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This page lists 9498 words with SS from our dictionary, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words With SS

All 9498 words in our dictionary that contain SS — sorted by Scrabble score.

9498 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first · showing top 1200

jazzinesses36 jazziness34 frizzinesses33 haphazardnesses33 fuzzinesses32 exquisitenesses31 frizziness31 haphazardness31 muzzinesses31 dizzinesses30 fuzziness30 acquisitiveness29 equivocalnesses29 exquisiteness29 inexpressively29 muzziness29 objectivenesses29 professionalize29 squeamishnesses29 cliquishnesses28 coquettishness28 dizziness28 hazardousnesses28 hypabyssally28 hyperaggressive28 picturesqueness28 qualmishnesses28 reflexivenesses28 subjectiveness28 accessorizing27 depressurizing27 enjoyablenesses27 equivocalness27 excessivenesses27 exclusivenesses27 excursivenesses27 exhaustiveness27 expansivenesses27 expensivenesses27 explosivenesses27 expressively27 expressivity27 inexpensiveness27 inexpressibly27 inquisitiveness27 objectiveness27 overclassifying27 overzealousness27 paradoxicalness27 prejudicialness27 squeamishness27 wheezinesses27 accessorized26 apocryphalness26 backwardnesses26 classicizing26 cliquishness26 cockeyednesses26 complexnesses26 compressibility26 crashworthiness26 depressurized26 effectivenesses26 equitablenesses26 exceptionalness26 excessively26 excitablenesses26 excusablenesses26 execrablenesses26 exemplarinesses26 exhaustlessly26 expectednesses26 expressionistic26 expressiveness26 expressivities26 expressways26 farfetchedness26 fossilizations26 frequentnesses26 hawkishnesses26 hazardousness26 highhandedness26 ineffectiveness26 inexcusableness26 inflexibleness26 jackassery26 jejunenesses26 missionizations26 offhandednesses26 pressurizations26 proximatenesses26 prussianization26 qualmishness26 quarrelsomeness26 quicknesses26 reflexiveness26 repressurizing26 squarishnesses26 unexpectedness26 worthwhileness26 accessorizes25 ambassadorships25 assemblywoman25 assemblywomen25 biuniquenesses25 blameworthiness25 brackishnesses25 childlikenesses25 classicized25 commonplaceness25 compressively25 conjugatenesses25 dejectednesses25 depressurizes25 diffusivenesses25 efficaciousness25 enjoyableness25 exaggeratedness25 excessiveness25 exclusiveness25 excursiveness25 exhaustlessness25 expansiveness25 expeditiousness25 expensiveness25 explicitnesses25 explosiveness25 expressionisms25 expressway25 extensivenesses25 fossilization25 frightfulnesses25 grotesquenesses25 halfheartedness25 homesicknesses25 hyperawareness25 injudiciousness25 jackasseries25 johnsongrasses25 joyfulnesses25 judiciousnesses25 klutzinesses25 loquaciousness25 mawkishnesses25 mischievousness25 misclassifying25 missionization25 objectlessness25 obsequiousness25 overcompressing25 pressurization25 prohibitiveness25 provocativeness25 prussianizing25 quirkinesses25 repressurized25 reproachfulness25 shamefacedness25 squashinesses25 squishinesses25 standoffishness25 subclassifying25 superexpresses25 tomboyishnesses25 ubiquitousness25 unpressurized25 vexatiousnesses25 watchfulnesses25 wheeziness25 whimsicalnesses25 withdrawnnesses25 worshipfulness25 zestfulnesses25 accessorize24 adequatenesses24 ambassadorship24 archduchesses24 awkwardnesses24 backwardness24 bizarrenesses24 blasphemousness24 brusquenesses24 changefulnesses24 churchlinesses24 classicizes24 classificatory24 cockeyedness24 combativenesses24 comfortableness24 comparativeness24 compassionately24 competitiveness24 complexness24 complicatedness24 conceivableness24 crosshatching24 defectivenesses24 depressurize24 dissatisfactory24 dwarfishnesses24 effectiveness24 effortfulnesses24 equablenesses24 equitableness24 essentializing24 everydaynesses24 exactingnesses24 excitableness24 excusableness24 execrableness24 exemplariness24 expectedness24 expressionism24 forthrightness24 fossilizing24 freakishnesses24 frequentness24 frozennesses24 gawkishnesses24 hawkishness24 