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Words containing SES

Words that have the letters SES 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 4,734 playable words containing SES in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 11 letters, and the longest word is ACCEPTINGNESSES. The highest-scoring is JAZZINESSES, worth 35 points.

  • COMPUTERISES19
  • EXERCISES17
  • EXPRESSES17
  • PUBLICISES17
  • SUPERVISES17
  • APPARATUSES16
  • COMPRESSES16
  • EMPHASISES16
  • EXCUSES16
  • EXPENSES16
  • PURCHASES16
  • WEAKNESSES16
  • ADVERTISES15
  • CIVILISES15
  • COMPRISES15
  • EMBARRASSES15
  • EXPOSES15
  • PARENTHESES15

Highest-scoring words containing SES

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

  • JAZZINESSES35
  • PARAMYXOVIRUSES32
  • FUZZINESSES31
  • FRIZZINESSES31
  • ZYGAPOPHYSES31
  • OBJECTIVENESSES31
  • MUZZINESSES30
  • SUBJECTIVISES30
  • EQUIVOCALNESSES30
  • EXQUISITENESSES30
  • HAPHAZARDNESSES30
  • JEJUNENESSES29

4-letter words containing SES (3)

  • ESES4
  • OSES4
  • USES5

5-letter words containing SES (32)

  • APSES7
  • BASES7
  • BISES7
  • BUSES8
  • CASES7
  • COSES7
  • DOSES6
  • EASES5
  • ERSES5
  • ESSES5
  • FUSES9
  • GASES6
  • HOSES7
  • LASES5
  • LOSES5
  • LYSES7
  • MISES7
  • MUSES8
  • NOSES5
  • OASES5
  • PASES7
  • POSES7
  • PUSES8
  • RASES5
  • RISES5
  • ROSES5
  • RUSES6
  • SISES5
  • VASES9
  • VISES9
  • WISES8
  • YESES7

6-letter words containing SES (154)

  • ABUSES9
  • AMUSES9
  • ARISES6
  • ASSESS6
  • BASEST8
  • BASSES8
  • BIASES8
  • BOSSES8
  • CAUSES9
  • CEASES8
  • CHASES10
  • CLOSES8
  • CRISES8
  • CURSES9
  • DAISES7
  • DOUSES8
  • ERASES6
  • FUSSES10
  • GOOSES7
  • GUISES8
  • HISSES8
  • HORSES8
  • HOUSES9
  • IRISES6
  • KISSES9
  • LAPSES8
  • LASSES6
  • LEASES6
  • LENSES6
  • LOOSES6
  • LOSSES6
  • LOUSES7
  • MASSES8
  • MESSES8
  • MISSES8
  • MOSSES8
  • MOUSES9
  • MUSSES9
  • NOISES6
  • NURSES7
  • OBSESS8
  • ONUSES7
  • OPUSES9
  • PARSES8
  • PASSES8
  • PAUSES9
  • PHASES10
  • PLUSES9
  • POISES8
  • PRISES8
  • PULSES9
  • PURSES9
  • PUSSES9
  • RAISES6
  • REUSES7
  • ROUSES7
  • SENSES6
  • THESES8
  • VERSES10
  • WISEST9

The 60 most common shown, 94 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing SES (243)

  • ABYSSES11
  • ACCUSES12
  • ADVISES12
  • ALIASES7
  • AMASSES9
  • BEMUSES12
  • BLESSES9
  • BLOUSES10
  • BONUSES10
  • BRAISES9
  • BRASSES9
  • BROWSES12
  • BRUISES10
  • CHEESES11
  • CHOOSES11
  • CLASSES9
  • CLAUSES10
  • CLOSEST9
  • CORPSES11
  • COURSES10
  • CREASES9
  • CROSSES9
  • CRUISES10
  • DEBASES10
  • DEMISES10
  • DEPOSES10
  • DEVISES12
  • DISUSES9
  • DRESSES8
  • DROWSES11
  • ELAPSES9
  • ENCASES9
  • EXCISES15
  • EXCUSES16
  • EXPOSES15
  • FALSEST10
  • FETUSES11
  • FLOSSES10
  • FOCUSES13
  • GLASSES8
  • GROSSES8
  • GROUSES9
  • GUESSES9
  • IMPOSES11
  • INFUSES11
  • MINUSES10
  • MISUSES10
  • MOUSSES10
  • OPPOSES11
  • PERUSES10
  • PHRASES11
  • PLEASES9
  • POSSESS9
  • PRESSES9
  • REFUSES11
  • REVISES11
  • SESSION7
  • SPOUSES10
  • VALISES11
  • VIRUSES12

