Common 12-letter words that end in S
With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.
- applications★18the act of applying
- requirements★23required activity
- publications★18the act of publishing
- technologies★18the practical application of science to commerce or industry
- instructions★14a message describing how something is to be done
- institutions★12an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
- participants★18someone who takes part in an activity
- collectibles★18things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique)
- certificates★19a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
- reservations★15the act of reserving
- transactions★14the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
- universities★15an institute of higher learning
- improvements★21a change for the better
- arrangements★15the thing arranged or agreed to
- capabilities★18the quality of being capable
- collectables★18something that people like to collect
All 9,910 words
12-letter words ending in TS (773)
Top score: HEAVYWEIGHTS, 28 points. an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 201 pounds
12-letter words ending in ES (3,997)
Top score: RAZZMATAZZES, 50 points. any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the opponent
12-letter words ending in RS (965)
Top score: MEZZOTINTERS, 32 points
12-letter words ending in NS (983)
Top score: OXYHYDROGENS, 30 points (tied with one other)
12-letter words ending in MS (367)
Top score: ZANTHOXYLUMS, 36 points. deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs: prickly ash
12-letter words ending in SS (731)
Top score: CLIQUISHNESS, 26 points (tied with one other). the quality of being cliquish
12-letter words ending in AS (255)
Top score: HYDROXYUREAS, 29 points
12-letter words ending in US (453)
Top score: ZYGOMORPHOUS, 32 points (tied with one other). capable of division into symmetrical halves by only one longitudinal plane passing…
12-letter words ending in CS (151)
Top score: ZYMOTECHNICS, 33 points
12-letter words ending in OS (35)
Top score: EXOPHTHALMOS, 29 points. protrusion of the eyeball from the socket
12-letter words ending in PS (82)
Top score: CITIZENSHIPS, 28 points (tied with one other). the state of being a citizen
12-letter words ending in IS (155)
Top score: ZYGAPOPHYSIS, 35 points. a vertebral articulation
12-letter words ending in GS (444)
Top score: ZWISCHENZUGS, 39 points. plural of zwischenzug
12-letter words ending in LS (172)
Top score: XANTHOPHYLLS, 30 points. a type of carotenoid
12-letter words ending in HS (80)
Top score: BATHMITZVAHS, 34 points
12-letter words ending in DS (158)
Top score: MOORBUZZARDS, 35 points
12-letter words ending in KS (61)
Top score: CHEQUERWORKS, 33 points (tied with one other)
12-letter words ending in YS (15)
Top score: CLANJAMFRAYS, 29 points
12-letter words ending in FS (11)
Top score: NECKERCHIEFS, 26 points. a kerchief worn around the neck
12-letter words ending in WS (17)
Top score: JINRICKSHAWS, 31 points
12-letter words ending in VS (1)
Top score: KALASHNIKOVS, 26 points. a type of submachine gun made in Russia
12-letter words ending in BS (4)
Top score: TOCILIZUMABS, 27 points. a biologic drug used to treat arthritis
About these words
- 9,910 of the 21,965 12-letter words end in S (45%), the most of any letter.
- 5,965 are good in NWL2023, 9,454 in Collins Scrabble Words, 5,782 in WOW24 and 5,010 in the Words With Friends list. 180 are everyday words.
- In Scrabble points, razzmatazzes scores the most (50), then quizzinesses, squeezeboxes and zwischenzugs (39 each), then hydroxyzines (38).