Words Containing S

Q: How many words contain "S"?

103,914 valid English words contain the letter S.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing S?

RAZZAMATAZZES at 51 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing S?

ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATES — 28 letters.

There are 103,914 English words that contain the letter S. Range: AAHS to ZYZZYVAS. The Scrabble® high-scorer is RAZZAMATAZZES at 51 points; the longest is ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATES (28 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. The list is ordered alphabetically; use the filter box below to jump to a specific starting letter.

By length — 103,914 words containing S

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Showing the first 600 of 103,914 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	razzamatazzes	51	52
2	razzmatazzes	50	51
3	hypophysectomizing	48	50
4	carboxymethylcelluloses	47	53
5	hypophysectomized	47	47
6	carboxymethylcellulose	46	52
7	phosphoglyceraldehydes	46	47
8	hypophysectomizes	46	46
9	psychophysiologically	45	48
10	phosphoglyceraldehyde	45	46

What these words mean

razzamatazzes: Valid 13-letter English word — definition not on file.
razzmatazzes: Valid 12-letter English word — definition not on file.
hypophysectomizing: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
carboxymethylcelluloses: Valid 23-letter English word — definition not on file.
hypophysectomized: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
carboxymethylcellulose: Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphoglyceraldehydes: Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
hypophysectomizes: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
psychophysiologically: Valid 21-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphoglyceraldehyde: Valid 21-letter English word — definition not on file.

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FAQs

How many words contain "S"?

103,914 valid English words contain S.

Best Scrabble word containing S?

RAZZAMATAZZES at 51 pts.

Longest word containing S?

ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATES (28 letters).