5-Letter Words With S
There are 4,001 five-letter words containing S in our dictionary; 2,388 of them are common words.
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The 600 most common of 4,001 words
- jumps16 points
- fixes15 points
- boxes14 points
- mixes14 points
- quits14 points
- sizes14 points
- backs13 points
- picks13 points
- chips12 points
- exist12 points
- folks12 points
- joins12 points
- knows12 points
- walks12 points
- weeks12 points
- works12 points
- books11 points
- flash11 points
- fresh11 points
- keeps11 points
- lacks11 points
- locks11 points
- makes11 points
- marks11 points
- shelf11 points
- shift11 points
- shown11 points
- shows11 points
- speak11 points
- spoke11 points
- staff11 points
- stick11 points
- stock11 points
- stuck11 points
- stuff11 points
- views11 points
- whose11 points
- asked10 points
- bytes10 points
- chaos10 points
- chars10 points
- chose10 points
- crash10 points
- facts10 points
- forms10 points
- helps10 points
- hopes10 points
- kinds10 points
- messy10 points
- moves10 points
- phase10 points
- plays10 points
- shame10 points
- shape10 points
- sharp10 points
- shops10 points
- types10 points
- basic9 points
- comes9 points
- crisp9 points
- draws9 points
- feeds9 points
- finds9 points
- funds9 points
- gives9 points
- grows9 points
- hands9 points
- hangs9 points
- heads9 points
- hides9 points
- holds9 points
- kills9 points
- likes9 points
- links9 points
- looks9 points
- music9 points
- sadly9 points
- saved9 points
- scrap9 points
- seeks9 points
- sight9 points
- skill9 points
- space9 points
- study9 points
- takes9 points
- talks9 points
- tanks9 points
- tasks9 points
- words9 points
- based8 points
- binds8 points
- cards8 points
- codes8 points
- deems8 points
- discs8 points
- drops8 points
- evens8 points
- fails8 points
- falls8 points
- false8 points
- feels8 points
- files8 points
- fills8 points
- first8 points
- flies8 points
- fries8 points
- games8 points
- hears8 points
- hints8 points
- holes8 points
- horse8 points
- hours8 points
- house8 points
- lives8 points
- minds8 points
- nasty8 points
- noisy8 points
- pages8 points
- safer8 points
- saves8 points
- serve8 points
- seven8 points
- shall8 points
- share8 points
- sheet8 points
- shell8 points
- shoot8 points
- short8 points
- shuts8 points
- silly8 points
- solve8 points
- sorry8 points
- south8 points
- speed8 points
- spend8 points
- stays8 points
- story8 points
- style8 points
- these8 points
- those8 points
- trash8 points
- visit8 points
- votes8 points
- waits8 points
- walls8 points
- wants8 points
- warns8 points
- waste8 points
- wears8 points
- wills8 points
- worse8 points
- worst8 points
- years8 points
- yours8 points
- abuse7 points
- amuse7 points
- bases7 points
- basis7 points
- bears7 points
- bites7 points
- calls7 points
- cares7 points
- cases7 points
- cause7 points
- cease7 points
- class7 points
- close7 points
- costs7 points
- cross7 points
- goods7 points
- items7 points
- means7 points
- meets7 points
- miles7 points
- names7 points
- omits7 points
- opens7 points
- pairs7 points
- parts7 points
- pause7 points
- plans7 points
- plots7 points
- posts7 points
- press7 points
- pulls7 points
- putts7 points
- rooms7 points
- scale7 points
- scene7 points
- score7 points
- seems7 points
- since7 points
- sleep7 points
- small7 points
- smile7 points
- spare7 points
- spell7 points
- spent7 points
- spite7 points
- split7 points
- spots7 points
- stops7 points
- tapes7 points
- terms7 points
- times7 points
- traps7 points
- upset7 points
- aside6 points
- dates6 points
- deals6 points
- doors6 points
- edits6 points
- gains6 points
- glass6 points
- gross6 points
- guess6 points
- ideas6 points
- lands6 points
- leads6 points
- loads6 points
- needs6 points
- reads6 points
- sends6 points
- sides6 points
- signs6 points
- solid6 points
- sound6 points
- stage6 points
- stand6 points
- stood6 points
- sugar6 points
- tends6 points
- usage6 points
- using6 points
