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Words containing SS

Words that have the letters SS 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 9,449 playable words containing SS in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 10 letters, and the longest word is ACCEPTINGNESSES. The highest-scoring is JAZZINESSES, worth 35 points.

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Popular words containing SS

EFFECTIVENESS25
EXCESSIVELY25
EXPRESSWAYS24
EXPRESSWAY23
SUCCESSFULLY23
MICROPROCESSOR22
UNSUCCESSFUL22
CLASSIFICATION21
EXCESSIVE21
COMMISSIONING20
CLASSIFYING19
COMMISSIONED19
EMBARRASSMENT19
EXPRESSING19
EXPRESSIONS19
SUCCESSFUL19
SUCCESSIVE19
COMPLETENESS18

Highest-scoring words containing SS

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

JAZZINESSES35
JAZZINESS33
FUZZINESSES31
FRIZZINESSES31
SUBJECTIVENESS31
OBJECTIVENESSES31
ACQUISITIVENESS30
MUZZINESSES30
EQUIVOCALNESSES30
EXQUISITENESSES30
HAPHAZARDNESSES30
FUZZINESS29

3-letter words containing SS (1)

ESS3

4-letter words containing SS (35)

BASS6
BOSS6
BUSS7
CESS6
COSS6
CUSS7
DISS5
DOSS5
FESS7
FOSS7
FUSS8
HISS6
JESS12
JOSS12
KISS7
KOSS7
LASS4
LESS4
LOSS4
MASS6
MESS6
MISS6
MOSS6
MUSS7
NESS4
OSSA4
PASS6
PSST6
PUSS7
SASS4
SUSS5
TASS4
TOSS4
WISS7
WUSS8

5-letter words containing SS (76)

ABYSS9
AMASS7
AMISS7
ASSAY7
ASSET5
BASSI7
BASSO7
BASSY9
BLESS7
BLISS7
BOSSY9
BRASS7
BYSSI9
CHESS9
CISSY9
CLASS7
CRASS7
CRESS7
CROSS7
CUSSO8
DRESS6
DROSS6
ESSAY7
FESSE8
FLOSS8
FOSSA8
FOSSE8
FRASS8
FUSSY11
GASSY8
GAUSS7
GLASS6
GLOSS6
GRASS6
GROSS6
GUESS7
GUSSY9
HISSY9
HUSSY10
ISSUE6
JESSE13
KISSY10
KUSSO9
KVASS12
LASSO5
LOSSY7
MASSY9
MESSY9
MISSY9
MOSSY9
MUSSY10
POSSE7
PRESS7
QUASS14
SASSY7
SISSY7
SWISS8
TRESS5
TRUSS6
WUSSY11

The 60 most common shown, 16 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing SS (206)

ACCESS10
ACROSS8
ASSERT6
ASSESS6
ASSETS6
ASSIGN7
ASSIST6
ASSORT6
ASSUME9
ASSURE7
BASSES8
BOSSED9
BOSSES8
BRASSY10
BYPASS12
CARESS8
CLASSY10
DRESSY9
DURESS8
EMBOSS10
ESSAYS8
EXCESS14
FOSSIL9
FUSSED11
FUSSES10
GASSED8
GLASSY9
GLOSSY9
GOSSIP9
GRASSY9
HARASS8
HASSLE8
HISSED9
HISSES8
ISSUED8
ISSUES7
KISSED10
KISSES9
LESSER6
LESSON6
LOSSES6
MASSED9
MASSES8
MESSED9
MESSES8
MISSED9
MISSES8
MOUSSE9
MUSSED10
MUSSEL9
MUSSES9
OBSESS8
PASSED9
PASSES8
POSSUM11
PUSSES9
STRESS6
UNLESS7
VESSEL10
YESSED9

The 60 most common shown, 146 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing SS (548)

