8 Letter Words Containing IS
There are 1,959 8-letter English words that contain IS. The highest scorer in Scrabble® is JACKFISH at 27 points.
Word list
A
- abatises10
- abscised13
- abscises12
- abscisin12
- abscissa12
- acidosis11
- acrotism12
- actinism12
- activism15
- activist13
- actorish13
- adenitis9
- adenosis9
- adiposis11
- admonish14
- adonises9
- advisees12
- advisers12
- advising13
- advisors12
- advisory15
- afghanis15
- agenesis9
- agisting10
- agonised10
- agonises9
- agonists9
- aguishly15
- aisleway14
- alarmism12
- alarmist10
- albinism12
- alfaquis20
- algorism11
- alienism10
- alienist8
- alkalise12
- allelism10
- alphosis13
- alpinism12
- alpinist10
- altoists8
- altruism10
- altruist8
- amitosis10
- amorists10
- amortise10
- anabasis10
- analysis11
- anemosis10
- aneurism10
- animisms12
- animists10
- aniseeds9
- anisette8
- anisoles8
- annalist8
- anthesis11
- antisera8
- antiship13
- antiskid13
- antislip10
- antismog11
- antismut10
- antisnob10
- antistat8
- anuresis8
- aoristic10
- aphorise13
- aphorism15
- aphorist13
- apiarist10
- apoapsis12
- apodosis11
- apomixis19
- appraise12
- apprised13
- appriser12
- apprises12
- aquarist17
- arbalist10
- arborist10
- archaise13
- archaism15
- archaist13
- aristate8
- arsonist8
- artisans8
- artistes8
- artistic10
- artistry11
- assagais9
- assegais9
- assisted9
- assister8
- assistor8
- asterisk12
- asterism10
- astonish11
- atavisms13
- atavists11
- atheisms13
- atheists11
- atomised11
- atomiser10
- atomises10
- atomisms12
- atomists10
- atropism12
- atticism12
- atticist10
- autecism12
- autistic10
- aviarist11
- azotised18
- azotises17
B
- baalisms12
- backlist16
- bairnish13
- bakshish20
- balisaur10
- ballista10
- banished14
- banisher13
- banishes13
- banister10
- banjoist17
- baptised13
- baptises12
- baptisia12
- baptisms14
- baptists12
- bartisan10
- basenjis17
- basilisk14
- basmatis12
- bassists10
- batistes10
- bekissed15
- bekisses14
- bemisted13
- bendwise14
- benisons10
- berberis12
- bhisties13
- biblists12
- bigamist13
- billfish16
- biolysis13
- biscuits12
- bisected13
- bisector12
- bisexual17
- bishoped16
- bismuths15
- bisnagas11
- bistered11
- bistorts10
- bistoury13
- bistroic12
- blackish19
- blandish14
- bleakish17
- blimpish17
- blissful13
- blissing11
- blisters10
- blistery13
- blockish19
- blondish14
- blowfish19
- bluefish16
- boarfish16
- bogyisms16
- boiserie10
- bonefish16
- bongoist11
- bossisms12
- botanise10
- botanist10
- botrytis13
- botulism12
- boyarism15
- boyishly19
- brackish19
- brainish13
- braising11
- brandish14
- brassish13
- brattish13
- brewises13
- brisance12
- briskest14
- briskets14
- brisking15
- brisling11
- bristled11
- bristles10
- bristols10
- broadish14
- brocolis12
- broguish14
- bromisms14
- brownish16
- bruisers10
- bruising11
- brutisms12
- bruxisms19
- bundists11
- bursitis10
C
- cabalism14
- cabalist12
- caddises12
- caissons10
- calisaya13
- cambisms16
- cambists14
- camisade13
- camisado13
- camisias12
- camisole12
- canalise10
- canister10
- cannabis12
- canoeist10
- canonise10
- canonist10
- carditis11
- cassises10
- casteism12
- casuists10
- cathexis20
- cavefish19
- cellists10
- centesis10
- centrism12
- centrist10
- ceorlish13
- ceramist12
- cercises12
- chamises15
- chamisos15
- chapatis15
- charisma15
- charisms15
- charpais15
- charquis22
- chartist13
- chastise13
- cheapish18
- chemises15
- chemisms17
- chemists15
- childish17
- chiseled14
- chiseler13
- chrismal15
- chrismon15
- chrisoms15
- christen13
- christie13
- churlish16
- chutists13
- chymists18
- cicisbei14
- cicisbeo14
- cislunar10
- cissoids11
- cisterna10
- cisterns10
- cistrons10
- cistuses10
- civicism17
- civilise13
- cladists11
- clannish13
- classism12
- classist10
- clematis12
- clerkish17
- clevises13
- cliquish22
- clitoris10
- cloddish15
- cloister10
- clonisms12
- clownish16
- clubbish17
- clumpish17
- coalfish16
- coassist10
- coexists17
- cognised12
- cognises11
- coistrel10
- coistril10
- coliseum12
- colistin10
- colonise10
- colonist10
- colorism12
- colorist10
- colpitis12
- comprise14
- conciser12
- coniosis10
- consists10
- copyists15
- cortisol10
- cosmisms14
- cosmists12
- coulises10
- coulisse10