- alias5 points
- areas5 points
- arise5 points
- issue5 points
- lasts5 points
- least5 points
- lines5 points
- lists5 points
- loose5 points
- loses5 points
- noise5 points
- notes5 points
- raise5 points
- rates5 points
- rules5 points
- saint5 points
- sales5 points
- sells5 points
- sense5 points
- sites5 points
- sorts5 points
- start5 points
- state5 points
- steal5 points
- still5 points
- stone5 points
- store5 points
- suits5 points
- taste5 points
- tells5 points
- tests5 points
- trees5 points
- tries5 points
- trust5 points
- turns5 points
- units5 points
- users5 points
- usual5 points
- jokes16 points
- kicks15 points
- shaky15 points
- sixth15 points
- sixty15 points
- sized15 points
- squad15 points
- exams14 points
- hacks14 points
- quest14 points
- shock14 points
- zeros14 points
- zones14 points
- bucks13 points
- chews13 points
- mucks13 points
- myths13 points
- packs13 points
- chaps12 points
- chops12 points
- ducks12 points
- exits12 points
- hooks12 points
- jeans12 points
- risky12 points
- sexes12 points
- shake12 points
- shook12 points
- swamp12 points
- taxes12 points
- texts12 points
- wakes12 points
- bakes11 points
- banks11 points
- barks11 points
- bombs11 points
- cakes11 points
- camps11 points
- cooks11 points
- flaws11 points
- flesh11 points
- flows11 points
- flush11 points
- fussy11 points
- harsh11 points
- hasty11 points
- nicks11 points
- parks11 points
- peaks11 points
- pumps11 points
- racks11 points
- rocks11 points
- sacks11 points
- shiny11 points
- shove11 points
- skips11 points
- smoke11 points
- snack11 points
- sniff11 points
- socks11 points
- spike11 points
- stack11 points
- stiff11 points
- tacks11 points
- waves11 points
- wives11 points
- baths10 points
- blows10 points
- brush10 points
- chase10 points
- chats10 points
- chess10 points
- chest10 points
- clash10 points
- crush10 points
- dumps10 points
- faces10 points
- films10 points
- firms10 points
- flips10 points
- focus10 points
- fumes10 points
- homes10 points
- kings10 points
- obeys10 points
- paths10 points
- prays10 points
- scarf10 points
- screw10 points
- sheep10 points
- ships10 points
- smash10 points
- smith10 points
- spoof10 points
- spray10 points
- swaps10 points
- sweep10 points
- swept10 points
- swims10 points
- verbs10 points
- warms10 points
- warps10 points
- wipes10 points
- worms10 points
- wraps10 points
- bulbs9 points
- clips9 points
- clubs9 points
- copes9 points
- crops9 points
- dives9 points
- dusty9 points
- flags9 points
- folds9 points
- foods9 points
- frogs9 points
- ghost9 points
- gifts9 points
- glows9 points
- knees9 points
- limbs9 points
- lumps9 points
- lurks9 points
- pipes9 points
- poems9 points
- ranks9 points
- risks9 points
- scope9 points
- shade9 points
- sheds9 points
- sinks9 points
- skirt9 points
- skull9 points
- sneak9 points
- stake9 points
- stamp9 points
- stark9 points
- swing9 points
- sword9 points
- vends9 points
- wades9 points
- wages9 points
- winds9 points
- wings9 points
- woods9 points
- yards9 points
- ashes8 points
- bands8 points
- bends8 points
- birds8 points
- bogus8 points
- cased8 points
- damns8 points
- disco8 points
- dooms8 points
- drips8 points
- drums8 points
- essay8 points
- evils8 points
- fears8 points
- fines8 points
- fires8 points
- fonts8 points
- fools8 points
- frees8 points
- grabs8 points
- grasp8 points
- grips8 points
- hairs8 points
- halls8 points
- halts8 points
- hates8 points
- heats8 points
- heels8 points
- hills8 points
- hires8 points
- hosts8 points
- hunts8 points
- hurts8 points
- lifts8 points
- lousy8 points
- loves8 points
- mends8 points
- modes8 points
- pends8 points
- plugs8 points
- posed8 points
- raves8 points
- rusty8 points
- sheer8 points
- shine8 points
- shirt8 points
- shoes8 points
- shone8 points
- shots8 points
- shout8 points
- sigma8 points
- slash8 points
- slave8 points
- slows8 points
- straw8 points
- stray8 points
- sunny8 points
- swear8 points
- sweat8 points
