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10 letter words with S

Every ten-letter word that contains S, grouped by where the S sits, with Scrabble and Words With Friends scores shown separately, Wordle letter stats, definitions and filters.

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S can sit in any slot · 29880 words in our list

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There are 29880 ten words with S in this list. S is most often the tenth letter, and the most common last letter is S. The top face-value Scrabble score is 40 for quizzifies.

29880ten S words in our list
15%start with S
53%end in S, mostly plurals
15.7average Scrabble face score

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All 10 letter words with S

Grouped by where S first appears. The small number is the face-value Scrabble score.

S is the 1st letter (4343)

shortwaved20shortwaves19shoshonean16shoshonite16shotcretes15shotfirers16shotgunned15shotgunner14shotmakers19shotmaking20shouldered15shoulderer14shoupeltin15shouthered17shoutingly17shoutlines13shovegroat17shovelbill18shovelfish22shovelfuls19shovelhead20shovellers16shovelling17shovelnose16shovelsful19shovelweed20showbizzes36showboated19showboater18showbreads19showcasing19showerhead20showeriest16showerings17showerless16showerlike20showground18showjumped28showjumper27showmances20showmanism20showpieces20showplaces20showrunner16showworthy25shreadhead18shreddiest15shreddings16shreveport18shrewdness17shrewishly22shrewmmice22shrewmouse18shrewsbury21shrieching19shriekiest17shriekings18shrievalty19shriftless16shrilliest13shrillings14shrillness13shrimpfish23shrimpiest17shrimpings18shrimplike21shrineless13shrinelike17shrinkable19shrinkages18shrinkhead21shrinkpack25shritching19shriveling17shrivelled17shroffages20shropshire18shroudiest14shroudings15shroudless14shroudlike18shrovetide17shrubbiest17shrublands16shtetelach18shtickiest19shtokavski24shtreimels15shubunkins19shudderful18shudderier15shuddering16shufflecap23shufflings20shunammite17shunpikers19shunpiking20shutterbug16shuttering14shylocking23

S is the 2nd letter (665)

asafetidas14asafoetida14asarabacca16asbestoses12asbestosis12asbestuses12ascalabota14ascariases12ascariasis12ascaricide15ascaridole13ascendable15ascendance15ascendancy18ascendants13ascendence15ascendency18ascendents13ascendeurs13ascendible15ascensions12ascertains12ascescency19asceticism16aschaffite21ascidiacea15ascidiform18ascidioida14ascidiozoa22asciferous15ascigerous13asclepiads15asclepidin15ascocarpic18ascogenous13ascogonial13ascogonium15ascolichen17ascomycete19ascorbates14ascospores14ascosporic16ascribable16ascription14ascriptive17asecretory15aseismatic14asepticise14asepticism16asepticize23asexualise17asexuality20asexualize26ashinesses13ashipboard18ashkenazic28ashkenazim28ashlarings14ashlerings14ashramites15ashvamedha22asiarchate15asiaticism14asiaticize21asiphonate15aslantwise13aspalathus15asparagine13aspartames14aspartates12aspectable16asperating13asperation12aspergeses13aspergilla13aspergilli13aspergills13asperities12aspermatic16asperously15aspersions12aspersoirs12aspersoria12asperulous12asphaltene15asphalters15asphalting16asphaltite15asphaltums17aspherical17asphodelus16asphyctous20asphyxiant25asphyxiate25asphyxying29aspiculate14aspiculous14aspidiaria13aspidiotus13aspidistra13

S is the 3rd letter (3581)

absarokite16abscessing15abscession14abscinding16abscissins14abscission14absconders15absconding16abscoulomb18abseilings13absentment14absentness12absinthial15absinthian15absinthiin15absinthine15absinthism17absinthium17absinthole15absolutely15absolutest12absolution12absolutise12absolutism14absolutist12absolutive15absolutize21absolutory15absolvable17absolvents15absolvitor15absorbable16absorbance16absorbancy19absorbants14absorbates14absorbedly18absorbency19absorbents14absorbtion14absorption14absorptive17abstainers12abstaining13abstemious14abstention12abstergent13absterging14abstersion12abstersive15abstertion12abstinence14abstinency17abstracted15abstracter14abstractly17abstractor14abstrahent15abstricted15abstrusely15abstrusest12abstrusion12abstrusity15absumption16absurdisms15absurdists13absurdness13adscendent14adscripted16adsmithing17adsorbable15adsorbates13adsorbents13adsorption13adsorptive16aeschylean18aeschynite18aesculetin12aesthesias13aesthesics15aesthetics15aestivated14aestivates13aestivator13aestuation10aistopodes13alsbachite17alsinaceae12amsinckias18ansaphones15anschauung16anspessade13answerable15answerably18answerless13apsidioles13apsinthion15apsychical22arsenation10arsenetted11

