Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: AINS, IONS, WINS, FINS, PINS and TINS. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 58 of the 65 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- ZINS13 points
- JINS11 points
- WYNS10 points
- KENS8 points
- KINS8 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third-to-last letter is I (16 words), followed by E (11). 1 of them have no A, E, I, O or U: WYNS.
More 4 letter words ending with S
NS at other lengths
Questions
How many 4 letter words end in NS?
There are 65 4 letter words that end in NS in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 4 letter word that end in NS?
ZINS, worth 13 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 4 letter words that end in NS make good guesses?
AINS, WINS and IONS use 4 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.