Words Containing IS

Q: How many words contain "IS"?

15,277 valid English words contain the sequence IS.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing IS?

HEMIDEMISEMIQUAVERS at 41 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing IS?

INDISTINGUISHABLENESSES — 23 letters.

There are 15,277 English words that contain the sequence IS. Range: AALIIS to ZYMOSIS. The Scrabble® high-scorer is HEMIDEMISEMIQUAVERS at 41 points; the longest is INDISTINGUISHABLENESSES (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 — 15,277 words containing IS

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Showing the first 600 of 15,277 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	hemidemisemiquavers	41	45
2	psychopharmacologists	41	45
3	keratoconjunctivitises	40	48
4	hemidemisemiquaver	40	44
5	psychopharmacologist	40	44
6	chemoprophylaxis	40	42
7	hyperparathyroidisms	39	38
8	keratoconjunctivitis	38	46
9	immunocytochemistry	38	42
10	antischizophrenic	38	41

What these words mean

hemidemisemiquavers: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
psychopharmacologists: Valid 21-letter English word — definition not on file.
keratoconjunctivitises: Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
hemidemisemiquaver: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
psychopharmacologist: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
chemoprophylaxis: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
hyperparathyroidisms: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
keratoconjunctivitis: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
immunocytochemistry: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
antischizophrenic: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.

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FAQs

How many words contain "IS"?

15,277 valid English words contain IS.

Best Scrabble word containing IS?

HEMIDEMISEMIQUAVERS at 41 pts.

Longest word containing IS?

INDISTINGUISHABLENESSES (23 letters).