8 Letter Words Containing IS
There are 1,959 8-letter English words that contain IS, from ABATISES to ZOONOSIS. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: JACKFISH (27), QUACKISH (26), QUACKISM (25). Average word length in this list is 8 letters.
Word list
A
- ABATISES10 pts
- ABSCISED13 pts
- ABSCISES12 pts
- ABSCISIN12 pts
- ABSCISSA12 pts
- ACIDOSIS11 pts
- ACROTISM12 pts
- ACTINISM12 pts
- ACTIVISM15 pts
- ACTIVIST13 pts
- ACTORISH13 pts
- ADENITIS9 pts
- ADENOSIS9 pts
- ADIPOSIS11 pts
- ADMONISH14 pts
- ADONISES9 pts
- ADVISEES12 pts
- ADVISERS12 pts
- ADVISING13 pts
- ADVISORS12 pts
- ADVISORY15 pts
- AFGHANIS15 pts
- AGENESIS9 pts
- AGISTING10 pts
- AGONISED10 pts
- AGONISES9 pts
- AGONISTS9 pts
- AGUISHLY15 pts
- AISLEWAY14 pts
- ALARMISM12 pts
- ALARMIST10 pts
- ALBINISM12 pts
- ALFAQUIS20 pts
- ALGORISM11 pts
- ALIENISM10 pts
- ALIENIST8 pts
- ALKALISE12 pts
- ALLELISM10 pts
- ALPHOSIS13 pts
- ALPINISM12 pts
- ALPINIST10 pts
- ALTOISTS8 pts
- ALTRUISM10 pts
- ALTRUIST8 pts
- AMITOSIS10 pts
- AMORISTS10 pts
- AMORTISE10 pts
- ANABASIS10 pts
- ANALYSIS11 pts
- ANEMOSIS10 pts
- ANEURISM10 pts
- ANIMISMS12 pts
- ANIMISTS10 pts
- ANISEEDS9 pts
- ANISETTE8 pts
- ANISOLES8 pts
- ANNALIST8 pts
- ANTHESIS11 pts
- ANTISERA8 pts
- ANTISHIP13 pts
- ANTISKID13 pts
- ANTISLIP10 pts
- ANTISMOG11 pts
- ANTISMUT10 pts
- ANTISNOB10 pts
- ANTISTAT8 pts
- ANURESIS8 pts
- AORISTIC10 pts
- APHORISE13 pts
- APHORISM15 pts
- APHORIST13 pts
- APIARIST10 pts
- APOAPSIS12 pts
- APODOSIS11 pts
- APOMIXIS19 pts
- APPRAISE12 pts
- APPRISED13 pts
- APPRISER12 pts
- APPRISES12 pts
- AQUARIST17 pts
- ARBALIST10 pts
- ARBORIST10 pts
- ARCHAISE13 pts
- ARCHAISM15 pts
- ARCHAIST13 pts
- ARISTATE8 pts
- ARSONIST8 pts
- ARTISANS8 pts
- ARTISTES8 pts
- ARTISTIC10 pts
- ARTISTRY11 pts
- ASSAGAIS9 pts
- ASSEGAIS9 pts
- ASSISTED9 pts
- ASSISTER8 pts
- ASSISTOR8 pts
- ASTERISK12 pts
- ASTERISM10 pts
- ASTONISH11 pts
- ATAVISMS13 pts
- ATAVISTS11 pts
- ATHEISMS13 pts
- ATHEISTS11 pts
- ATOMISED11 pts
- ATOMISER10 pts
- ATOMISES10 pts
- ATOMISMS12 pts
- ATOMISTS10 pts
- ATROPISM12 pts
- ATTICISM12 pts
- ATTICIST10 pts
- AUTECISM12 pts
- AUTISTIC10 pts
- AVIARIST11 pts
- AZOTISED18 pts
- AZOTISES17 pts
B
- BAALISMS12 pts
- BACKLIST16 pts
- BAIRNISH13 pts
- BAKSHISH20 pts
- BALISAUR10 pts
- BALLISTA10 pts
- BANISHED14 pts
- BANISHER13 pts
- BANISHES13 pts
- BANISTER10 pts
- BANJOIST17 pts
- BAPTISED13 pts
- BAPTISES12 pts
- BAPTISIA12 pts
- BAPTISMS14 pts
- BAPTISTS12 pts
- BARTISAN10 pts
- BASENJIS17 pts
- BASILISK14 pts
- BASMATIS12 pts
- BASSISTS10 pts
- BATISTES10 pts
- BEKISSED15 pts
- BEKISSES14 pts
- BEMISTED13 pts
- BENDWISE14 pts
- BENISONS10 pts
- BERBERIS12 pts
- BHISTIES13 pts
- BIBLISTS12 pts
