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5 letter words with S

Every five-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 · 7457 words in our list

The short answer

There are 7457 five words with S in this list. S is most often the fifth letter, and the most common last letter is S. The top face-value Scrabble score is 26 for swizz.

7457five S words in our list

29%start with S

59%end in S, mostly plurals

8.4average Scrabble face score

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The complete list

All 5 letter words with S

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

S is the 1st letter (2137)

saags⁶sabal⁷saban⁷sabby¹²sabed⁸saber⁷sabes⁷sabha¹⁰sabia⁷sabik¹¹sabin⁷sabir⁷sable⁷sably¹⁰sabot⁷sabra⁷sabre⁷sabzi¹⁶sacae⁷sacks¹¹sacra⁷sacre⁷sacro⁷sacry¹⁰saddo⁷sades⁶sadhe⁹sadhu⁹sadic⁸sadie⁶sadis⁶sadly⁹sados⁶sadza¹⁵saeta⁵safar⁸safed⁹safen⁸safer⁸safes⁸sagai⁶sagan⁶sagas⁶sager⁶sages⁶saggy¹⁰sagos⁶sagra⁶sagum⁸saheb¹⁰sahib¹⁰sahme¹⁰saice⁷saick¹¹saics⁷saidi⁶saids⁶saify¹¹saiga⁶saiid⁶sails⁵saily⁸saims⁷saimy¹⁰saine⁵sains⁵saint⁵saiph¹⁰sairs⁵sairy⁸saist⁵saite⁵saith⁸saiva⁸sajou¹²sakai⁹sakel⁹saker⁹sakes⁹sakha¹²sakia⁹sakis⁹sakti⁹salad⁶salal⁵salar⁵salat⁵salay⁸salem⁷salep⁷sales⁵salet⁵salic⁷salix¹²salle⁵sally⁸salma⁷salmi⁷salmo⁷salol⁵

S is the 2nd letter (187)

asale⁵asana⁵asaph¹⁰asarh⁸ascan⁷ascii⁷ascon⁷ascot⁷ascry¹⁰ascus⁷asdic⁸asgmt⁸ashed⁹ashen⁸asher⁸ashes⁸ashet⁸ashir⁸ashot⁸ashur⁸asian⁵aside⁶askar⁹asked¹⁰asker⁹askew¹²askip¹¹askoi⁹askos⁹aslop⁷asoak⁹asoka⁹aspca⁹aspen⁷asper⁷aspic⁹aspie⁷aspis⁷aspro⁷assai⁵assam⁷assay⁸assed⁶asses⁵asset⁵assez¹⁴assis⁵assoc⁷assot⁵astay⁸astel⁵aster⁵astir⁵astor⁵astre⁵astun⁵astur⁵asura⁵asuri⁵asway¹¹aswim¹⁰asyla⁸asyle⁸async¹⁰csect⁹csnet⁷dsect⁸dsobo⁸dsomo⁸esbay¹⁰escar⁷escot⁷escry¹⁰esere⁵eshin⁸esile⁵eskar⁹esker⁹esnes⁵espec⁹esrog⁶essay⁸essed⁶essee⁵esses⁵essex¹²essie⁵estab⁷ester⁵estoc⁷estop⁷estre⁵estro⁵estus⁵hsien⁸hsuan⁸isaac⁷isawa⁸isbas⁷iseum⁷

S is the 3rd letter (751)

absee⁷absey¹⁰absis⁷absit⁷abstr⁷adsum⁸aesir⁵aesop⁷agsam⁸ahsan⁸aisle⁵amsel⁷ansae⁵ansar⁵ansel⁵anser⁵apses⁷apsid⁸apsis⁷apsos⁷arsed⁶arses⁵arsey⁸arsis⁵arsle⁵arson⁵arsyl⁸basad⁸basal⁷basan⁷basat⁷based⁸basen⁷baser⁷bases⁷basho¹⁰basic⁹basij¹⁴basil⁷basin⁷basis⁷baske¹¹basks¹¹bason⁷basos⁷bassa⁷basse⁷bassi⁷basso⁷bassy¹⁰basta⁷baste⁷basti⁷basto⁷basts⁷basyl¹⁰besan⁷besat⁷besaw¹⁰besee⁷beses⁷beset⁷besew¹⁰besin⁷besit⁷besom⁹besot⁷bespy¹²besra⁷bessi⁷bessy¹⁰besti⁷bests⁷bises⁷biset⁷bisie⁷bisks¹¹bisme⁹bisom⁹bison⁷bisso⁷bisti⁷bosch¹²boser⁷bosey¹⁰bosie⁷bosks¹¹bosky¹⁴bosom⁹boson⁷bossa⁷bossy¹⁰bosun⁷busby¹²bused⁸buses⁷bushi¹⁰bushy¹³busks¹¹busky¹⁴

