Verified pattern list
5 Letter Words With S
This verified list contains 2450 CORE words with S, plus 737 entries in the broader extended tier.
S · anywhere
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12 deterministic CORE selections
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What the S list contains
Where S appears
Vowels per word
- 0 vowels11 words
- 1 vowel1161 words
- 2 vowels1200 words
- 3 vowels78 words
Repeated letters
32%
778 of 2450 CORE words repeat at least one letter.
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5 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns
Explore useful two-letter patterns related to S. Each card opens a complete list when available or continues with the matching Finder search.
5 Letter Words With adjacent AS166 CORE · 93 extendedalias, amass, areas, arias5 Letter Words With adjacent BS42 CORE · 9 extendedbarbs, blabs, blobs, bombs5 Letter Words With adjacent CS10 CORE · 5 extendedblocs, discs, epics, zincs5 Letter Words With adjacent DS104 CORE · 19 extendedacids, balds, bands, bards5 Letter Words With adjacent ES396 CORE · 103 extendedaches, acres, aides, ashes5 Letter Words With adjacent FS45 CORE · 11 extendedbeefs, buffs, chefs, clefs5 Letter Words With adjacent GS65 CORE · 11 extendedangst, bangs, blogs, brags5 Letter Words With adjacent HS18 CORE · 15 extendedbaths, highs, moths, myths5 Letter Words With adjacent IS98 CORE · 61 extendedaisle, amiss, arise, basis5 Letter Words With adjacent KS133 CORE · 22 extendedbacks, balks, banks, barks5 Letter Words With adjacent LS124 CORE · 32 extendedbails, balls, bawls, bells5 Letter Words With adjacent MS66 CORE · 13 extendedatoms, balms, beams, booms5 Letter Words With adjacent NS108 CORE · 34 extendedbarns, beans, boons, burns5 Letter Words With adjacent OS94 CORE · 49 extendedaltos, arose, autos, boost5 Letter Words With adjacent PS111 CORE · 18 extendedblips, bumps, burps, camps5 Letter Words With adjacent RS85 CORE · 36 extendedarson, bears, beers, blurs5 Letter Words With adjacent SA72 CORE · 30 extendedessay, nasal, psalm, saber5 Letter Words With adjacent SB1 CORE · 0 extendedbusby5 Letter Words With adjacent SC54 CORE · 13 extendeddisco, discs, scabs, scald5 Letter Words With adjacent SD1 CORE · 1 extendedmisdo5 Letter Words With adjacent SE163 CORE · 50 extendedabuse, amuse, arise, arose5 Letter Words With adjacent SH123 CORE · 23 extendedashen, ashes, blush, brash5 Letter Words With adjacent SI58 CORE · 19 extendedaside, basic, basil, basin5 Letter Words With adjacent SK46 CORE · 19 extendedasked, askew, basks, brisk5 Letter Words With adjacent SL57 CORE · 5 extendedaisle, isles, slabs, slack5 Letter Words With adjacent SM22 CORE · 10 extendedchasm, prism, smack, small5 Letter Words With adjacent SN33 CORE · 4 extendedsnack, snags, snail, snake5 Letter Words With adjacent SO60 CORE · 28 extendedarson, bison, bosom, mason5 Letter Words With adjacent SP81 CORE · 18 extendedaspen, clasp, crisp, gasps5 Letter Words With adjacent SQ6 CORE · 1 extendedsquad, squat, squid, squab5 Letter Words With adjacent SS44 CORE · 15 extendedabyss, amass, amiss, asses5 Letter Words With adjacent ST197 CORE · 48 extendedangst, baste, beast, bests5 Letter Words With adjacent SU30 CORE · 14 extendedensue, issue, suave, sucks5 Letter Words With adjacent SW38 CORE · 5 extendedswabs, swamp, swans, swaps5 Letter Words With adjacent SY37 CORE · 8 extendedbossy, daisy, fussy, lousy5 Letter Words With adjacent SZ0 CORE · 1 extended5 Letter Words With adjacent TS213 CORE · 41 extendedabets, aunts, baits, beats5 Letter Words With adjacent US110 CORE · 43 extendedabuse, amuse, blush, bogus5 Letter Words With adjacent VS3 CORE · 1 extendedpervs, shivs, spivs5 Letter Words With adjacent WS39 CORE · 8 extendedavows, blows, brews, brows5 Letter Words With adjacent YS28 CORE · 10 extendedabyss, brays, buoys, cysts
Pattern guide
How to use 5-letter words with S
The CORE list contains 2450 5-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 737 extended entries.
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Questions about this word list
How many 5-letter words contain S?
This verified set contains 2450 CORE words and 737 extended words, for 3187 total matches.
What is the average Scrabble score for this S group?
The 2450 CORE words average 8.4 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.
Do these S words often repeat letters?
778 of 2450 CORE words repeat at least one letter.