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Words containing OST

Words that have the letters OST 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 1,065 playable words containing OST in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 10 letters, and the longest word is ANCYLOSTOMIASES. The highest-scoring is APOSTROPHIZING, worth 29 points.

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Popular words containing OST

APOSTROPHE16
POSTSCRIPT16
DIAGNOSTICS15
POSTPONING15
DIAGNOSTIC14
POSTMASTER14
POSTPONED14
POSTCARD13
POSTPONES13
POSTPONE12
POSTULATE12
COSTING10
COSTLY10
MOSTLY10
NOSTALGIA10
POSTAGE10
POSTING10
COSTED9

Highest-scoring words containing OST

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

APOSTROPHIZING29
HYPOSTATIZATION29
APOSTROPHIZED28
HYPOSTATIZING28
GYROSTABILIZERS28
HYPOSTATIZED27
APOSTROPHIZES27
GYROSTABILIZER27
POSTAPOCALYPTIC27
APOSTROPHIZE26
HYPOSTATIZES26
POSTEXPERIENCE26

4-letter words containing OST (8)

COST6
DOST5
HOST6
LOST4
MOST6
POST6
TOST4
WOST7

5-letter words containing OST (14)

BOOST7
COSTA7
COSTS7
FROST8
GHOST8
GLOST6
HOSTA7
HOSTS7
MOSTE7
MOSTS7
OSTIA5
POSTS7
PROST7
ROOST5

6-letter words containing OST (43)

ACCOST10
ALMOST8
BOOSTS8
BOSTON8
COHOST10
COSTAE8
COSTAL8
COSTAR8
COSTED9
COSTER8
COSTLY10
FOSTER9
FROSTS9
FROSTY11
GHOSTS9
GHOSTY11
GLOSTS7
HOSTAS8
HOSTED9
HOSTEL8
HOSTLY10
IMPOST10
INMOST8
JOSTLE14
MOSTLY10
MYSOST10
NOSTOC8
OSTEAL6
OSTIUM9
OSTLER6
OSTOMY10
POSTAL8
POSTED9
POSTER8
POSTIN8
RIPOST8
ROOSTS6
ROSTER6
ROSTRA6
UPMOST11
UTMOST9
VOLOST10
ZOSTER14

7-letter words containing OST (88)

ACCOSTS11
AFTMOST12
APOSTLE9
BEDPOST12
BOOSTED10
BOOSTER9
COHOSTS11
COMPOST13
COSTARD10
COSTARS9
COSTING10
COSTIVE13
COSTUME12
DEFROST11
ENDMOST10
FOSTERS10
FROSTED11
GHOSTED11
GHOSTLY12
GJETOST16
GNOSTIC10
HOSTAGE10
HOSTELS9
HOSTESS9
HOSTILE9
HOSTING10
HOSTLER9
IMPOSTS11
JOSTLED16
JOSTLER15
JOSTLES15
MIDMOST12
MYSOSTS11
NOSTRIL7
NOSTRUM10
OSTMARK12
OSTRICH11
OUTPOST10
POSTAGE10
POSTBAG12
POSTBOX17
POSTBOY13
POSTDOC12
POSTERS9
POSTFIX18
POSTING10
POSTMAN11
POSTMEN11
POSTTAX15
POSTURE10
POSTWAR12
PROVOST13
RIPOSTE9
ROOSTED8
ROOSTER7
ROSTERS7
ROSTRUM10
TOPMOST11
VOLOSTS11
ZOSTERS15

The 60 most common shown, 28 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing OST (145)

