4-letter words ending in S
4-letter words ending in S number 1,110, from familiar picks like THIS and DOES to the high-scoring ZZZS.
276 of 1,110 are everyday words (25%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
S ends the most 4-letter words (1,110); Q ends the fewest (1). S ranks #1 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Common words
- THIS7
- DOES5
- DAYS8
- LESS4
- SAYS7
- NEWS7
- GUYS8
- KIDS9
- GETS5
- GOES5
- MISS6
- EYES7
- LOSS4
- ONES4
- WAYS10
- PASS6
- BOYS9
- FANS7
- JOBS13
- PLUS6
- THUS7
- CARS6
- LAWS7
- LOTS4
- USES4
- MASS6
- RUNS4
- ARMS6
- DOGS6
- BOSS6
- ENDS5
- LIES4
- ARTS4
- WINS7
- SETS4
- LEGS5
- GUNS5
- HITS7
- ACTS6
- SEES4
- WARS7
- KISS8
- TIPS6
- MESS6
- AGES5
- FEES7
- PUTS6
- LETS4
All valid words 1,110
- AAHS7
- AALS4
- ABAS6
- ABBS8
- ABOS6
- ABYS9
- ACES6
- ACTS6
- ADDS6
- ADOS5
- AGAS5
- AGES5
- AHIS7
- AIAS4
- AIDS5
- AILS4
- AIMS6
- AINS4
- AIRS4
- AITS4
- AJIS11
- AKES8
- ALAS4
- ALBS6
- ALES4
- ALFS7
- ALLS4
- ALMS6
- ALPS6
- ALTS4
- AMAS6
- AMIS6
- AMPS8
- AMUS6
- ANAS4
- ANDS5
- ANES4
- ANIS4
- ANNS4
- ANTS4
- ANUS4
- APES6
- APOS6
- APPS8
- APTS6
- ARBS6
- ARCS6
- ARDS5
- ARES4
- ARFS7
- ARIS4
- ARKS8
- ARMS6
- AROS4
- ARTS4
- ASKS8
- ASPS6
- ATES4
- AUFS7
- AUKS8
- AVAS7
- AVES7
- AVOS7
- AWES7
- AWLS7
- AWNS7
- AXES11
- AXIS11
- AYES7
- AYUS7
- BAAS6
- BACS8
- BADS7
- BAES6
- BAGS7
- BALS6
- BAMS8
- BANS6
- BAPS8
- BARS6
- BASS6
- BATS6
- BAYS9
- BEDS7
- BEES6
- BEGS7
- BELS6
- BENS6
- BETS6
- BEYS9
- BIAS6
- BIBS8
- BIDS7
- BIGS7
- BINS6
- BIOS6
- BITS6
- BOAS6
- BOBS8
- BODS7
- BOGS7
- BOHS9
- BOIS6
- BOKS10
- BOOS6
- BOPS8
- BORS6
- BOSS6
- BOTS6
- BOWS9
- BOYS9
- BRAS6
- BRIS6
- BROS6
- BRUS6
- BUBS8
- BUDS7
- BUGS7
- BUMS8
- BUNS6
- BURS6
- BUSS6
- BUTS6
- BUYS9
- BYES9
- CAAS6
- CABS8
- CADS7
- CAFS9
- CAGS7
- CALS6
- CAMS8
- CANS6
- CAPS8
- CARS6
- CATS6
- CAWS9
- CAYS9
- CEAS6
- CEES6
- CELS6
- CENS6
- CEPS8
- CESS6
- CHAS9
- CHIS9
- CIDS7
- CIGS7
- CITS6
- COBS8
- CODS7
- COGS7
- COLS6
- COMS8
- CONS6
- COOS6
- COPS8
- CORS6
- COSS6
- COTS6
- COWS9
- COYS9
- CRIS6
- CRUS6
- CUBS8
- CUDS7
- CUES6
- CUMS8
- CUPS8
- CURS6
- CUSS6
- CUTS6
- CWMS11
- DABS7
- DADS6
- DAES5
- DAGS6
- DAHS8
- DAIS5
- DAKS9
- DALS5
- DAMS7
- DANS5
- DAPS7
- DAWS8
- DAYS8
- DEBS7
- DEES5
- DEGS6
- DELS5
- DENS5
- DEPS7
- DEUS5
- DEVS8
- DEWS8
- DEYS8
- DIBS7
- DIES5
- DIFS8
- DIGS6
- DIMS7
- DINS5
- DIPS7
- DISS5
- DITS5
- DIVS8
- DOBS7
- DOCS7
- DODS6
- DOES5
- DOGS6
- DOHS8
- DOLS5
- DOMS7
- DONS5
- DOOS5
- DOPS7
- DORS5
- DOSS5
- DOTS5
- DOWS8
- DOYS8
- DRYS8
- DSOS5
- DUBS7
- DUDS6
