Word list

5 letter words ending in S

2,669 words in our dictionary end in S and have five letters. 1,213 of them are everyday words, such as BOOKS, LINKS, YEARS, ITEMS.

2,669 words. Showing the 1,200 most common; use the filters or Show all for the rest.

Small numbers are tile values added up (Scrabble). Bold border: everyday word. Tap a word to copy it.

At a glance

Highest-scoring words you could spell from one bag of Scrabble tiles (blanks count as zero):

  • ZAXES 21
  • QOPHS 19
  • ZYMES 19
  • JACKS 18
  • JIFFS 18
  • JOCKS 18
  • ZERKS 18
  • ZONKS 18
  • 1,194 of the everyday words end in S and 0 in ED. Wordle answers are rarely plurals or past tenses, so skip those first.

Letter before S

  • E
    530
  • T
    282
  • K
    181
  • L
    180
  • A
    172
  • N
    159
  • D
    152
  • P
    127

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How many 5 letter words ending in S are there?

Our dictionary has 2,669, and 1,213 of them are everyday words. The dictionary is the open word list our games use (ENABLE plus SCOWL), so a few words from tournament Scrabble lists may be missing.

What is the highest-scoring word on this list in Scrabble?

ZAXES, worth 21 points from tile values alone, and the standard tile bag has enough tiles to spell it. Board bonuses can change the real score.

What are some common 5 letter words ending in S?

BOOKS, LINKS, YEARS, ITEMS, GAMES are among the most common in everyday writing.

How do I filter the list?

Use Must include to require letters (repeat a letter to require it twice), Leave out to exclude letters, or Pattern with ? for one unknown letter and * for any run of letters, for example ????s.

Is this list good for Wordle?

It is a starting point, not the official Wordle list. Everyday words are shown first because answers are usually common. For clue-by-clue help use the Wordle solver.