Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: LARES, RALES, TARES, TALES, RATES and NARES. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 1,718 of the 2,672 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- ZAXES21 points
- JUJUS19 points
- QOPHS19 points
- ZYMES19 points
- JACKS18 points
Patterns in this list
The most common second-to-last letter is E (531 words), followed by T (280). 11 of them have no A, E, I, O or U.
5 letter words ending with…
- 5 letter words ending with a355 words
- 5 letter words ending with b35 words
- 5 letter words ending with c97 words
- 5 letter words ending with d580 words
- 5 letter words ending with e929 words
- 5 letter words ending with f53 words
- 5 letter words ending with g88 words
- 5 letter words ending with h254 words
- 5 letter words ending with i142 words
- j0
- 5 letter words ending with k181 words
- 5 letter words ending with l344 words
- 5 letter words ending with m125 words
- 5 letter words ending with n363 words
- 5 letter words ending with o221 words
- 5 letter words ending with p120 words
- q2
- 5 letter words ending with r520 words
- s2672
- 5 letter words ending with t479 words
- 5 letter words ending with u25 words
- v2
- 5 letter words ending with w40 words
- 5 letter words ending with x47 words
- 5 letter words ending with y894 words
- 5 letter words ending with z18 words
Last two letters
- …ES 531
- …TS 280
- …KS 183
- …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
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Questions
How many 5 letter words end with S?
There are 2,672 5 letter words that end with S in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that end with S?
ZAXES, worth 21 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that ends with S?
LARES, TARES and RALES use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