- crabwise15
- cramoisy15
- crankish17
- crawfish19
- crayfish19
- creolise10
- crispate12
- crispens12
- crispers12
- crispest12
- crispier12
- crispily15
- crisping13
- cristate10
- cronyism15
- cruisers10
- cruising11
- cubistic14
- cuisines10
- cullises10
- cultisms12
- cultists10
- cutinise10
- cyanosis13
- cyclists15
- cyclosis15
- cynicism17
- cystitis13
- czarisms21
- czarists19
D
- dadaisms12
- dadaists10
- daishiki16
- dandyish16
- dandyism15
- dashikis16
- dealfish15
- debruise11
- decision11
- decisive14
- dehisced15
- dehisces14
- deixises16
- delisted10
- demising12
- demolish14
- demonise11
- demonism13
- demonist11
- demotist11
- dentists9
- depolish14
- derision9
- derisive12
- derisory12
- dermises11
- derrises9
- desisted10
- despised12
- despiser11
- despises11
- devilish15
- devisals12
- devisees12
- devisers12
- devising13
- devisors12
- dialists9
- diallist9
- dialysis12
- diarists9
- dieresis9
- digamist12
- dimerism13
- diminish14
- dioecism13
- diplosis11
- disabled12
- disables11
- disabuse11
- disagree10
- disallow12
- disannul9
- disarmed12
- disarmer11
- disarray12
- disaster9
- disavows15
- disbands12
- disbosom13
- disbound12
- disbowel14
- disburse11
- discants11
- discards12
- discased12
- discases11
- discepts13
- discerns11
- disciple13
- disclaim13
- disclike15
- disclose11
- discoids12
- discoing12
- discolor11
- discords12
- discount11
- discover14
- discreet11
- discrete11
- discrown14
- discuses11
- disdains10
- diseased10
- diseases9
- disendow13
- diseuses9
- disfavor15
- disfrock18
- disgorge11
- disgrace12
- disguise10
- disgusts10
- dishelms14
- disherit12
- dishevel15
- dishfuls15
- dishiest12
- dishlike16
- dishonor12
- dishpans14
- dishrags13
- dishware15
- disinter9
- disjects18
- disjoins16
- disjoint16
- disjunct18
- diskette13
- disklike17
- disliked14
- disliker13
- dislikes13
- dislimns11
- dislodge11
- disloyal12
- dismaler11
- dismally14
- dismasts11
- dismayed15
- dismount11
- disobeys14
- disorder10
- disowned13
- disparts11
- dispatch16
- dispends12
- dispense11
- disperse11
- dispirit11
- displace13
- displant11
- displays14
- displode12
- displume13
- disports11
- disposal11
- disposed12
- disposer11
- disposes11
- dispread12
- disprize20
- disproof14
- disprove14
- disputed12
- disputer11
- disputes11
- disquiet18
- disrated10
- disrates9
- disrobed12
- disrober11
- disrobes11
- disroots9
- disrupts11
- dissaved13
- dissaves12
- disseats9
- dissects11
- disseise9
- disseize18
- dissents9
- disserts9
- disserve12
- dissever12
- dissolve12
- dissuade10
- distaffs15
- distains9
- distally12
- distance11
- distaste9
- distaves12
- distends10
- distichs14
- distills9
- distinct11
- distomes11
- distorts9
- distract11
- distrain9
- distrait9
- distress9
- district11
- distrust9
- disturbs11
- disulfid13
- disunion9
- disunite9
- disunity12
- disusing10
- disvalue12
- disyoked17
- disyokes16
- ditheism14
- ditheist12
- diuresis9
- divinise12
- division12
- divisive15
- divisors12
- dodoisms12
- dowdyish19
- draffish18
- dreggish14
- druggist11
- druidism12
- drumfish17
- dualisms11
- dualists9
- dudishly16
- duelists9
- duellist9
- duettist9
- dwarfish18
- dwarfism17
- dynamism16
- dynamist14
E
- ebonised11
- ebonises10
- ecesises10
- echoisms15
- eclipsis12
- edgewise13
- effendis15
- eglomise11
- egoistic11
- egotisms11
- egotists9
- eisweins11
- ekistics14
- elegised10
- elegises9
- elegists9
- elfishly17
- elisions8
- elitisms10
- elitists8
- ellipsis10
- elvishly17
- embolism14
- emissary13
- emission10
- emissive13
- emphasis15
- empoison12
- emprises12
- endemism13
- energise9
- enisling9
- enlisted9
- enlistee8
- enlister8
- enosises8
- enravish14
- entwists11
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Highest-scoring word in this list
The single highest-scoring word here in Scrabble® is jackfish at 27 points (letters only, before board bonuses).
FAQs
How many 8-letter words contain IS?
1,959 valid 8-letter English words contain the letters IS.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Every word here comes from a standard English dictionary. UK Scrabble (Collins/SOWPODS) accepts all of them; a handful may not be legal in the North American TWL word list.