S is the 4th letter (1829)

abasedness13abasements14abashments17abusefully18abyssinian15abyssolith18acescences16acesulfame17acosmistic16acusection14adustiosis11agistments13agostadero12airstreams12airstrikes14alisanders11alismaceae14almsgivers16almsgiving17almshouses15amassments14amasthenic17amusements14anasarcous12anaseismic14anaspadias13anastalsis10anastaltic12anastasian10anastasius10anastatica12anastigmat13anastomose12anastrophe15anastrophy18anesthesia13anesthesis13anesthetic15anestruses10anischuria15anisocoria12anisocycle17anisogamic15anisokonia14anisomeles12anisomelia12anisomelus12anisomeric14anisomyodi16anisopodal13anisoptera12anisospore12anisotonic12anisotrope12anisotropy15apesthesia15apesthetic17apishamore17aposematic16apospories14aposporous14apostacies14apostacize23apostasies12apostatise12apostatism14apostatize21apostemate14apostilles12apostolate12apostoless12apostolian12apostolici14apostolise12apostolize21apostrophe17apostrophi17arcseconds15aristarchy18aristippus14aristocrat12aristology14aristotles10aristotype15aristulate10avisandums16avisements15awestrikes17bagswinger17baisemains14bakshished23bakshishes22balsamical16balsamiest14balsamitic16balsamroot14balsamweed18balsawoods16bansalague13banstickle18

S is the 5th letter (2324)

ablastemic16aborsement14abrasively18accessable16accessible16accessibly19accessions14accessless14accessorii14accostable16accusation14accusative17accusatory17accusatrix21accusement16accusingly18accustomed17acensuador13acousmatic16acoustical14acousticon14acrasiales12acrosarcum16acroscopic18acrospired15acrospires14acrostatic14acrostical14acrostolia12addisonian12adhesional14adhesively20adjustable20adjustably23adjustment20adjustores18admissable15admissible15admissibly18admissions13adnascence15adposition13advisatory17advisement16advisorate14advisories14advisorily17aeroscepsy17aeroscopes14aeroscopic16aeroshells13aerosolise10aerosolize19aerospaces14aerosphere15aerospikes16aerosporin12aerostatic12aetosaurus10aghastness14agnostical13agrestical13agrostemma15agrosteral11agrosterol11aguishness14ahorseback21aktistetae14albaspidin15albescence16albespines14albespynes17allosaurus10allosteric12allusively16aloeswoods14alpestrian12alpestrine12altisonant10altisonous10altissimos12altostrati10alumstones12ambassador15ambassages15ambassiate14ambisexual21ambisonics16ambosexous21ambosexual21ambuscaded18ambuscader17ambuscades17ambuscados17ambushlike21ambushment19amidstream15amnestying16ancestored13ancestrals12

S is the 6th letter (1817)

abbeystead18abbeystede18abbotships19abolishers15abolishing16accensions14accersitor14accoasting15accrescent16accursedly18acleistous12acquisible23acquisited22acquisitor21acquisitum23actressier12adagissimo14adderstone12addressees12addressers12addressful15addressing13addressors12adenosines11adenostoma13adipescent15adiposuria13admeasured14admeasurer13admeasures13adolescent13adolescing14adpressing14adversaria14advowsance19aeciospore14aeciostage13aftersales13aftershaft19aftershave19aftershine16aftershock22aftershows19aftersound14afterstain13afterstate13afterstorm15afterstudy17afterswarm18afterswell16againstand12agamospore15aggressing13aggression12aggressive15aggressors12agonisedly15agonistics13agterskots15ajatasatru17alabasters12alabastron12alabastrum14alloisomer12alongships16alongshore14alpenstock18alphasorts15alphosises15amblystoma19ambrosiate14amherstite15ampersands15amphisarca19amphiscian19amphispore19amphistoma19amphistome19amphistyly23amplosomes16analysable15analysands14anapestics14androspore13anemoscope16angioscope15angiospasm15angiosperm15angiostomy16anglesites11anglesmith16anglistics13anguishful17anguishing15anguishous14annuisance12anovesical15anoxyscope24antiasthma15antipsoric14

