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9 letter words with S

Every nine-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 · 28100 words in our list

The short answer

There are 28100 nine words with S in this list. S is most often the ninth letter, and the most common last letter is S. The top face-value Scrabble score is 47 for bazzazzes.

28100nine S words in our list

22%start with S

51%end in S, mostly plurals

14.3average Scrabble face score

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All 9 letter words with S

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

S is the 1st letter (6141)

sabadilla¹²sabbatary¹⁶sabbatean¹³sabbathly¹⁹sabbatian¹³sabbatics¹⁵sabbatine¹³sabbatise¹³sabbatism¹⁵sabbatist¹³sabbatize²²sabellian¹¹sabelloid¹²saberbill¹³saberlike¹⁵saberwing¹⁵sabiaceae¹³sabianism¹³sablefish¹⁷sableness¹¹sabotaged¹³sabotages¹²saboteurs¹¹sabotiers¹¹sabrebill¹³sabrelike¹⁵sabrewing¹⁵saburrate¹¹saccarify¹⁹saccharic¹⁸saccharin¹⁶saccharon¹⁶saccharum¹⁸sacciform¹⁸saccoderm¹⁶saccomyid¹⁹sacculate¹³sacculina¹³sacerdocy¹⁷sachcloth¹⁹sachemdom¹⁹sackaging¹⁷sackcloth²⁰sackloads¹⁶sackmaker²¹sacralgia¹²sacralise¹¹sacrality¹⁴sacralize²⁰sacrament¹³sacrarial¹¹sacrarium¹³sacredest¹²sacrifice¹⁶sacrifide¹⁵sacrified¹⁵sacrifies¹⁴sacrilege¹²sacripant¹³sacristan¹¹sacristry¹⁴sacrotomy¹⁶sadachbia¹⁷sadalsuud¹¹saddening¹²saddirham¹⁶saddlebag¹⁴saddlebow¹⁶sadducaic¹⁵sadducean¹³sadducees¹³sadducism¹⁵sadducize²²sadnesses¹⁰saeculums¹³saernaite⁹safariing¹³safarists¹²safeguard¹⁴safelight¹⁶safemaker¹⁸safetying¹⁶safetyman¹⁷safetymen¹⁷saffarian¹⁵safflower¹⁸saffroned¹⁶safranine¹²safranins¹²safranyik¹⁹safronals¹²sagaciate¹²sagacious¹²sagamores¹²sagapenum¹⁴sagathies¹³sagebrush¹⁵sagehoods¹⁴sagenites¹⁰sagenitic¹²

S is the 2nd letter (692)

asafetida¹³asaphidae¹⁵asaraceae¹¹asbestine¹¹asbestoid¹²asbestous¹¹ascaridae¹²ascarides¹²ascaridia¹²ascaridol¹²ascarises¹¹ascendant¹²ascendent¹²ascenders¹²ascendeur¹²ascending¹³ascenseur¹¹ascension¹¹ascensive¹⁴ascertain¹¹ascescent¹³ascetical¹³aschistic¹⁶ascicidia¹⁴ascidians¹²ascidiate¹²ascidioid¹³asciteses¹¹ascitical¹³asclepiad¹⁴asclepian¹³asclepias¹³asclepius¹³ascocarps¹⁵ascochyta¹⁹ascogonia¹²ascophore¹⁶ascorbate¹³ascospore¹³ascribing¹⁴ascyphous¹⁹asellidae¹⁰asemantic¹³asepalous¹¹aseptolin¹¹asexually¹⁹ashamedly¹⁸asherites¹²ashkenazi²⁵ashlaring¹³ashlering¹³ashluslay¹⁵ashmolean¹⁴ashochimi¹⁹ashplants¹⁴ashramite¹⁴ashtangas¹³ashthroat¹⁵ashtoreth¹⁵asiatical¹¹asiatican¹¹asidehand¹⁴asideness¹⁰asiderite¹⁰asinegoes¹⁰asininely¹²asininity¹²askancing¹⁶askanting¹⁴askewness¹⁶asklepios¹⁵asmoulder¹²asomatous¹¹asparagic¹⁴asparagin¹²asparagus¹²asparagyl¹⁵asparamic¹⁵aspartame¹³aspartate¹¹aspectant¹³aspecting¹⁴aspection¹³aspectual¹³asperated¹²asperates¹¹aspergers¹²aspergill¹²asperging¹³aspermias¹³aspermous¹³asperness¹¹aspersers¹¹aspersing¹²aspersion¹¹aspersive¹⁴aspersoir¹¹aspersors¹¹aspersory¹⁴asphalted¹⁵

