLS7
HEELS7
HILLS7
HOWLS10
JAILS13
JELLS13
KILLS8
MAILS7
MEALS7
NAILS5
OVALS9
PILLS7
POLLS7
PULLS8
PULSE8
RAILS5
ROLLS5
SAILS5
SEALS5
SELLS5
SOULS6
TAILS5
TELLS5
TOOLS5
VEILS9
VIALS9
WALLS8
WILLS8
YOWLS10

The 60 most common shown, 129 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing LS (292)

ANGELS7
ANVILS10
APPALS10
AVAILS10
BOWELS11
BRAWLS11
CAMELS10
CHILLS10
CRAWLS11
DEVILS11
DRAWLS10
DWELLS10
EQUALS15
EXCELS14
EXPELS14
EXTOLS12
FINALS9
GAVELS11
GHOULS10
GROWLS10
HAZELS16
HOVELS12
IDEALS7
IMPELS10
JEWELS17
LABELS8
LEVELS10
LOCALS8
MODELS9
MORALS8
NAVELS10
NOVELS10
PANELS8
PROWLS11
PULSED10
PULSES9
PUPILS11
QUAILS15
QUELLS15
QUILLS15
RAVELS10
RIVALS10
SCOWLS11
SHAWLS11
SHELLS8
SKILLS9
SMELLS8
SPELLS8
SPOILS8
STEALS6
TRAILS6
TRIALS6
VIGILS11
VINYLS12
VOCALS12
VOWELS13
WHEELS11
WHILST11
WHIRLS11
YOKELS11

The 60 most common shown, 232 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing LS (452)

ANIMALS9
APPALLS11
APPEALS11
AVOWALS14
BEFALLS12
BUSHELS12
CANCELS11
CHAPELS13
CHISELS11
CHORALS11
COMPELS13
CUPFULS16
CYMBALS15
DETAILS8
DRIVELS12
ENTAILS7
FACIALS12
FALSELY12
FALSIFY15
FALSITY12
FISCALS12
FORMALS12
FULFILS14
FUNNELS11
GRAVELS12
GROVELS12
HYMNALS13
IMPULSE12
JACKALS20
MAMMALS13
MANUALS10
MARVELS13
MORTALS9
NICKELS12
PARCELS11
PENCILS11
PUMMELS14
RECALLS9
REVEALS11
RITUALS8
SCHOOLS11
SCRAWLS12
SCROLLS9
SEQUELS16
SHOVELS13
SIGNALS8
SPRAWLS12
SQUALLS16
SQUEALS16
SWIVELS14
SYMBOLS13
TRAVELS11
TUNNELS8
UNFURLS12
UNVEILS12
UPHILLS12
VANDALS12
VERBALS13
VISUALS12
WEASELS10

The 60 most common shown, 392 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing LS (501)

ADMIRALS11
ALCOHOLS12
APPARELS12
ARRIVALS12
BIFOCALS15
CAPITALS12
CARAMELS12
CATCALLS12
CHANNELS12
CONCEALS12
CONGEALS11
CONTROLS10
CONVULSE15
CORDIALS11
COUNCILS13
COUNSELS11
COWGIRLS14
CRYSTALS12
CURTAILS11
DECIBELS13
DECIMALS13
EMULSION11
EYEBALLS12
FALSETTO11
FEDERALS12
FLANNELS11
FULFILLS15
FUNERALS12
HANDFULS15
HILLSIDE11
HOPEFULS16
IMPERILS12
IMPULSED14
IMPULSES13
INFIDELS12
INITIALS8
INSTALLS8
JOURNALS17
MARSHALS12
MEDICALS13
MONGRELS11
MUSICALS13
NUMERALS11
OVERALLS12
PAYROLLS12
PITFALLS13
PRETZELS18
PREVAILS14
PULSATED12
QUARRELS17
REFUSALS12
REMOVALS14
REPULSED12
REVIVALS16
SATCHELS12
SCALPELS12
SHRIVELS14
SPECIALS12
THERMALS12
UNRAVELS13

The 60 most common shown, 441 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing LS (536)

APPROVALS17
BASEBALLS13
BETRAYALS13
BISEXUALS18
BLUEBELLS14
CANNIBALS13
CARNIVALS15
CHARCOALS15
CHEMICALS17
COCKTAILS16
CONVULSED17
CONVULSES16
CORPORALS13
CRIMINALS13
DAFFODILS17
DOWNFALLS16
DOWNHILLS15
DUMBBELLS17
ELSEWHERE14
EXPULSION18
EXTERNALS15
FAITHFULS18
FALSEHOOD15
FALSIFIED16
FALSIFIES15
FAREWELLS15
FESTIVALS16
FOOTBALLS14
FOOTHILLS14
HOSPITALS13
IMMORTALS13
IMPULSING15
IMPULSIVE18
INTERNALS9
INTERVALS13
MACKERELS16
MATERIALS11
MOTHBALLS15
MOUTHFULS18
OFFICIALS17
ORIGINALS10
OVERHAULS16
PARALLELS11
PHYSICALS17
PROPOSALS13
PROTOCOLS13
REPULSIVE16
REVULSION14
SNOWBALLS14
SNOWFALLS15
SOFTBALLS14
SPOONFULS15
SQUIRRELS18
SURVIVALS18
TERMINALS11
UPHEAVALS18
UPHOLSTER14
VERTICALS15
WINDFALLS16
WINDMILLS15