healthfulnesses24 heartsicknesses24 housewifeliness24 immovablenesses24 immunoassayable24 imperfectnesses24 impermissibly24 implicativeness24 inaccessibility24 inadequateness24 inexpressible24 inexpressive24 inflammableness24 inoffensiveness24 jejuneness24 kindheartedness24 lickerishnesses24 missionizing24 nonuniquenesses24 obliquenesses24 obnoxiousnesses24 offensivenesses24 offhandedness24 overcompressed24 perfectiveness24 pessimistically24 physicalnesses24 piquantnesses24 pressurizing24 professorships24 proximateness24 prussianized24 puckishnesses24 quenchless24 querulousnesses24 quickness24 quintessences24 repressurizes24 requisitenesses24 sizablenesses24 squarishness24 suppressibility24 symmetricalness24 thankfulnesses24 thinkablenesses24 thoughtfulness24 transsexualisms24 transsexuality24 unexpressive24 unsuccessfully24 warmheartedness24 wrongheadedness24 abjectnesses23 affectednesses23 amphibiousness23 backcrossing23 barefacednesses23 biuniqueness23 blimpishnesses23 brackishness23 brazennesses23 breezinesses23 bremsstrahlungs23 childishnesses23 childlikeness23 citizenesses23 classicize23 compulsiveness23 conducivenesses23 confirmednesses23 conjugateness23 crosshatched23 crossopterygian23 deceptivenesses23 declassifying23 decommissioning23 dejectedness23 descriptiveness23 dexterousnesses23 dichotomousness23 diffusiveness23 disjointedness23 downheartedness23 downrightnesses23 effectualnesses23 effusivenesses23 essentialized23 evocativenesses23 explicitness23 expressionists23 expressionless23 extendednesses23 extensiveness23 faithfulnesses23 fashionableness23 fatheadednesses23 fathomlessly23 favorablenesses23 fecklessnesses23 feverishnesses23 folkishnesses23 foppishnesses23 foresightedness23 forgivingnesses23 fossilized23 frightfulness23 grotesqueness23 gyrocompasses23 hardhandedness23 hardheadedness23 hardheartedness23 homesickness23 horizonless23 hotheadednesses23 hypabyssal23 impressibility23 inadmissibility23 ineffablenesses23 ineffectualness23 inexorableness23 inexpertnesses23 informativeness23 iniquitousness23 invectivenesses23 jacketless23 johnsongrass23 joyfulness23 joylessnesses23 judiciousness23 klutziness23 levelheadedness23 lovesicknesses23 lukewarmnesses23 marquessates23 mawkishness23 microprocessors23 missionized23 missionizers23 newsworthiness23 noncompressible23 officiousnesses23 opaquenesses23 openmouthedness23 overclassified23 overclassify23 overcompresses23 perceptiveness23 permissibility23 persnicketiness23 pervasivenesses23 photodissociate23 photoemissive23 pigheadednesses23 plainspokenness23 practicableness23 prankishnesses23 prayerfulnesses23 pressurized23 pressurizers23 processability23 processibility23 professorship23 progressivistic23 prussianizes23 quintessence23 quintessential23 quirkiness23 repressurize23 shrewishnesses23 sniffishnesses23 sprightfulness23 squalidnesses23 squashiness23 squishiness23 superexpress23 swellheadedness23 synchronousness23 thalassocracy23 thievishnesses23 thoroughbasses23 thoughtlessly23 ticklishnesses23 tightfistedness23 tomboyishness23 tranquilnesses23 transsexualism23 trickishnesses23 unaffectedness23 unclimbableness23 unfaithfulness23 unfavorableness23 unforgivingness23 vexatiousness23 vichyssoises23 vindictiveness23 vivaciousnesses23 wakefulnesses23 watchfulness23 waywardnesses23 whimsicalness23 wholesomenesses23 wimpishnesses23 withdrawnness23 woozinesses23 workablenesses23 wrathfulnesses23 wretchednesses23 youthfulnesses23 zestfulness23 acceptableness22 acceptingnesses22 accessibility22 adequateness22 affectlessness22 amorphousnesses22 archduchess22 awkwardness22 backcrossed22 benightednesses22 bizarreness22 bookishnesses22 bremsstrahlung22 brusqueness22 buxomnesses22 changeableness22 changefulness22 cheerfulnesses22 chivalrousness22 churchliness22 churlishnesses22 circumscissile22 classifications22 clearheadedness22 clownishnesses22 cocksurenesses22 cohesivenesses22 coldheartedness22 combativeness22 comparableness22 compassionating22 compatibleness22 