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Words containing NS

Words that have the letters NS 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 9,103 playable words containing NS in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ADMINISTRATIONS. The highest-scoring is PODZOLIZATIONS, worth 33 points.

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Popular words containing NS

QUALIFICATIONS28
COMPREHENSIVE25
CONSEQUENCES25
CONSEQUENTLY25
COMPREHENSIBLE24
CONSEQUENCE24
GENERALIZATIONS24
COMMUNICATIONS23
CONSERVATIVES23
EXTENSIVELY23
SPECIFICATIONS23
CONSERVATIVE22
EXPECTATIONS22
MATHEMATICIANS22
OBJECTIONS22
ORGANIZATIONS22
RECOMMENDATIONS22
UNSATISFACTORY22

Highest-scoring words containing NS

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

PODZOLIZATIONS33
JUXTAPOSITIONS31
MAXIMIZATIONS31
DIAZOTIZATIONS31
ZOMBIFICATIONS31
AXIOMATIZATIONS31
LEXICALIZATIONS31
EQUALIZATIONS30
NONSUBJECTIVE30
QUANTIZATIONS30
RHYTHMIZATIONS30
UNSYNCHRONIZED30

3-letter words containing NS (4)

ENS3
INS3
ONS3
UNS4

4-letter words containing NS (66)

AWNS7
BANS6
BENS6
BINS6
BUNS7
CANS6
CONS6
DENS5
DINS5
DONS5
DUNS6
EONS4
FANS7
FENS7
FINS7
FONS7
FUNS8
GENS5
GINS5
GUNS6
HENS6
HINS6
HONS6
HUNS7
INNS4
IONS4
JINS12
KENS7
KINS7
LENS4
MANS6
MONS6
MUNS7
NUNS5
OWNS7
PANS6
PENS6
PINS6
PONS6
PUNS7
RUNS5
SANS4
SINS4
SONS4
SUNS5
TANS4
TENS4
TINS4
TONS4
TUNS5
URNS5
VANS8
WANS7
WENS7
WINS7
WONS7
WYNS9
YENS6
YINS6
ZINS12

The 60 most common shown, 6 rarer words not listed. All 4-letter words

5-letter words containing NS (184)

BARNS7
BEANS7
BOONS7
BURNS8
CHINS9
CLANS7
COINS7
CORNS7
DAWNS9
DENSE6
DOWNS9
EARNS5
EVENS9
FAWNS11
FERNS8
GAINS6
GOWNS9
HORNS7
HYMNS11
ICONS7
JEANS13
JOINS13
KEENS8
KILNS8
LAWNS8
LEANS5
LOANS5
MAINS7
MEANS7
MIENS7
MOANS7
MOONS7
NOUNS6
OPENS7
OVENS9
PAINS7
PANSY9
PAWNS10
PLANS7
RAINS5
RUINS6
SCANS7
SENSE5
SHUNS8
SIGNS6
SKINS8
STUNS6
SWANS8
TENSE5
TOWNS8
TURNS6
TWINS8
UNSAY8
UNSET6
VEINS9
WARNS8
WEANS8
WHENS10
WRENS8
YAWNS10

The 60 most common shown, 124 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing NS (416)

ALIENS6
ALIGNS7
ANSWER9
BEGINS9
BRAINS8
BROWNS11
CABINS10
CENSOR8
CENSUS9
CHAINS10
CHURNS11
CLEANS8
CLOWNS11
CONSUL9
CROWNS11
DEMONS9
DOZENS15
DRAINS7
DROWNS10
ENSURE7
FEIGNS10
FELONS9
FROWNS12
GIVENS11
GLEANS7
HAVENS12
HUMANS11
INSANE6
INSECT8
INSERT6
INSIDE7
INSIST6
INSULT7
LEARNS6
LENSES6
LIKENS9
LIVENS10
LUPINS9
MORONS8
MOURNS9
ORGANS7
PAGANS9
PECANS10
PRAWNS11
QUEENS15
RAVENS10
SENSES6
SEVENS10
SKEINS9
SPAWNS11
TOKENS9
TOXINS12
TRAINS6
UNIONS7
UNSAFE10
UNSEEN7
UNSURE8
WAGONS10
WAKENS12
WIDENS10

The 60 most common shown, 356 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing NS (855)