S is the 4th letter (647)

abase⁷abash¹⁰abask¹¹abuse⁷abush¹⁰abysm¹²abyss¹⁰acast⁷acost⁷adusk¹⁰adust⁶agasp⁸agast⁶agism⁸agist⁶agush⁹agust⁶ahush¹¹akasa⁹alish⁸aliso⁵alisp⁷alist⁵alosa⁵alose⁵amass⁷amess⁷amish¹⁰amiss⁷amuse⁷anasa⁵angst⁶anise⁵antsy⁸apass⁷apast⁷apish¹⁰apism⁹arase⁵arest⁵arise⁵arish⁸arist⁵arose⁵artsy⁸arusa⁵avast⁸avise⁸aviso⁸awash¹¹awest⁸baisa⁷balsa⁷barse⁷beast⁷beest⁷beisa⁷bensh¹⁰betso⁷betsy¹⁰bilsh¹⁰biose⁷birse⁷birsy¹⁰bitsy¹⁰blase⁷blash¹⁰blast⁷bless⁷blest⁷bliss⁷blist⁷blush¹⁰boast⁷boise⁷boist⁷boose⁷boost⁷boosy¹⁰bouse⁷bousy¹⁰bowse¹⁰boysy¹³brash¹⁰brass⁷brast⁷brest⁷brisa⁷brise⁷brisk¹¹briss⁷brist⁷brose⁷brosy¹⁰brush¹⁰brusk¹¹brust⁷btise⁷buist⁷bulse⁷

S is the 5th letter (3735)

abacs⁹abbas⁹abbes⁹abers⁷abets⁷abies⁷ables⁷abris⁷abrus⁷abuts⁷abyes¹⁰acais⁷accas⁹accts⁹accus⁹acers⁷aches¹⁰acids⁸acies⁷aclys¹⁰acmes⁹acnes⁷acres⁷acros⁷actos⁷actus⁷acyls¹⁰adams⁸adaws⁹adays⁹addis⁷adeps⁸adios⁶adits⁶adzes¹⁵aedes⁶aegis⁶aeons⁵aeros⁵afars⁸afros⁸agars⁶agers⁶aghas⁹agios⁶aglus⁶agmas⁸agnes⁶agnus⁶agons⁶agros⁶agues⁶ahems¹⁰aidas⁶aides⁶aidos⁶aigas⁶ainus⁵airns⁵airts⁵aitis⁵aitus⁵ajies¹²akees⁹akkas¹³alans⁵alaps⁷alays⁸albas⁷albus⁷alces⁷alcos⁷aldus⁶alecs⁷alefs⁸alews⁸alfas⁸algas⁶alias⁵alids⁶alifs⁸alkes⁹alkos⁹allis⁵almas⁷almes⁷alnus⁵alods⁶aloes⁵alois⁵aloos⁵altos⁵altus⁵alums⁷alvus⁸amaas⁷amahs¹⁰ambas⁹ambos⁹amens⁷

Words with two Ss (842)

absis⁷abyss¹⁰amass⁷amess⁷amiss⁷apass⁷apses⁷apsis⁷apsos⁷arses⁵arsis⁵ascus⁷ashes⁸askos⁹aspis⁷assai⁵assam⁷assay⁸assed⁶asses⁵asset⁵assez¹⁴assis⁵assoc⁷assot⁵bases⁷basis⁷basks¹¹basos⁷bassa⁷basse⁷bassi⁷basso⁷bassy¹⁰basts⁷beses⁷bessi⁷bessy¹⁰bests⁷bises⁷bisks¹¹bisso⁷bless⁷bliss⁷bosks¹¹bossa⁷bossy¹⁰brass⁷briss⁷buses⁷busks¹¹bussu⁷bussy¹⁰busts⁷byssi¹⁰casas⁷cases⁷casks¹¹casse⁷cassy¹⁰casts⁷casus⁷cesse⁷chass¹⁰chess¹⁰cissy¹⁰cists⁷class⁷coses⁷cosse⁷costs⁷crass⁷cress⁷criss⁷cross⁷cusks¹¹cusps⁹cusso⁷cysts¹⁰dassy⁹deess⁶desis⁶desks¹⁰dessa⁶desse⁶disas⁶discs⁸disks¹⁰dosas⁶doses⁶dosis⁶dossy⁹dress⁶dross⁶dusks¹⁰dusts⁶eases⁵easts⁵elses⁵erses⁵esnes⁵essay⁸essed⁶essee⁵esses⁵essex¹²essie⁵estus⁵eyass⁸eyess⁸fasts⁸fesse⁸fests⁸fiscs¹⁰fisks¹²fists⁸floss⁸fossa⁸fosse⁸fpsps¹²frass⁸fress⁸friss⁸fuses⁸fusks¹²fussy¹¹fusts⁸fusus⁸gases⁶gasps⁸gassy⁹gasts⁶gauss⁶gesse⁶gesso⁶gests⁶ghess⁹gisms⁸gists⁶glass⁶gliss⁶gloss⁶gosse⁶gossy⁹grass⁶gross⁶gruss⁶guess⁶gussy⁹gusts⁶

…and 692 more in the full list.

