8 Letter Words Containing DS
There are 502 8-letter English words that contain DS, from ABFARADS to YEARENDS. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: BUZZARDS (29), MAZZARDS (29), GIZZARDS (28). Roughly 2% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
A
- ABFARADS14 pts
- ABSCONDS13 pts
- ADENOIDS10 pts
- ADSCRIPT13 pts
- ADSORBED12 pts
- ADSORBER11 pts
- AIRHEADS12 pts
- AIRSHEDS12 pts
- ALLSEEDS9 pts
- AMBROIDS13 pts
- AMIDSHIP16 pts
- AMYLOIDS14 pts
- ANDROIDS10 pts
- ANEROIDS9 pts
- ANISEEDS9 pts
- ANNELIDS9 pts
- ANTACIDS11 pts
- APPLAUDS13 pts
- ARANEIDS9 pts
- ARMBANDS13 pts
- ARMLOADS11 pts
- ASCARIDS11 pts
- ASSUREDS9 pts
- ASTOUNDS9 pts
- ATHODYDS16 pts
B
- BADLANDS12 pts
- BANDSMAN13 pts
- BANDSMEN13 pts
- BARMAIDS13 pts
- BARTENDS11 pts
- BASTARDS11 pts
- BAYWOODS17 pts
- BEADSMAN13 pts
- BEADSMEN13 pts
- BEBLOODS13 pts
- BECLOUDS13 pts
- BECROWDS16 pts
- BEDSHEET14 pts
- BEDSIDES12 pts
- BEDSONIA11 pts
- BEDSORES11 pts
- BEDSTAND12 pts
- BEDSTEAD12 pts
- BEDSTRAW14 pts
- BEDWARDS15 pts
- BEEYARDS14 pts
- BELOVEDS14 pts
- BESTEADS11 pts
- BIGHEADS15 pts
- BILSTEDS11 pts
- BIRDSEED12 pts
- BIRDSEYE14 pts
- BIRDSHOT14 pts
- BIRDSONG12 pts
- BOBSLEDS13 pts
- BOGWOODS15 pts
- BOLLARDS11 pts
- BOMBARDS15 pts
- BONDSMAN13 pts
- BONDSMEN13 pts
- BOOKENDS15 pts
- BOWHEADS17 pts
- BOXWOODS21 pts
- BOYHOODS17 pts
- BRIGANDS12 pts
- BUGSEEDS12 pts
- BURSEEDS11 pts
- BURWEEDS14 pts
- BUSLOADS11 pts
- BUSTARDS11 pts
- BUZZARDS29 pts
C
- CARABIDS13 pts
- CARLOADS11 pts
- CAROTIDS11 pts
- CATBIRDS13 pts
- CATHEADS14 pts
- CEPHEIDS16 pts
- CESTOIDS11 pts
- CHALCIDS16 pts
- CHELOIDS14 pts
- CHILIADS14 pts
- CHLORIDS14 pts
- CHOROIDS14 pts
- CICHLIDS16 pts
- CISSOIDS11 pts
- CLUPEIDS13 pts
- COCCOIDS15 pts
- COFOUNDS14 pts
- COLLARDS11 pts
- COLLOIDS11 pts
- COLOREDS11 pts
- COMMANDS15 pts
- COMMENDS15 pts
- COMPENDS15 pts
- CONCORDS13 pts
- CONTENDS11 pts
- COPEPODS15 pts
- COSTARDS11 pts
- COWBINDS16 pts
- COWBIRDS16 pts
- COWHANDS17 pts
- COWHERDS17 pts
- COWSHEDS17 pts
- CRAWDADS15 pts
- CRICOIDS13 pts
- CRINOIDS11 pts
- CUCKOLDS17 pts
- CUDWEEDS15 pts
- CULICIDS13 pts
- CUSTARDS11 pts
- CYCLOIDS16 pts
- CYSTOIDS14 pts
D
- DAGWOODS14 pts
- DASTARDS10 pts
- DECAPODS14 pts
- DEFRAUDS13 pts
