Words Containing BS

Q: How many words contain "BS"?

873 valid English words contain the sequence BS.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing BS?

SUBSPECIALIZING at 31 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing BS?

INTERSUBSTITUTABILITIES — 23 letters.

There are 873 English words that contain the sequence BS. Range: ABS to ZINEBS. The Scrabble® high-scorer is SUBSPECIALIZING at 31 points; the longest is INTERSUBSTITUTABILITIES (23 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 — 873 words containing BS

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10-letter(122)
11-letter(89)
12-letter(65)
13-letter(50)
14-letter(42)
15-letter(24)

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Showing the first 600 of 873 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	subspecializing	31	38
2	substantivizing	30	36
3	subspecialized	30	35
4	subspecializes	29	34
5	substantivized	29	33
6	intersubstitutability	28	33
7	subspecialize	28	33
8	substantivizes	28	32
9	intersubstitutabilities	27	33
10	obsequiousnesses	27	31

What these words mean

subspecializing: Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.
substantivizing: Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.
subspecialized: Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
subspecializes: Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
substantivized: Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
intersubstitutability: Valid 21-letter English word — definition not on file.
subspecialize: Valid 13-letter English word — definition not on file.
substantivizes: Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
intersubstitutabilities: Valid 23-letter English word — definition not on file.
obsequiousnesses: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.

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FAQs

How many words contain "BS"?

873 valid English words contain BS.

Best Scrabble word containing BS?

SUBSPECIALIZING at 31 pts.

Longest word containing BS?

INTERSUBSTITUTABILITIES (23 letters).