Common 8-letter words that have the letter S
With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.
- business★10an occupation, profession, or trade
- services★13performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
- products★13something produced by labor or effort
- software★14written or printed data used in computer operations
- research★13systematic investigation to establish facts
- shipping★16to transport by a vessel suitable for navigation in deep water
- reserved★12to keep back for future use
- security★13the state of being secure
- pictures★12a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a…
- personal★10concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
- students★9a person formally engaged in learning
- shopping★16the act of one that shops
- previous★13coming or occurring before in time or order
- customer★12one who buys something
- features★11a prominent attribute or aspect of something
- industry★12a group of productive enterprises
All 25,106 words
8-letter words with A (1,196)
Top score: ALTEZZAS, 26 points (tied with one other)
8-letter words with B (1,500)
Top score: BAZAZZES, 37 points (tied with two others). plural of bazazz (pizzazz)
8-letter words with C (1,989)
Top score: CHAZZANS, 31 points (tied with one other). a cantor
8-letter words with D (1,306)
Top score: DIZZARDS, 28 points
8-letter words with E (921)
Top score: EXEQUIES, 24 points. a funeral procession
8-letter words with F (1,004)
Top score: FIZZGIGS, 31 points
8-letter words with G (831)
Top score: GIZZARDS, 28 points. a digestive organ
8-letter words with H (744)
Top score: HUTZPAHS, 25 points. supreme self-confidence
8-letter words with I (533)
Top score: ISOZYMIC, 24 points. pertaining to isozymes
8-letter words with J (203)
Top score: JACUZZIS, 35 points. a trademark
8-letter words with K (312)
Top score: KAZATSKY, 28 points (tied with one other). a Russian folk dance
8-letter words with L (709)
Top score: LYSOZYME, 25 points. an enzyme
8-letter words with M (1,323)
Top score: MEZUZAHS, 31 points. a Judaic scroll
8-letter words with N (441)
Top score: NUZZLERS, 26 points. one that nuzzles
8-letter words with O (690)
Top score: OZONIZES, 26 points. to convert into ozone
8-letter words with P (1,803)
Top score: PAZAZZES, 37 points (tied with two others). the quality of being exciting or attractive
8-letter words with Q (112)
Top score: QUIZZERS, 35 points. one that quizzes
8-letter words with R (1,227)
Top score: RAZZINGS, 27 points. a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
8-letter words with S (5,380)
Top score: SQUIZZES, 35 points
8-letter words with T (1,207)
Top score: TWIZZLES, 29 points. a maneuver in figure skating
8-letter words with U (529)
Top score: UPCHUCKS, 21 points. to vomit
8-letter words with V (374)
Top score: VANQUISH, 23 points. to defeat in battle
8-letter words with W (593)
Top score: WAZZOCKS, 35 points
8-letter words with X (16)
Top score: XIPHOIDS, 21 points. a part of the sternum
8-letter words with Y (74)
Top score: YASHMAKS, 20 points (tied with one other). a veil worn by Muslim women
8-letter words with Z (89)
Top score: ZYZZYVAS, 44 points. a tropical weevil
About these words
- 25,106 of the 42,333 8-letter words have the letter S (59%), the second most of any letter.
- 18,465 are good in NWL2023, 25,075 in Collins Scrabble Words, 18,425 in WOW24 and 16,439 in the Words With Friends list. 1,446 are everyday words.
- In Scrabble points, zyzzyvas scores the most (44), then six words on 37.