- DELTOIDS10 pts
- DEMIGODS13 pts
- DEODANDS11 pts
- DERMOIDS12 pts
- DESCENDS12 pts
- DESMOIDS12 pts
- DESPONDS12 pts
- DIAMONDS12 pts
- DIEHARDS13 pts
- DIPLOIDS12 pts
- DISBANDS12 pts
- DISCARDS12 pts
- DISCOIDS12 pts
- DISCORDS12 pts
- DISPENDS12 pts
- DISTENDS10 pts
- DOGSLEDS11 pts
- DOGWOODS14 pts
- DROMONDS12 pts
- DULLARDS10 pts
- DYEWEEDS16 pts
- DYEWOODS16 pts
E
F
G
H
- HAGGARDS14 pts
- HALBERDS14 pts
- HALYARDS15 pts
- HANDSAWS15 pts
- HANDSELS12 pts
- HANDSETS12 pts
- HANDSEWN15 pts
- HANDSFUL15 pts
- HANDSOME14 pts
- HAPLOIDS14 pts
- HARDSHIP17 pts
- HATBANDS14 pts
- HAYSEEDS15 pts
- HAYWARDS18 pts
- HEADSAIL12 pts
- HEADSETS12 pts
- HEADSHIP17 pts
- HEADSMAN14 pts
- HEADSMEN14 pts
- HEADSTAY15 pts
- HELIPADS14 pts
- HERDSMAN14 pts
- HERDSMEN14 pts
- HEXAPODS21 pts
- HOGWEEDS16 pts
- HOLLANDS12 pts
- HOMINIDS14 pts
- HOPHEADS17 pts
- HOPTOADS14 pts
- HOTHEADS15 pts
- HUNDREDS13 pts
- HUSBANDS14 pts
- HYALOIDS15 pts
- HYDATIDS16 pts
- HYDROIDS16 pts
I
J
K
L
- LABROIDS11 pts
- LAGGARDS11 pts
- LALLANDS9 pts
- LANDSIDE10 pts
- LANDSKIP15 pts
- LANDSLID10 pts
- LANDSLIP11 pts
- LANDSMAN11 pts
- LANDSMEN11 pts
- LANIARDS9 pts
- LANYARDS12 pts
- LEADSMAN11 pts
- LEADSMEN11 pts
- LEEWARDS12 pts
- LEOPARDS11 pts
- LEOTARDS9 pts
- LEPORIDS11 pts
- LIMITEDS11 pts
- LINGCODS12 pts
- LINSEEDS9 pts
- LOADSTAR9 pts
- LOGWOODS13 pts
- LORDSHIP14 pts
- LOWLANDS12 pts
- LYCOPODS16 pts
M
- MALLARDS11 pts
- MANGOLDS12 pts
- MANHOODS14 pts
- MANSARDS11 pts
- MANWARDS14 pts
- MARRIEDS11 pts
- MASTOIDS11 pts
- MATTOIDS11 pts
- MAYWEEDS17 pts
- MAZZARDS29 pts
- MEGAPODS14 pts
- MERMAIDS13 pts
- MIDLANDS12 pts
- MIDSHIPS16 pts
- MIDSIZED21 pts
- MIDSOLES11 pts
- MIDSPACE15 pts
- MIDSTORY14 pts
- MINDSETS11 pts
- MINUENDS11 pts
- MISBINDS13 pts
- MISDEEDS12 pts
- MISLEADS11 pts
- MISREADS11 pts
- MISSENDS11 pts
- MISTENDS11 pts
- MISWORDS14 pts
- MONACIDS13 pts
- MUDSILLS11 pts
- MUDSLIDE12 pts
- MUDSTONE11 pts
- MUSTARDS11 pts
N
O
P
- PADSHAHS17 pts
- PAGURIDS12 pts
- PAROTIDS11 pts
- PAYLOADS14 pts
- PEASCODS13 pts
- PERACIDS13 pts
- PERCOIDS13 pts
- PEROXIDS18 pts
- PERPENDS13 pts
- PHASMIDS16 pts
- PIEBALDS13 pts
- PIGWEEDS15 pts
- PINFOLDS14 pts
- PINHEADS14 pts
- PINWEEDS14 pts
- PITHEADS14 pts