- DUES5
- DUGS6
- DUNS5
- DUOS5
- DUPS7
- DYES8
- DZOS14
- EANS4
- EARS4
- EATS4
- EAUS4
- EBBS8
- ECOS6
- ECUS6
- EDHS8
- EELS4
- EFFS10
- EFTS7
- EGGS6
- EGIS5
- EGOS5
- EIKS8
- EKES8
- ELDS5
- ELFS7
- ELKS8
- ELLS4
- ELMS6
- ELTS4
- EMES6
- EMFS9
- EMOS6
- EMUS6
- EMYS9
- ENDS5
- ENES4
- ENGS5
- EONS4
- EPOS6
- ERAS4
- ERES4
- ERGS5
- ERKS8
- ERNS4
- EROS4
- ERRS4
- ESES4
- ESTS4
- ETAS4
- ETHS7
- EUKS8
- EVES7
- EVOS7
- EWES7
- EWKS11
- EWTS7
- EXES11
- EYAS7
- EYES7
- FAAS7
- FABS9
- FADS8
- FAGS8
- FAHS10
- FAMS9
- FANS7
- FARS7
- FATS7
- FAVS10
- FAWS10
- FAYS10
- FEDS8
- FEES7
- FEGS8
- FEHS10
- FEIS7
- FEMS9
- FENS7
- FESS7
- FETS7
- FEUS7
- FEYS10
- FIBS9
- FIDS8
- FIGS8
- FILS7
- FINS7
- FIRS7
- FITS7
- FLUS7
- FOBS9
- FOES7
- FOGS8
- FOHS10
- FONS7
- FOOS7
- FOPS9
- FOSS7
- FOUS7
- FOYS10
- FRAS7
- FRIS7
- FROS7
- FUBS9
- FUDS8
- FUGS8
- FUMS9
- FUNS7
- FURS7
- FUSS7
- GABS7
- GADS6
- GAES5
- GAGS6
- GALS5
- GAMS7
- GANS5
- GAPS7
- GARS5
- GATS5
- GAUS5
- GAYS8
- GEDS6
- GEES5
- GELS5
- GEMS7
- GENS5
- GEOS5
- GETS5
- GHIS8
- GIBS7
- GIDS6
- GIES5
- GIFS8
- GIGS6
- GINS5
- GIOS5
- GIPS7
- GITS5
- GJUS12
- GNUS5
- GOAS5
- GOBS7
- GODS6
- GOES5
- GONS5
- GOOS5
- GOSS5
- GOVS8
- GOYS8
- GRIS5
- GUBS7
- GUES5
- GULS5
- GUMS7
- GUNS5
- GUPS7
- GURS5
- GUTS5
- GUVS8
- GUYS8
- GYMS10
- GYPS10
- HADS8
- HAES7
- HAGS8
- HAHS10
- HAMS9
- HAOS7
- HAPS9
- HATS7
- HAWS10
- HAYS10
- HEHS10
- HEMS9
- HENS7
- HEPS9
- HERS7
- HETS7
- HEWS10
- HEYS10
- HIES7
- HIMS9
- HINS7
- HIPS9
- HISS7
- HITS7
- HOAS7
- HOBS9
- HODS8
- HOES7
- HOGS8
- HOHS10
- HOLS7
- HOMS9
- HONS7
- HOPS9
- HORS7
- HOSS7
- HOTS7
- HOWS10
- HOYS10
- HUBS9
- HUES7
- HUGS8
- HUIS7
- HUMS9
- HUNS7
- HUPS9
- HUSS7
- HUTS7
- HYES10
- HYPS12
- IBIS6
- ICES6
- ICHS9
- ICKS10
- IDES5
- IGGS6
- ILKS8
- ILLS4
- IMPS8
- INKS8
- INNS4
- IONS4
- IRES4
- IRIS4
- IRKS8
- ISMS6
- ISOS4
- ITAS4
- IWIS7
- JABS13
- JAGS12
- JAKS15
- JAMS13
- JAPS13
- JARS11
- JASS11
- JAWS14
- JAYS14
- JEES11
- JESS11
- JETS11
- JEWS14
- JIBS13
- JIGS12
- JINS11
- JOBS13
- JOES11
- JOGS12
- JOLS11
- JORS11
- JOSS11
- JOTS11
- JOWS14
- JOYS14
- JUDS12
- JUGS12
- JUTS11
- KAAS8
- KABS10
- KAES8
- KAFS11
- KAIS8
- KAKS12
- KANS8
- KATS8
- KAWS11
- KAYS11
- KEAS8
- KEBS10
- KEDS9
- KEFS11
- KEGS9
- KEKS12
- KENS8
- KEPS10
- KETS8
- KEYS11
- KHIS11
- KIDS9
- KIFS11
- KINS8
- KIPS10
- KIRS8
- KISS8
- KITS8
- KOAS8
- KOBS10
- KOIS8
- KONS8
- KOPS10
- KORS8
- KOSS8
- KOWS11
- KRIS8
- KUES8
- KVAS11
- KYES11
- KYUS11
- LABS6
- LACS6
- LADS5
- LAGS5
- LAHS7
- LAMS6
- LAPS6
- LARS4
- LASS4
- LATS4
- LAVS7
- LAWS7
- LAYS7