- BIGAMIST13 pts
- BILLFISH16 pts
- BIOLYSIS13 pts
- BISCUITS12 pts
- BISECTED13 pts
- BISECTOR12 pts
- BISEXUAL17 pts
- BISHOPED16 pts
- BISMUTHS15 pts
- BISNAGAS11 pts
- BISTERED11 pts
- BISTORTS10 pts
- BISTOURY13 pts
- BISTROIC12 pts
- BLACKISH19 pts
- BLANDISH14 pts
- BLEAKISH17 pts
- BLIMPISH17 pts
- BLISSFUL13 pts
- BLISSING11 pts
- BLISTERS10 pts
- BLISTERY13 pts
- BLOCKISH19 pts
- BLONDISH14 pts
- BLOWFISH19 pts
- BLUEFISH16 pts
- BOARFISH16 pts
- BOGYISMS16 pts
- BOISERIE10 pts
- BONEFISH16 pts
- BONGOIST11 pts
- BOSSISMS12 pts
- BOTANISE10 pts
- BOTANIST10 pts
- BOTRYTIS13 pts
- BOTULISM12 pts
- BOYARISM15 pts
- BOYISHLY19 pts
- BRACKISH19 pts
- BRAINISH13 pts
- BRAISING11 pts
- BRANDISH14 pts
- BRASSISH13 pts
- BRATTISH13 pts
- BREWISES13 pts
- BRISANCE12 pts
- BRISKEST14 pts
- BRISKETS14 pts
- BRISKING15 pts
- BRISLING11 pts
- BRISTLED11 pts
- BRISTLES10 pts
- BRISTOLS10 pts
- BROADISH14 pts
- BROCOLIS12 pts
- BROGUISH14 pts
- BROMISMS14 pts
- BROWNISH16 pts
- BRUISERS10 pts
- BRUISING11 pts
- BRUTISMS12 pts
- BRUXISMS19 pts
- BUNDISTS11 pts
- BURSITIS10 pts
C
- CABALISM14 pts
- CABALIST12 pts
- CADDISES12 pts
- CAISSONS10 pts
- CALISAYA13 pts
- CAMBISMS16 pts
- CAMBISTS14 pts
- CAMISADE13 pts
- CAMISADO13 pts
- CAMISIAS12 pts
- CAMISOLE12 pts
- CANALISE10 pts
- CANISTER10 pts
- CANNABIS12 pts
- CANOEIST10 pts
- CANONISE10 pts
- CANONIST10 pts
- CARDITIS11 pts
- CASSISES10 pts
- CASTEISM12 pts
- CASUISTS10 pts
- CATHEXIS20 pts
- CAVEFISH19 pts
- CELLISTS10 pts
- CENTESIS10 pts
- CENTRISM12 pts
- CENTRIST10 pts
- CEORLISH13 pts
- CERAMIST12 pts
- CERCISES12 pts
- CHAMISES15 pts
- CHAMISOS15 pts
- CHAPATIS15 pts
- CHARISMA15 pts
- CHARISMS15 pts
- CHARPAIS15 pts
- CHARQUIS22 pts
- CHARTIST13 pts
- CHASTISE13 pts
- CHEAPISH18 pts
- CHEMISES15 pts
- CHEMISMS17 pts
- CHEMISTS15 pts
- CHILDISH17 pts
- CHISELED14 pts
- CHISELER13 pts
- CHRISMAL15 pts
- CHRISMON15 pts
- CHRISOMS15 pts
- CHRISTEN13 pts
- CHRISTIE13 pts
- CHURLISH16 pts
- CHUTISTS13 pts
- CHYMISTS18 pts
- CICISBEI14 pts
- CICISBEO14 pts
- CISLUNAR10 pts
- CISSOIDS11 pts
- CISTERNA10 pts
- CISTERNS10 pts
- CISTRONS10 pts
- CISTUSES10 pts
- CIVICISM17 pts
- CIVILISE13 pts
- CLADISTS11 pts
- CLANNISH13 pts
- CLASSISM12 pts
- CLASSIST10 pts
- CLEMATIS12 pts
- CLERKISH17 pts
- CLEVISES13 pts
- CLIQUISH22 pts
- CLITORIS10 pts
- CLODDISH15 pts
- CLOISTER10 pts
- CLONISMS12 pts
- CLOWNISH16 pts
- CLUBBISH17 pts
- CLUMPISH17 pts
- COALFISH16 pts
- COASSIST10 pts
- COEXISTS17 pts
- COGNISED12 pts
- COGNISES11 pts
- COISTREL10 pts
- COISTRIL10 pts
- COLISEUM12 pts
- COLISTIN10 pts
- COLONISE10 pts
- COLONIST10 pts
- COLORISM12 pts
- COLORIST10 pts
- COLPITIS12 pts
- COMPRISE14 pts
- CONCISER12 pts
- CONIOSIS10 pts
- CONSISTS10 pts
