3-letter words containing S

208 words, everyday words first.

208 wordsTop pick WASHighest score SEZ 12

112 of 208 are everyday words (54%). A friendly list: most players will know the top picks.

A appears in the most 3-letter words (394); Q appears in the fewest (4). S ranks #5 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 112 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 112 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 208

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • AAS3
  • ABS5
  • ADS4
  • AGS4
  • AHS6
  • AIS3
  • ALS3
  • ARS3
  • ASH6
  • ASK7
  • ASP5
  • ASS3
  • ATS3
  • AYS6
  • BAS5
  • BES5
  • BIS5
  • BOS5
  • BUS5
  • BYS8
  • CIS5
  • COS5
  • DAS4
  • DIS4
  • DOS4
  • DSO4
  • EAS3
  • EDS4
  • EFS6
  • EHS6
  • ELS3
  • EMS5
  • ENS3
  • ERS3
  • ESS3
  • EST3
  • FAS6
  • FES6
  • GAS4
  • GIS4
  • GOS4
  • GUS4
  • HAS6
  • HES6
  • HIS6
  • HOS6
  • IDS4
  • IFS6
  • INS3
  • IOS3
  • ISH6
  • ISM5
  • ISO3
  • ITS3
  • JUS10
  • KAS7
  • KIS7
  • KOS7
  • LAS3
  • LES3
  • LIS3
  • LOS3
  • MAS5
  • MES5
  • MIS5
  • MOS5
  • MUS5
  • NAS3
  • NIS3
  • NOS3
  • NUS3
  • NYS6
  • OBS5
  • ODS4
  • OES3
  • OHS6
  • OMS5
  • ONS3
  • OOS3
  • OPS5
  • ORS3
  • OSE3
  • OUS3
  • OYS6
  • PAS5
  • PES5
  • PIS5
  • POS5
  • PSI5
  • PST5
  • PUS5
  • QIS12
  • RAS3
  • RES3
  • SAB5
  • SAC5
  • SAD4
  • SAE3
  • SAG4
  • SAI3
  • SAL3
  • SAM5
  • SAN3
  • SAP5
  • SAR3
  • SAT3
  • SAU3
  • SAV6
  • SAW6
  • SAX10
  • SAY6
  • SAZ12
  • SEA3
  • SEC5
  • SED4
  • SEE3
  • SEG4
  • SEI3
  • SEL3
  • SEN3
  • SER3
  • SET3
  • SEV6
  • SEW6
  • SEX10
  • SEY6
  • SEZ12
  • SHA6
  • SHE6
  • SHH9
  • SHO6
  • SHY9
  • SIB5
  • SIC5
  • SIF6
  • SIG4
  • SIK7
  • SIM5
  • SIN3
  • SIP5
  • SIR3
  • SIS3
  • SIT3
  • SIX10
  • SKA7
  • SKI7
  • SKY10
  • SLY6
  • SMA5
  • SNY6
  • SOB5
  • SOC5
  • SOD4
  • SOG4
  • SOH6
  • SOL3
  • SOM5
  • SON3
  • SOP5
  • SOS3
  • SOT3
  • SOU3
  • SOV6
  • SOW6
  • SOX10
  • SOY6
  • SPA5
  • SPY8
  • SRI3
  • STY6
  • SUB5
  • SUD4
  • SUE3
  • SUI3
  • SUK7
  • SUM5
  • SUN3
  • SUP5
  • SUQ12
  • SUR3
  • SUS3
  • SWY9
  • SYE6
  • SYN6
  • TAS3
  • TES3
  • TIS3
  • TSK7
  • UDS4
  • UGS4
  • UMS5
  • UNS3
  • UPS5
  • USE3
  • UTS3
  • VAS6
  • VIS6
  • WAS6
  • WIS6
  • WOS6
  • WUS6
  • XIS10
  • YAS6
  • YES6
  • YOS6
  • YUS6
  • ZAS12
  • ZOS12
Letters by positionIn 52% of these words the 3rd letter is S.
1st letter
  1. S43%
  2. A7%
  3. O6%
2nd letter
  1. A17%
  2. O15%
  3. I13%
3rd letter
  1. S52%
  2. Y5%
  3. E3%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 3 in Scrabble; SEZ tops the list with 12. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 33 points: 67 words
  2. 4 points: 23 words
  3. 55 points: 46 words
  4. 6 points: 45 words
  5. 77 points: 9 words
  6. 8 points: 2 words
  7. 99 points: 3 words
  8. 10 points: 7 words
  9. 1111 points: 0 words
  10. 12 points: 6 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
SEZ1212Collins · NWL
SAZ1212Collins only
ZOS1212Collins only
ZAS1212Collins · NWL
SUQ1213All three
QIS1212Collins · NWL
SIX1010All three
SKY109All three
SOX1010All three
JUS1013All three
SAX1010All three
XIS1010All three

About these words

There are 208 3-letter words that contain S in ENABLE, Collins/SOWPODS or NWL2023, and 112 of them are common in everyday English.

The most common first letters are S (90), A (14), O (12).

The most common last letters are S (108), Y (10), E (7).

Tip

The average word here scores 5 in Scrabble. SEZ tops the list with 12.

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