S is the 7th letter (2044)

abaptiston14abaptistum16acathisias15acetarsone12achalasias15achinesses15acidnesses13acquiesced24acquiescer23acquiesces23actinistia12actinosoma14actinosome14activising16activistic17acuclosure14acutorsion12administer13admonished17admonisher16admonishes16aedileship16aerobusses12afforested17agednesses12airbrasive15airbrushed16airbrushes15airbursted13airinesses10airmanship17akathisias17aktivismus19alablaster12albinesses12albinistic14albitising13algorismic15algoristic13alkahestic19alkalisers14alkalising15alphonsine15alphonsism17alpinesque21altruistic12amortising13amphiaster17amphrysian20amurcosity17amylopsase17amylopsins17anaclastic14anacoustic14anacrustic14anagnostes11analgesias11analgesics13analgesist11anamnestic14anankastic16anapaestic14anaplasias12anaplasmas14anaplastic14anarcestes12anartismos12andalusian11andalusite11andrewsite14aneurismal12aneurysmal15angulosity14ankylosaur17ankylosing18annalising11annalistic12antecessor12anthersmut15anthriscus15antibishop17antibusers12antibusing13anticising13anticosine12antilyssic15antimasker16antimasque21antimusics14antimystic17antipascha17antipastic14antipastos12antrorsely13aphanesite15aphetising16aphorisers15aphorising16aphorismer17aphorismic19

S is the 8th letter (1951)

academised16academisms17academists15acanthoses15acanthosis15acanthuses15acarinosis12acataposis14acatharsia15accipenser16aceratosis12acetolysis15achromasia17acidolysis16acolapissa14aconuresis12actionists12actomyosin17actualised13actualises12actualists12acyanopsia17adenitises11adipolysis16adventists14advertised15advertisee14advertiser14advertises14aerialists10aerobioses12aerobiosis12aeropauses12aeropulses12afflatuses16afrormosia15aftermasts15aftertaste13agomphosis18albanenses12albigenses13albinoisms14alcatrases12alchemised18alchemises17alchemists17allegresse11allergists11alloplasms14alloplasty15alphatests15aluminised13aluminises12aluminosis12amanuenses12amanuensis12amaracuses14amblyopsis19amiantuses12aminolysis15amoebiases14amoebiasis14amoralisms14amoralists12amorphisms19ampelopses16ampelopsin16ampelopsis16amphivasal20amplexuses21amylolyses18amylolysis18anablepses14anabolisms14anacampsis16anageneses11anagenesis11anakinesis14anakrousis14analogised12analogises11analogisms13analogists11anarchised16anarchises15anarchisms17anarchists15anatomised13anatomiser12anatomises12anatomists12anatripsis12anchylosed19anchyloses18anchylosis18anematosis12angionosis11angiotasis11anglicised14anglicises13

S is the 9th letter (2651)

abiogenist13abjectness21abruptness14acatalepsy17accentless14acceptress16accomplish21acephalism19acephalist17acondylose16acrobatism16acrologism15actionless12activeness15actorliest12actualness12adactylism18adenoblast13adenoidism14adiabolist13adroitness11adulatress11adulteress11adulterise11adverbless16advocatess16aefaldness14aerialness10aerobicise14aerobicist14aerologist11aeronomist12affectless18affettuoso16afraidness14africanism17africanist15aftercause15aftergrass14afterwrist16agendaless12aggrandise13aglobulism15agricolist13agrologist12agronomist13airplanist12albumenise14albuminise14albuminose14alcoholise15alcoholism17alcoholist15alcoranist12aldehydase18aldohexose21aldononose11alemannish15algebraist13algologist12alkalinise14allegorise11allegorism13allegorist11allomerism14allotheism15allotheist13almondiest13alodialism13alodialist11amalgamist15amateurish15amateurism14amazedness22ameboidism17ameloblast14amidoplast15aminoplast14ammochryse22ammonitess14ammonitish17amygdalase17amyloplast17amyraldism18amyraldist16anabaptise14anabaptism16anabaptist14anachorism17anacrotism14anaerobism14anchorless15anchorwise18ancientest12ancientism14andabatism15andamanese13androlepsy16andropause13anecdotist13

S is the 10th letter (8675)

aardwolves17abandonees13abandoners13abatements14abcoulombs18abdicators15abdominals15abdominous15abducentes15abductions15abductores15aberrances14abeyancies17abhorrings16abiogenous13abjections21ablepharus17abnegators13abodements15abolitions12abominates14abondances15aborigines13abrogators13abruptions14abundances15acalculias14acalculous14acalephans17acanaceous14acanthodes16acanthomas17acanthurus15acaricides15acarideans13acaridians13acarpelous14accedences17acceptants16accidences17accipiters16accipitres16acclaimers16acclimates16accordions15accounters14accourages15accretions14accuracies16acephalous17aceraceous14acerbities14acetamides15acetarious12acetifiers15acetylates15acetylenes15acetylides16achaeniums17aciclovirs17acidifiers16acidophils18acidulates13acinaceous14acinacious14acinarious12acoelomous14acolouthos15acondylous16aconitines12acquittals21acquitters21acridities13acrimonies14acritarchs17acrobacies16acrobatics16acrobryous17acrogamous15acrogenous13acrogynous16acrologies13acronymous17acrophobes19acropoleis14acrorhagus16acrotomous14actinopods15activators15activities15actualites12actualizes21actuations12acuminates14acyclovirs20acylations15adactylous16adagiettos12adamancies15adaptogens14

