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Words containing OS

Words that have the letters OS 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 5,740 playable words containing OS in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is AEROSOLIZATIONS. The highest-scoring is JUXTAPOSITIONAL, worth 32 points.

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Popular words containing OS

HOMOSEXUALITY26
PHILOSOPHICAL23
EXPLOSIVE21
HETEROSEXUAL21
HOMOSEXUAL21
PROSPECTIVE21
IDIOSYNCRATIC20
PHILOSOPHERS20
PHILOSOPHIES20
PHILOSOPHY20
ATMOSPHERIC19
PHILOSOPHER19
EXPLOSIONS18
POSITIVELY18
SUPPOSEDLY18
COMPOSITION17
EXPLOSION17
EXPOSING17

Highest-scoring words containing OS

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

JUXTAPOSITIONAL32
PSYCHOSEXUALITY32
JUXTAPOSITIONS31
PHILOSOPHIZING31
PSYCHOSEXUALLY31
PHOSPHATIZATION31
PHOTOSYNTHESIZE31
JUXTAPOSITION30
PHILOSOPHIZED30
PHOSPHATIZING30
PHILOSOPHIZERS30
HYPOSENSITIZING30

2-letter words containing OS (1)

3-letter words containing OS (9)

BOS5
COS5
DOS4
KOS6
MOS5
NOS3
OSE3
SOS3
WOS6

4-letter words containing OS (61)

ADOS5
AVOS8
BIOS6
BOOS6
BOSH8
BOSK9
BOSS6
BROS6
COOS6
COSH8
COSS6
COST6
COSY8
DOSE5
DOSS5
DOST5
DUOS6
EGOS5
EPOS6
EROS4
FOSS7
GOOS5
GOSH7
HOSE6
HOST6
JOSH14
JOSS12
KOSS7
LOOS4
LOSE4
LOSS4
LOST4
MHOS8
MOOS6
MOSK9
MOSS6
MOST6
NAOS4
NOSE4
NOSH6
NOSY6
OSAR4
OSES4
OSSA4
POSE6
POSH8
POST6
POSY8
PROS6
RHOS6
ROSE4
ROSY6
TAOS4
TOSH6
TOSS4
TWOS7
UDOS6
WOOS7
WOST7
ZOOS12

The 60 most common shown, 1 rarer words not listed. All 4-letter words

5-letter words containing OS (204)

ALTOS5
AROSE5
AUTOS6
BOOST7
BOSOM9
BOSSY9
BOZOS15
CHAOS9
CHOSE9
CLOSE7
COSTS7
CROSS7
DEMOS8
DOSED7
DOSES6
DROSS6
ETHOS7
EXPOS13
FLOSS8
FROST8
GHOST8
GLOSS6
GOOSE6
GROSS6
HALOS7
HOBOS9
HOSED8
HOSES7
HOSTS7
HYPOS11
KILOS8
KIOSK11
KUDOS10
LOOSE5
LOSER5
LOSES5
MEMOS9
MOOSE7
MOSEY9
MOSSY9
NOOSE5
NOSED6
NOSES5
POSED8
POSES7
POSTS7
PROSE7
PROSY9
ROOST5
ROSES5
SHOOS7
SILOS5
SLOSH7
SOLOS5
TACOS7
THOSE7
TRIOS5
TYPOS9
WHOSE10
ZEROS13

The 60 most common shown, 144 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing OS (459)

ACCOST10
ACROSS8
ALMOST8
BANJOS16
BOSOMS10
BOSSED9
BRAVOS12
BURROS9
CACAOS10
CAMEOS10
CHOOSE10
CHOOSY12
CHOSEN10
CLOSED9
CLOSER8
CLOSES8
CLOSET8
COSILY10
COSMIC12
COSMOS10
COSTED9
COSTLY10
CURIOS9
DEPOSE9
DISCOS9
EMBOSS10
EXPOSE14
FOSSIL9
FOSTER9
FROSTS9
FROSTY11
GHOSTS9
GLOSSY9
GOSPEL9
GOSSIP9
HOSING9
IMPOSE10
JOSTLE14
JUMBOS19
KIOSKS12
KOSHER11
LOSING7
LOSSES6
METROS8
MOSAIC10
MOSQUE17
MOSTLY10
OPPOSE10
PATHOS10
PHOTOS10
POSING9
POSSUM11
POSTAL8
POSTED9
POSTER8
RADIOS7
RATIOS6
TEMPOS10
TRIPOS8
VIDEOS11

The 60 most common shown, 399 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing OS (606)

