Word list

Words ending in S

54,799 words in our dictionary end in S. 11,433 of them are everyday words, such as THIS, WAS, HAS, NEWS.

54,799 words. Showing the 1,154 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):

  • EXCHEQUERS 31
  • EXOENZYMES 31
  • CHEAPJACKS 30
  • JAYHAWKERS 30
  • MAXIMIZERS 30
  • RHYTHMIZES 30
  • EPOXIDIZES 29
  • HIGHJACKS 29
  • The most common length is 9 letters (10,267 words).

Letter before S

  • E
    17,866
  • R
    6,971
  • T
    4,788
  • N
    4,355
  • S
    2,780
  • L
    2,216
  • D
    2,192
  • A
    1,969

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Questions

How many words ending in S are there?

Our dictionary has 54,799, and 11,433 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?

EXCHEQUERS, worth 31 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 words ending in S?

THIS, WAS, HAS, NEWS, HIS 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.