- LEAS4
- LEES4
- LEGS5
- LEIS4
- LEKS8
- LENS4
- LEPS6
- LESS4
- LETS4
- LEVS7
- LEYS7
- LIAS4
- LIBS6
- LIDS5
- LIES4
- LIGS5
- LINS4
- LIPS6
- LITS4
- LOBS6
- LOCS6
- LODS5
- LOGS5
- LOOS4
- LOPS6
- LOSS4
- LOTS4
- LOUS4
- LOWS7
- LOYS7
- LUDS5
- LUES4
- LUGS5
- LUMS6
- LUNS4
- LURS4
- LUVS7
- LYES7
- LYMS9
- MAAS6
- MACS8
- MADS7
- MAES6
- MAGS7
- MAKS10
- MALS6
- MAMS8
- MANS6
- MAPS8
- MARS6
- MASS6
- MATS6
- MAWS9
- MAYS9
- MEDS7
- MEES6
- MEGS7
- MELS6
- MEMS8
- MESS6
- METS6
- MEUS6
- MEWS9
- MHOS9
- MIBS8
- MICS8
- MIDS7
- MIGS7
- MILS6
- MIPS8
- MIRS6
- MISS6
- MNAS6
- MOAS6
- MOBS8
- MOCS8
- MODS7
- MOES6
- MOGS7
- MOLS6
- MOMS8
- MONS6
- MOOS6
- MOPS8
- MORS6
- MOSS6
- MOTS6
- MOUS6
- MOWS9
- MOYS9
- MUDS7
- MUGS7
- MUMS8
- MUNS6
- MUSS6
- MUTS6
- MYCS11
- NABS6
- NADS5
- NAES4
- NAGS5
- NAMS6
- NANS4
- NAOS4
- NAPS6
- NATS4
- NAVS7
- NAYS7
- NEBS6
- NEDS5
- NEFS7
- NEGS5
- NEKS8
- NEPS6
- NESS4
- NETS4
- NEWS7
- NIBS6
- NIDS5
- NIES4
- NILS4
- NIMS6
- NIPS6
- NITS4
- NOBS6
- NODS5
- NOES4
- NOGS5
- NOMS6
- NOUS4
- NOWS7
- NOYS7
- NUBS6
- NUGS5
- NUNS4
- NURS4
- NUTS4
- NYAS7
- NYES7
- OAFS7
- OAKS8
- OARS4
- OATS4
- OBAS6
- OBES6
- OBIS6
- OBOS6
- OCAS6
- ODAS5
- ODDS6
- ODES5
- OFFS10
- OHMS9
- OHOS7
- OIKS8
- OILS4
- OKAS8
- OKES8
- OLDS5
- OLES4
- OLMS6
- OMAS6
- ONES4
- ONOS4
- ONUS4
- OOFS7
- OOHS7
- OOMS6
- OONS4
- OOPS6
- OOTS4
- OPAS6
- OPES6
- OPTS6
- OPUS6
- ORBS6
- ORCS6
- ORDS5
- ORES4
- ORFS7
- ORGS5
- ORTS4
- OSES4
- OUDS5
- OUKS8
- OUPS6
- OURS4
- OUTS4
- OWES7
- OWLS7
- OWNS7
- OWTS7
- OXES11
- OYES7
- PACS8
- PADS7
- PAHS9
- PAIS6
- PAKS10
- PALS6
- PAMS8
- PANS6
- PAPS8
- PARS6
- PASS6
- PATS6
- PAVS9
- PAWS9
- PAYS9
- PEAS6
- PECS8
- PEDS7
- PEES6
- PEGS7
- PEHS9
- PENS6
- PEPS8
- PETS6
- PEWS9
- PHIS9
- PHOS9
- PIAS6
- PICS8
- PIES6
- PIGS7
- PINS6
- PIPS8
- PIRS6
- PISS6
- PITS6
- PLUS6
- POAS6
- PODS7
- POIS6
- POLS6
- POMS8
- PONS6
- POOS6
- POPS8
- POSS6
- POTS6
- POWS9
- PROS6
- PRYS9
- PSIS6
- PUBS8
- PUDS7
- PUGS7
- PULS6
- PUNS6
- PUPS8
- PURS6
- PUSS6
- PUTS6
- PUYS9
- PWNS9
- PYAS9
- PYES9
- QATS13
- RADS5
- RAGS5
- RAHS7
- RAIS4
- RAMS6
- RAPS6
- RATS4
- RAWS7
- RAYS7
- REBS6
- RECS6
- REDS5
- REES4
- REFS7
- REGS5
- REHS7
- REIS4
- REMS6
- RENS4
- REOS4
- REPS6
- RETS4
- REVS7
- REWS7
- RHOS7
- RHUS7
- RIAS4
- RIBS6
- RIDS5
- RIFS7
- RIGS5
- RIMS6
- RINS4
- RIPS6
- RITS4
- ROBS6
- ROCS6
- RODS5
- ROES4
- ROKS8
- ROMS6
- ROOS4
- ROTS4
- ROWS7
- RUBS6
- RUCS6
- RUDS5
- RUES4
- RUGS5
- RUMS6
- RUNS4
- RUTS4
- RYAS7
- RYES7
- RYUS7
- SABS6
- SACS6
- SADS5
- SAGS5
- SAIS4
- SALS4
- SAMS6
- SANS4
- SAPS6