ACCOSTS11
BAMBOOS13
BLOSSOM11
BRONCOS11
CABOOSE11
CHOOSES11
CLOSELY11
CLOSEST9
CLOSING10
CLOSURE10
COMPOSE13
COMPOST13
COSTING10
COSTUME12
CROSSED10
CROSSES9
CUCKOOS15
DEFROST11
DEPOSED11
DEPOSIT10
DISPOSE10
DYNAMOS12
EMBRYOS13
ENCLOSE9
EXPOSED16
EXPOSES15
FLOSSED11
FROSTED11
GHOSTED11
GHOSTLY12
GLUCOSE11
GROSSES8
GROSSLY10
HOSIERY11
HOSTILE9
IMPOSED12
IMPOSES11
JOSTLED16
JOSTLES15
KIMONOS12
KOSHERS12
LOOSELY9
MOSQUES18
OPOSSUM12
OPPOSED12
OPPOSES11
PONCHOS13
POSSESS9
POSSUMS12
POSTAGE10
POSTBOX17
POSTERS9
POSTING10
PROPOSE11
PUEBLOS12
PURPOSE12
SUPPOSE12
TUXEDOS15
VERBOSE13
VOODOOS12

The 60 most common shown, 546 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing OS (844)

ACCOSTED13
APPOSITE12
AVOCADOS15
BLOSSOMS12
CABOOSES12
CHOOSIER12
CHOOSING13
COMPOSED15
COMPOSER14
COMPOSES14
COMPOSTS14
COSMETIC14
COSMOSES12
COSTUMED14
COSTUMES13
CROSSBOW15
CROSSING11
DEFROSTS12
DISPOSAL11
DISPOSED12
DISPOSES11
EMBOSSED13
ENCLOSED11
ENCLOSES10
EXPOSING17
EXPOSURE17
FOREMOST13
FROSTBIT13
HOSPITAL12
HYPNOSIS14
IMPOSING13
JOSTLING17
KOSHERED14
MOSQUITO19
OPOSSUMS13
OPPOSING13
OPPOSITE12
OVERDOSE13
PHOSPHOR16
PICCOLOS14
POSITION10
POSITIVE14
POSSIBLE12
POSSIBLY14
POSTCARD13
POSTCODE13
POSTMARK15
POSTPONE12
PROPOSAL12
PROPOSED13
PROPOSES12
PROSPECT14
PROVISOS14
PURPOSED14
PURPOSES13
SHAMPOOS14
SUPPOSED14
SUPPOSES13
TOBACCOS14
VIRTUOSO13

The 60 most common shown, 784 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing OS (789)

ACCOSTING14
BLOSSOMED14
COMMANDOS16
COMPOSERS15
COMPOSING16
COMPOSITE15
COMPOSTED16
COMPOSURE16
CORROSIVE15
COSMETICS15
COSMOLOGY16
COSMONAUT14
COSTUMING15
CROSSBOWS16
CROSSROAD12
CROSSWALK17
CROSSWORD15
CURIOSITY14
DECOMPOSE16
DEFROSTED14
DIAGNOSIS11
DISPOSING13
ECOSYSTEM15
EMBOSSING14
ENCLOSING12
EXPLOSION17
EXPLOSIVE21
EXPOSURES18
FLAMINGOS15
FOSSILIZE20
FROSTBITE14
GYROSCOPE16
HOROSCOPE15
HOSPITALS13
JUXTAPOSE26
KOSHERING15
NOSTALGIA10
OSTRACIZE19
OVERDOSED15
OVERDOSES14
POSITIONS11
POSITIVES15
POSSESSED12
POSSESSES11
POSTCARDS14
POSTMARKS16
POSTPONED14
POSTPONES13
POSTULATE12
PROPOSALS13
PROPOSING14
PROSECUTE14
PROSPECTS15
PSYCHOSES17
PSYCHOSIS17
PURPOSING15
SCENARIOS11
SUPPOSING15
UPPERMOST16
VERBOSITY17

The 60 most common shown, 729 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing OS (726)

APOSTROPHE16
ATMOSPHERE16
BLOSSOMING15
CHROMOSOME18
COMPOSITES16
COMPOSTING17
CORROSIVES16
COSMONAUTS15
CRESCENDOS15
CROSSROADS13
CROSSWALKS18
CROSSWORDS16
DECOMPOSED18
DECOMPOSES17
DEFROSTING15
DIAGNOSTIC14
DISPOSABLE15
ECOSYSTEMS16
EXPLOSIONS18
EXPLOSIVES22
EXPOSITION18
FOSSILIZED22
FOSSILIZES21
GYROSCOPES17
HOMOSEXUAL21
HOROSCOPES16
HOSPITABLE16
IMPOSSIBLE16
IMPOSSIBLY18
JUXTAPOSED28
JUXTAPOSES27
MICROSCOPE18
MOSQUITOES21
OPPOSITION14
OSTRACIZED21
OSTRACIZES20
OVERDOSING16
PHILOSOPHY20
PHOSPHORUS19
PISTACHIOS16
POSITIONED13
POSITIVELY18
POSITIVISM18
POSSESSING13
POSSESSION12
POSSESSIVE16
POSTHUMOUS18
POSTMARKED18
POSTMASTER14
POSTPONING15
POSTSCRIPT16
PRESUPPOSE17
PROSECUTED16
PROSECUTES15
PROSPECTED17
PROSPECTOR16
PROSPECTUS17
PROSPERITY16
PURPOSEFUL19
SUPPOSEDLY18