S is the 3rd letter (2937)

aasvogels¹³absampere¹⁵abscessed¹⁴abscesses¹³abscinded¹⁵abscising¹⁴abscisins¹³abscision¹³abscissae¹³abscissas¹³abscisses¹³abscissin¹³absconded¹⁵absconder¹⁴abseilers¹¹abseiling¹²absentees¹¹absenters¹¹absenting¹²absinthes¹⁴absinthic¹⁶absinthin¹⁴absinthol¹⁴absoluter¹¹absolutes¹¹absolvent¹⁴absolvers¹⁴absolving¹⁵absorbant¹³absorbate¹³absorbent¹³absorbers¹³absorbing¹⁴abstained¹²abstainer¹¹absterged¹³absterges¹²abstinent¹¹abstracts¹³abstricts¹³abstruser¹¹absurdest¹²absurdism¹⁴absurdist¹²absurdity¹⁵adscripts¹⁴adsignify¹⁷adsorbate¹²adsorbent¹²adsorbers¹²adsorbing¹³adstringe¹¹aeschylus¹⁷aesculins¹¹aestethic¹⁴aestheses¹²aesthesia¹²aesthesis¹²aesthetes¹²aesthetic¹⁴aestivate¹²aisleless⁹aisleways¹⁵aistopoda¹²alsmekill¹⁵alsophila¹⁴alstonine⁹alstonite⁹amsinckia¹⁷amsterdam¹⁴ansaphone¹⁴anschluss¹⁴anselmian¹¹anserated¹⁰anserinae⁹anserines⁹answerers¹²answering¹³apsarases¹¹apsidally¹⁵apsidiole¹²arsacidan¹²arsanilic¹¹arseholed¹³arseholes¹²arsenates⁹arseneted¹⁰arsenfast¹²arseniate⁹arsenical¹¹arsenides¹⁰arsenillo⁹arsenious⁹arsenites⁹arsesmart¹¹arsmetrik¹⁵arsnicker¹⁵arsonists⁹arsonites⁹arsyversy¹⁸

S is the 4th letter (2014)

abasement¹³abashedly¹⁸abashless¹⁴abashment¹⁶abessives¹⁴abusively¹⁷abysmally¹⁹abyssinia¹⁴acescence¹⁵acescency¹⁸acescents¹³acesodyne¹⁵acosmisms¹⁵acosmists¹³acusector¹³adespoton¹²adessives¹³agastache¹⁵agastreae¹⁰agistator¹⁰agistment¹²ahistoric¹⁴airscapes¹³airscrews¹⁴airshafts¹⁵airspaces¹³airspeeds¹²airstream¹¹airstrike¹³airstrips¹¹alaskaite¹³alastrims¹¹aliseptal¹¹alismales¹¹alisonite⁹alispheno¹⁴allspices¹³almsgiver¹⁵almshouse¹⁴almsmoney¹⁶almswoman¹⁶almswomen¹⁶alushtite¹²amassable¹³amassette¹¹amassment¹³amissible¹³amissness¹¹amuseable¹³amusement¹³amusettes¹¹amusingly¹⁵amusively¹⁷anasarcas¹¹anaspalin¹¹anaspides¹²anastases⁹anastasia⁹anastasis⁹anastatic¹¹anastatus⁹anastomos¹¹anastomus¹¹anestrous⁹angstiest¹⁰angstroms¹²anisamide¹²aniselike¹³aniseroot⁹anisettes⁹anisidine¹⁰anisidino¹⁰anisodont¹⁰anisogamy¹⁵anisogeny¹³anisopoda¹²anosmatic¹³anospinal¹¹anostosis⁹anostraca¹¹antshrike¹⁶antsiness⁹anystidae¹³apishness¹⁴aposaturn¹¹aposelene¹¹apositias¹¹aposporic¹⁵apostasis¹¹apostates¹¹apostatic¹³apostaxis¹⁸aposthume¹⁶apostille¹¹apostoile¹¹apostolic¹³apostolos¹¹arcsecond¹⁴aristarch¹⁴aristides¹⁰

