Words Containing S
Every English word containing "S". Filter by length, prefix, or suffix for Scrabble, crosswords, and word games.
5,608 words found
15 Letter Words1
congratulations18
14 Letter Words1
responsibility21
13 Letter Words2
circumstances21understanding16
12 Letter Words12
consequences25construction16conversation17disappointed18embarrassing17presentation14professional17receptionist16relationship17representing15specifically24thanksgiving24
11 Letter Words9
advertising16anniversary17commercials19considering15embarrassed16interesting12perspective20possibility18responsible15
10 Letter Words37
absolutely15associates12basketball18characters17cigarettes13commission16confession15considered14courthouse15discovered17disgusting13downsizing24downstairs14especially17friendship19impossible16impression14impressive17interested11permission14personally15physically23reasonable12restaurant10ridiculous13sandwiches19settlement12struggling13supervisor15suspicious14sweetheart16television13themselves18understand12understood12university16yourselves16
9 Letter Words62
anonymous14answering13apologies12assistant9associate11backwards21basically16breakfast18chemistry19companies15computers15contracts13customers13dangerous11decisions12delicious12destroyed14discovery18discussed13diversity16documents14employees16expensive21fantastic14hilarious12impressed14insurance11invisible14listening10locations11miserable13necessary14newspaper16obviously17offensive18otherwise15ourselves12president12professor14questions18rehearsal12represent11residents10resources11sandpiper14screaming14secretary14sensitive12seriously12situation9someplace15something15sometimes13somewhere17sponsored12statement11suffering16surprised12thousands13warehouse15witnesses12yesterday16
8 Letter Words107
accounts12arrested9assuming11balloons10baseball12basement12brothers13business10confused14consider11crossing11customer12decision11deserves12designed11discount11distance11district11division12earrings9episodes11exercise17families13feelings12finished15generous9goodness10gorgeous10greatest9guessing10handsome14honestly14hospital13industry12interest8marshall13meetings11memories12messages11millions10mistakes14mustache15officers16opposite12pancakes16partners10personal10physical18pictures12pleasure10position10positive13possible12possibly15presents10pressure10previous13princess12problems14promised13proposed13question17research13response10salesman10salesmen10sandwich17scenario10schedule14secretly13security13sentence10separate10sequence19services13shooting12shopping16shoulder12sleeping11solution8somebody16sometime12speaking15specific17spending12standard10standing10starting9stealing9stickers14sticking15stopping13straight12strategy12stripper12stronger9students9suddenly13supposed13surprise10thoughts15thousand12transfer11universe11upstairs10waitress11yourself14
7 Letter Words150
actions9actress9address9against8animals9answers10assault7awesome12because11belongs10besides10biggest11breasts9cameras11candles10casting10chances14changes13charges13choices14classes9classic11clients9closing10clothes12contest9cookies13costume11counsel9cousins9crossed10crystal12curious9dealers8defense11depends11deposit10deserve11destroy11details8discuss10disease8doctors10dollars8dressed9effects15english11episode10fashion13fingers11flowers13friends11glasses8happens14herself13highest14himself15history13honesty13husband13instead8jealous14justice16kissing12lawyers13lesbian9letters7license9lobster9massage10matters9members13message10messing10minutes9missing10mission9mistake13moments11monster9mystery15nervous10numbers11obvious12offense13offices15options9outside8parents9parties9perhaps14plastic11pleased10present9process11promise11propose11purpose11pushing13reasons7records10regrets8release7reminds10request16respect11respond10results7schools12science11screwed13seconds10secrets9section9selling8sending9serious7service12session7setting8settled8several10severed11sharing11showing14similar9singing9sisters7sitting8smaller9smoking14society12someday13somehow15someone9sounded9special11squeeze25staring8started8station7staying11stomach14stopped12storage8stories7strange8streets7stretch12student8
6 Letter Words150