compendiousness22 compressedly22 concessively22 confessionalism22 confessionally22 confidingnesses22 connoisseurship22 consecutiveness22 convertibleness22 convincingness22 convulsiveness22 cooperativeness22 crazinesses22 crosshatches22 crotchetinesses22 cumbersomeness22 dazednesses22 decommissioned22 defectiveness22 defensivenesses22 delightfulness22 differentnesses22 disgracefulness22 disserviceable22 dissociability22 dissymmetric22 dissymmetry22 downwardnesses22 dwarfishness22 effortfulness22 eggheadednesses22 embarrassingly22 encompassments22 equableness22 essentializes22 evenhandedness22 everydayness22 exactingness22 exiguousnesses22 expressible22 expressionist22 expressive22 extremenesses22 fancifulnesses22 farsightedness22 fathomlessness22 fecklessly22 finickinesses22 fissionability22 fixednesses22 foolhardinesses22 forcefulnesses22 forehandedness22 forgetfulnesses22 formidableness22 fossilizes22 fozinesses22 freakishness22 freehandedness22 frictionlessly22 frozenness22 gawkishness22 grammaticalness22 greensicknesses22 habitablenesses22 hazinesses22 healthfulness22 heartsickness22 immovableness22 immunosuppress22 impassability22 impassibility22 impassivenesses22 imperfectness22 impossibility22 impregnableness22 impressively22 impulsivenesses22 incompressible22 inexactnesses22 injuriousnesses22 intussusceptive22 irrevocableness22 jackasses22 jaggednesses22 jerkinesses22 joblessnesses22 joylessly22 joyousnesses22 jumpinesses22 kittenishnesses22 knightlinesses22 lickerishness22 lightfastnesses22 liquidnesses22 luxuriousnesses22 marquessate22 messiahships22 methodicalness22 microdissection22 microprocessor22 mirthfulnesses22 missionizer22 missionizes22 multiprocessing22 newfangledness22 nonuniqueness22 obliqueness22 obnoxiousness22 obstructiveness22 offensiveness22 oppressively22 overaggressive22 overclassifies22 overfocussing22 overimpressing22 overprocessing22 passageworks22 passionflowers22 percussively22 perfunctoriness22 perissodactyls22 permissively22 pharisaicalness22 physicalness22 pinheadednesses22 pinkishnesses22 piquantness22 preprofessional22 pressurizer22 pressurizes22 preventiveness22 primitivenesses22 productiveness22 professionalism22 professionally22 professorially22 progressively22 progressivisms22 progressivity22 promotivenesses22 prussianize22 puckishness22 purposivenesses22 queenlinesses22 querulousness22 raffishnesses22 receptivenesses22 reclassifying22 recommissioning22 reexpressing22 reflectiveness22 refractiveness22 remarkableness22 removablenesses22 requisiteness22 retrogressively22 schussboomers22 serviceableness22 shamefulnesses22 sheepishnesses22 shepherdesses22 sickishnesses22 sizableness22 sketchinesses22 softheadedness22 softheartedness22 speechlessly22 subcommissions22 subjectless22 submissively22 subprofessional22 subversiveness22 successfully22 successively22 sufferableness22 suppressiveness22 switchgrasses22 talkativenesses22 teachablenesses22 thalassocracies22 thankfulness22 thanklessnesses22 thinkableness22 thinkingnesses22 thoughtlessness22 transmissivity22 unquietnesses22 vaporishnesses22 verifiableness22 vichyssoise22 vociferousness22 voicefulnesses22 waterproofness22 weightlessly22 wickednesses22 wishfulnesses22 wolfishnesses22 womanishnesses22 wonderfulnesses22 zealousnesses22 abjectness21 accessibilities21 accountableness21 accustomedness21 addressability21 adhesivenesses21 admissibility21 advisablenesses21 affectedness21 affectionless21 airworthinesses21 antiprogressive21 appropriateness21 assimilability21 associateships21 associatively21 associativity21 backcrosses21 barefacedness21 bashfulnesses21 benefactresses21 beneficialness21 bewilderedness21 bigheartedness21 blimpishness21 boneheadedness21 brazenness21 breezeless21 breeziness21 bullheadedness21 bumptiousnesses21 candyflosses21 capaciousnesses21 carsicknesses21 changelessly21 charitableness21 cheekinesses21 childishness21 childlessnesses21 choppinesses21 chubbinesses21 chumminesses21 citizeness21 classification21 climaxless21 