8 Letter Words Containing SS
There are 1,012 8-letter English words that contain SS, from ABBESSES to ZONELESS. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: FOZINESS (20), HAZINESS (20), JOKINESS (19). The longest entry here is ABBESSES at 8 letters.
Word list
A
- ABBESSES12 pts
- ABSCISSA12 pts
- ACCESSED13 pts
- ACCESSES12 pts
- ACHINESS13 pts
- ACIDNESS11 pts
- ACTRESSY13 pts
- AGEDNESS10 pts
- AIRINESS8 pts
- ALYSSUMS13 pts
- AMASSERS10 pts
- AMASSING11 pts
- ANTIBOSS10 pts
- ARCHNESS13 pts
- ARIDNESS9 pts
- ARTINESS8 pts
- ASHINESS11 pts
- ASSAGAIS9 pts
- ASSAILED9 pts
- ASSAILER8 pts
- ASSASSIN8 pts
- ASSAULTS8 pts
- ASSAYERS11 pts
- ASSAYING12 pts
- ASSEGAIS9 pts
- ASSEMBLE12 pts
- ASSEMBLY15 pts
- ASSENTED9 pts
- ASSENTER8 pts
- ASSENTOR8 pts
- ASSERTED9 pts
- ASSERTER8 pts
- ASSERTOR8 pts
- ASSESSED9 pts
- ASSESSES8 pts
- ASSESSOR8 pts
- ASSHOLES11 pts
- ASSIGNAT9 pts
- ASSIGNED10 pts
- ASSIGNEE9 pts
- ASSIGNER9 pts
- ASSIGNOR9 pts
- ASSISTED9 pts
- ASSISTER8 pts
- ASSISTOR8 pts
- ASSOILED9 pts
- ASSONANT8 pts
- ASSORTED9 pts
- ASSORTER8 pts
- ASSUAGED10 pts
- ASSUAGES9 pts
- ASSUMERS10 pts
- ASSUMING11 pts
- ASSUREDS9 pts
- ASSURERS8 pts
- ASSURING9 pts
- ASSURORS8 pts
- ASSWAGED13 pts
- ASSWAGES12 pts
- AVGASSES12 pts
- AVIDNESS12 pts
- AWAYNESS14 pts
B
- BABASSUS12 pts
- BACKLESS16 pts
- BADASSED12 pts
- BADASSES11 pts
- BAGASSES11 pts
- BALDNESS11 pts
- BARBLESS12 pts
- BARENESS10 pts
- BARKLESS14 pts
- BARONESS10 pts
- BASELESS10 pts
- BASENESS10 pts
- BASSETED11 pts
- BASSETTS10 pts
- BASSINET10 pts
- BASSISTS10 pts
- BASSNESS10 pts
- BASSOONS10 pts
- BASSWOOD14 pts
- BATHLESS13 pts
- BEAKLESS14 pts
- BEAMLESS12 pts
- BEATLESS10 pts
- BEEFLESS13 pts
- BEKISSED15 pts
- BEKISSES14 pts
- BELTLESS10 pts
- BIASNESS10 pts
- BIASSING11 pts
- BIOASSAY13 pts
- BLESSERS10 pts
- BLESSING11 pts
- BLISSFUL13 pts
- BLISSING11 pts
- BLOSSOMS12 pts
- BLOSSOMY15 pts
- BLOTLESS10 pts
- BLUENESS10 pts
- BODILESS11 pts
- BOLDNESS11 pts
- BONELESS10 pts
- BONINESS10 pts
- BOOTLESS10 pts
- BOSSDOMS13 pts
- BOSSIEST10 pts
- BOSSISMS12 pts
- BOXINESS17 pts
- BRASSAGE11 pts
- BRASSARD11 pts
- BRASSART10 pts
- BRASSICA12 pts
- BRASSIER10 pts
- BRASSIES10 pts
- BRASSILY13 pts
- BRASSING11 pts
- BRASSISH13 pts
- BRIMLESS12 pts
- BROWLESS13 pts
- BUSHLESS13 pts
- BUSINESS10 pts
- BUSSINGS11 pts
- BUSYNESS13 pts
- BUTTRESS10 pts
- BYPASSED16 pts
- BYPASSES15 pts
- BYSSUSES13 pts
C
- CAGINESS11 pts
- CAISSONS10 pts
- CALMNESS12 pts
- CAMASSES12 pts
- CANONESS10 pts
- CARASSOW13 pts
- CARELESS10 pts
- CARESSED11 pts