- SARS4
- SASS4
- SAVS7
- SAWS7
- SAYS7
- SEAS4
- SECS6
- SEES4
- SEGS5
- SEIS4
- SELS4
- SENS4
- SEPS6
- SERS4
- SESS4
- SETS4
- SEVS7
- SEWS7
- SEYS7
- SHES7
- SIBS6
- SICS6
- SIES4
- SIGS5
- SIMS6
- SINS4
- SIPS6
- SIRS4
- SISS4
- SITS4
- SKAS8
- SKIS8
- SOBS6
- SOCS6
- SODS5
- SOGS5
- SOHS7
- SOLS4
- SOMS6
- SONS4
- SOPS6
- SOSS4
- SOTS4
- SOUS4
- SOVS7
- SOWS7
- SOYS7
- SPAS6
- SRIS4
- SUBS6
- SUDS5
- SUES4
- SUKS8
- SUMS6
- SUNS4
- SUPS6
- SUQS13
- SUSS4
- SYES7
- TABS6
- TADS5
- TAES4
- TAGS5
- TAIS4
- TAKS8
- TAMS6
- TANS4
- TAOS4
- TAPS6
- TARS4
- TASS4
- TATS4
- TAUS4
- TAVS7
- TAWS7
- TAYS7
- TEAS4
- TECS6
- TEDS5
- TEES4
- TEFS7
- TEGS5
- TELS4
- TEMS6
- TENS4
- TETS4
- TEWS7
- THIS7
- THUS7
- TICS6
- TIDS5
- TIES4
- TIGS5
- TILS4
- TINS4
- TIPS6
- TITS4
- TOCS6
- TODS5
- TOES4
- TOGS5
- TOMS6
- TONS4
- TOPS6
- TORS4
- TOSS4
- TOTS4
- TOWS7
- TOYS7
- TRES4
- TSKS8
- TUBS6
- TUGS5
- TUIS4
- TUMS6
- TUNS4
- TUPS6
- TUTS4
- TWAS7
- TWOS7
- TYES7
- TYGS8
- UDOS5
- UEYS7
- UFOS7
- UGHS8
- UKES8
- ULES4
- ULUS4
- UMPS8
- UNIS4
- UPAS6
- URBS6
- URDS5
- URES4
- URNS4
- URPS6
- URUS4
- USES4
- UTAS4
- UTES4
- UTIS4
- UTUS4
- UVAS7
- VACS9
- VAES7
- VAGS8
- VANS7
- VARS7
- VATS7
- VAUS7
- VAVS10
- VAWS10
- VEES7
- VERS7
- VETS7
- VIAS7
- VIBS9
- VIDS8
- VIES7
- VIGS8
- VIMS9
- VINS7
- VOES7
- VOGS8
- VOLS7
- VORS7
- VOWS10
- VUGS8
- VUMS9
- WABS9
- WADS8
- WAES7
- WAGS8
- WAIS7
- WANS7
- WAPS9
- WARS7
- WATS7
- WAWS10
- WAYS10
- WEBS9
- WEDS8
- WEES7
- WEMS9
- WENS7
- WETS7
- WEYS10
- WHYS13
- WIGS8
- WINS7
- WISS7
- WITS7
- WOES7
- WOFS10
- WOGS8
- WOKS11
- WONS7
- WOOS7
- WOPS9
- WOTS7
- WOWS10
- WUDS8
- WUSS7
- WYES10
- WYNS10
- YADS8
- YAGS8
- YAHS10
- YAKS11
- YAMS9
- YAPS9
- YAWS10
- YAYS10
- YEAS7
- YENS7
- YEPS9
- YEWS10
- YIDS8
- YINS7
- YIPS9
- YOBS9
- YODS8
- YOKS11
- YOUS7
- YOWS10
- YUGS8
- YUKS11
- YUPS9
- YWIS10
- ZAGS14
- ZAPS15
- ZEAS13
- ZEDS14
- ZEES13
- ZEKS17
- ZELS13
- ZENS13
- ZEPS15
- ZHOS16
- ZIGS14
- ZINS13
- ZIPS15
- ZITS13
- ZOLS13
- ZOOS13
- ZZZS31
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZZZS | 31 | 31 | Collins only |
| ZEKS | 17 | 17 | All three |
| ZHOS | 16 | 15 | Collins only |
| ZIPS | 15 | 16 | All three |
| ZAPS | 15 | 16 | All three |
| JAKS | 15 | 17 | Collins only |
| ZEPS | 15 | 16 | Collins · NWL |
| JAWS | 14 | 16 | All three |
| JAYS | 14 | 15 | All three |
| JOYS | 14 | 15 | All three |
| ZAGS | 14 | 15 | All three |
| ZEDS | 14 | 14 | All three |