cloddishnesses21 clothespresses21 coercivenesses21 commissionaires21 commodiousness21 compactnesses21 compassionated21 composednesses21 conclusiveness21 conduciveness21 confirmedness21 congressionally21 congresspeople21 congresswoman21 congresswomen21 conspicuousness21 cozinesses21 crosspatches21 crossruffing21 cumulativeness21 deceitfulnesses21 deceptiveness21 decompressing21 decompressions21 definitiveness21 delightednesses21 depravednesses21 depressively21 derivativeness21 despicableness21 dessertspoonful21 destructiveness21 detachednesses21 devilishnesses21 dexterousness21 disembarrassing21 dismissively21 dispassionately21 dissatisfaction21 dissatisfying21 disseizing21 dissymmetries21 distinctiveness21 divertissements21 divisivenesses21 downrightness21 eclaircissement21 effectualness21 effortlessly21 effusiveness21 embarrassedly21 encompassment21 essentialize21 evocativeness21 excessive21 exhaustless21 exoticnesses21 expertnesses21 expressages21 expressional21 expressly21 expressman21 expressmen21 extendedness21 extraneousness21 faddishnesses21 faithfulness21 faithlessnesses21 fatheadedness21 favorableness21 fecklessness21 feverishness21 ficklenesses21 fictivenesses21 fiendishnesses21 figurativeness21 floriferousness21 fluffinesses21 folkishness21 foppishness21 forciblenesses21 forebodingness21 forgivingness21 fossilize21 fragmentariness21 frivolousnesses21 fugitivenesses21 fussbudgety21 ghoulishnesses21 glossographers21 graphicnesses21 gyrocompass21 harmfulnesses21 helpfulnesses21 hoggishnesses21 hokeynesses21 homogeneousness21 hopefulnesses21 hotheadedness21 hyphenless21 hypoglossals21 imaginativeness21 immutablenesses21 impassabilities21 impassibilities21 impassively21 impassivity21 impecuniousness21 imperativeness21 impermissible21 imperviousness21 impossibilities21 imprecisenesses21 impressionistic21 impressiveness21 inaccessibly21 incapablenesses21 indefinableness21 indissociably21 indissolubility21 ineffableness21 inexpertness21 invectiveness21 inventivenesses21 invincibleness21 jocosenesses21 jointednesses21 jokinesses21 joylessness21 knowingnesses21 laughablenesses21 lifelikenesses21 lightsomenesses21 longsightedness21 lovesickness21 lukewarmness21 marquesses21 matchlessly21 mazinesses21 memorablenesses21 mercifulnesses21 messiahship21 misclassified21 misclassify21 misshapenly21 missionize21 mossbacked21 multiprocessors21 nonprogressives21 objectless21 officiousness21 offishnesses21 opaqueness21 openhandedness21 openheartedness21 oppressiveness21 opprobriousness21 outspokennesses21 overcompress21 overfocussed21 overimpressed21 overprocessed21 oversweetnesses21 oxygenless21 passagework21 passionflower21 peaceablenesses21 peacefulnesses21 peevishnesses21 percussiveness21 perissodactyl21 permissibleness21 permissiveness21 perspicuousness21 pervasiveness21 pervertednesses21 photoemissions21 pigheadedness21 playfulnesses21 posthumousness21 practicalnesses21 prankishness21 prayerfulness21 precipitantness21 precipitateness21 precipitousness21 pressurize21 pricklinesses21 priggishnesses21 processionally21 profitableness21 progressiveness21 progressivism21 progressivities21 prolificnesses21 promiscuousness21 protectiveness21 provablenesses21 pseudoclassics21 purposefulness21 pushfulnesses21 pussyfooting21 quaintnesses21 queasinesses21 questionless21 recommissioned21 reductivenesses21 reexpressed21 refrangibleness21 relaxednesses21 repressibility21 respectableness21 respectfulness21 respectiveness21 revengefulness21 rightfulnesses21 roadworthiness21 roundheadedness21 schoolmistress21 schussboomer21 scratchinesses21 scruffinesses21 seaworthinesses21 seductivenesses21 semidarknesses21 shiftlessnesses21 shrewishness21 skillfulnesses21 skittishnesses21 sleazinesses21 snappishnesses21 sniffishness21 snobbishnesses21 sorrowfulnesses21 speechlessness21 sprightlinesses21 squalidness21 squarenesses21 subclassified21 subclassify21 subcommission21 submissiveness21 successfulness21 successionally21 successiveness21 