5-letter words ending in S

There are 3,830 five-letter words that end in S in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is ZEZES at 23 points. S starts the most of them, 389, and the average score is 8.6 points.

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These 3,830 words are 30% of all 12,578 five-letter words. A green S in the fifth Wordle slot leaves these 3,830 words as candidates before any other clue. The solver above is already set to 5 letters ending in S, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.

For Wordle, RATES is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 3,830 words.

5-letter words ending in S in numbers

Words
3,830
Highest scoring
ZEZES 23 pts
Average score
8.6 pts
With a definition
2,302 (60%)
Words by first letter
  1. A158
  2. B273
  3. C241
  4. D220
  5. E73
  6. F185
  7. G196
  8. H175
  9. I31
  10. J77
  11. K152
  12. L193
  13. M222
  14. N114
  15. O74
  16. P248
  17. Q16
  18. R178
  19. S389
  20. T254
  21. U21
  22. V73
  23. W146
  24. X3
  25. Y82
  26. Z36

Highest-scoring 5-letter words ending in s

WordScoreLength
zezes235
zaxes215
zexes215
fiqhs205
waqfs205
zacks205
ziffs205
azyms195
jujus195
qophs195

5-letter words ending in S (3,830)

These 300 of the 3,830 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the free JSON API has the full word lists.

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Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words end in S?

3,830, which is 30% of the 12,578 five-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 2,302 of them have a dictionary definition.

What is the best 5 letter word ending in S for Scrabble?

ZEZES scores 23 points before bonus squares. Next come ZAXES (21), ZEXES (21) and FIQHS (20). The average is 8.6 points.

Which letter do most 5 letter words ending in S start with?

S, in 389 of the 3,830 (10%). B follows with 273.

What should I guess in Wordle with an S in the last slot?

RATES. Among the familiar words on this list with five different letters, it uses the letters that appear in the most of these 3,830 words, so one guess tests a big share of the candidates.

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