The 60 most common shown, 476 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing LS (269)

ACQUITTALS21
ADVERBIALS17
APPRAISALS14
BACCHANALS18
BACKPEDALS20
BETROTHALS14
BILINGUALS14
BLACKBALLS19
BLACKMAILS19
BOLSTERING13
BUCKETFULS22
BUCKYBALLS22
CARTWHEELS17
CATHEDRALS15
COMPULSION17
COMPULSIVE21
COMPULSORY19
CONVULSING18
CONVULSION17
CONVULSIVE21
CRAWLSPACE19
DAREDEVILS16
DISMISSALS13
EDITORIALS11
ESSENTIALS10
EXPULSIONS19
FALSEHOODS16
FALSIFYING19
FOOTSTOOLS13
FORESTALLS13
HAILSTONES12
HOLSTERING13
INAUGURALS13
MAELSTROMS14
MARSUPIALS15
MUNICIPALS17
NUMBSKULLS19
PERENNIALS12
PICTORIALS14
POCKETFULS21
PORTRAYALS14
PRACTICALS16
PRINCIPALS16
PROPULSION15
PROPULSIVE19
PULSATIONS13
REHEARSALS12
RETRIEVALS14
SCOUNDRELS14
SEMIFINALS15
SHOVELFULS20
SPIRITUALS13
TOADSTOOLS11
TREADMILLS13
UNIVERSALS15
UPHOLSTERS15
UPHOLSTERY17
WATERFALLS16
WATERFOWLS19
WHIRLPOOLS17

The 60 most common shown, 209 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing LS (173)

ABORIGINALS14
ACCIDENTALS16
AMBISEXUALS22
ANTIPHONALS15
BASKETBALLS18
BEQUEATHALS24
BOLSHEVISMS21
BOLSHEVIZED28
BOLSHEVIZES27
CANNONBALLS15
CENTENNIALS13
CEREMONIALS15
CINQUEFOILS25
COLLOQUIALS22
COMMERCIALS19
COMPULSIONS18
CONVULSIONS18
COTTONTAILS13
CRAWLSPACES20
CREDENTIALS14
DEVOTIONALS16
DISEMBOWELS19
EMULSIFYING20
ENCYCLICALS19
FALSIFIABLE19
FINGERNAILS15
HOMOSEXUALS22
HORIZONTALS21
IMPULSIVELY22
IMPULSIVITY22
INCIDENTALS14
INDIVIDUALS18
IRRATIONALS11
METACARPALS17
METATARSALS13
PERIODICALS16
PERIPHERALS17
POLYNOMIALS17
PROVINCIALS19
QUARRELSOME22
QUATREFOILS23
RECIPROCALS17
REPULSIVELY20
REUPHOLSTER16
RIJSTTAFELS22
SABBATICALS17
SCHOOLGIRLS16
SPOILSPORTS15
STANDSTILLS12
SULFHYDRYLS22
SUPERMODELS17
THIMBLEFULS21
THUMBWHEELS23
TRANSFERALS14
UPHOLSTERED17
UPHOLSTERER16
VOLLEYBALLS19
WELLSPRINGS17
WINDOWSILLS18
WITHDRAWALS20

The 60 most common shown, 113 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing LS (106)

AUDIOVISUALS19
BIOCHEMICALS22
BOLSHEVIZING29
BROMOURACILS19
CARDINALSHIP19
CENTRIFUGALS19
CHLOROPHYLLS22
CHRYSOBERYLS22
COCKLESHELLS21
COMPULSIVELY25
COMPULSIVITY25
COMPULSORILY21
CONDITIONALS15
CONTINENTALS14
CONVULSIVELY25
COPRINCIPALS20
COUNTERVAILS19
CUPRONICKELS22
DIMERCAPROLS19
DISAPPROVALS21
EMULSIFIABLE20
EQUINOCTIALS23
EXPONENTIALS20
FUNDAMENTALS19
GESELLSCHAFT20
GROUNDSWELLS18
HEXADECIMALS25
HYPOGLOSSALS19
INESSENTIALS12
INFOMERCIALS19
KNUCKLEBALLS23
MACROFOSSILS19
MARSHALSHIPS20
MICROFIBRILS21
MICROFOSSILS19
MONOLINGUALS16
NONCHEMICALS20
OVERFULFILLS23
PARAMEDICALS19
POLYALCOHOLS20
POLYCRYSTALS20
PTERODACTYLS19
QUADRENNIALS22
RACQUETBALLS25
REAPPRAISALS16
RECESSIONALS14
REUPHOLSTERS17
SEXAGESIMALS21
SHELLSHOCKED22
SUBINTERVALS19
SWALLOWTAILS18
TEASPOONFULS18
TERRESTRIALS12
TERRITORIALS12
TESTIMONIALS14
TRANSSEXUALS19
UPHOLSTERERS17
UPHOLSTERING18
WHEREWITHALS22
XANTHOPHYLLS26

The 60 most common shown, 46 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

2,669 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (1.6%) are containing LS. Most of them, 536, have 9 letters. 0 start with LS, 2,290 end with it and 379 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 LS?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 2,669 words containing LS, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing LS?

QUINQUENNIALS, worth 31 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: PSYCHOCHEMICALS (31), BOLSHEVIZING (29) and BOLSHEVIZED (28).

What are the most common words containing LS?

COMPULSORY, INDIVIDUALS, PROFESSIONALS, CHEMICALS, COMPULSION and JOURNALS. 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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