S is the 5th letter (1999)

abaisance¹³abbasside¹⁴ablastous¹¹abrasaxes¹⁸abrasions¹¹abrasives¹⁴acapsular¹³accessary¹⁶accessing¹⁴accession¹³accessive¹⁶accessors¹³accessory¹⁶accosting¹⁴accusable¹⁵accusably¹⁸accusants¹³accusator¹³accustoms¹⁵acensuada¹²acousmata¹³acoustics¹³acrasieae¹¹acraspeda¹⁴acrestaff¹⁷acrosarca¹³acrosomal¹³acrosomes¹³acrospire¹³acrospore¹³acrostics¹³adamsites¹²adansonia¹⁰adhesions¹³adhesives¹⁶adjustage¹⁸adjusters¹⁷adjusting¹⁸adjustive²⁰adjustors¹⁷admission¹²admissive¹⁵admissory¹⁵adnascent¹²adnescent¹²adrostral¹⁰advisable¹⁵advisably¹⁸advisedly¹⁷advisings¹⁴aegisthus¹³aeroscope¹³aeroscopy¹⁶aeroshell¹²aerospace¹³aerospike¹⁵aerostats⁹aerosteam¹¹affusions¹⁵aglossate¹⁰aglossias¹⁰agnostics¹²agrestial¹⁰agrestian¹⁰aktistete¹³albescent¹³albespine¹³albespyne¹⁶aliasings¹⁰allosaurs⁹allostery¹²allusions⁹allyships¹⁷alnaschar¹⁴aloeswood¹³aloisiite⁹alpasotes¹¹alpestral¹¹altiscope¹³altissimo¹¹alumstone¹¹alvissmal¹⁴ambassade¹⁴ambassage¹⁴ambassies¹³ambuscade¹⁶ambuscado¹⁶ambushers¹⁶ambushing¹⁷ambustion¹³ambystoma¹⁸amidships¹⁷amnesiacs¹³amnestied¹²amnesties¹¹ampassies¹³anaesthyl¹⁵anapsidan¹²ancestors¹¹ancestral¹¹

S is the 6th letter (1818)

abaciscus¹⁵abbotship¹⁸abkhasian¹⁸abolished¹⁵abolisher¹⁴abolishes¹⁴abomasusi¹³abovesaid¹⁵accension¹³accoasted¹⁴accursing¹⁴acetosity¹⁴acidaspis¹⁴acquisita²⁰acquisite²⁰actorship¹⁶actresses¹¹adamastor¹²adderspit¹³addressed¹²addressee¹¹addresser¹¹addresses¹¹addressor¹¹adelaster¹⁰adenosine¹⁰adeptship¹⁷adiposity¹⁵admeasure¹²adolesced¹³adonising¹¹adpressed¹³adpresses¹²adversant¹³adversary¹⁶adversely¹⁶adversest¹³adversing¹⁴adversion¹³adversity¹⁶adversive¹⁶advowsons¹⁶aeolistic¹¹aforesaid¹³aftersend¹³aftership¹⁷aftershow¹⁸aftersong¹³aftersuns¹²agatising¹¹agelastic¹²agelessly¹³agenesias¹⁰agenising¹¹agentship¹⁵aggressed¹²aggresses¹¹aggressin¹¹aggressor¹¹agonising¹¹agonistes¹⁰agonistic¹²agterskot¹⁴aimlessly¹⁴airbusses¹¹airlessly¹²akinesias¹³alabaster¹¹alabastoi¹¹alabastos¹¹alabastra¹¹alamosite¹¹aletaster⁹alewashed¹⁶algarsife¹³alienship¹⁴alkarsine¹³allnesses⁹alocasias¹¹alongside¹¹alphasort¹⁴ambrosiac¹⁵ambrosial¹³ambrosian¹³ambrosias¹³ambrosine¹³ameristic¹³amoristic¹³amorosity¹⁴ampersand¹⁴amphiscii¹⁸amphisile¹⁶amplosome¹⁵anabasine¹¹analysand¹³analysers¹²analysing¹³anamesite¹¹anapestic¹³anchistea¹⁴