superhumanness21 supportiveness21 susceptibleness21 susceptiveness21 systematicness21 thanklessly21 thievishness21 thoroughbass21 thoroughnesses21 thriftlessly21 ticklishness21 tranquilness21 transshipments21 transshipping21 trickishness21 trustworthiness21 unbecomingness21 unchangingness21 unclassifiable21 uncompassionate21 underhandedness21 unexpressed21 unfossiliferous21 unhealthinesses21 uninhibitedness21 uniquenesses21 unselfishnesses21 unskillfulness21 unwashednesses21 upperclassman21 upperclassmen21 uxoriousnesses21 vegetativeness21 vengefulnesses21 vicissitudinous21 vivaciousness21 waggishnesses21 wakefulness21 waspishnesses21 watertightness21 waywardness21 weatherglasses21 weightlessness21 wholesomeness21 wimpishness21 witchgrasses21 woebegonenesses21 wooziness21 workableness21 worklessnesses21 worthlessnesses21 wrathfulness21 wretchedness21 wrongfulnesses21 youthfulness21 acceptingness20 accessibleness20 adaptivenesses20 admirablenesses20 admissibilities20 aggressively20 aggressivity20 agribusinessman20 agribusinessmen20 almightinesses20 ambiguousnesses20 amicablenesses20 amorphousness20 anonymousnesses20 anxiousnesses20 assemblyman20 assemblymen20 associateship20 associativities20 availablenesses20 aversivenesses20 beautifulnesses20 benightedness20 bittersweetness20 bookishness20 bountifulnesses20 boyishnesses20 breathlessly20 brotherlinesses20 bunchgrasses20 businesspeople20 businesswoman20 businesswomen20 buxomness20 caddishnesses20 capriciousness20 carnivorousness20 changelessness20 characterless20 checkless20 cheerfulness20 cheerlessnesses20 churchless20 churlishness20 classifying20 clownishness20 cocksureness20 cohesiveness20 collectednesses20 colorfastnesses20 commissionaire20 commissioning20 compassionates20 compassionless20 completenesses20 compressible20 compressive20 comradelinesses20 conceitednesses20 concertednesses20 concessionary20 confessedly20 confessionalist20 confidingness20 confusednesses20 congresspersons20 connectednesses20 conscienceless20 contextless20 coprocessings20 corrosivenesses20 cowardlinesses20 crabbednesses20 craziness20 crestfallenness20 crookednesses20 crossbowman20 crossbowmen20 crosshatch20 crosslinguistic20 crossruffed20 crotchetiness20 crowdednesses20 crunchinesses20 culpablenesses20 cumbrousnesses20 dazedness20 decisivenesses20 decommissions20 decompressed20 decompression20 decorativeness20 defenselessly20 defensiveness20 degressively20 demandingnesses20 dependableness20 despitefulness20 diaphanousness20 dickcissels20 differentness20 diffusenesses20 digressively20 diminutiveness20 discursiveness20 disembarrassed20 dispersiveness20 disruptiveness20 disseized20 disseizins20 distressfully20 divertissement20 dogmaticalness20 doubtfulnesses20 downwardness20 dozinesses20 dreamfulnesses20 dressmakings20 easygoingnesses20 effortlessness20 eggheadedness20 embarrassments20 eventfulnesses20 exactnesses20 exiguousness20 expressage20 expressing20 expressions20 extremeness20 facetiousnesses20 faintishnesses20 faithlessly20 fanaticalnesses20 fancifulness20 fantasticalness20 fatherlinesses20 fencelessnesses20 ferociousnesses20 fiberglassing20 finickiness20 fissiparousness20 fixedness20 flawlessnesses20 flightinesses20 foolhardiness20 forcefulness20 forgetfulness20 forgivenesses20 forwardnesses20 fossicking20 foxinesses20 foziness20 fractiousnesses20 frowardnesses20 fruitfulnesses20 glassblowings20 glassmakings20 glassworkers20 glossographer20 gracefulnesses20 grasshoppers20 greensickness20 growthinesses20 habitableness20 handsomenesses20 hardinggrasses20 haughtinesses20 haziness20 headmistresses20 heavenlinesses20 heedfulnesses20 honorablenesses20 huffinesses20 humorlessnesses20 hypoglossal20 idiomaticnesses20 imitativenesses20 immediatenesses20 impassableness20 impassiveness20 impassivities20 implicitnesses20 impossibleness20 impressionable20 impressionisms20 impropernesses20 impulsiveness20 inadmissibly20 inclusivenesses20 incompleteness20 indecisiveness20 indomitableness20 indubitableness20