access10across8actors8agents7almost8always12answer9arrest6artist6asking11asleep8assume8babies10basket12blocks14brains8breaks12breast8brings9busted9casual8chairs11checks17cheers11cheese11choose11claims10closed9closer8closet8colors8copies10course8cousin8crisis8desert7design8dreams9drinks11drives10easier6easily9emails8escape10estate6excuse15famous11faster9finish12genius7guests7honest9insane6inside7island7issues6itself9jersey16kissed11ladies7leaves9lesson6levels9lights10listen6losers6losing7master8messed9missed9months11mostly11movies11museum10myself14nights10others9papers10passed9person8phones11photos11pieces10pissed9places10please8points8pounds9powers11prices10prison8pushed12rabies8raised7reason6rights10safety12salary9saving10saying10scared9scenes8school11screen8script10search11season6second9secret8seeing7seemed9senior6series6served10server9settle6shirts9should10showed13shower12signal7signed8silent6silver9simple10simply13single7sister6sketch15skills10skinny13slowly12smells8smelly11smoked13smooth11social8sooner6sounds7speech13spirit8spoken12sports8spread9spring9square15stairs6starts6states6stayed10
5 Letter Words150
aisle5aside6asked10balls7banks11based8basic9beans7bills7birds8bless7bonus7books11boxes14bucks13calls7cards8cares7cases7cause7cents7chest10chose10class7close7comes9costs7crash10cross7crush10dates6doors6dress6drugs7dudes7exist12faces10facts10falls8false8feels8files8finds9first8flask12focus10folks12forms10fresh11games8ghost9gifts9girls6gives9glass6gross6guess6guest6hands9hates8heads9helps10holes8hopes10horse8hours8house8hurts8ideas6issue5items7jesse12jokes16keeps11knees9knows12leads6least5likes9lines5lives8loans5looks9loose5loser5loves8makes11means7miles7moves10music9names7nasty8needs6noise5notes5nurse5oscar7pages8pants7paris7parts7pills7plans7plays10press7purse7raise5rings6rooms7rules5sabre7salad6sales5salon5sauce7saved9scare7scary10scene7score7scout7screw10seats5seems7sense5serve8seven8shake12shall8shame10shape10share8sharp10sheet8shell8shirt8shoes8shoot8short8shots8shout8shows11sight9signs6silly8since7skank13sleep7slept7
4 Letter Words150
also4arms6asks8bags7bars6base6best6boss6boys9bros6bust6busy9cars6case6cash9cast6cats6cops8cost6cups8days8desk9dies5does5dogs6ears4east4easy7eggs6else4ends5eyes7fans7fast7fish10fits7gets5goes5gosh8guns5guys8hits7host7jobs13josh14just11keys11kids9kiss8last4legs5less4lies4lips6list4lose4loss4lost4lots4mesa6mess6miss6most6must6news7nose4nuts4odds6ones4ours4owns7pass6past6piss6plus6post6push9puts6rest4rise4risk8runs4rush7safe7said5sake8sale4salt4same6saul4save7says7scam8seat4seem6seen4sees4self7sell4send5sent4ship9shoe7shoo7shop9shot7show10shut7sick10side5sign5sing5sink8site4size13skin8skip10slip6slow7snap6snow7soap6soda5soft7sold5some6song5soon4sort4soul4soup6spin6spit6spot6star4stay7step6stop6such9suit4sure4sync9test4this7ties4tons4toys7used5uses4wash10
3 Letter Words30
ask7bus5gas4has6his6its3las3sad4san3sat3saw6say6sea3sec5see3set3she6shh9sir3sit3six10sky10son3spy8sue3sun3ups5use3was6yes6
2 Letter Words4
as2is2so2us2
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About These Words
This list holds 5,608 words, running from 2 to 15 letters and averaging 6.3 letters apiece. The commonest length is 4 letters, covering 150 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are s (865), e (544), i (335), a (313), o (299). Vowels make up 36% of all the letters here, close to the usual balance for English.
For Scrabble, these words average 9.7 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is CONSEQUENCES at 25, followed by SQUEEZE, DOWNSIZING and SPECIFICALLY. 361 of them (42%) contain a letter worth four or more. 150 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are CONGRATULATIONS at 15 letters, while the shortest come in at 2: AS, IS and SO.
Length distribution
2 letters
4 (0%)
3 letters
30 (3%)
4 letters
150 (17%)
5 letters
150 (17%)
6 letters
150 (17%)
7 letters
150 (17%)
8 letters
107 (12%)
9 letters
62 (7%)
10 letters
37 (4%)
11 letters
9 (1%)
12 letters
12 (1%)
13 letters
2 (0%)
14 letters
1 (0%)
15 letters
1 (0%)
Frequently Asked Questions
How many words containing "S" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 5,608 words containing "S". They run from 2 to 5 letters, and 4-letter entries are the most common with 150 of them.
Which of these words containing "S" scores highest in Scrabble?+
JOKES is the highest scorer at 16 points before board bonuses, ahead of BOXES, JOSH and BUCKS. The list averages 6.7 points per word, and 114 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words containing "S"?+
The shortest are AS, IS, SO and US at 2 letters. Short words like these are the ones worth memorising — they are what let you squeeze a play into a tight board.
What are the longest words containing "S"?+
AISLE, ASIDE, ASKED and BALLS are the longest at 5 letters.
Are words containing "S" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 34% of the letters across this list, roughly the usual balance for English. The letters appearing in the most of these words are S, E, A. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.