ACTIONS9
AGAINST8
ANSWERS10
ASSIGNS8
BUTTONS10
CENSORS9
COLUMNS12
COMMONS13
CONSENT9
CONSIST9
CONSOLE9
CONSULT10
CONSUME12
COUNSEL10
DEFENSE11
DENSITY10
DESIGNS9
ENSURED9
ENSURES8
EXPENSE15
GARDENS9
GOVERNS12
HAPPENS13
HARDENS10
HEAVENS13
IMMENSE11
INSECTS9
INSERTS7
INSIGHT10
INSISTS7
INSOFAR10
INSPECT11
INSPIRE9
INSTALL7
INSTANT7
INSTEAD8
INSULTS8
INTENSE7
LESSONS7
LICENSE9
MARGINS10
MONSTER9
MOTIONS9
OBTAINS9
OFFENSE13
OPTIONS9
ORIGINS8
PERSONS9
POISONS9
RECKONS12
REGIONS8
REMAINS9
RESIGNS8
RETURNS8
SADDENS9
SCREENS9
SICKENS12
SPONSOR9
UNSOUND10
WEAPONS12

The 60 most common shown, 795 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing NS (1,053)

ABANDONS11
ANSWERED12
BILLIONS10
CARTOONS10
CENSORED11
CHICKENS17
CITIZENS18
CONCERNS12
CONDEMNS13
CONDENSE11
CONSENTS10
CONSIDER11
CONSISTS10
CONSTANT10
CONSULTS11
CONSUMED14
CONSUMER13
CONSUMES13
CONTAINS10
COUNSELS11
CURTAINS11
EDITIONS9
EMOTIONS10
ENSURING10
EXPENSES16
EXPLAINS16
FASHIONS13
INSECURE11
INSERTED9
INSISTED9
INSPECTS12
INSPIRED11
INSPIRES10
INSTALLS8
INSTANCE10
INSTINCT10
INSTRUCT11
INSULTED10
LICENSED11
LICENSES10
MENTIONS10
MILLIONS10
MONSTERS10
NONSENSE8
OFFENSES14
OPINIONS10
PATTERNS10
PORTIONS10
RESPONSE10
SECTIONS10
SENSIBLE10
SENSIBLY12
SHORTENS10
SPONSORS10
SUNSHINE11
SUSTAINS9
TRANSFER11
TRANSMIT10
UNSTABLE11
VERSIONS12

The 60 most common shown, 993 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing NS (1,184)

ADDITIONS11
ANSWERING13
CAMPAIGNS16
CENSORING12
COMPLAINS15
CONDENSED13
CONDENSES12
CONSCIOUS14
CONSENSUS12
CONSENTED12
CONSIDERS12
CONSISTED12
CONSTANTS11
CONSTRAIN11
CONSTRUCT14
CONSULTED13
CONSUMING15
COUNSELED13
DECISIONS12
DEFENSIVE17
DIMENSION12
DIVISIONS14
ELECTIONS11
EQUATIONS18
EXPANSION17
EXPENSIVE21
EXTENSION15
EXTENSIVE19
FRACTIONS14
FRIGHTENS15
FUNCTIONS15
IMMENSELY15
IMPRISONS13
INSIDIOUS11
INSPECTED14
INSPIRING12
INSTANCES11
INSTANTLY11
INSTRUCTS12
INSULTING11
INSURANCE12
INTENSELY11
INTENSITY11
INTENSIVE13
INTRINSIC11
LICENSING12
LOCATIONS11
MAINTAINS11
MOUNTAINS12
MUSICIANS14
OCCASIONS13
OFFENSIVE19
OMISSIONS11
POSITIONS11
QUESTIONS18
SENSITIVE13
SPONSORED12
TRANSFERS12
TRANSFORM14
VACATIONS15

The 60 most common shown, 1,124 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing NS (1,064)

AFTERNOONS13
ATTENTIONS10
CENSORSHIP16
COMPENSATE16
CONDENSING14
CONDITIONS13
CONSCIENCE16
CONSENTING13
CONSEQUENT21
CONSIDERED14
CONSISTENT12
CONSISTING13
CONSPIRACY18
CONSTANTLY14
CONSTITUTE13
CONSTRAINS12
CONSTRAINT12
CONSTRUCTS15
CONSULTANT13
CONSULTING14
COUNSELING14
COUNSELLED14
DEDUCTIONS15
DIMENSIONS13
DIRECTIONS13
DOWNSTAIRS14
ENLIGHTENS13
ENTERTAINS10
EXCEPTIONS20
EXPLOSIONS18
EXTENSIONS16
HISTORIANS12
INSISTENCE12
INSPECTING15
INSPECTION14
INSTALLING11
INSTRUCTED14
INSTRUMENT13
INTENTIONS10
INVENTIONS14
MAINSTREAM14
OBJECTIONS22
OPERATIONS12
PARTITIONS12
PROVISIONS16
QUOTATIONS19
RECONSIDER13
REDUCTIONS14
REINSTATED11
REINSTATES10
SITUATIONS11
SPONSORING13
SUSPENSION13
TRADITIONS11
TRANSCRIPT14
TRANSFORMS15
TRANSLATED11
TRANSPORTS12
UNSUITABLE14
VARIATIONS14