ADDRESS9
ASSAULT8
ASSERTS7
ASSIGNS8
ASSISTS7
ASSORTS7
ASSUMED11
ASSUMES10
ASSURED9
ASSURES8
BLESSED10
BLESSES9
CANVASS13
CLASSED10
CLASSES9
CLASSIC11
COMPASS13
CONFESS12
CROSSED10
CROSSES9
CYPRESS13
DEPRESS10
DISCUSS11
DISMISS10
DRESSED9
DRESSES8
DUCHESS13
EMBASSY13
ENDLESS8
ESSENCE9
EXPRESS15
GLASSES8
GROSSES8
GROSSLY10
GUESSED10
GUESSES9
ILLNESS7
IMPRESS11
ISSUING9
LESSONS7
MADNESS10
MASSIVE13
MESSAGE10
MESSING10
MISSILE9
MISSING10
MISSION9
OPPRESS11
PASSAGE10
PASSING10
PASSION9
PASSIVE13
POSSESS9
PRESSED10
PRESSES9
PROCESS11
SESSION7
SUCCESS12
USELESS8
WITNESS10

The 60 most common shown, 488 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing SS (1,004)

ACCESSED13
ACCESSES12
ASSEMBLE12
ASSEMBLY14
ASSERTED9
ASSESSED9
ASSESSES8
ASSIGNED10
ASSISTED9
ASSORTED9
ASSUMING12
ASSURING10
BLESSING11
BUSINESS11
BYPASSED15
CARELESS10
CASSETTE10
CLASSICS12
CLASSIFY15
CLASSING11
COMPRESS14
COZINESS18
CROSSING11
DARKNESS12
DISTRESS9
DRESSING10
EXCESSES16
FAIRNESS11
GOODNESS10
GUESSING11
HARMLESS12
HELPLESS12
HOPELESS12
KINDNESS12
LAZINESS16
MESSAGES11
MINDLESS11
MISSILES10
NAMELESS10
NEEDLESS9
OBSESSED11
OBSESSES10
OMISSION10
PAINLESS10
PASSAGES11
PASSPORT12
PASSWORD14
POSSIBLE12
POSSIBLY14
PRESSING11
PRESSURE11
PROGRESS11
REASSURE9
RECKLESS13
SESSIONS8
STRESSED9
STRESSES8
SUPPRESS13
TACTLESS10
WEAKNESS14

The 60 most common shown, 944 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing SS (1,144)

ACCESSING14
ADDRESSED12
ADDRESSES11
ADMISSION12
ASSEMBLED14
ASSEMBLER13
ASSEMBLES13
ASSERTING10
ASSESSING10
ASSIGNING11
ASSISTING10
ASSOCIATE11
ASSORTING10
AWARENESS12
CASSETTES11
CLASSICAL13
COUNTLESS12
CROSSROAD12
CROSSWORD15
DEPRESSED13
DEPRESSES12
DISCUSSED14
DISCUSSES13
DISMISSED13
DISMISSES12
DOUBTLESS13
EMBARRASS13
ENDLESSLY12
EXCESSIVE21
EXPRESSED18
EXPRESSES17
HAPPINESS15
IMPRESSED14
IMPRESSES13
MASSIVELY17
NECESSARY13
NECESSITY13
OBSESSING12
OBSESSION11
OMISSIONS11
OPPRESSED14
OPPRESSES13
PASSENGER12
PASSWORDS15
POINTLESS11
POSSESSED12
POSSESSES11
PRESSURES12
PROCESSED14
PROCESSES13
PROCESSOR13
PROFESSOR14
REASSURED11
REASSURES10
STRESSING10
SUCCESSOR14
THICKNESS16
WITNESSED13
WITNESSES12
WORTHLESS14

The 60 most common shown, 1,084 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing SS (1,332)

ACCESSIBLE16
ADDRESSING13
AGGRESSIVE16
AMBASSADOR15
ASSEMBLING15
ASSESSMENT12
ASSIGNMENT13
ASSISTANCE12
ASSOCIATED13
ASSOCIATES12
ASSUMPTION15
BRIGHTNESS15
BUSINESSES13
CLASSIFIED16
CLASSIFIES15
COMMISSION16
COMPASSION16
COMPRESSED17
COMPRESSES16
CROSSROADS13
DEPRESSING14
DEPRESSION13
DISCUSSING15
DISCUSSION14
DISMISSING14
DISSIMILAR13
DISTRESSED12
EXPRESSING19
EXPRESSION18
EXPRESSWAY23
HOPELESSLY16
IMPOSSIBLE16
IMPRESSING15
IMPRESSION14
IMPRESSIVE18
NEEDLESSLY13
OPPRESSING15
OPPRESSION14
PASSENGERS13
PASSIONATE12
PERMISSION14
POLITENESS12
POSSESSING13
POSSESSION12
PROCESSING15
PROCESSORS14
PROFESSION15
PROGRESSED14
PROGRESSES13
REASSURING12
REGARDLESS12
SUBMISSION15
SUCCESSFUL19
SUCCESSION15
SUCCESSIVE19
SUPPRESSED16
SUPPRESSES15
USEFULNESS15
WEAKNESSES16
WITNESSING14