Why SS words matter

Words containing SS are handy for Scrabble, Words with Friends and word puzzles — filter the list above by length to find the play you need.

What the numbers say

A few numbers before you scroll: the 9498 words here run from 3 to 15 letters, with 10-letter words the largest group (1340 entries). Wordle players have 78 five-letter options, and there are 557 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is JAZZINESSES at 36 points before multipliers.

For quick reference, the top of the score table reads: JAZZINESSES (36), JAZZINESS (34), FRIZZINESSES (33), HAPHAZARDNESSES (33), FUZZINESSES (32). At 15 letters, ACCEPTINGNESSES is the longest word on the list; a typical entry scores around 15. Letter-wise, S is the workhorse — it appears in 9498 of these words, ahead of E (8540) and N (6488).

Three words worth learning first

When the rack looks hopeless, ASS (3 letters, 3 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
Playing ESS across a double-word square turns its base 3 points into 6 — solid value for 3 tiles.
LASS earns 4 points from just 4 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.

Five more everyday options from the same list: LESS (4), LOSS (4), NESS (4), OSSA (4), SASS (4).

SS as a vocabulary shortcut

Letter chunks like SS are how vocabulary compounds: learn the pattern once and every word built on it gets easier to recall and to spell. Read down this list and you will see the same rhythm repeat across lengths — that repetition is exactly what makes these words stick for spelling bees, ESL study and crossword pattern-matching alike.

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