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Common 5-letter words that have the letter S
With their Scrabble points: the 16 most used that have a meaning, with a short one, then the rest, most used first.
- first 8preceding all others in time or space or degree
- state 5the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
- music 9vocal or instrumental sounds organized to produce a unified composition
- books 11a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
- links 9to connect
- years 8a period of time consisting of 365 or 366 days
- items 7a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be…
- games 8a contest with rules to determine a winner
- store 5a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
- terms 7a word or expression used for some particular thing
- using 6to put into service
- based 8use as a basis for
- south 8situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south
- pages 8one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written…
- house 8a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
- posts 7the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
All 5,935 words, A to Z
A…B…C…D…E…F…G…H…I…J…K…L…M…N…O…P…Q…R…S…T…U…V…W…X…Y…Z…
A… (225)
Top score: AZYMS, 19 points
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B… (361)
Top score: BOZOS, 16 points (tied with two others). Meaning: a fellow
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C… (309)
Top score: CZARS, 16 points (tied with three others). Meaning: an emperor or king
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D… (269)
Top score: DZHOS, 18 points
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E… (104)
Top score: EXAMS, 14 points (tied with three others). Meaning: an examination
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F… (230)
Top score: FIQHS, 20 points
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G… (248)
Top score: GAZES, 15 points (tied with one other). Meaning: to look intently
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H… (213)
Top score: HAZES, 17 points. Meaning: to subject to a humiliating initiation
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I… (43)
Top score: IZARS, 14 points. Meaning: an outer garment worn by Muslim women
J… (86)
Top score: JUJUS, 19 points. Meaning: an object regarded as having magical power
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K… (170)
Top score: KAZIS, 18 points (tied with one other)
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L… (232)
Top score: LAZES, 14 points (tied with one other). Meaning: to pass time lazily
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M… (299)
Top score: MYXOS, 17 points
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N… (137)
Top score: NAZIS, 14 points (tied with one other). Meaning: a type of fascist
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O… (91)
Top score: OOZES, 14 points (tied with three others). Meaning: to flow or leak out slowly
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P… (329)
Top score: PYXIS, 17 points (tied with one other). Meaning: a pyxidium
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Q… (23)
Top score: QOPHS, 19 points. Meaning: a Hebrew letter
R… (234)
Top score: RAZES, 14 points (tied with two others). Meaning: to tear down or demolish
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S… (1,562)
Top score: SWIZZ, 26 points
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T… (314)
Top score: TIZES, 14 points (tied with two others). Meaning: a state of nervous confusion
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U… (49)
Top score: USQUE, 14 points. Meaning: a liquor
V… (92)
Top score: VEXES, 15 points (tied with one other). Meaning: to annoy
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W… (179)
Top score: WAQFS, 20 points
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Y… (91)
Top score: YUZUS, 17 points. Meaning: a sour Japanese citrus fruit
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About these words
- 5,935 of the 12,987 5-letter words have the letter S (46%), the most of any letter.
- 4,331 are good in NWL2023, 5,926 in Collins Scrabble Words and 3,974 in ENABLE. 1,086 are everyday words.
- In Scrabble points, swizz scores the most (26), then scuzz (25), then squiz and zezes (23 each), then two words on 21.