Words with two Ss (9414)

abasedness13abasements14abashments17abbotships19abjectness21abolishers15abruptness14abscessing15abscession14abscissins14abscission14absconders15abseilings13absentness12absinthism17absolutest12absolutise12absolutism14absolutist12absolvents15absorbants14absorbates14absorbents14abstainers12abstemious14abstersion12abstersive15abstrusely15abstrusest12abstrusion12abstrusity15absurdisms15absurdists13absurdness13abyssinian15abyssolith18academisms17academists15acanthoses15acanthosis15acanthuses15acarinosis12acataposis14acathisias15accensions14accentless14acceptress16accessable16accessible16accessibly19accessions14accessless14accessorii14aceratosis12acescences16acetolysis15achalasias15achinesses15acidnesses13acidolysis16acleistous12acolapissa14aconuresis12acosmistic16acquiesces23acrasiales12acrospires14actionists12actionless12activeness15actressier12actualises12actualists12actualness12adagissimo14addressees12addressers12addressful15addressing13addressors12adenitises11adenosines11adipolysis16adjustores18admeasures13admissable15admissible15admissibly18admissions13admonishes16adpressing14adroitness11adsorbates13adsorbents13adulatress11adulteress11adustiosis11adventists14adverbless16advertises14advisories14advocatess16aefaldness14aerialists10aerialness10aerobioses12aerobiosis12aerobusses12aeropauses12aeropulses12aeroscepsy17aeroscopes14aeroshells13aerosolise10aerospaces14aerospikes16aesthesias13aesthesics15aesthetics15aestivates13aetosaurus10affectless18afflatuses16afraidness14aftergrass14aftermasts15aftersales13aftershows19agednesses12agendaless12aggressing13aggression12aggressive15aggressors12aghastness14agistments13agomphosis18agonistics13agterskots15aguishness14airbrushes15airinesses10airstreams12airstrikes14aistopodes13akathisias17aktivismus19alabasters12albanenses12albespines14

…and 9264 more in the full list.

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Where does S sit?

Position of S in ten-letter words

Words are counted by their first S, so each word appears once. Words with two Ss are listed separately below.

Slot 14343 · 15%shortwaved, shortwaves, shoshonean
Slot 2665 · 2%asafetidas, asafoetida, asarabacca
Slot 33581 · 12%absarokite, abscessing, abscession
Slot 41829 · 6%abasedness, abasements, abashments
Slot 52324 · 8%ablastemic, aborsement, abrasively
Slot 61817 · 6%abbeystead, abbeystede, abbotships
Slot 72044 · 7%abaptiston, abaptistum, acathisias
Slot 81951 · 7%academised, academisms, academists
Slot 92651 · 9%abiogenist, abjectness, abruptness
Slot 108675 · 29%aardwolves, abandonees, abandoners
Everyday words

Common 10 letter words with S

The full list includes rare words. These 80 are the ones you are most likely to meet in puzzles, writing and classrooms.

universitycategoriesconditionsactivitieswashingtondiscussionnewsletterregisteredcommissionfacilitiesstatisticsinvestmentassociatedoperationsunderstandassessmentespeciallyconsideredenterpriseprocessingresolutioncomponentsassistancedisclaimermembershiptrademarkstelevisioninterestedassociatesbusinessesrestaurantproceduresthemselvesreferencesrespectiveaustralianguidelinesdirectionssuccessfulhistoricaltechniquespermissioncharactersapartmentsdesignatedstrategiesaffiliatesleadershipcomparisonstatementsbasketballexpressionprovisionsconsultingparametersphilosophyconversionreasonableobjectivesstructuressupportingspecialistdevelopersappliancesinterviewsclassifiedconsistentdimensionschallengessubmissioninspectionmanchestercontinuousdisabilityabsolutelysufficientresistancecandidatestransitioninstrument
Wordle

Which letters keep company with S?

Among the 29880 words in our list, these are the eight letters that appear most often alongside S. They make good second guesses once S is confirmed.

