Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: RACKS, ROCKS, NOCKS, CARKS, LACKS and CORKS. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 132 of the 183 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- JACKS18 points
- JOCKS18 points
- ZERKS18 points
- ZONKS18 points
- ZOOKS18 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third-to-last letter is C (51 words), followed by N (32).
More 5 letter words ending with S
- …ES 531
- …TS 280
- …LS 181
- …AS 172
- …NS 158
- …DS 153
- …PS 127
- …OS 115
- …RS 111
- …MS 90
- …IS 89
- …US 87
- …GS 84
- …FS 73
- …BS 58
- …WS 50
- …HS 45
KS at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words end in KS?
There are 183 5 letter words that end in KS in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that end in KS?
JACKS, worth 18 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that ends in KS?
RACKS, CARKS and LACKS use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.