Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: RAINS, AEONS, ROANS, AIRNS, EARNS and WAINS. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 123 of the 158 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- JOHNS15 points
- AZANS14 points
- AZONS14 points
- QUINS14 points
- ZEINS14 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third-to-last letter is A (32 words), followed by I (32). 2 of them have no A, E, I, O or U: HYMNS and WYNNS.
More 5 letter words ending with S
- …ES 531
- …TS 280
- …KS 183
- …LS 181
- …AS 172
- …DS 153
- …PS 127
- …OS 115
- …RS 111
- …MS 90
- …IS 89
- …US 87
- …GS 84
- …FS 73
- …BS 58
- …WS 50
- …HS 45
NS at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words end in NS?
There are 158 5 letter words that end in NS in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that end in NS?
JOHNS, worth 15 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that ends in NS?
RAINS, AIRNS and EARNS use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.