The 60 most common shown, 183 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing SES (376)

  • ABACUSES13
  • ACCESSES12
  • ANALYSES10
  • APPEASES12
  • ASSESSED9
  • ASSESSES8
  • BAPTISES12
  • BYPASSES14
  • CABOOSES12
  • CALLUSES11
  • CAMPUSES15
  • CANVASES14
  • CAUCUSES14
  • CHORUSES13
  • CIRCUSES13
  • COMPOSES14
  • CONFUSES14
  • COSMOSES12
  • CROCUSES13
  • DEFENSES12
  • DIFFUSES16
  • DISCUSES12
  • DISEASES9
  • DISPOSES11
  • ECLIPSES12
  • EMBOSSES12
  • EMPHASES14
  • ENCLOSES10
  • EXCESSES16
  • EXODUSES16
  • EXPANSES16
  • EXPENSES16
  • FRACASES13
  • GLIMPSES13
  • IMMERSES12
  • IMPASSES12
  • IMPULSES13
  • INVERSES12
  • LICENSES10
  • OBSESSED11
  • OBSESSES10
  • OFFENSES14
  • OVERUSES13
  • OXIDISES15
  • PELVISES14
  • PREMISES12
  • PROMISES12
  • PROPOSES12
  • PURPOSES13
  • REALISES8
  • RELEASES8
  • REVERSES12
  • RUCKUSES15
  • SESSIONS8
  • STRESSES8
  • SUPPOSES13
  • SYNAPSES12
  • SYNOPSES12
  • UNWISEST12
  • WALRUSES12

The 60 most common shown, 316 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing SES (510)

  • ABSCESSES13
  • ADDRESSES11
  • APPRAISES13
  • ASSESSING10
  • BOOKCASES16
  • CANVASSES15
  • CIVILISES15
  • COLLAPSES13
  • COMPASSES15
  • COMPRISES15
  • CONDENSES12
  • CONFESSES14
  • CONVERSES15
  • CONVULSES16
  • CREVASSES15
  • CYPRESSES15
  • DATABASES12
  • DECREASES12
  • DEPRESSES12
  • DISCUSSES13
  • DISGUISES12
  • DISMISSES12
  • DOGHOUSES14
  • DUCHESSES15
  • EQUALISES18
  • EXERCISES17
  • EXPRESSES17
  • FINALISES12
  • HUMANISES14
  • IMMUNISES14
  • IMPETUSES14
  • IMPRESSES13
  • INCREASES11
  • ISTHMUSES14
  • MADHOUSES15
  • MAXIMISES19
  • MINIBUSES14
  • OBSESSING12
  • OBSESSION11
  • OBSESSIVE15
  • OCTOPUSES14
  • OPPRESSES13
  • OPTIMISES13
  • ORGANISES10
  • OVERDOSES14
  • POSSESSED12
  • POSSESSES11
  • PRACTISES13
  • PROCESSES13
  • PROFESSES14
  • PSYCHOSES17
  • PURCHASES16
  • RESPONSES11
  • SHOWCASES16
  • SUCCESSES14
  • SUMMONSES14
  • SURPRISES12
  • UNIVERSES14
  • VAPORISES15
  • WITNESSES12

The 60 most common shown, 450 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing SES (649)

  • ADVERTISES15
  • APOLOGISES13
  • ASSESSMENT12
  • AUTHORISES13
  • BRIEFCASES17
  • BUSINESSES13
  • BUTTRESSES13
  • CLUBHOUSES18
  • COMPRESSES16
  • CONCOURSES15
  • CONGRESSES13
  • COUNTESSES13
  • CRITICISES14
  • CUSTOMISES15
  • DECOMPOSES17
  • DISCOURSES14
  • DISPLEASES13
  • DISPOSSESS13
  • DISTRESSES11
  • DRAMATISES13
  • ECONOMISES14
  • EMPHASISES16
  • FORMALISES15
  • FRANCHISES17
  • GALVANISES15
  • HARMONISES14
  • HORSESHOED15
  • HORSESHOES14
  • HYPOTHESES18
  • IMPROVISES18
  • JUXTAPOSES27
  • KINDNESSES14
  • OVERPASSES16
  • PANCREASES14
  • PATRONISES12
  • PENTHOUSES15
  • PLAYHOUSES17
  • POSSESSING13
  • POSSESSION12
  • POSSESSIVE16
  • PRINCESSES14
  • PRIVATISES16
  • PROGRESSES13
  • PUBLICISES17
  • PULVERISES17
  • RECOGNISES13
  • REIMBURSES15
  • SICKNESSES15
  • SUBSIDISES14
  • SUMMARISES15
  • SUPERVISES17
  • SUPPRESSES15
  • SYLLABUSES15
  • SYMBOLISES16
  • TURQUOISES20
  • VANDALISES15
  • VICTIMISES18
  • VISUALISES15
  • WAREHOUSES16
  • WEAKNESSES16