S is the 7th letter (1548)

abattised¹²abattises¹¹abelmosks¹⁷abortuses¹¹abraxases¹⁸acarboses¹³acariases¹¹acariasis¹¹acathisia¹⁴accounsel¹³achalasia¹⁴achropsia¹⁶acipenser¹³acquiesce²²acrotisms¹³actinisms¹³activised¹⁵activises¹⁴activisms¹⁶activists¹⁴aerobuses¹¹afforests¹⁵agathosma¹⁵agennesis¹⁰agomensin¹²airbursts¹¹akathisia¹⁶alarmisms¹³alarmists¹¹albinisms¹³albitised¹²albitises¹¹albumoses¹³alcahests¹⁴aldolases¹⁰alehouses¹²algorisms¹²alictisal¹¹alienisms¹¹alienists⁹alkahests¹⁶alkalised¹⁴alkaliser¹³alkalises¹³alkaloses¹³alkalosis¹³allelisms¹¹alloeosis⁹almagests¹²alphonsin¹⁴alpinisms¹³alpinists¹¹altruisms¹¹altruists⁹amargosos¹²amauroses¹¹amaurosis¹¹amebiases¹³amebiasis¹³amethysts¹⁷amorously¹⁴amortised¹²amortises¹¹amylopsin¹⁶anabioses¹¹anabiosis¹¹anabrosis¹¹anaclasis¹¹anaclises¹¹anaclisis¹¹anacrisis¹¹anacruses¹¹anacrusis¹¹anadipsia¹²anadipsic¹⁴analepses¹¹analepsis¹¹analgesia¹⁰analgesic¹²analgesis¹⁰anamneses¹¹anamnesis¹¹anapaests¹¹anaphases¹⁴anaphasic¹⁶anaplasia¹¹anaplasis¹¹anaplasma¹³anaplasty¹⁴anecdyses¹⁵anecdysis¹⁵anemopsis¹³aneurisms¹¹aneurysms¹⁴angeluses¹⁰anidroses¹⁰anidrosis¹⁰ankylosed¹⁷ankyloses¹⁶ankylosis¹⁶

S is the 8th letter (2770)