- CARESSER10 pts
- CARESSES10 pts
- CASHLESS13 pts
- CASSABAS12 pts
- CASSATAS10 pts
- CASSAVAS13 pts
- CASSETTE10 pts
- CASSINOS10 pts
- CASSISES10 pts
- CASSOCKS16 pts
- CATERESS10 pts
- CESSIONS10 pts
- CESSPITS12 pts
- CESSPOOL12 pts
- CHADLESS14 pts
- CHASSEUR13 pts
- CHAUSSES13 pts
- CHESSMAN15 pts
- CHESSMEN15 pts
- CHICNESS15 pts
- CHINLESS13 pts
- CISSOIDS11 pts
- CLASSERS10 pts
- CLASSICO12 pts
- CLASSICS12 pts
- CLASSIER10 pts
- CLASSIFY16 pts
- CLASSILY13 pts
- CLASSING11 pts
- CLASSISM12 pts
- CLASSIST10 pts
- CLAWLESS13 pts
- CLUELESS10 pts
- COALLESS10 pts
- COASSIST10 pts
- COASSUME12 pts
- COATLESS10 pts
- CODELESS11 pts
- COLDNESS11 pts
- COLESSEE10 pts
- COLESSOR10 pts
- COLOSSAL10 pts
- COLOSSUS10 pts
- COMPRESS14 pts
- CONGRESS11 pts
- COOKLESS14 pts
- COOLNESS10 pts
- CORDLESS11 pts
- CORELESS10 pts
- COSINESS10 pts
- COSSACKS16 pts
- COSSETED11 pts
- COSTLESS10 pts
- COULISSE10 pts
- COUNTESS10 pts
- COZINESS19 pts
- CRASSEST10 pts
- CRESSETS10 pts
- CREVASSE13 pts
- CREWLESS13 pts
- CROPLESS12 pts
- CROSSARM12 pts
- CROSSBAR12 pts
- CROSSBOW15 pts
- CROSSCUT12 pts
- CROSSERS10 pts
- CROSSEST10 pts
- CROSSING11 pts
- CROSSLET10 pts
- CROSSTIE10 pts
- CROSSWAY16 pts
- CUFFLESS16 pts
- CURASSOW13 pts
- CURELESS10 pts
- CURTNESS10 pts
- CUSSEDLY14 pts
- CUSSWORD14 pts
- CUTENESS10 pts
- CUTGRASS11 pts
D
- DAFTNESS12 pts
- DAMPNESS13 pts
- DANKNESS13 pts
- DARKNESS13 pts
- DATELESS9 pts
- DEADNESS10 pts
- DEAFNESS12 pts
- DEARNESS9 pts
- DEBTLESS11 pts
- DECLASSE11 pts
- DEEDLESS10 pts
- DEEPNESS11 pts
- DEFTNESS12 pts
- DEGASSED11 pts
- DEGASSER10 pts
- DEGASSES10 pts
- DEMONESS11 pts
- DESSERTS9 pts
- DETASSEL9 pts
- DEWINESS12 pts
- DIRENESS9 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
- DISTRESS9 pts
- DONENESS9 pts
- DOORLESS9 pts
- DOPINESS11 pts
- DOSSERET9 pts
- DOSSIERS9 pts
- DOURNESS9 pts
- DOZINESS18 pts
- DRABNESS11 pts
- DRESSAGE10 pts
- DRESSERS9 pts
- DRESSIER9 pts
- DRESSILY12 pts
- DRESSING10 pts
- DRIPLESS11 pts
- DROSSIER9 pts
- DRUIDESS10 pts
- DUCTLESS11 pts
- DULLNESS9 pts
- DUMBNESS13 pts
- DURESSES9 pts
- DUSTLESS9 pts
E
- EASINESS8 pts
- ECHOLESS13 pts
- EDGELESS10 pts
- EDGINESS10 pts
- EDITRESS9 pts
- EELGRASS9 pts
- EERINESS8 pts
- EGRESSED10 pts
- EGRESSES9 pts
- EMBOSSED13 pts
- EMBOSSER12 pts
- EMBOSSES12 pts
- EMISSARY13 pts
- EMISSION10 pts
- EMISSIVE13 pts
- ESPRESSO10 pts
- ESSAYERS11 pts
- ESSAYING12 pts
- ESSAYIST11 pts
- ESSENCES10 pts
- ESSONITE8 pts
- EVENNESS11 pts
- EVILNESS11 pts
- EXCESSED18 pts
- EXCESSES17 pts
- EXITLESS15 pts