- COPYISTS15 pts
- CORTISOL10 pts
- COSMISMS14 pts
- COSMISTS12 pts
- COULISES10 pts
- COULISSE10 pts
- CRABWISE15 pts
- CRAMOISY15 pts
- CRANKISH17 pts
- CRAWFISH19 pts
- CRAYFISH19 pts
- CREOLISE10 pts
- CRISPATE12 pts
- CRISPENS12 pts
- CRISPERS12 pts
- CRISPEST12 pts
- CRISPIER12 pts
- CRISPILY15 pts
- CRISPING13 pts
- CRISTATE10 pts
- CRONYISM15 pts
- CRUISERS10 pts
- CRUISING11 pts
- CUBISTIC14 pts
- CUISINES10 pts
- CULLISES10 pts
- CULTISMS12 pts
- CULTISTS10 pts
- CUTINISE10 pts
- CYANOSIS13 pts
- CYCLISTS15 pts
- CYCLOSIS15 pts
- CYNICISM17 pts
- CYSTITIS13 pts
- CZARISMS21 pts
- CZARISTS19 pts
D
- DADAISMS12 pts
- DADAISTS10 pts
- DAISHIKI16 pts
- DANDYISH16 pts
- DANDYISM15 pts
- DASHIKIS16 pts
- DEALFISH15 pts
- DEBRUISE11 pts
- DECISION11 pts
- DECISIVE14 pts
- DEHISCED15 pts
- DEHISCES14 pts
- DEIXISES16 pts
- DELISTED10 pts
- DEMISING12 pts
- DEMOLISH14 pts
- DEMONISE11 pts
- DEMONISM13 pts
- DEMONIST11 pts
- DEMOTIST11 pts
- DENTISTS9 pts
- DEPOLISH14 pts
- DERISION9 pts
- DERISIVE12 pts
- DERISORY12 pts
- DERMISES11 pts
- DERRISES9 pts
- DESISTED10 pts
- DESPISED12 pts
- DESPISER11 pts
- DESPISES11 pts
- DEVILISH15 pts
- DEVISALS12 pts
- DEVISEES12 pts
- DEVISERS12 pts
- DEVISING13 pts
- DEVISORS12 pts
- DIALISTS9 pts
- DIALLIST9 pts
- DIALYSIS12 pts
- DIARISTS9 pts
- DIERESIS9 pts
- DIGAMIST12 pts
- DIMERISM13 pts
- DIMINISH14 pts
- DIOECISM13 pts
- DIPLOSIS11 pts
- DISABLED12 pts
- DISABLES11 pts
- DISABUSE11 pts
- DISAGREE10 pts
- DISALLOW12 pts
- DISANNUL9 pts
- DISARMED12 pts
- DISARMER11 pts
- DISARRAY12 pts
- DISASTER9 pts
- DISAVOWS15 pts
- DISBANDS12 pts
- DISBOSOM13 pts
- DISBOUND12 pts
- DISBOWEL14 pts
- DISBURSE11 pts
- DISCANTS11 pts
- DISCARDS12 pts
- DISCASED12 pts
- DISCASES11 pts
- DISCEPTS13 pts
- DISCERNS11 pts
- DISCIPLE13 pts
- DISCLAIM13 pts
- DISCLIKE15 pts
- DISCLOSE11 pts
- DISCOIDS12 pts
- DISCOING12 pts
- DISCOLOR11 pts
- DISCORDS12 pts
- DISCOUNT11 pts
- DISCOVER14 pts
- DISCREET11 pts
- DISCRETE11 pts
- DISCROWN14 pts
- DISCUSES11 pts
- DISDAINS10 pts
- DISEASED10 pts
- DISEASES9 pts
- DISENDOW13 pts
- DISEUSES9 pts
- DISFAVOR15 pts
- DISFROCK18 pts
- DISGORGE11 pts
- DISGRACE12 pts
- DISGUISE10 pts
- DISGUSTS10 pts
- DISHELMS14 pts
- DISHERIT12 pts
- DISHEVEL15 pts
- DISHFULS15 pts
- DISHIEST12 pts
- DISHLIKE16 pts
- DISHONOR12 pts
- DISHPANS14 pts
- DISHRAGS13 pts
- DISHWARE15 pts
- DISINTER9 pts
- DISJECTS18 pts
- DISJOINS16 pts
- DISJOINT16 pts
- DISJUNCT18 pts
- DISKETTE13 pts
- DISKLIKE17 pts
- DISLIKED14 pts
- DISLIKER13 pts
- DISLIKES13 pts
- DISLIMNS11 pts
- DISLODGE11 pts
- DISLOYAL12 pts
- DISMALER11 pts
- DISMALLY14 pts
- DISMASTS11 pts
- DISMAYED15 pts
- DISMOUNT11 pts
- DISOBEYS14 pts
- DISORDER10 pts
- DISOWNED13 pts