abruptest¹³academise¹⁴academism¹⁶academist¹⁴acatharsy¹⁷achronism¹⁶acridness¹²acroblast¹³actionist¹¹actualise¹¹actualism¹³actualist¹¹acuminose¹³acuteness¹¹adamitism¹⁴adderfish¹⁷addleness¹¹ademonist¹²adenocyst¹⁵adeptness¹²adroitest¹⁰adultness¹⁰adultress¹⁰adventism¹⁵adventist¹³advertise¹³aeolicism¹³aerialist⁹aerognosy¹³aeropause¹¹aeropulse¹¹aftercast¹⁴aftercost¹⁴afterloss¹²aftermass¹⁴aftermast¹⁴aftermost¹⁴afternose¹²afterpast¹⁴aftertask¹⁶afterwash¹⁸afterwise¹⁵agileness¹⁰agnoetism¹²aitchless¹⁴aladinist¹⁰albatross¹¹albertist¹¹albinoism¹³alchemise¹⁶alchemist¹⁶alertness⁹algidness¹¹alienness⁹alikeness¹³alikewise¹⁶aliveness¹²allergist¹⁰alloclase¹¹alloplasm¹³alloplast¹¹aloneness⁹aloofness¹²alopecist¹³alphatest¹⁴alphonist¹⁴altarwise¹²aluminise¹¹aluminish¹⁴aluminose¹¹amazonism²²amberfish¹⁹amberiest¹³amboinese¹³amoralism¹³amoralist¹¹amoritish¹⁴amorphism¹⁸amphidisc¹⁹amphidisk²¹ampleness¹³anabolism¹³analogise¹⁰analogism¹²analogist¹⁰anarchise¹⁴anarchism¹⁶anarchist¹⁴anatocism¹³anatomise¹¹anatomism¹³anatomist¹¹anatopism¹³anchoress¹⁴anchylose¹⁷angelfish¹⁶angerless¹⁰angiocyst¹⁵anglewise¹³anglicise¹²

S is the 9th letter (8181)

aardvarks¹⁷abamperes¹⁵abatjours¹⁸abattoirs¹¹abbacomes¹⁷abbotcies¹⁵abdicants¹⁴abdicates¹⁴abductees¹⁴abductors¹⁴aberrants¹¹aberrates¹¹abetments¹³abeyances¹⁶abhenries¹⁴abhorrers¹⁴abidances¹⁴abilities¹¹ablations¹¹ablatives¹⁴ablegates¹²ablutions¹¹abnegates¹²abnormals¹³abnormous¹³aboideaus¹²aboiteaus¹¹aborigens¹²aborigins¹²abortions¹¹abrachias¹⁶abradants¹²abraiders¹²abricocks¹⁹abridgers¹³abrogates¹²abutilons¹¹abutments¹³academias¹⁴academics¹⁶academies¹⁴acalephes¹⁶acanthins¹⁴acanthous¹⁴acaridans¹²accentors¹³acceptees¹⁵accepters¹⁵acceptors¹⁵accidents¹⁴acclivous¹⁶accolades¹⁴accomplis¹⁷accorages¹⁴accorders¹⁴accouters¹³accoutres¹³accredits¹⁴accroides¹⁴accubitus¹⁵aceldamas¹⁴acentrics¹³acentrous¹¹acephalus¹⁶acerbates¹³acervulus¹⁴acetamids¹⁴acetifies¹⁴acetoxyls²¹achaetous¹⁴acheilous¹⁴acheirous¹⁴acheniums¹⁶achievers¹⁷achilleas¹⁴achimenes¹⁶achromats¹⁶achromous¹⁶achyrodes¹⁸aciculums¹⁵acidemias¹⁴acidheads¹⁶acidifies¹⁵acidities¹²acidulous¹²acidurias¹²acierages¹²acierates¹¹aconitums¹³acouchies¹⁶acquaints²⁰acquights²⁴acquirals²⁰acquirees²⁰acquirers²⁰acridines¹²acrobates¹³acrodonts¹²acrolects¹³acroleins¹¹

Words with two Ss (8294)