- sweet8 points
- swore8 points
- sworn8 points
- thous8 points
- towns8 points
- twins8 points
- twist8 points
- verse8 points
- virus8 points
- wines8 points
- wires8 points
- wiser8 points
- wrist8 points
- atoms7 points
- balls7 points
- beans7 points
- beast7 points
- beats7 points
- beers7 points
- bells7 points
- bills7 points
- blast7 points
- bless7 points
- bliss7 points
- blues7 points
- boats7 points
- boils7 points
- bones7 points
- bonus7 points
- boost7 points
- boots7 points
- bores7 points
- brass7 points
- burns7 points
- burst7 points
- buses7 points
- casts7 points
- cells7 points
- cites7 points
- clues7 points
- coast7 points
- coats7 points
- coins7 points
- cools7 points
- crass7 points
- cries7 points
- cures7 points
- curse7 points
- deeds7 points
- drags7 points
- drugs7 points
- edges7 points
- icons7 points
- loops7 points
- mails7 points
- mains7 points
- males7 points
- meals7 points
- menus7 points
- mines7 points
- minus7 points
- mists7 points
- moans7 points
- moons7 points
- mouse7 points
- pains7 points
- pants7 points
- parse7 points
- paste7 points
- peers7 points
- piles7 points
- pills7 points
- pints7 points
- poets7 points
- polls7 points
- ports7 points
- poses7 points
- pours7 points
- prose7 points
- pulse7 points
- punts7 points
- races7 points
- sauce7 points
- scans7 points
- scare7 points
- sects7 points
- sided7 points
- slept7 points
- slice7 points
- slips7 points
- slope7 points
- smart7 points
- smell7 points
- sober7 points
- spies7 points
- spill7 points
- spits7 points
- spoil7 points
- spool7 points
- sport7 points
- spout7 points
- steam7 points
- steep7 points
- stems7 points
- steps7 points
- storm7 points
- strip7 points
- super7 points
- teams7 points
- trips7 points
- tubes7 points
- dares6 points
- dense6 points
- dials6 points
- dines6 points
- doses6 points
- dress6 points
- dries6 points
- gates6 points
- gears6 points
- genes6 points
- girls6 points
- goals6 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 4,001
- By usage: 1,754 very common, 634 common, 1,613 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- zaxes 21
- jujus 19
- qophs 19
- zymes 19
- jacks 18
- jiffs 18
- jocks 18
- zerks 18
- zonks 18
- zooks 18
Most common
- jumps
- fixes
- boxes
- mixes
- quits
- sizes
- backs
- picks
- chips
- exist
Definitions
- quits (adjective)
- On equal terms by payment or requital.
- chips (noun)
- Strips of potato fried in deep fat.
- exist (verb)
- Have an existence, be extant.
Looking for five-letter words containing S? You are in the right place. This list has 4,001 of them, sorted so the familiar words such as JUMPS and FIXES appear before the obscure ones. Every entry is a real dictionary word, and every score badge is computed from standard tile values. Use the filters in the search box to keep only the words that also fit the other letters on your rack or the pattern in your puzzle.
How to use this page
Start by scanning the common words at the top; they are the ones most likely to be accepted and remembered. Then check the quick facts for the highest-scoring options. If you have a rack in front of you, the search box applies this page's constraint to your letters and returns only what you can play.
Tips
A blank tile is the most powerful piece on your rack because it stands in for any letter. When you search this list with a blank, the tool underlines the letter the blank replaced so you know which tile to lay down. Spend a blank only when it unlocks a long word or a premium square; using it for a three-letter play is almost always a waste. If you hold two blanks, look for a word from this list that needs both, because a seven-tile play with the bonus outscores nearly everything else.
Questions
How many five-letter words containing S are there?
Our dictionary has 4,001 five-letter words containing S, of which 2,388 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words containing S?
ZAXES scores 21 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.