The 60 most common shown, 1,004 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing NS (1,071)

ACCUSATIONS16
ALLOCATIONS13
ASSUMPTIONS16
COLLECTIONS15
COMMISSIONS17
COMPARISONS17
CONCLUSIONS16
CONNECTIONS15
CONSCIOUSLY18
CONSECUTIVE20
CONSEQUENCE24
CONSIDERATE14
CONSIDERING15
CONSISTENCY17
CONSOLATION13
CONSPICUOUS19
CONSTITUENT14
CONSTITUTES14
CONSTRAINED14
CONSTRAINTS13
CONSTRUCTED17
CONSULTANCY18
CONSULTANTS14
CONSUMPTION18
CONVENTIONS17
CONVERSIONS17
CONVICTIONS19
CORRECTIONS15
COUNSELLING15
DEFINITIONS15
DEMONSTRATE14
DIMENSIONAL14
DISCUSSIONS15
EXPRESSIONS19
EXTENSIVELY23
FOUNDATIONS16
IMPRESSIONS15
INDICATIONS14
INSENSITIVE15
INSTRUCTING15
INSTRUCTION14
INSTRUMENTS14
PEDESTRIANS14
PHENOMENONS17
POLITICIANS15
POPULATIONS16
PRECAUTIONS16
PREDICTIONS16
PROPORTIONS15
RESPONSIBLE15
SENSITIVITY17
SUGGESTIONS14
TRANSFERRED15
TRANSFORMED17
TRANSMITTED14
TRANSPORTED14
UNCONSCIOUS17
UNSOLICITED15
UNSPECIFIED20
UNSUPPORTED18

The 60 most common shown, 1,011 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing NS (1,077)

APPLICATIONS18
ASSOCIATIONS14
CALCULATIONS17
CHAMPIONSHIP24
COMBINATIONS18
COMPENSATION18
CONJUGATIONS24
CONJUNCTIONS25
CONNOTATIONS14
CONSEQUENCES25
CONSEQUENTLY25
CONSERVATION18
CONSERVATIVE22
CONSIDERABLE17
CONSIDERABLY19
CONSISTENTLY16
CONSTITUENCY19
CONSTITUENTS15
CONSTITUTION15
CONSTRAINING15
CONSTRUCTING18
CONSTRUCTION17
CONSTRUCTIVE21
CONSULTATION15
CRUCIFIXIONS26
DECLARATIONS15
DEMONSTRATED16
DEMONSTRATES15
DESCRIPTIONS17
DISTINCTIONS15
EXPECTATIONS22
EXPLANATIONS20
FLUCTUATIONS19
IMPLICATIONS18
INCONSISTENT14
INDEFENSIBLE18
INSTALLATION12
INSTITUTIONS13
INSTRUCTIONS15
INSTRUMENTAL15
INSUFFICIENT21
INTERACTIONS14
NEGOTIATIONS13
OBSERVATIONS18
PUBLICATIONS19
RELATIONSHIP16
RESERVATIONS16
RESTRICTIONS14
SUPERVISIONS19
TRANSACTIONS14
TRANSFERRING16
TRANSFORMING18
TRANSLATIONS12
TRANSMISSION14
TRANSMITTERS14
TRANSMITTING15
TRANSPORTING15
UNSUCCESSFUL22
UNSUSPECTING19
WORKSTATIONS18

The 60 most common shown, 1,017 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

9,103 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (5.4%) are containing NS. Most of them, 1,184, have 9 letters. 0 start with NS, 5,649 end with it and 3,454 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 NS?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 9,103 words containing NS, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing NS?

PODZOLIZATIONS, worth 33 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: JUXTAPOSITIONS (31), MAXIMIZATIONS (31) and DIAZOTIZATIONS (31).

What are the most common words containing NS?

QUALIFICATIONS, COMPREHENSIVE, CONSEQUENCES, CONSEQUENTLY, COMPREHENSIBLE and CONSEQUENCE. 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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