A final S gives you an unusually large set of four-letter options: more than any other ending letter in these lists. The entries range from common words such as DAYS, LESS, NEWS, and KIDS to less familiar scoring plays. Use the examples and starting-letter counts to narrow a clue; the first letter filters the list fastest.
4-letter words ending in S at a glance
- There are 1,110 four-letter entries ending in S across the tournament dictionaries.
- The common-word count is 276, including THIS, DOES, DAYS, LESS, and NEWS.
- A definition is available for 972 entries.
- Collins includes 1,080 entries; NWL2023 includes 892, and ENABLE includes 814.
- ZZZS leads the scoring list at 31 points.
Why does S dominate four-letter endings?
S endings are unusually plentiful at this length. The 1,110 matches outnumber the 700 four-letter words ending in E, the next-largest ending-letter group. If your clue confirms a final S, you have a much broader pool than most other endings offer.
The first letter can narrow that pool, though the leading initials sit close together. A begins 70 matches, S begins 68, and P begins 64. Try a known first letter before scanning every option; starting with A or S will leave you with similarly sized groups.
Familiar examples include THIS, DOES, SAYS, GETS, and GOES, while KIDS, BOYS, CARS, and LAWS give you other recognizable patterns. Verbs and plural-looking nouns both appear, so the final S alone does not identify a word's role.
Which ending-S words stand out for score?
- ZZZS is the standout at 31 points, far above the familiar examples.
- Zeks scores 17, while ZHOS scores 16 in the scoring list.
- ZIPS and ZAPS each score 15; JAKS, JEPS, and ZEps also reach 15.
- JAWS, JAYS, and JOYS each score 14, offering more recognizable high-value options.
How should you narrow 4-letter words ending in S?
Start with letters already fixed by your clue, then test familiar candidates such as THIS, DOES, LESS, SAYS, and NEWS. The common-word count is 276, so the full set includes many entries beyond everyday vocabulary; a rare-looking match is not automatically a mistake.
For word games, treat the overall count as a combined pool, not a promise that every entry fits every dictionary. Collins has 1,080 matches, compared with 892 in NWL2023 and 814 in ENABLE. Check your game's word list once before relying on a disputed play.
If the final S is uncertain, compare neighboring clues instead of forcing a match. The 4-letter list ending in T has 438 entries, while the list ending in E has 700. For a fixed S ending, moving to five letters opens 3,898 matches.
Questions people ask
How many common 4-letter words end in S?
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