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Words containing MS

Words that have the letters MS 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 2,295 playable words containing MS in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ABSTRACTIONISMS. The highest-scoring is QUINQUENNIUMS, worth 34 points.

  • CIRCUMSTANCES22
  • CIRCUMSTANCE21
  • OVERWHELMS21
  • MECHANISMS18
  • THEMSELVES18
  • ACCUSTOMS16
  • CRITICISMS16
  • SYMPTOMS16
  • ALGORITHMS15
  • CONFIRMS15
  • PERFORMS15
  • TRANSFORMS15
  • VICTIMS15
  • ACRONYMS14
  • AXIOMS14
  • HIMSELF14
  • JAMS14
  • PROBLEMS14

Highest-scoring words containing MS

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

  • QUINQUENNIUMS34
  • NONOBJECTIVISMS33
  • SUBJECTIVISMS32
  • OBJECTIVISMS30
  • DISEQUILIBRIUMS30
  • HEXAMETHONIUMS29
  • VENTRILOQUISMS29
  • NONEQUILIBRIUMS29
  • JUJUISMS28
  • QUADRIVIUMS28
  • CRYPTORCHIDISMS28
  • HYPOTHYROIDISMS28

3-letter words containing MS (2)

  • EMS5
  • OMS5

4-letter words containing MS (42)

  • AIMS6
  • ALMS6
  • ARMS6
  • BAMS8
  • BUMS9
  • CAMS8
  • CWMS11
  • DAMS7
  • DIMS7
  • DOMS7
  • ELMS6
  • FEMS9
  • GAMS7
  • GEMS7
  • GUMS8
  • GYMS9
  • HAMS8
  • HEMS8
  • HUMS9
  • ISMS6
  • JAMS14
  • LAMS6
  • LUMS7
  • MEMS8
  • MOMS8
  • MUMS9
  • NIMS6
  • NOMS6
  • OHMS8
  • PAMS8
  • POMS8
  • RAMS6
  • REMS6
  • RIMS6
  • ROMS6
  • RUMS7
  • SIMS6
  • SUMS7
  • TAMS6
  • TOMS6
  • VIMS10
  • YAMS8

5-letter words containing MS (89)

  • ALUMS8
  • ATOMS7
  • BALMS9
  • BEAMS9
  • BERMS9
  • BOOMS9
  • BRIMS9
  • CALMS9
  • CHUMS12
  • CLAMS9
  • CORMS9
  • CRAMS9
  • DEEMS8
  • DOOMS8
  • DORMS8
  • DRUMS9
  • EXAMS13
  • FARMS10
  • FILMS10
  • FIRMS10
  • FOAMS10
  • FORMS10
  • GERMS8
  • GRAMS8
  • HARMS9
  • HELMS9
  • IMAMS9
  • ITEMS7
  • LOOMS7
  • MAIMS9
  • NORMS7
  • PALMS9
  • PERMS9
  • PLUMS10
  • POEMS9
  • PROMS9
  • REAMS7
  • ROAMS7
  • ROOMS7
  • SCAMS9
  • SCUMS10
  • SEAMS7
  • SEEMS7
  • SHAMS9
  • SHIMS9
  • SKIMS10
  • SLAMS7
  • SLIMS7
  • SLUMS8
  • STEMS7
  • SWIMS10
  • TEAMS7
  • TEEMS7
  • TERMS7
  • TRIMS7
  • WARMS10
  • WHAMS12
  • WHIMS12
  • WORMS10
  • ZOOMS15

The 60 most common shown, 29 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing MS (122)