- EXPRESSO17 pts
- EYEDNESS12 pts
- EYEGLASS12 pts
F
- FACELESS13 pts
- FADELESS12 pts
- FAIRNESS11 pts
- FAMELESS13 pts
- FANGLESS12 pts
- FASTNESS11 pts
- FEARLESS11 pts
- FECKLESS17 pts
- FEETLESS11 pts
- FELLNESS11 pts
- FERNLESS11 pts
- FESSWISE14 pts
- FINENESS11 pts
- FINESSED12 pts
- FINESSES11 pts
- FIRELESS11 pts
- FIRMNESS13 pts
- FISHLESS14 pts
- FISSIONS11 pts
- FISSIPED14 pts
- FISSURED12 pts
- FISSURES11 pts
- FLAGLESS12 pts
- FLAPLESS13 pts
- FLATNESS11 pts
- FLAWLESS14 pts
- FLOSSIER11 pts
- FLOSSIES11 pts
- FLOSSILY14 pts
- FLOSSING12 pts
- FOAMLESS13 pts
- FOCUSSED14 pts
- FOCUSSES13 pts
- FONDNESS12 pts
- FOODLESS12 pts
- FOOTLESS11 pts
- FORDLESS12 pts
- FORKLESS15 pts
- FORMLESS13 pts
- FORTRESS11 pts
- FOSSETTE11 pts
- FOSSICKS17 pts
- FOULNESS11 pts
- FOXINESS18 pts
- FOZINESS20 pts
- FREENESS11 pts
- FRETLESS11 pts
- FRISSONS11 pts
- FULLNESS11 pts
- FUMELESS13 pts
- FUSELESS11 pts
- FUSSIEST11 pts
- FUSSPOTS13 pts
G
- GAINLESS9 pts
- GALLEASS9 pts
- GALLIASS9 pts
- GAMENESS11 pts
- GAMINESS11 pts
- GARBLESS11 pts
- GASSIEST9 pts
- GASSINGS10 pts
- GASTNESS9 pts
- GATELESS9 pts
- GEARLESS9 pts
- GIANTESS9 pts
- GIFTLESS12 pts
- GLADNESS10 pts
- GLASSFUL12 pts
- GLASSIER9 pts
- GLASSIES9 pts
- GLASSILY12 pts
- GLASSINE9 pts
- GLASSING10 pts
- GLASSMAN11 pts
- GLASSMEN11 pts
- GLEGNESS10 pts
- GLIBNESS11 pts
- GLISSADE10 pts
- GLOSSARY12 pts
- GLOSSEME11 pts
- GLOSSERS9 pts
- GLOSSIER9 pts
- GLOSSIES9 pts
- GLOSSILY12 pts
- GLOSSINA9 pts
- GLOSSING10 pts
- GLUMNESS11 pts
- GNEISSES9 pts
- GNEISSIC11 pts
- GOALLESS9 pts
- GONENESS9 pts
- GOODNESS10 pts
- GORINESS9 pts
- GORMLESS11 pts
- GOSSAMER11 pts
- GOSSIPED12 pts
- GOSSIPER11 pts
- GOSSIPRY14 pts
- GOSSOONS9 pts
- GOSSYPOL14 pts
- GRASSIER9 pts
- GRASSILY12 pts
- GRASSING10 pts
- GRAYNESS12 pts
- GREYNESS12 pts
- GRIMNESS11 pts
- GROSSERS9 pts
- GROSSEST9 pts
- GROSSING10 pts
- GUESSERS9 pts
- GUESSING10 pts
- GUSSETED10 pts
- GUSSYING13 pts
- GUSTLESS9 pts
H
- HAIRLESS11 pts
- HALENESS11 pts
- HALFNESS14 pts
- HALTLESS11 pts
- HANDLESS12 pts
- HARASSED12 pts
- HARASSER11 pts
- HARASSES11 pts
- HARDNESS12 pts
- HARMLESS13 pts
- HASSLING12 pts
- HASSOCKS17 pts
- HAZINESS20 pts
- HEADLESS12 pts
- HEATLESS11 pts
- HEEDLESS12 pts
- HEELLESS11 pts
- HEIRLESS11 pts
- HELMLESS13 pts
- HELPLESS13 pts
- HERBLESS13 pts
- HESSIANS11 pts
- HESSITES11 pts
- HIDELESS12 pts
- HIGHNESS15 pts
- HILTLESS11 pts
- HISSINGS12 pts
- HIVELESS14 pts
- HOCUSSED14 pts
- HOCUSSES13 pts
- HOKINESS15 pts
- HOLELESS11 pts
- HOLINESS11 pts
- HOMELESS13 pts