The 60 most common shown, 1,272 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing SS (1,283)

AMBASSADORS16
ASSIGNMENTS14
ASSOCIATING14
ASSOCIATION13
ASSOCIATIVE17
ASSUMPTIONS16
AWKWARDNESS21
BUSINESSMAN16
BUSINESSMEN16
CAREFULNESS17
CLASSIFYING19
COMMISSIONS17
COMPRESSING18
COMPRESSION17
CONCUSSIONS16
CONFESSIONS16
CONGRESSMAN16
CONGRESSMEN16
DISCUSSIONS15
DISSERVICES18
DISTRESSING13
DRESSMAKERS17
DRUNKENNESS16
EMBARRASSED16
EMBARRASSES15
ENCOMPASSED18
ENCOMPASSES17
ESSENTIALLY13
EXCESSIVELY25
EXPRESSIONS19
EXPRESSWAYS24
FOOLISHNESS16
FORGIVENESS19
FOSSILIZING23
FRUITLESSLY17
FURTIVENESS19
GRASSHOPPER18
HAUGHTINESS17
IMPRESSIONS15
MEANINGLESS14
MERCILESSLY17
NECESSARILY15
NONETHELESS13
PASSAGEWAYS19
PERMISSIBLE17
PESSIMISTIC17
PLAYFULNESS19
POSSESSIVES17
POSSIBILITY17
PREDECESSOR16
PROGRESSING15
PROGRESSIVE18
SERIOUSNESS12
SUPPRESSING17
SUPPRESSION16
THICKNESSES18
THOUGHTLESS17
UNHAPPINESS18
UNIMPRESSED17
UNNECESSARY16

The 60 most common shown, 1,223 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing SS (1,219)

AGGRESSIVELY20
ASSIMILATING15
ASSIMILATION14
ASSOCIATIONS14
CARELESSNESS14
CHEERFULNESS20
COMMISSIONED19
COMMISSIONER18
COMPLETENESS18
CONNOISSEURS15
CRISSCROSSED17
CRISSCROSSES16
DELICATESSEN15
DEPRESSINGLY18
DISPOSSESSED16
DISPOSSESSES15
DISSATISFIED17
DISSATISFIES16
DISSEMINATED16
DISSEMINATES15
DISSERTATION13
DISSOCIATING16
DISSOCIATION15
EFFORTLESSLY20
EMBARRASSING17
ENCOMPASSING19
EXPRESSIVELY26
EYEWITNESSES17
FAITHFULNESS21
FRIENDLINESS16
GRACIOUSNESS16
GRASSHOPPERS19
HAIRDRESSERS15
HOMESICKNESS21
IMPRESSIVELY22
INACCESSIBLE18
INADMISSIBLE17
INTERMISSION14
MISSPELLINGS17
NECESSITATED15
NEVERTHELESS18
PASSIONATELY16
PREDECESSORS17
PROCESSIONAL16
PROCESSIONED17
PROFESSIONAL17
PROGRESSIONS15
PROGRESSIVES19
QUINTESSENCE23
REASSURANCES15
RECKLESSNESS17
REPERCUSSION17
RUTHLESSNESS15
STEWARDESSES16
SUCCESSFULLY23
SUCCESSIVELY23
TRANSMISSION14
TRUTHFULNESS19
UNSUCCESSFUL22
WILDERNESSES16

The 60 most common shown, 1,159 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

9,449 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (5.6%) are containing SS. Most of them, 1,332, have 10 letters. 0 start with SS, 3,678 end with it and 5,771 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 SS?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 9,449 words containing SS, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing SS?

JAZZINESSES, worth 35 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: JAZZINESS (33), FUZZINESSES (31) and FRIZZINESSES (31).

What are the most common words containing SS?

EFFECTIVENESS, EXCESSIVELY, EXPRESSWAYS, EXPRESSWAY, SUCCESSFULLY and MICROPROCESSOR. 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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