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Where does S sit?

Position of S in five-letter words

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

Slot 12137 · 29%saags, sabal, saban

Slot 2187 · 3%asale, asana, asaph

Slot 3751 · 10%absee, absey, absis

Slot 4647 · 9%abase, abash, abask

Slot 53735 · 50%abacs, abbas, abbes

Everyday words

Common 5 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.

firstthesestatemusicbookslinksyearsitemsgamesstoretermsthoseusingbasedsouthpageshousepostssincesmalltimessiteshoursshallclassstillvisittoolspressstocksalesstartstudystaffusersstoryratesgirlstexasissuefilesneedsareasspacecardsshareleastcloseshortmeanscostsstylepartsmilessoundworksrulesgiftsdealswordsjamesmakescasesbasicshowsspeedstuffloansshoesnotesviewsplanstypeslinesaskedcrossweeksnamesteensscore

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Which letters keep company with S?

Among the 7457 words in our list, these are the eight letters that appear most often alongside S. They make good second guesses once S is confirmed.

A2934

E2848

O2050

I1972

R1783

T1732

L1509

U1475

Vowel pairs

The most common adjacent vowel pairs in these words are EE (180), OO (171), EA (167), AI (153), OU (128).

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Sorted by ending

5 letter S words by last letter and last two letters

Ends	Words	Examples
-S	4395	abacs, abbas, abbes, abers, abets, abies, ables
-E	541	abase, absee, abuse, aisle, alose, amuse, anise
-T	370	absit, acast, acost, adust, agast, agist, agust
-Y	356	absey, antsy, arsey, artsy, ascry, assay, astay
-A	247	akasa, alosa, anasa, arusa, asana, asoka, aspca
-N	180	ahsan, arson, ascan, ascon, ashen, asian, aspen
-R	168	abstr, aesir, ansar, anser, asher, ashir, ashur
-D	160	apsid, arsed, ashed, asked, assed, basad, based

Ends	Words	Examples
-ES	764	abbes, abies, ables, abyes, aches, acies
-TS	396	abets, abuts, accts, adits, airts, arets
-AS	346	abbas, accas, aghas, agmas, aidas, aigas
-KS	282	amoks, araks, atoks, backs, balks, banks
-US	264	abrus, accus, actus, aglus, agnus, ainus
-OS	258	acros, actos, adios, aeros, afros, agios

Fixed start and end? Use the combine word generator or letter words ending with. Words that end in S itself: abacs, abbas, abbes, abers, abets, abies, ables, abris, abrus, absis

Letter patterns

S words with striking patterns

Silent S

aislecorps

Written but not pronounced.

Two Ss (842)

absisabyssamassamessamissapassapsesapsisapsosarsesarsisascusashesaskosaspisassai

SA and ST openers

248 words start with SA and 239 start with ST in this list.

saagssabalsabansabbysabedsabersabessabhasabiasabiksabinsabirsablesablysabotsabra

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

adzesajiesaquasassezaxelsaxersaxilsaxlesaxonsazansazonsazymsbajusbasijbezesbizes

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High scorers

Highest-scoring 5 letter words with S

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends
swizz	26	26
scuzz	25	27
spazz	25	26
squiz	23	24
zezes	23	23
zaxes	21	21
zexes	21	21
fiqhs	20	19
waqfs	20	20
zacks	20	21
ziffs	20	20
azyms	19	19

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Words with meanings

15 five-letter S words, defined

basedadjectiveFounded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms.

classnounA group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.

sabalnounAny palm of the genus Sabal of American dwarf fan palms; usually called palmetto.

sabernounUS standard spelling of sabre.

sabhanouna public meeting, assembly, or organized group

sabinnounA unit of measurement that measures a material's absorbance of sound. A material that is 1 square meter in size that can absorb 100% of sound has a value of one metric sabin.

sabirnouna lingua franca

sablenounA small carnivorous mammal of the Old World that resembles a weasel, Martes zibellina, from cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown…

sablyadverbin a sable manner

sabotnounA wooden shoe.

sabrenounA light sword with a curved blade, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point.

sabzinounAny green vegetable.

sacranounsacral artery

sacreverbTo consecrate.

smalladjectiveNot large or big; insignificant; few in number.

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Questions about 5 letter words with S

How many five-letter words contain S?

The general English word list used on this page has 7457 five-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 five-letter word?

In this list S is the fifth letter of 3735, the first letter of 2137, the third letter of 751, the fourth letter of 647, the second letter of 187.

What are common five-letter words with S?

Everyday examples include first, these, state, music, books, links, years, items, games, store. They are useful Wordle guesses because they use common letters.

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

At face value the top scores are swizz at 26 and scuzz at 25, before any bonus squares. Words With Friends uses different tile values, so totals can differ.

Are there five-letter words that end in S?

Yes: abacs, abbas, abbes, abers, abets, abies, ables, abris.

Which five-letter words have a silent S?

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

How do I find five-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.