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Words containing S

Words that have the letter S anywhere in them: handy when a board square or a clue gives you one letter to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 99,953 playable words containing S in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ABSORBABILITIES. The highest-scoring is RAZZAMATAZZES, worth 47 points.

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Popular words containing S

QUALIFICATIONS28
COMPUTERIZES27
JUSTIFIABLY27
JUSTIFICATION27
SQUEEZING27
SUBJECTIVE27
EMPHASIZING26
EXCLUSIVELY26
HOMOSEXUALITY26
PUZZLES26
SQUEEZED26
SUBSEQUENTLY26
SYMPATHIZE26
COMPREHENSIVE25
CONSEQUENCES25
CONSEQUENTLY25
EFFECTIVENESS25
EMPHASIZED25

Highest-scoring words containing S

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

RAZZAMATAZZES47
RAZZMATAZZES46
QUIZZICALITIES41
ZYZZYVAS40
SUBJECTIVIZING40
SUBJECTIVIZED39
SUBJECTIVIZES38
SUBJECTIVIZE37
KATZENJAMMERS36
BENZODIAZEPINES36
JAZZINESSES35
EMBEZZLEMENTS35

2-letter words containing S (8)

3-letter words containing S (136)

ADS4
ASH5
ASK6
ASP5
BUS6
CIS5
DOS4
EMS5
GAS4
HAS5
HES5
HIS5
IFS6
INS3
ITS3
MAS5
OHS5
PAS5
PIS5
PUS6
SAC5
SAD4
SAG4
SAP5
SAT3
SAW6
SAX9
SAY5
SEA3
SEE3
SET3
SEW6
SHE5
SHH7
SHY7
SIC5
SIN3
SIP5
SIR3
SIT3
SIX9
SKI6
SKY8
SLY5
SOB5
SOD4
SON3
SOP5
SOW6
SPA5
SPY7
SUB6
SUE4
SUM6
SUN4
SUP6
UPS6
USE4
WAS6
YES5

The 60 most common shown, 76 rarer words not listed. All 3-letter words

4-letter words containing S (1,268)

ASKS7
AXES10
AXIS10
BAGS7
BASH8
BOBS8
BOYS8
BUGS8
BUSH9
BUSY9
BUYS9
CAPS8
CASH8
COSY8
COWS9
CUPS9
DESK8
DISK8
FISH9
FUSE8
FUSS8
GUYS8
HASH8
JAMS14
JEST12
JOBS14
JUST13
KEYS9
KIDS8
MAPS8
MASK9
MUGS8
PAYS8
POPS8
PUSH9
SACK9
SAVE8
SCUM9
SHIP8
SHOP8
SHOW9
SICK9
SIZE12
SKIP9
SMUG8
SOCK9
SUCH9
SUNK8
SURF8
SWAM9
SWAP9
SWIM9
SWUM10
VANS8
VAST8
VEST8
WASH9
WAYS9
WEDS8
WISH9

The 60 most common shown, 1,208 rarer words not listed. All 4-letter words

5-letter words containing S (3,956)

BACKS12
BOMBS11
BOXES13
BUCKS13
CAMPS11
CHAPS11
CHEWS12
CHIPS11
CHOPS11
DUCKS12
DUMPS11
EXAMS13
EXIST11
EXITS11
FIXES14
FLAWS11
FLOWS11
FLUSH11
FOCUS11
FOLKS11
FUMES11
FUSSY11
HACKS12
JEANS13
JOINS13
JOKES16
JUMPS18
KICKS13
KNOWS11
MIXES13
MOVES11
MUCKS13
MYTHS11
PACKS12
PICKS12
PUMPS12
QUEST14
QUITS14
SHAKY12
SHOCK12
SHOVE11
SIXTH13
SIXTY13
SIZED14
SIZES13
SNIFF11
SQUAD15
STAFF11
STIFF11
STUCK11
STUFF12
SWAMP12
TAXES11
TEXTS11
VERBS11
VIEWS12
WAVES12
WIVES12
ZEROS13
ZONES13

The 60 most common shown, 3,896 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing S (6,894)

ADJUST16
AMAZES16
AXIOMS14
BISHOP12
BLACKS13
BLOCKS13
BRICKS13
BYPASS12
CAMPUS13
CHARMS12
CHECKS15
CHUCKS16
CHUNKS14
CLIMBS12
CLOCKS13
CLUMSY13
COMICS12
COMMAS12
COSMIC12
CRACKS13
CURVES13
DOZENS15
ENJOYS16
EQUALS15
EQUIPS17
EXCESS14
EXCUSE15
EXPOSE14
FAVORS13
JOINTS14
JUDGES17
KNOCKS14
MYSELF13
PHYSIC14
PIZZAS24
PRIZES16
QUEENS15
QUEUES16
QUOTAS15
QUOTES15
SEQUEL15
SHOCKS13
SIZING15
SKETCH13
SQUARE15
SQUASH17
STICKY13
STUFFS13
SUBWAY14
SUFFER13
SUFFIX19
SUPPLY13
SURVEY13
SWAMPS13
SWITCH13
SYNTAX14
VALVES14
WHISKY16
WHOOPS13
WRECKS14