ACCOSTED13
ACROSTIC12
AGNOSTIC11
APOSTASY12
APOSTATE10
APOSTLES10
BACKMOST17
BOOSTERS10
BOOSTING11
COMPOSTS14
COSTLIER10
COSTUMED14
COSTUMES13
DEFROSTS12
FOREMOST13
FOSTERED12
FROSTBIT13
FROSTIER11
FROSTILY13
FROSTING12
GATEPOST11
GHOSTING12
GJETOSTS17
GOALPOST11
HINDMOST13
HOSTAGES11
HOSTELED11
HOSTELER10
HOSTELRY12
HOSTILES10
HOSTLERS10
IMPOSTOR12
JOSTLERS16
JOSTLING17
LAMPPOST14
MILEPOST12
NOSTRILS8
NOSTRUMS11
OUTPOSTS11
POSTCARD13
POSTCAVA16
POSTCODE13
POSTDATE11
POSTIQUE19
POSTLUDE12
POSTMARK15
POSTPAID13
POSTPONE12
POSTURED12
POSTURES11
PROSTATE10
PROVOSTS14
REARMOST10
RHEOSTAT10
RIPOSTED11
RIPOSTES10
ROOSTERS8
ROOSTING9
ROSTRUMS11
SIGNPOST11

The 60 most common shown, 85 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing OST (151)

ACCOSTING14
ACROSTICS13
AGNOSTICS12
APOSTATES11
APOSTOLIC13
COMPOSTED16
COSTARRED12
COSTLIEST11
COSTUMING15
DEFROSTED14
DEFROSTER13
FOSTERING13
FROSTBITE14
FROSTIEST12
FROSTINGS13
GATEPOSTS12
GHOSTLIER12
GOALPOSTS12
HOARFROST14
HOSTELERS11
HOSTELING12
HOSTESSED12
HOSTESSES11
HOSTILELY13
HOSTILITY13
IMPOSTORS13
IMPOSTURE14
INNERMOST11
LAMPPOSTS15
MILEPOSTS13
NOSTALGIA10
NOSTALGIC12
OSTEOPATH13
OSTRACISE11
OSTRACISM13
OSTRACIZE19
OSTRICHES13
OUTERMOST12
POSTCARDS14
POSTCODES14
POSTDATED13
POSTDATES12
POSTERIOR11
POSTERITY13
POSTHASTE13
POSTLUDES13
POSTMARKS16
POSTNATAL11
POSTPONED14
POSTPONES13
POSTULATE12
POSTURING13
PROSTATES11
PROSTRATE11
RIGHTMOST14
RIPOSTING12
SIGNPOSTS12
UNDERMOST13
UPPERMOST16
UTTERMOST12

The 60 most common shown, 91 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing OST (159)

APOSTASIES12
APOSTATIZE20
APOSTROPHE16
COMPOSTING17
COSTARRING13
COSTLINESS12
CYCLOSTOME18
CYCLOSTYLE18
DEFROSTERS14
DEFROSTING15
DIAGNOSTIC14
FROSTBITES15
FROSTINESS13
FROSTWORKS19
GHOSTLIEST13
GHOSTWRITE16
GHOSTWROTE16
HOSTELRIES12
HOSTESSING13
HYPOSTATIC18
HYPOSTOMES18
HYPOSTYLES18
IMPOSTHUME19
IMPOSTURES15
NETHERMOST14
OSTENSIBLE12
OSTENSIBLY14
OSTEOPATHS14
OSTEOPATHY16
OSTRACISED13
OSTRACISES12
OSTRACIZED21
OSTRACIZES20
PERMAFROST17
POSTDATING14
POSTERIORS12
POSTEXILIC20
POSTFIXING22
POSTFLIGHT18
POSTFORMED18
POSTFREEZE23
POSTHUMOUS18
POSTIMPACT18
POSTMARKED18
POSTMASTER14
POSTMODERN15
POSTMORTEM16
POSTPARTUM17
POSTPONING15
POSTSCRIPT16
POSTULATED14
POSTULATES13
PROGNOSTIC15
PROSTHESES14
PROSTHESIS14
PROSTHETIC16
PROSTRATED13
PROSTRATES12
SIGNPOSTED14
THERMOSTAT14

The 60 most common shown, 99 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing OST (138)