aasvogels¹³abaciscus¹⁵abashless¹⁴abattises¹¹abbasside¹⁴abelmosks¹⁷abessives¹⁴ablastous¹¹abolishes¹⁴abomasusi¹³abortuses¹¹abrasaxes¹⁸abrasions¹¹abrasives¹⁴abraxases¹⁸abscessed¹⁴abscesses¹³abscising¹⁴abscisins¹³abscision¹³abscissae¹³abscissas¹³abscisses¹³abscissin¹³abseilers¹¹absentees¹¹absenters¹¹absinthes¹⁴absolutes¹¹absolvers¹⁴absorbers¹³absterges¹²abstracts¹³abstricts¹³abstruser¹¹absurdest¹²absurdism¹⁴absurdist¹²abyssinia¹⁴acarboses¹³acariases¹¹acariasis¹¹accessary¹⁶accessing¹⁴accession¹³accessive¹⁶accessors¹³accessory¹⁶accusants¹³accustoms¹⁵acescents¹³acidaspis¹⁴acosmisms¹⁵acosmists¹³acoustics¹³acridness¹²acrosomes¹³acrostics¹³acrotisms¹³actinisms¹³activises¹⁴activisms¹⁶activists¹⁴actresses¹¹acuteness¹¹adamsites¹²addleness¹¹addressed¹²addressee¹¹addresser¹¹addresses¹¹addressor¹¹adeptness¹²adessives¹³adhesions¹³adhesives¹⁶adjusters¹⁷adjustors¹⁷admission¹²admissive¹⁵admissory¹⁵adpressed¹³adpresses¹²adscripts¹⁴adsorbers¹²adultness¹⁰adultress¹⁰adversest¹³advisings¹⁴advowsons¹⁶aegisthus¹³aerobuses¹¹aerostats⁹aeschylus¹⁷aesculins¹¹aestheses¹²aesthesia¹²aesthesis¹²aesthetes¹²afforests¹⁵affusions¹⁵afterloss¹²aftermass¹⁴aftersuns¹²agelessly¹³agenesias¹⁰agennesis¹⁰aggressed¹²aggresses¹¹aggressin¹¹aggressor¹¹agileness¹⁰aglossate¹⁰aglossias¹⁰agnostics¹²agonistes¹⁰aimlessly¹⁴airbursts¹¹airbusses¹¹airlessly¹²airscapes¹³airscrews¹⁴airshafts¹⁵airspaces¹³airspeeds¹²airstrips¹¹aisleless⁹aisleways¹⁵aitchless¹⁴akinesias¹³alabastos¹¹alarmisms¹³alarmists¹¹alastrims¹¹albatross¹¹albinisms¹³albitises¹¹albumoses¹³alcahests¹⁴aldolases¹⁰alehouses¹²alertness⁹algidness¹¹algorisms¹²aliasings¹⁰alienisms¹¹alienists⁹alienness⁹alikeness¹³alismales¹¹

…and 8144 more in the full list.

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Where does S sit?

Position of S in nine-letter words

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

Slot 16141 · 22%sabadilla, sabbatary, sabbatean

Slot 2692 · 2%asafetida, asaphidae, asaraceae

Slot 32937 · 10%aasvogels, absampere, abscessed

Slot 42014 · 7%abasement, abashedly, abashless

Slot 51999 · 7%abaisance, abbasside, ablastous

Slot 61818 · 6%abaciscus, abbotship, abkhasian

Slot 71548 · 6%abattised, abattises, abelmosks

Slot 82770 · 10%abruptest, academise, academism

Slot 98181 · 29%aardvarks, abamperes, abatjours

Everyday words

Common 9 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.

resourcesinsuranceseptemberquestionssomethingcompaniescomputerspresidentaustraliasolutionsstatementdownloadspublishedcustomerscountriesstandardsadvertiseinstitutesponsoredselectionnecessarychristmasdocumentschristianpublisherlocationsemployeesrelationsotherwisefunctionssubmittedspecifiedsometimespresentedsecretaryfranciscodescribedsituationringtonessatelliteprofessorprocessesinterestssupportedprovidersthousandspracticesessentialuniversalreligiousbreakfastassistantheadlinesextensionclassicalpersonnelestimatedanonymousinstalledassociatedecisionseconomicsfavoritesestimatesresidentsdisplayedaddressesexclusivesecondarydirectorssingaporebuildingshouseholdbatteriespositionssignatureprovisionamericansrepresentsuggested

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Which letters keep company with S?

Among the 28100 words in our list, these are the eight letters that appear most often alongside S. They make good second guesses once S is confirmed.

E19883

I17079

A15275

R14395

O12892

T12813

N11732

L10415

Vowel pairs

The most common adjacent vowel pairs in these words are IE (1786), OU (1552), EA (1272), IA (1053), EE (810).