The 60 most common shown, 666 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing OS (620)

AGNOSTICISM16
ANIMOSITIES13
APOSTROPHES17
ATMOSPHERES17
ATMOSPHERIC19
CHROMOSOMES19
COMPOSITION17
CURIOSITIES14
DECOMPOSING19
DIAGNOSTICS15
DISCLOSURES15
DISPOSABLES16
DISPOSITION14
EXPOSITIONS19
FOSSILISING15
FOSSILIZING23
FROSTBITING17
FROSTBITTEN16
HOMOSEXUALS22
HOSPITALISE15
HOSPITALITY17
HOSPITALIZE23
HULLABALOOS16
IMPOSITIONS15
INTERPOSING14
JUXTAPOSING29
MACROSCOPIC21
MICROSCOPES19
MICROSCOPIC21
MICROSECOND18
MONSTROSITY15
OSCILLATING14
OSTRACISING14
OSTRACIZING22
PHILOSOPHER19
POSITIONING14
POSSESSIVES17
POSSIBILITY17
POSTMARKING19
POSTMASTERS15
POSTSCRIPTS17
POSTULATING15
PREPOSITION15
PRESUPPOSED19
PRESUPPOSES18
PROPOSITION15
PROSECUTING17
PROSECUTION16
PROSECUTORS16
PROSPECTING18
PROSPECTIVE21
PROSPECTORS17
PROSTRATING14
RETROSPECTS15
SIGNPOSTING15
STETHOSCOPE17
SUPERIMPOSE18
SUPPOSITION16
THERMOSTATS15
TRANSPOSING14

The 60 most common shown, 560 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing OS (538)

ARCHIPELAGOS19
CLOSEMOUTHED20
COMPOSITIONS18
COSMETICALLY20
COSMOPOLITAN18
CRISSCROSSED17
CRISSCROSSES16
DISCOMPOSING20
DISCOMPOSURE20
DISPOSITIONS15
DISPOSSESSED16
DISPOSSESSES15
EXPOSTULATED22
EXPOSTULATES21
GENEROSITIES13
HETEROSEXUAL21
HOSPITALISED17
HOSPITALISES16
HOSPITALIZED25
HOSPITALIZES24
IDIOSYNCRASY19
INHOSPITABLE18
KALEIDOSCOPE20
MACKINTOSHES21
METAMORPHOSE20
MICROSECONDS19
MONOSYLLABLE18
OSCILLATIONS14
OSCILLOSCOPE18
OSTENTATIOUS13
OVEREXPOSING25
OVEREXPOSURE25
PHILOSOPHERS20
PHILOSOPHIES20
PHILOSOPHISE20
PHILOSOPHIZE28
POSTGRADUATE17
POSTHUMOUSLY22
POSTPONEMENT18
PREPOSITIONS16
PREPOSTEROUS17
PRESUPPOSING20
PROPOSITIONS16
PROSECUTIONS17
PROSELYTIZED25
PROSELYTIZES24
PROSPECTUSES19
PURPOSEFULLY23
REPOSITORIES14
RETROSPECTED17
RHINOCEROSES16
SPECTROSCOPY22
STETHOSCOPES18
STRATOSPHERE16
SUPERIMPOSED20
SUPERIMPOSES19
SUPPOSITIONS17
TUBERCULOSIS18
UNDEREXPOSED23
UNDEREXPOSES22

The 60 most common shown, 478 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

5,740 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (3.4%) are containing OS. Most of them, 844, have 8 letters. 206 start with OS, 887 end with it and 4,649 have it only in the middle.

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Longer chunks with OS

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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 OS?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 5,740 words containing OS, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing OS?

JUXTAPOSITIONAL, worth 32 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: PSYCHOSEXUALITY (32), JUXTAPOSITIONS (31) and PHILOSOPHIZING (31).

What are the most common words containing OS?

HOMOSEXUALITY, PHILOSOPHICAL, EXPLOSIVE, HETEROSEXUAL, HOMOSEXUAL and PROSPECTIVE. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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