  • ABOHMS12
  • ABYSMS12
  • ALARMS8
  • ALBUMS11
  • AXIOMS14
  • BEGUMS12
  • BESOMS10
  • BLOOMS10
  • BOSOMS10
  • BROOMS10
  • CAROMS10
  • CHARMS12
  • CHASMS12
  • CHIRMS12
  • CLAIMS10
  • CLUMSY13
  • CREAMS10
  • DAMSEL9
  • DAMSON9
  • DENIMS9
  • DREAMS9
  • ENZYMS18
  • FLIMSY13
  • FORUMS12
  • GLEAMS9
  • GROOMS9
  • HAKIMS13
  • HAREMS10
  • HOKUMS14
  • IDIOMS9
  • JORAMS16
  • JORUMS17
  • JUGUMS19
  • KHOUMS14
  • MADAMS11
  • MAXIMS16
  • MINIMS10
  • MODEMS11
  • NIZAMS16
  • PRISMS10
  • PSALMS10
  • QUALMS17
  • REALMS8
  • REARMS8
  • SCRAMS10
  • SERUMS9
  • SHAWMS13
  • SPASMS10
  • SPERMS10
  • STEAMS8
  • STORMS8
  • STRUMS9
  • SWARMS11
  • THRUMS11
  • TOTEMS8
  • WHELMS13
  • WHIMSY15
  • WHOMSO13
  • XYLEMS16
  • ZIRAMS16

The 60 most common shown, 62 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing MS (215)

  • AFFIRMS15
  • ANTHEMS11
  • ASHRAMS11
  • ASYLUMS12
  • BALSAMS11
  • BANTAMS11
  • BAZOOMS19
  • BECALMS13
  • BEDLAMS12
  • BOTTOMS11
  • COMSYMP17
  • CRIMSON11
  • CUSTOMS12
  • DAMSELS10
  • DAMSONS10
  • DEFORMS13
  • DIADEMS11
  • DIATOMS10
  • DISARMS10
  • EMBALMS13
  • EMBLEMS13
  • ESTEEMS9
  • FATHOMS14
  • HAMSTER11
  • HANSOMS11
  • HIMSELF14
  • INFORMS12
  • INSEAMS9
  • JIMJAMS27
  • LOGJAMS18
  • LYCEUMS14
  • MAGNUMS13
  • MEDIUMS13
  • MUSEUMS13
  • NAPALMS11
  • NONCOMS11
  • PODIUMS13
  • POMPOMS15
  • POSSUMS12
  • QUORUMS19
  • RANSOMS9
  • REDEEMS10
  • REFORMS12
  • RHYTHMS15
  • SACHEMS13
  • SALAAMS9
  • SCHISMS13
  • SCREAMS11
  • SITCOMS11
  • SLALOMS9
  • SQUIRMS18
  • STREAMS9
  • SYSTEMS11
  • TANDEMS10
  • TRUISMS10
  • VACUUMS17
  • VICTIMS15
  • WIGWAMS16
  • ZEMSTVA21
  • ZEMSTVO21

The 60 most common shown, 155 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing MS (320)

  • ACCLAIMS14
  • ACRONYMS14
  • AMALGAMS13
  • ANTONYMS12
  • BAPTISMS14
  • BEDROOMS13
  • BLOSSOMS12
  • CAMBIUMS17
  • CAMSHAFT17
  • CLUMSIER13
  • CLUMSILY15
  • CONFIRMS15
  • CONFORMS15
  • CRANIUMS13
  • CRIMSONS12
  • DECLAIMS13
  • DIAGRAMS12
  • DOLDRUMS13
  • DOOMSDAY14
  • DUKEDOMS16
  • EARDRUMS12
  • EPIGRAMS13
  • EXCLAIMS18
  • FIREARMS13
  • FLIMSIER13
  • FLIMSILY15
  • FOREARMS13
  • FREEDOMS14
  • FULCRUMS17
  • HAMSTERS12
  • HELMSMAN14
  • HELMSMEN14
  • HOMONYMS16
  • HOODLUMS14
  • KINGDOMS15
  • MAXIMUMS21
  • MINIMUMS15
  • MODICUMS16
  • NUMSKULL15
  • OPOSSUMS13
  • OPTIMUMS15
  • PERFORMS15
  • PHANTOMS14
  • PILGRIMS13
  • PREMIUMS15
  • PROBLEMS14
  • PROGRAMS13
  • RECLAIMS12
  • REQUIEMS19
  • ROSTRUMS11
  • SARCASMS12
  • STADIUMS12
  • SWIMSUIT14
  • SYMPTOMS16
  • SYNONYMS14
  • TANTRUMS11
  • TEAMSTER10
  • THEOREMS12
  • UNIFORMS14
  • WHIMSIES15

The 60 most common shown, 260 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing MS (457)