AGNOSTICISM16
APOSTATIZED22
APOSTATIZES21
APOSTLESHIP17
APOSTROPHES17
APOSTROPHIC19
CLOSTRIDIUM17
COSTIVENESS17
CYCLOSTOMES19
CYCLOSTYLED20
CYCLOSTYLES19
CYTOSTATICS17
DIAGNOSTICS15
EASTERNMOST13
EXPOSTULATE20
FARTHERMOST18
FINGERPOSTS17
FROSTBITING17
FROSTBITTEN16
FURTHERMOST19
GEOSTROPHIC18
GHOSTLINESS14
GHOSTWRITER17
GHOSTWRITES17
HEMOSTATICS17
HOMEOSTATIC17
HOSTILITIES13
HYDROSTATIC18
HYPOSTATIZE25
IMPOSTHUMES20
NEPHROSTOME17
OSTENSIVELY17
OSTENTATION11
OSTEOPATHIC17
OSTRACISING14
OSTRACIZING22
OSTRICHLIKE18
PERMAFROSTS18
PHOTOSTATIC17
PHYTOSTEROL17
POSTCLASSIC17
POSTDIVORCE20
POSTFORMING19
POSTHARVEST19
POSTHOLIDAY18
POSTMARKING19
POSTMASTERS15
POSTMORTEMS17
POSTPRIMARY19
POSTPUBERTY20
POSTSCRIPTS17
POSTSYNCING18
POSTULATING15
POSTVOCALIC21
PROGNOSTICS16
PROSTRATING14
PROSTRATION13
SIGNPOSTING15
THERMOSTATS15
WESTERNMOST16

The 60 most common shown, 78 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing OST (122)

ACROSTICALLY18
APOSTATIZING23
APOSTLESHIPS18
APOSTOLICITY18
APOSTROPHISE18
APOSTROPHIZE26
CYCLOSTYLING21
EXPOSTULATED22
EXPOSTULATES21
FROSTBITINGS18
GHOSTWRITERS18
GHOSTWRITING19
GHOSTWRITTEN18
HEADFOREMOST20
HYDROSTATICS19
HYPEROSTOSES18
HYPEROSTOSIS18
HYPEROSTOTIC20
HYPOSTATIZED27
HYPOSTATIZES26
NEPHROSTOMES18
NORTHERNMOST16
OSTENTATIOUS13
OSTEOPOROSIS14
PHYTOSTEROLS18
POSTACCIDENT19
POSTBIBLICAL20
POSTCARDLIKE20
POSTCONQUEST25
POSTCORONARY18
POSTDELIVERY21
POSTDILUVIAN20
POSTDOCTORAL17
POSTERUPTIVE21
POSTEXERCISE22
POSTEXPOSURE23
POSTFEMINIST19
POSTFRACTURE20
POSTGRADUATE17
POSTHOSPITAL18
POSTHUMOUSLY22
POSTHYPNOTIC22
POSTISCHEMIC22
POSTMEDIEVAL21
POSTMIDNIGHT20
POSTMISTRESS16
POSTORGASMIC19
POSTPONEMENT18
POSTPOSITIVE20
POSTSYNAPTIC20
POSTVACCINAL22
POSTVAGOTOMY23
POSTWORKSHOP24
PREPOSTEROUS17
PROSTACYCLIN20
PROSTRATIONS14
SOUTHERNMOST17
TESTOSTERONE12
THERMOSTATIC18
TRACHEOSTOMY20

The 60 most common shown, 62 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,065 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.63%) are containing OST. Most of them, 159, have 10 letters. 98 start with OST, 78 end with it and 889 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 OST?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,065 words containing OST, from 4 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing OST?

APOSTROPHIZING, worth 29 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: HYPOSTATIZATION (29), APOSTROPHIZED (28) and HYPOSTATIZING (28).

What are the most common words containing OST?

APOSTROPHE, POSTSCRIPT, DIAGNOSTICS, POSTPONING, DIAGNOSTIC and POSTMASTER. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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