- HOMINESS13 pts
- HOODLESS12 pts
- HOOFLESS14 pts
- HOOKLESS15 pts
- HOOPLESS13 pts
- HOPELESS13 pts
- HORNLESS11 pts
- HOTPRESS13 pts
- HUGENESS12 pts
- HUMPLESS15 pts
- HUNTRESS11 pts
- HURTLESS11 pts
- HYMNLESS16 pts
I
J
K
L
- LACELESS10 pts
- LACINESS10 pts
- LACROSSE10 pts
- LAMENESS10 pts
- LANDLESS9 pts
- LANDMASS11 pts
- LANKNESS12 pts
- LARGESSE9 pts
- LASSOERS8 pts
- LASSOING9 pts
- LATENESS8 pts
- LAZINESS17 pts
- LEADLESS9 pts
- LEAFLESS11 pts
- LEAKLESS12 pts
- LEANNESS8 pts
- LENSLESS8 pts
- LESSENED9 pts
- LESSONED9 pts
- LEWDNESS12 pts
- LEWISSON11 pts
- LIFELESS11 pts
- LIKENESS12 pts
- LIMBLESS12 pts
- LIMELESS10 pts
- LIMINESS10 pts
- LIMPNESS12 pts
- LINELESS8 pts
- LINTLESS8 pts
- LISSOMLY13 pts
- LISTLESS8 pts
- LIVENESS11 pts
- LOAMLESS10 pts
- LOESSIAL8 pts
- LOFTLESS11 pts
- LOGINESS9 pts
- LONENESS8 pts
- LONGNESS9 pts
- LORDLESS9 pts
- LORNNESS8 pts
- LOSTNESS8 pts
- LOUDNESS9 pts
- LOVELESS11 pts
- LUCKLESS14 pts
- LUSHNESS11 pts
M
- MAILLESS10 pts
- MALENESS10 pts
- MANELESS10 pts
- MANTISSA10 pts
- MARQUESS19 pts
- MASSACRE12 pts
- MASSAGED12 pts
- MASSAGER11 pts
- MASSAGES11 pts
- MASSCULT12 pts
- MASSEDLY14 pts
- MASSETER10 pts
- MASSEURS10 pts
- MASSEUSE10 pts
- MASSICOT12 pts
- MASSIEST10 pts
- MASSLESS10 pts
- MASTLESS10 pts
- MATELESS10 pts
- MATINESS10 pts
- MATTRASS10 pts
- MATTRESS10 pts
- MAYORESS13 pts
- MAZINESS19 pts
- MEALLESS10 pts
- MEANNESS10 pts
- MEATLESS10 pts
- MEEKNESS14 pts
- MEETNESS10 pts
- MEGASSES11 pts
- MESSAGED12 pts
- MESSAGES11 pts
- MESSIAHS13 pts
- MESSIEST10 pts
- MESSMATE12 pts
- MESSUAGE11 pts
- METISSES10 pts
- MILDNESS11 pts
- MINDLESS11 pts
- MIRINESS10 pts
- MISASSAY13 pts
- MISCLASS12 pts
- MISGUESS11 pts
- MISSABLE12 pts
- MISSEATS10 pts
- MISSENDS11 pts
- MISSENSE10 pts
- MISSHAPE15 pts
- MISSILES10 pts
- MISSILRY13 pts
- MISSIONS10 pts
- MISSISES10 pts
- MISSIVES13 pts
- MISSORTS10 pts
- MISSOUND11 pts
- MISSOUTS10 pts
- MISSPACE14 pts
- MISSPEAK16 pts
- MISSPELL12 pts
- MISSPELT12 pts
- MISSPEND13 pts
- MISSPENT12 pts
- MISSPOKE16 pts
- MISSTART10 pts
- MISSTATE10 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 | foziness | 20 | 21 |
| 2 | haziness | 20 | 20 |
| 3 | jokiness | 19 | 22 |
| 4 | coziness | 19 | 21 |
| 5 | marquess | 19 | 21 |
| 6 | maziness | 19 | 21 |
| 7 | jussives | 18 | 22 |
| 8 | mossback | 18 | 21 |
| 9 | doziness | 18 | 19 |
| 10 | excessed | 18 | 19 |
FAQs
How many 8-letter words contain SS?
1,012 valid 8-letter English words contain the letters SS 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).