  • ACCUSTOMS16
  • ALLUVIUMS17
  • APHORISMS15
  • AQUARIUMS21
  • ARCHAISMS15
  • BALLROOMS13
  • BATHROOMS15
  • BOOKWORMS19
  • BRIMSTONE13
  • CAMSHAFTS18
  • CEREBRUMS16
  • CLUMSIEST14
  • CRIMSONED14
  • DARKROOMS15
  • DAYDREAMS15
  • DELIRIUMS13
  • DISCLAIMS14
  • DRUMSTICK18
  • EMBOLISMS15
  • EMPORIUMS16
  • EXORCISMS19
  • FACTOTUMS17
  • FILMSTRIP16
  • FLIMFLAMS19
  • FLIMSIEST14
  • GERANIUMS13
  • GLOWWORMS18
  • HAMSTRING14
  • HAMSTRUNG15
  • HEIRLOOMS13
  • HEMSTITCH17
  • HOMEROOMS15
  • HOOKWORMS19
  • INTERCOMS13
  • KILOGRAMS15
  • LABURNUMS15
  • MONOGRAMS14
  • MOONBEAMS15
  • MUSHROOMS16
  • NUMSKULLS16
  • ORGANISMS12
  • PARADIGMS15
  • PAROXYSMS21
  • PENDULUMS16
  • PHANTASMS15
  • PLATFORMS16
  • PLECTRUMS16
  • PROCLAIMS15
  • REAFFIRMS17
  • SCRIMSHAW18
  • SHEIKDOMS17
  • SHOWROOMS16
  • SILKWORMS17
  • TAPEWORMS16
  • TEAMSTERS11
  • TELEGRAMS12
  • TYMPANUMS18
  • VIBURNUMS19
  • WASHROOMS16
  • WHIMSICAL18

The 60 most common shown, 397 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing MS (339)

  • ALGORITHMS15
  • ANGLEWORMS16
  • BARBARISMS16
  • BIORHYTHMS20
  • BROOMSTICK19
  • CABLEGRAMS17
  • CATACLYSMS18
  • CATECHISMS18
  • CHECKROOMS21
  • CLASSROOMS14
  • CLOAKROOMS17
  • CLUMSINESS15
  • CONUNDRUMS17
  • COURTROOMS15
  • CRIMSONING15
  • CRITICISMS16
  • CROSSBEAMS16
  • CRUCIFORMS20
  • DIAPHRAGMS18
  • DRUMSTICKS19
  • EARTHWORMS17
  • ECOSYSTEMS16
  • EUPHEMISMS19
  • FILMSTRIPS17
  • FLIMSINESS15
  • GYMNASIUMS18
  • HAMSTRINGS15
  • LUNCHROOMS17
  • MACROCOSMS18
  • MAELSTROMS14
  • MAMMOGRAMS19
  • MANNERISMS14
  • MAUSOLEUMS16
  • MECHANISMS18
  • MICROCOSMS18
  • MICROFILMS19
  • MILLIGRAMS15
  • MISINFORMS17
  • OVERWHELMS21
  • PACHYDERMS21
  • PSEUDONYMS18
  • RAINSTORMS12
  • RAMSHACKLE19
  • REPROGRAMS15
  • ROUNDWORMS17
  • SANDSTORMS13
  • SCRIMSHAWS19
  • SEAMSTRESS12
  • SNOWSTORMS15
  • STOCKROOMS17
  • STOREROOMS12
  • STRATAGEMS13
  • SUBSYSTEMS17
  • SYMPOSIUMS19
  • THEMSELVES18
  • TRANSFORMS15
  • ULTIMATUMS16
  • VULGARISMS18
  • WHOMSOEVER21
  • WITTICISMS17

The 60 most common shown, 279 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing MS (244)

