Common 5-letter words that end in PS
With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.
- ships★10a vessel that carries passengers or freight
- steps★7any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
- shops★10a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
- clips★9a metal frame or container holding cartridges
- helps★10to give assistance to
- trips★7a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
- chips★12a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
- keeps★11to continue to possess
- corps★9a military unit
- camps★11temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
- lamps★9an artificial source of visible illumination
- pumps★11to cause to flow using a device
- stops★7to discontinue the progress or motion of
- drops★8to fall in drops (globules)
- crops★9the yield from plants in a single growing season
- craps★9to throw a 2, 3, or 12 in a dice game
All 187 words
5-letter words ending in APS (26)
Top score: JAAPS, 14 points
5-letter words ending in RPS (18)
Top score: JARPS, 14 points
5-letter words ending in EPS (17)
Top score: JEEPS, 14 points. to travel by a small type of motor vehicle
5-letter words ending in IPS (15)
Top score: QUIPS, 16 points. to make witty remarks
5-letter words ending in MPS (37)
Top score: JUMPS, 16 points. to spring off the ground
5-letter words ending in LPS (10)
Top score: KELPS, 11 points (tied with one other). to burn a type of seaweed
5-letter words ending in UPS (13)
Top score: JAUPS, 14 points. to splash
5-letter words ending in OPS (29)
Top score: QUOPS, 16 points
5-letter words ending in WPS (6)
Top score: YAWPS, 13 points. to utter a loud, harsh cry
5-letter words ending in SPS (10)
Top score: JASPS, 14 points
5-letter words ending in PPS (5)
Top score: KIPPS, 13 points
5-letter words ending in YPS (1)
Top score: TRYPS, 10 points