- DISPARTS11 pts
- DISPATCH16 pts
- DISPENDS12 pts
- DISPENSE11 pts
- DISPERSE11 pts
- DISPIRIT11 pts
- DISPLACE13 pts
- DISPLANT11 pts
- DISPLAYS14 pts
- DISPLODE12 pts
- DISPLUME13 pts
- DISPORTS11 pts
- DISPOSAL11 pts
- DISPOSED12 pts
- DISPOSER11 pts
- DISPOSES11 pts
- DISPREAD12 pts
- DISPRIZE20 pts
- DISPROOF14 pts
- DISPROVE14 pts
- DISPUTED12 pts
- DISPUTER11 pts
- DISPUTES11 pts
- DISQUIET18 pts
- DISRATED10 pts
- DISRATES9 pts
- DISROBED12 pts
- DISROBER11 pts
- DISROBES11 pts
- DISROOTS9 pts
- DISRUPTS11 pts
- DISSAVED13 pts
- DISSAVES12 pts
- DISSEATS9 pts
- DISSECTS11 pts
- DISSEISE9 pts
- DISSEIZE18 pts
- DISSENTS9 pts
- DISSERTS9 pts
- DISSERVE12 pts
- DISSEVER12 pts
- DISSOLVE12 pts
- DISSUADE10 pts
- DISTAFFS15 pts
- DISTAINS9 pts
- DISTALLY12 pts
- DISTANCE11 pts
- DISTASTE9 pts
- DISTAVES12 pts
- DISTENDS10 pts
- DISTICHS14 pts
- DISTILLS9 pts
- DISTINCT11 pts
- DISTOMES11 pts
- DISTORTS9 pts
- DISTRACT11 pts
- DISTRAIN9 pts
- DISTRAIT9 pts
- DISTRESS9 pts
- DISTRICT11 pts
- DISTRUST9 pts
- DISTURBS11 pts
- DISULFID13 pts
- DISUNION9 pts
- DISUNITE9 pts
- DISUNITY12 pts
- DISUSING10 pts
- DISVALUE12 pts
- DISYOKED17 pts
- DISYOKES16 pts
- DITHEISM14 pts
- DITHEIST12 pts
- DIURESIS9 pts
- DIVINISE12 pts
- DIVISION12 pts
- DIVISIVE15 pts
- DIVISORS12 pts
- DODOISMS12 pts
- DOWDYISH19 pts
- DRAFFISH18 pts
- DREGGISH14 pts
- DRUGGIST11 pts
- DRUIDISM12 pts
- DRUMFISH17 pts
- DUALISMS11 pts
- DUALISTS9 pts
- DUDISHLY16 pts
- DUELISTS9 pts
- DUELLIST9 pts
- DUETTIST9 pts
- DWARFISH18 pts
- DWARFISM17 pts
- DYNAMISM16 pts
- DYNAMIST14 pts
E
- EBONISED11 pts
- EBONISES10 pts
- ECESISES10 pts
- ECHOISMS15 pts
- ECLIPSIS12 pts
- EDGEWISE13 pts
- EFFENDIS15 pts
- EGLOMISE11 pts
- EGOISTIC11 pts
- EGOTISMS11 pts
- EGOTISTS9 pts
- EISWEINS11 pts
- EKISTICS14 pts
- ELEGISED10 pts
- ELEGISES9 pts
- ELEGISTS9 pts
- ELFISHLY17 pts
- ELISIONS8 pts
- ELITISMS10 pts
- ELITISTS8 pts
- ELLIPSIS10 pts
- ELVISHLY17 pts
- EMBOLISM14 pts
- EMISSARY13 pts
- EMISSION10 pts
- EMISSIVE13 pts
- EMPHASIS15 pts
- EMPOISON12 pts
- EMPRISES12 pts
- ENDEMISM13 pts
- ENERGISE9 pts
- ENISLING9 pts
- ENLISTED9 pts
- ENLISTEE8 pts
- ENLISTER8 pts
- ENOSISES8 pts
- ENRAVISH14 pts
- ENTWISTS11 pts
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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 | jackfish | 27 | 29 |
| 2 | quackish | 26 | 27 |
| 3 | quackism | 25 | 28 |
| 4 | jujuisms | 24 | 31 |
| 5 | quippish | 24 | 26 |
| 6 | isozymic | 24 | 25 |
| 7 | quirkish | 24 | 24 |
| 8 | zombiism | 23 | 26 |
| 9 | vanquish | 23 | 25 |
| 10 | phylaxis | 23 | 23 |
FAQs
How many 8-letter words contain IS?
1,959 valid 8-letter English words contain the letters IS 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).