  • ANGIOSPERMS16
  • ANTAGONISMS14
  • APOPHTHEGMS22
  • AUDITORIUMS16
  • BOLSHEVISMS21
  • BRAINSTORMS15
  • BRIDEGROOMS17
  • BROOMSTICKS20
  • CANKERWORMS21
  • CARDIOGRAMS17
  • CEREBELLUMS18
  • CHAUVINISMS22
  • CHLOROFORMS20
  • CIRCUMSPECT22
  • COCKALORUMS21
  • COCKNEYISMS22
  • COLLOQUIUMS25
  • COMPENDIUMS21
  • CRYPTOGRAMS20
  • DELPHINIUMS19
  • DYSPHEMISMS22
  • ENTHUSIASMS16
  • EPIPHYTISMS21
  • GYMNOSPERMS20
  • HEMSTITCHED20
  • HEMSTITCHES19
  • HONORARIUMS16
  • HYPOCORISMS21
  • JIMSONWEEDS25
  • JOURNALISMS22
  • KETTLEDRUMS18
  • LYMPHOGRAMS22
  • MAINSTREAMS15
  • MEMORANDUMS19
  • METABOLISMS17
  • MILLENNIUMS16
  • MORATORIUMS16
  • NASTURTIUMS15
  • OUTPERFORMS19
  • PACIFICISMS22
  • PANJANDRUMS25
  • PERITONEUMS16
  • PLAGIARISMS16
  • POLYRHYTHMS23
  • POSTMORTEMS17
  • PROCAMBIUMS22
  • PROSCENIUMS18
  • PROTOXYLEMS23
  • QUADRIVIUMS28
  • REFERENDUMS18
  • SANATORIUMS14
  • SANITARIUMS14
  • SCHOOLMARMS19
  • SCHOOLROOMS17
  • SCRIMSHAWED21
  • SEQUESTRUMS23
  • SHERIFFDOMS22
  • SPOONERISMS15
  • SUBPROGRAMS19
  • WHIMSICALLY22

The 60 most common shown, 184 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing MS (177)

  • ACADEMICISMS21
  • ACHROMATISMS20
  • ADVENTURISMS20
  • ANACHRONISMS18
  • ARCHDUKEDOMS24
  • ASTIGMATISMS17
  • BACHELORDOMS21
  • BEHAVIORISMS22
  • BLOODSTREAMS17
  • BOHEMIANISMS20
  • BRYOPHYLLUMS25
  • CABBAGEWORMS24
  • CALIFORNIUMS20
  • CANDELABRUMS20
  • CAPROLACTAMS20
  • CIRCUMSCRIBE23
  • CIRCUMSTANCE21
  • COMMUNALISMS21
  • COMPUTERDOMS22
  • CONDOMINIUMS20
  • CREMATORIUMS19
  • CRYPTARITHMS22
  • CYPRIPEDIUMS24
  • ECUMENICISMS21
  • EQUILIBRIUMS26
  • EXCLUSIVISMS27
  • FUNAMBULISMS23
  • HAMSTRINGING18
  • HELMSMANSHIP22
  • HEMSTITCHING21
  • HIGHBROWISMS24
  • HUCKSTERISMS22
  • MALAPROPISMS20
  • MEDIEVALISMS21
  • MENDELEVIUMS22
  • OBJECTIVISMS30
  • OFFICIALDOMS23
  • OFFICIALISMS22
  • OVERPROGRAMS21
  • PARALLELISMS16
  • PHOSPHONIUMS23
  • PHYSICALISMS22
  • PLANETARIUMS17
  • PODOPHYLLUMS24
  • PRIMITIVISMS22
  • QUADRENNIUMS25
  • QUISLINGISMS24
  • REGIONALISMS15
  • SCRIMSHAWING22
  • SEAMSTRESSES14
  • SEMPERVIVUMS27
  • SUCCEDANEUMS21
  • TETRAZOLIUMS23
  • ULTRAVACUUMS23
  • UNNILHEXIUMS24
  • VAGABONDISMS22
  • VANGUARDISMS21
  • WHIMSICALITY23
  • WORKAHOLISMS22
  • XEROPHYTISMS26

The 60 most common shown, 117 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

2,295 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (1.4%) are containing MS. Most of them, 457, have 9 letters. 0 start with MS, 2,084 end with it and 211 have it only in the middle.

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Questions

How many words are there containing MS?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 2,295 words containing MS, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing MS?

QUINQUENNIUMS, worth 34 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: NONOBJECTIVISMS (33), SUBJECTIVISMS (32) and OBJECTIVISMS (30).

What are the most common words containing MS?

CIRCUMSTANCES, CIRCUMSTANCE, OVERWHELMS, MECHANISMS, THEMSELVES and ACCUSTOMS. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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