The 60 most common shown, 6,834 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing S (12,201)

ABUSIVE14
ADJUSTS17
AFFECTS15
ANXIOUS14
BAFFLES15
BEHAVES15
BUFFERS16
CHEQUES20
DEVICES14
DIFFERS14
EFFECTS15
EVOLVES15
EXCEEDS16
EXCEPTS17
EXCITES15
EXCUSES16
EXHAUST16
EXISTED14
EXPANDS16
EXPECTS17
EXPENSE15
EXPERTS15
EXPIRES15
EXPOSED16
EXPOSES15
EXPRESS15
EXTENDS14
FAVOURS15
FLUSHED14
FREEZES18
HAZARDS18
INJURES16
JACKETS20
JEALOUS16
JELLIES15
JUSTICE18
JUSTIFY21
OBJECTS19
OFFICES15
PHYSICS15
PUZZLES26
QUERIES16
REJECTS17
REQUEST16
SHOCKED15
SKIPPED15
SPECIFY16
SQUARED17
SQUARES16
SQUEEZE24
STUFFED15
SUBJECT20
SUBWAYS15
SUFFICE16
SURVIVE16
SWAMPED15
SWAPPED15
SYMPTOM15
VICTIMS15
WHISKEY17

The 60 most common shown, 12,141 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing S (16,388)

ACHIEVES16
ACQUIRES19
ADJUSTED19
ANALYZES18
APPROVES16
ARCHIVES16
BICYCLES16
BOOKSHOP17
CHICKENS17
CHURCHES17
CITIZENS18
CONTEXTS16
CONVICTS16
ENQUIRES17
EXAMINES16
EXAMPLES18
EXCLUDES18
EXECUTES17
EXERCISE16
EXHAUSTS17
EXPENSES16
EXPLAINS16
EXPLODES17
EXPLOITS16
EXPLORES16
EXPOSING17
EXPOSURE17
EXTRACTS16
EXTREMES16
FORGIVES16
HIGHWAYS18
INJURIES17
INQUIRES17
JOURNALS17
KEYWORDS17
MAXIMISE18
PREFIXES19
PROJECTS20
PROVOKES17
QUARTERS17
QUESTION17
QUICKEST22
QUIETEST17
REQUESTS17
REQUIRES17
SEQUENCE19
SIMPLIFY17
SPECIFIC17
SQUARING18
SQUASHED20
SQUASHES19
SQUEEZED26
SQUEEZES25
SUBJECTS21
SURVIVAL17
SURVIVED18
SURVIVES17
SYMPATHY18
SYMPHONY18
WORKSHOP18

The 60 most common shown, 16,328 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing S (15,972)

ADJUSTING20
BACKSPACE20
BACKWARDS20
BOOKSHOPS18
BREAKFAST17
CHEMICALS17
CHEMISTRY17
CIVILIZES23
COMMUNISM18
CONCEIVES17
CONVINCES17
DEFENSIVE17
DISCOVERY18
DOWNWARDS17
DRAWBACKS20
EMPHASIZE23
ENQUIRIES18
EQUATIONS18
EXCESSIVE21
EXCHANGES20
EXCLUSION18
EXCLUSIVE22
EXERCISED18
EXERCISES17
EXHAUSTED19
EXISTENCE17
EXPENSIVE21
EXPLOSIVE21
EXPRESSED18
EXTENSIVE19
FINALIZES20
FIREWORKS18
HYPOCRISY19
INJUSTICE20
INQUIRIES18
JUDGMENTS22
JUSTIFIED22
JUSTIFIES21
MAGAZINES20
OBNOXIOUS18
OBVIOUSLY18
OFFENSIVE19
OFFSPRING18
OPTIMIZES21
ORGANIZES18
QUALIFIES21
QUALITIES18
QUESTIONS18
REQUESTED19
REQUISITE18
SEQUENCES20
SQUASHING21
SQUEEZING27
SUBJECTED23
SUBSIDIZE21
SUMMARIZE22
SURVIVING19
TAXPAYERS19
TEXTBOOKS20
WITHDRAWS18

The 60 most common shown, 15,912 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing S (13,114)

