9 Letter Words Containing S

There are 16,043 9-letter English words that contain S, from AARDVARKS to ZYMURGIES. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: SHOWBIZZY (38), JAZZINESS (34), BUZZWORDS (33). Roughly 6% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.

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Showing the first 600 of 16,043 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

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	showbizzy	38	37
2	jazziness	34	37
3	buzzwords	33	35
4	schnozzle	32	34
5	schnozzes	32	33
6	schizzier	32	32
7	bemuzzles	31	35
8	embezzles	31	34
9	swizzling	31	34
10	bedazzles	30	32

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How many 9-letter words contain S?

16,043 valid 9-letter English words contain the letters S 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).

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Top 10 highest-scoring words

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