5 letter words with S

3,971 words with S in any position. Add the other letters you know to narrow the list.

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3,971 words, first 200 shown

Best words to try

Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: TARES, LARES, RALES, RATES, TALES and NARES. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 2,671 of the 3,971 words have none.

Highest-scoring words

  • ZAXES21 points
  • JUJUS19 points
  • QOPHS19 points
  • ZYMES19 points
  • JACKS18 points

Patterns in this list

S sits in the fifth position most often (2,672 words) and in the second position least often (64). 495 of the words contain more than one S. 20 of them have no A, E, I, O or U.

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Questions

How many 5 letter words contain S?

There are 3,971 5 letter words that contain S in our word list.

What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that contain S?

ZAXES, worth 21 points with standard Scrabble letter values.

What is a good Wordle guess with S in it?

TARES, LARES and RATES use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.