The 60 most common shown, 589 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing SES (661)

  • APOCALYPSES19
  • APPARATUSES16
  • ASSESSMENTS13
  • BLOCKHOUSES21
  • BOWDLERISES17
  • CAPITALISES15
  • CATEGORISES14
  • CENTRALISES13
  • CHRYSALISES17
  • CIRCUMCISES20
  • COMPROMISES19
  • CONSENSUSES14
  • COURTHOUSES17
  • DISCOMPOSES18
  • EMBARRASSES15
  • ENCOMPASSES17
  • ENTERPRISES13
  • EPIDERMISES16
  • GENERALISES12
  • GOVERNESSES16
  • GREENHOUSES15
  • GUARDHOUSES17
  • HOBBYHORSES21
  • HOMOGENISES16
  • HOURGLASSES15
  • HYPOTENUSES18
  • JEOPARDISES22
  • LIBERALISES13
  • LIGHTHOUSES17
  • MONOPOLISES15
  • NATURALISES12
  • NEUTRALISES12
  • OBSESSIVELY19
  • OVEREXPOSES23
  • PALIMPSESTS17
  • PARAPHRASES17
  • PARENTHESES15
  • PASTEURISES14
  • PILLOWCASES18
  • PLAGIARISES14
  • POPULARISES16
  • POSSESSIONS13
  • POSSESSIVES17
  • POWERHOUSES19
  • PRESUPPOSES18
  • PRIESTESSES13
  • RECOMPENSES17
  • ROUGHHOUSES18
  • SCANDALISES14
  • SCRUTINISES14
  • SMOKEHOUSES19
  • SORCERESSES13
  • SPECIALISES15
  • STOREHOUSES14
  • SYMPATHISES19
  • THESAURUSES15
  • THICKNESSES18
  • TRANSVERSES15
  • TRAUMATISES14
  • UNDERPASSES15

The 60 most common shown, 601 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing SES (626)

  • ACCLIMATISES18
  • ADULTERESSES14
  • ANCESTRESSES14
  • ARCHDIOCESES19
  • CANNIBALISES16
  • CIRCULARISES17
  • COFFEEHOUSES23
  • COMPUTERISES19
  • CRISSCROSSES16
  • CRYSTALLISES16
  • DECOMPRESSES19
  • DISESTABLISH17
  • DISPOSSESSED16
  • DISPOSSESSES15
  • ENFRANCHISES19
  • EPIGLOTTISES15
  • EUCALYPTUSES20
  • EXTEMPORISES22
  • EYEWITNESSES17
  • FAMILIARISES17
  • HORSESHOEING17
  • HOSPITALISES16
  • IMMORTALISES16
  • INTERSPERSES14
  • MATERIALISES14
  • MEMORIALISES16
  • MERCHANDISES19
  • METROPOLISES16
  • MISDIAGNOSES16
  • NATIONALISES12
  • PERSONALISES14
  • PORTCULLISES17
  • PORTERHOUSES17
  • POSSESSIVELY20
  • PREPOSSESSED17
  • PREPOSSESSES16
  • PROPHETESSES18
  • PROSELYTISES16
  • PROSPECTUSES19
  • QUADRICEPSES26
  • RATIONALISES12
  • REASSESSMENT14
  • RENDEZVOUSES26
  • REPOSSESSING15
  • REPOSSESSION14
  • RHINOCEROSES16
  • ROMANTICISES16
  • SCHOOLHOUSES19
  • SEAMSTRESSES14
  • SOLILOQUISES21
  • STANDARDISES14
  • STEWARDESSES16
  • SUMMERHOUSES20
  • SUPERIMPOSES19
  • SYNCHRONISES18
  • SYSTEMATISES16
  • TRANSGRESSES13
  • UNDEREXPOSES22
  • WATERCOURSES18
  • WILDERNESSES16

The 60 most common shown, 566 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

4,734 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (2.8%) are containing SES. Most of them, 661, have 11 letters. 25 start with SES, 4,575 end with it and 134 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 SES?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 4,734 words containing SES, from 4 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing SES?

JAZZINESSES, worth 35 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: PARAMYXOVIRUSES (32), FUZZINESSES (31) and FRIZZINESSES (31).

What are the most common words containing SES?

COMPUTERISES, EXERCISES, EXPRESSES, PUBLICISES, SUPERVISES and APPARATUSES. 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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