ACCOMPLISH20
ACCUSTOMED18
ADJUSTMENT22
APOLOGIZES21
APPROACHES18
AUTHORIZES21
COMPROMISE18
COMPULSORY19
CONSEQUENT21
CONSPIRACY18
CRITICIZES22
CUMBERSOME19
EMPHASIZED25
EMPHASIZES24
EXCEPTIONS20
EXERCISING19
EXHAUSTING20
EXHAUSTIVE23
EXPRESSING19
EXPRESSWAY23
HOMOSEXUAL21
JOURNALIST19
JUDGEMENTS23
JUSTIFYING25
MEMBERSHIP20
OBJECTIONS22
ORGANIZERS19
OVERWHELMS21
PATRONIZES20
PHILOSOPHY20
PHYSICALLY20
PHYSIOLOGY19
PREJUDICES24
PRESUMABLY19
PREVIOUSLY19
PSYCHOLOGY21
PUBLICIZES25
QUALIFIERS22
QUANTITIES19
QUESTIONED20
QUOTATIONS19
RECOGNIZES21
REQUESTING20
SEQUENTIAL19
SPECIALIZE22
SPECIFYING20
SUBJECTING24
SUBJECTIVE27
SUBSEQUENT22
SUBSIDIZED23
SUBSIDIZES22
SUCCESSFUL19
SUCCESSIVE19
SUFFICIENT19
SUMMARIZED24
SUMMARIZES23
SYMPATHIZE26
TECHNIQUES23
VIEWPOINTS19
WHATSOEVER19

The 60 most common shown, 13,054 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing S (10,171)

ABBREVIATES19
ACCOMPANIES19
ACCUMULATES19
ACCUSTOMING19
ACQUISITION22
ADJUSTMENTS23
ATMOSPHERIC19
BACKGROUNDS21
CLASSIFYING19
COMMITMENTS19
COMPLICATES19
CONSECUTIVE20
CONSEQUENCE24
CONSPICUOUS19
CONTROVERSY19
CONVICTIONS19
DESCRIPTIVE20
DESTRUCTIVE19
DIFFERENCES20
DISCOVERING19
DISCREPANCY20
EMPHASIZING26
EQUIVALENTS24
EXAGGERATES19
EXCESSIVELY25
EXCLUSIVELY26
EXPERIENCES21
EXPERIMENTS21
EXPRESSIONS19
EXPRESSWAYS24
EXTENSIVELY23
FREQUENCIES25
GENERALIZES20
INITIALIZES19
JOURNALISTS20
JUSTIFIABLE25
JUSTIFIABLY27
MATHEMATICS19
PERSPECTIVE21
PHILOSOPHER19
PHOTOGRAPHS20
PROSPECTIVE21
PUBLICISING19
QUESTIONING21
SACRIFICING19
SELECTIVELY19
SIMPLIFYING21
SPECIALIZED24
SPECIALIZES23
STANDARDIZE21
SUBSIDIZING24
SUMMARIZING25
SUPERFICIAL19
SUPERFLUOUS19
SUPERMARKET19
SUPERVISING19
SYMPATHETIC21
SYNTHESIZER23
UNJUSTIFIED25
UNSPECIFIED20

The 60 most common shown, 10,111 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing S (7,848)

ACCOMPLISHED23
ACCOMPLISHES22
ACHIEVEMENTS22
ACKNOWLEDGES22
ADVANTAGEOUS19
ASYNCHRONOUS19
BIOCHEMISTRY22
CATASTROPHIC20
CIRCUMSTANCE21
COMMANDMENTS21
COMMISSIONED19
COMMUNICATES21
COMPUTERISED20
COMPUTERISES19
COMPUTERIZES27
CONSEQUENCES25
CONSEQUENTLY25
CONSERVATIVE22
CONSIDERABLY19
CONSTITUENCY19
CONSTRUCTIVE21
DEFICIENCIES20
DEVELOPMENTS21
DICTATORSHIP19
DIFFICULTIES22
DISADVANTAGE19
DISCIPLINARY19
EXPECTATIONS22
EXPLANATIONS20
FLUCTUATIONS19
HETEROSEXUAL21
IMPROVEMENTS22
INACCURACIES19
INSUFFICIENT21
IRRESPECTIVE20
MANUFACTURES21
MYSTERIOUSLY19
PERFORMANCES21
PHILOSOPHERS20
PHILOSOPHIES20
PREREQUISITE23
PSYCHOLOGIST21
PUBLICATIONS19
QUESTIONABLE23
REQUIREMENTS23
RESPECTIVELY22
RIDICULOUSLY19
SATISFACTORY19
SIGNIFICANCE20
SPECIALIZING25
SPECIFICALLY23
STANDARDIZED23
STANDARDIZES22
SUBSCRIPTION19
SUBSEQUENTLY26
SUCCESSFULLY23
SUFFICIENTLY23
SUPERVISIONS19
SUSPICIOUSLY20
UNSUCCESSFUL22

The 60 most common shown, 7,788 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

99,953 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (59.6%) are containing S. Most of them, 16,388, have 8 letters. 18,557 start with S, 62,597 end with it and 25,745 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 S?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 99,953 words containing S, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing S?

RAZZAMATAZZES, worth 47 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: RAZZMATAZZES (46), QUIZZICALITIES (41) and ZYZZYVAS (40).

What are the most common words containing S?

QUALIFICATIONS, COMPUTERIZES, JUSTIFIABLY, JUSTIFICATION, SQUEEZING and SUBJECTIVE. 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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