- PLACARDS13 pts
- PLACOIDS13 pts
- PLAFONDS14 pts
- PLASMIDS13 pts
- PLASTIDS11 pts
- PLEOPODS13 pts
- PLYWOODS17 pts
- POCHARDS16 pts
- PODSOLIC13 pts
- POLLARDS11 pts
- POLYPODS16 pts
- PONIARDS11 pts
- PORTENDS11 pts
- POTHEADS14 pts
- POULARDS11 pts
- PREBENDS13 pts
- PREBINDS13 pts
- PREMOLDS13 pts
- PRETENDS11 pts
- PROBANDS13 pts
- PROCEEDS13 pts
- PROPENDS13 pts
- PROTEIDS11 pts
- PROTENDS11 pts
- PSYLLIDS14 pts
- PUSHRODS14 pts
- PYRALIDS14 pts
- PYRAMIDS16 pts
Q
R
- RAGWEEDS13 pts
- REBLENDS11 pts
- REBOARDS11 pts
- REBOUNDS11 pts
- REBREEDS11 pts
- REBUILDS11 pts
- REDBIRDS12 pts
- REDHEADS13 pts
- REDOUNDS10 pts
- REDSHANK16 pts
- REDSHIFT15 pts
- REDSHIRT12 pts
- REDSKINS13 pts
- REDSTART9 pts
- REDWOODS13 pts
- REFLOODS12 pts
- REFOUNDS12 pts
- REGRINDS10 pts
- REPLEADS11 pts
- RESCINDS11 pts
- RESOUNDS9 pts
- RESPONDS11 pts
- RETREADS9 pts
- REYNARDS12 pts
- RHIZOIDS21 pts
- RIBBANDS13 pts
- RIMLANDS11 pts
- RIPCORDS13 pts
- ROADBEDS12 pts
- ROADSHOW15 pts
- ROADSIDE10 pts
- ROADSTER9 pts
- ROSEBUDS11 pts
S
- SAGGARDS11 pts
- SANDSHOE12 pts
- SANDSOAP11 pts
- SANDSPUR11 pts
- SAPHEADS14 pts
- SAPWOODS14 pts
- SARCOIDS11 pts
- SATYRIDS12 pts
- SCIURIDS11 pts
- SEABIRDS11 pts
- SEAFOODS12 pts
- SEAWARDS12 pts
- SEAWEEDS12 pts
- SEEDBEDS12 pts
- SEEDPODS12 pts
- SEEDSMAN11 pts
- SEEDSMEN11 pts
- SHOULDST12 pts
- SICKBEDS17 pts
- SIGANIDS10 pts
- SIGMOIDS12 pts
- SILURIDS9 pts
- SKYWARDS19 pts
- SMARAGDS12 pts
- SOAPSUDS11 pts
- SONHOODS12 pts
- SPAROIDS11 pts
- STEROIDS9 pts
- STEWARDS12 pts
- STIPENDS11 pts
- SUBHEADS14 pts
- SUBTENDS11 pts
- SUCCEEDS13 pts
- SUDSIEST9 pts
- SUDSLESS9 pts
- SULPHIDS14 pts
- SUMMANDS13 pts
- SUNBIRDS11 pts
- SUNLANDS9 pts
- SUNWARDS12 pts
- SUSPENDS11 pts
- SYLPHIDS17 pts
- SYRPHIDS17 pts
T
U
W
X
Y
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | buzzards | 29 | 31 |
| 2 | mazzards | 29 | 30 |
| 3 | gizzards | 28 | 29 |
| 4 | waxweeds | 22 | 22 |
| 5 | jaybirds | 21 | 23 |
| 6 | oldsquaw | 21 | 23 |
| 7 | boxwoods | 21 | 22 |
| 8 | midsized | 21 | 22 |
| 9 | weazands | 21 | 22 |
| 10 | hexapods | 21 | 21 |
FAQs
How many 8-letter words contain DS?
502 valid 8-letter English words contain the letters DS in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).