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Sorted by ending

9 letter S words by last letter and last two letters

Ends	Words	Examples
-S	14325	aardvarks, aasvogels, abaciscus, abamperes, abashless, abatjours, abattises
-E	2976	abaisance, abbasside, absampere, abscissae, absorbate, academise, accessive
-T	1848	abasement, abashment, abruptest, absolvent, absorbant, absorbent, abstinent
-D	1617	abattised, abolished, abovesaid, abscessed, abscinded, absconded, abstained
-R	1044	abolisher, absconder, absoluter, abstainer, abstruser, acapsular, accusator
-Y	1024	abashedly, absurdity, abusively, abysmally, acatharsy, accessary, accessory
-G	1010	abscising, abseiling, absenting, absolving, absorbing, accessing, accosting
-N	895	abkhasian, abscision, abscissin, absinthin, accension, accession, adespoton

Ends	Words	Examples
-ES	4201	abamperes, abattises, abbacomes, abbotcies, abdicates, abductees
-RS	1460	abatjours, abattoirs, abductors, abhorrers, abraiders, abridgers
-ST	1279	abruptest, absurdest, absurdist, academist, acroblast, actionist
-ED	1221	abattised, abolished, abscessed, abscinded, absconded, abstained
-SS	1095	abashless, acridness, acuteness, addleness, adeptness, adultness
-TS	1089	abdicants, aberrants, abetments, abradants, abstracts, abstricts

Fixed start and end? Use the combine word generator or letter words ending with. Words that end in S itself: aardvarks, aasvogels, abaciscus, abamperes, abashless, abatjours, abattises, abattoirs, abbacomes, abbotcies

Letter patterns

S words with striking patterns

S at both ends

sabbaticssablenesssabotagessaboteurssabotierssackloadssacrifiessadduceessadnessessaeculumssafaristssafraninssafronalssagacioussagamoressagathies

These words open and close with S.

Two Ss (8294)

aasvogelsabaciscusabashlessabattisesabbassideabelmosksabessivesablastousabolishesabomasusiabortusesabrasaxesabrasionsabrasivesabraxasesabscessed

ST and SC openers

824 words start with ST and 692 start with SC in this list.

staatsratstabbingsstabilatestabilifystabilisestabiliststabilitystabilizestableboystablefulstablemanstablemenstablingsstabproofstabulatestacation

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

abatjoursabrasaxesabraxasesacetoxylsacquaintsacquiesceacquightsacquiralsacquireesacquirersacquisitaacquisiteactivizesadjacentsadjustageadjusters

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High scorers

Highest-scoring 9 letter words with S

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends
bazzazzes	47	48
bezzazzes	47	48
bizzazzes	47	48
pazzazzes	47	48
pizzazzes	47	48
fuzzboxes	39	41
krzysztof	37	36
quizzings	37	40
quazziest	36	37
kazatzkas	35	35
jazziness	34	37
buzzkills	33	37

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Questions about 9 letter words with S

How many nine-letter words contain S?

The general English word list used on this page has 28100 nine-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 nine-letter word?

In this list S is the ninth letter of 8181, the first letter of 6141, the third letter of 2937, the eighth letter of 2770, the fourth letter of 2014, the fifth letter of 1999, the sixth letter of 1818, the seventh letter of 1548, the second letter of 692.

What are common nine-letter words with S?

Everyday examples include resources, insurance, september, questions, something, companies, computers, president, australia, solutions. They are useful Wordle guesses because they use common letters.

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

At face value the top scores are bazzazzes at 47 and bezzazzes at 47, before any bonus squares. Words With Friends uses different tile values, so totals can differ.

Are there nine-letter words that end in S?

Yes: aardvarks, aasvogels, abaciscus, abamperes, abashless, abatjours, abattises, abattoirs.

Which nine-letter words have a silent S?

Silent-S words are rare at this length; most nine words sound the S out.

How do I find nine-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.