E22166
I19707
R16893
A16668
T15472
O15404
N14827
L11846

Vowel pairs

The most common adjacent vowel pairs in these words are OU (2074), IE (1805), IA (1278), IO (1276), EA (1227).

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Sorted by ending

10 letter S words by last letter and last two letters

EndsWordsExamples
-S15892aardwolves, abandonees, abandoners, abasedness, abasements, abashments, abatements
-E2918abbeystede, absarokite, absinthine, absinthole, absolutise, absolutive, absolutize
-D1825abbeystead, abstracted, abstricted, academised, accustomed, acquiesced, acquisited
-T1499abiogenist, aborsement, absentment, absolutest, absolutist, abstergent, abstrahent
-Y1335abrasively, absolutely, absolutory, absorbancy, absorbedly, absorbency, abstinency
-G1290abolishing, abscessing, abscinding, absconding, abstaining, absterging, accoasting
-R1041absolvitor, abstracter, abstractor, accersitor, accipenser, acensuador, acquiescer
-N779abaptiston, abscession, abscission, absinthian, absinthiin, absolution, absorbtion
EndsWordsExamples
-ES5385aardwolves, abandonees, abducentes, abductores, aberrances, abeyancies
-RS1553abandoners, abdicators, abnegators, abolishers, abrogators, absconders
-ED1532abstracted, abstricted, academised, accustomed, acquiesced, acquisited
-SS1315abasedness, abjectness, abruptness, absentness, absurdness, accentless
-NG1282abolishing, abscessing, abscinding, absconding, abstaining, absterging
-US1265abdominous, abiogenous, ablepharus, abstemious, acalculous, acanaceous

Fixed start and end? Use the combine word generator or letter words ending with. Words that end in S itself: aardwolves, abandonees, abandoners, abasedness, abasements, abashments, abatements, abbotships, abcoulombs, abdicators

Letter patterns

S words with striking patterns

Silent S

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Written but not pronounced.

Two Ss (9414)

abasednessabasementsabashmentsabbotshipsabjectnessabolishersabruptnessabscessingabscessionabscissinsabscissionabscondersabseilingsabsentnessabsinthismabsolutest

SU and ST openers

1110 words start with SU and 895 start with ST in this list.

suasionistsuavastikasuaveolentsubabilitysubaccountsubacetatesubaciditysubacridlysubactionssubacutelysubadjutorsubaeratedsubahshipssubalgebrasubalmonersubalterns

S with Z, X, J or Q (16)

abjectionsabjectnessabsolutizeaccusatrixacquiescedacquiesceracquiescesacquisibleacquisitedacquisitoracquisitumacquittalsacquittersactualizesadequaciesadipopexis

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High scorers

Highest-scoring 10 letter words with S

WordScrabbleWords With Friends
quizzifies4041
quizzeries3738
quizziness3739
squeezebox3739
whizzbangs3739
showbizzes3636
zigzagways3637
zizyphuses3636
bumfuzzles3540
whizziness3434
belshazzar3334
chiarezzas3333

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Words with meanings

5 ten-letter S words, defined

activitiesnounplural of activity
assessmentnounThe act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed.
businessesnounplural of business
categoriesnounplural of category
membershipnounThe state of being a member of a group or organization.
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Questions about 10 letter words with S

How many ten-letter words contain S?

The general English word list used on this page has 29880 ten-letter words with S. Counts differ between dictionaries, and Scrabble-style lists are larger, so confirm in your game’s dictionary.

Where does S usually sit in a ten-letter word?

In this list S is the tenth letter of 8675, the first letter of 4343, the third letter of 3581, the ninth letter of 2651, the fifth letter of 2324, the seventh letter of 2044, the eighth letter of 1951, the fourth letter of 1829, the sixth letter of 1817, the second letter of 665.

What are common ten-letter words with S?

Everyday examples include university, categories, conditions, activities, washington, discussion, newsletter, registered, commission, facilities. They are useful Wordle guesses because they use common letters.

Which ten-letter S words score the most in Scrabble?

At face value the top scores are quizzifies at 40 and quizzeries at 37, before any bonus squares. Words With Friends uses different tile values, so totals can differ.

Are there ten-letter words that end in S?

Yes: aardwolves, abandonees, abandoners, abasedness, abasements, abashments, abatements, abbotships.

Which ten-letter words have a silent S?

Examples include transcript. The S is written but not pronounced, which is why they trip up spelling and Wordle.

How do I find ten-letter words with S in a certain position?

Use the position selector above, or type a pattern with blanks such as _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S in the word generator by pattern.

What is the difference between words starting with S and words containing S?

Words starting with S must begin with it. Words containing S can have it in any slot, so the list is much longer. For the start-only list use words that start with.