Verified pattern list
4 Letter Words With S
This verified list contains 892 CORE words with S, plus 215 entries in the broader extended tier.
S · anywhere
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Useful words
12 deterministic CORE selections
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What the S list contains
Where S appears
Vowels per word
- 0 vowels11 words
- 1 vowel685 words
- 2 vowels195 words
- 3 vowels1 words
Repeated letters
17%
148 of 892 CORE words repeat at least one letter.
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4 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns
Explore useful two-letter patterns related to S. Each card opens a matching list or a prefilled 4-letter Finder search.
4 Letter Words With adjacent AS56 CORE · 22 extendedalas, asks, base, bash4 Letter Words With adjacent BS40 CORE · 7 extendedbibs, bobs, cabs, cobs4 Letter Words With adjacent CS13 CORE · 1 extendedarcs, sacs, sics, secs4 Letter Words With adjacent DS39 CORE · 8 extendedadds, aids, beds, bids4 Letter Words With adjacent ES69 CORE · 16 extendedaces, ages, ales, apes4 Letter Words With adjacent FS4 CORE · 4 extendedoafs, offs, refs, effs4 Letter Words With adjacent GS44 CORE · 10 extendedbags, begs, bogs, bugs4 Letter Words With adjacent HS1 CORE · 4 extendedoohs4 Letter Words With adjacent IS37 CORE · 18 extendedaxis, dais, disc, dish4 Letter Words With adjacent KS12 CORE · 3 extendedarks, asks, elks, inks4 Letter Words With adjacent LS17 CORE · 9 extendedails, also, eels, else4 Letter Words With adjacent MS33 CORE · 6 extendedaims, alms, arms, bums4 Letter Words With adjacent NS47 CORE · 7 extendedbans, bins, buns, cans4 Letter Words With adjacent OS44 CORE · 10 extendedboos, boss, coos, cost4 Letter Words With adjacent PS52 CORE · 5 extendedamps, caps, cops, cups4 Letter Words With adjacent RS22 CORE · 7 extendedairs, bars, cars, ears4 Letter Words With adjacent SA30 CORE · 5 extendedsack, sacs, safe, saga4 Letter Words With adjacent SC11 CORE · 6 extendeddisc, scab, scan, scar4 Letter Words With adjacent SE48 CORE · 12 extendedbase, case, dose, ease4 Letter Words With adjacent SH52 CORE · 10 extendedbash, bush, cash, dash4 Letter Words With adjacent SI24 CORE · 7 extendedsick, sics, side, sift4 Letter Words With adjacent SK22 CORE · 7 extendedasks, bask, cask, desk4 Letter Words With adjacent SL25 CORE · 1 extendedisle, slab, slag, slam4 Letter Words With adjacent SM4 CORE · 1 extendedsmog, smug, smut, isms4 Letter Words With adjacent SN10 CORE · 0 extendedsnag, snap, snip, snob4 Letter Words With adjacent SO34 CORE · 11 extendedalso, soak, soap, soar4 Letter Words With adjacent SP27 CORE · 1 extendedgasp, lisp, rasp, span4 Letter Words With adjacent SR0 CORE · 1 extended4 Letter Words With adjacent SS26 CORE · 7 extendedbass, boss, fuss, hiss4 Letter Words With adjacent ST57 CORE · 10 extendedbest, bust, cast, cost4 Letter Words With adjacent SU19 CORE · 5 extendedsubs, such, suck, suds4 Letter Words With adjacent SW12 CORE · 1 extendedswab, swam, swan, swap4 Letter Words With adjacent SY6 CORE · 1 extendedbusy, easy, nosy, posy4 Letter Words With adjacent TS57 CORE · 10 extendedacts, ants, arts, bats4 Letter Words With adjacent US48 CORE · 7 extendedanus, bush, bust, busy4 Letter Words With adjacent VS3 CORE · 1 extendedrevs, guvs, lavs4 Letter Words With adjacent WS24 CORE · 6 extendedbows, caws, cows, hews4 Letter Words With adjacent YS24 CORE · 5 extendedbays, boys, buys, cyst
Pattern guide
How to use 4-letter words with S
The CORE list contains 892 4-letter words with S in at least one position. Unlike a fixed tile, this preset does not assume where the letter appears.
Contains keeps required letters anywhere in the word. Sequence pattern is stricter: AR requires adjacent letters, A_R allows one intervening letter, and A__R allows two. The broader tier adds 215 extended entries.
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Questions about this word list
How many 4-letter words contain S?
This verified set contains 892 CORE words and 215 extended words, for 1107 total matches.
What is the average Scrabble score for this S group?
The 892 CORE words average 6.7 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.
Do these S words often repeat letters?
148 of 892 CORE words repeat at least one letter.