6-letter words with E as the 3rd letter and S as the 6th letter

6-letter words with E as the 3rd letter and S as the 6th letter number 459, including familiar picks such as EVENTS, PIECES, and DREAMS.

459 wordsTop pick EVENTSHighest score OZEKIS 19

66 of 459 are everyday words (14%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With E in 3rd place, S is the most common 6th letter (459 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 66 · most-used first

  • EVENTS9
  • PIECES10
  • FIELDS10
  • DREAMS9
  • SCENES8
  • AGENTS7
  • BREAKS12
  • SPEAKS12
  • GUESTS7
  • TRENDS7
  • CHECKS17
  • WHEELS12
  • THEMES11
  • SHEETS9
  • CHEERS11
  • QUEENS15
  • TREATS6
  • SPEEDS9
  • THESIS9
  • SMELLS8
  • TWEETS9
  • THEIRS9
  • SPENDS9
  • SHELLS9
  • THERES9
  • YIELDS10
  • GREENS7
  • CHEEKS15
  • SPELLS8
  • IDEALS7
  • OCEANS8
  • GREEKS11
  • STEALS6
  • SLEEPS8
  • BREEDS9
  • SPEARS8
  • SWEETS9
  • ALERTS6
  • CLEARS8
  • FREAKS13
  • REEVES9
  • CHEATS11
  • UTERUS6
  • CREEPS10
  • BLENDS9
  • SWEEPS11
  • AMENDS9
  • CLERKS12

Showing the top 48 of 66 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 459

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

  • ABEARS8
  • ABELES8
  • ADEEMS9
  • ADEPTS9
  • AFEARS9
  • AGENES7
  • AGENTS7
  • AKELAS10
  • AKENES10
  • ALECKS12
  • ALEPHS11
  • ALERTS6
  • ALEYES9
  • AMEBAS10
  • AMEERS8
  • AMENDS9
  • AMENTS8
  • ANEARS6
  • ANELES6
  • APEXES15
  • AREADS7
  • ARECAS8
  • AREDES7
  • ARENAS6
  • ARENES6
  • AREPAS8
  • ARETES6
  • ARETTS6
  • AVERTS9
  • AWETOS9
  • BEEVES11
  • BIELDS9
  • BLEAKS12
  • BLEARS8
  • BLEATS8
  • BLEEDS9
  • BLEEPS10
  • BLENDS9
  • BLERTS8
  • BOEUFS11
  • BREADS9
  • BREAKS12
  • BREAMS10
  • BREDES9
  • BREEDS9
  • BREEKS12
  • BREERS8
  • BREIDS9
  • BRENTS8
  • BRERES8
  • BREVES11
  • BREVIS11
  • BREWIS11
  • CHEAPS13
  • CHEATS11
  • CHECKS17
  • CHEEKS15
  • CHEEPS13
  • CHEERS11
  • CHEKAS15
  • CHELAS11
  • CHELPS13
  • CHEMOS13
  • CHERTS11
  • CHESTS11
  • CHETHS14
  • CLEANS8
  • CLEARS8
  • CLEATS8
  • CLECKS14
  • CLEEKS12
  • CLEEPS10
  • CLEFTS11
  • CLEIKS12
  • CLEPES10
  • CLERKS12
  • CLEVES11
  • CLEVIS11
  • CNEMIS10
  • CREAKS12
  • CREAMS10
  • CREDOS9
  • CREEDS9
  • CREEKS12
  • CREELS8
  • CREEPS10
  • CREMES10
  • CRENAS8
  • CREPES10
  • CRESTS8
  • CREWES11
  • CTENES8
  • CYESES11
  • CYESIS11
  • DEEVES10
  • DIENES7
  • DIESES7
  • DIESIS7
  • DREADS8
  • DREAMS9
  • DREARS7
  • DRECKS13
  • DRERES7
  • DUETTS7
  • DWEEBS12
  • DWELLS10
  • ECESIS8
  • EDEMAS9
  • EGESTS7
  • EJECTS15
  • ELECTS8
  • ELEMIS8
  • EMEERS8
  • EMENDS9
  • EMERGS9
  • EMESES8
  • EMESIS8
  • ENEMAS8
  • ERECTS8
  • EVENTS9
  • EVERTS9
  • EXEATS13
  • EXEEMS15
  • EXEMES15
  • EXERTS13
  • FAECES11
  • FAENAS9
  • FEESES9
  • FEEZES18
  • FIELDS10
  • FIENDS10
  • FIENTS9
  • FIERES9
  • FJELDS17
  • FLEAMS11
  • FLECKS15
  • FLEERS9
  • FLEETS9
  • FLEMES11
  • FLEXES16
  • FLEXOS16
  • FOEHNS12
  • FOETUS9
  • FREAKS13
  • FREERS9
  • FREETS9
  • FREITS9
  • FREMDS12
  • FREONS9
  • FRERES9
  • FUEROS9
  • GEESTS7
  • GLEAMS9
  • GLEANS7
  • GLEBES9
  • GLEDES8
  • GLEEDS8
  • GLEEKS11
  • GLEETS7
  • GLENTS7
  • GNEISS7
  • GREATS7
  • GREBES9
  • GRECES9
  • GREEDS8
  • GREEKS11
  • GREENS7
  • GREETS7
  • GREGOS8
  • GREINS7
  • GRESES7
  • GREVES10
  • GREXES14
  • GUESTS7
  • GYELDS11
  • HAERES9
  • HEEZES18
  • HYENAS12
  • IBERIS8
  • IBEXES15
  • IDEALS7
  • IDENTS7
  • ILEXES13
  • INERTS6
  • KEENOS10
  • KEEVES13
  • KHEDAS14
  • KHETHS16
  • KIEVES13
  • KLETTS10
  • KNEADS11
  • KNEELS10
  • KNELLS10
  • KREEPS12
  • KRENGS11
  • KREWES13
  • KVELLS13
  • KWELAS13
  • LEEARS6
  • LEESES6
  • LIEGES7
  • LUESES6
  • MIEVES11
  • MNEMES10
  • NAEVES9
  • NAEVUS9
  • NEELDS7
  • NEELES6
  • NEEMBS10
  • NEESES6
  • NEEZES15
  • NIECES8
  • NIEVES9
  • NOESES6
  • NOESIS6
  • OBEAHS11
  • OBELUS8
  • OCEANS8
  • ODEONS7
  • ODEUMS9
  • OLEINS6
  • OLEUMS8
  • OMEGAS9
  • OPEPES10
  • OPERAS8
  • OREADS7
  • OREXIS13
  • OXEYES16
  • OYESES9
  • OYEZES18
  • OZEKIS19
  • PAEANS8
  • PAEONS8
  • PEECES10
  • PEEOYS11
  • PEEPES10
  • PEEVES11
  • PHEERS11
  • PHENES11
  • PHEONS11
  • PHESES11
  • PIECES10
  • PIENDS9
  • PIERIS8
  • PIERTS8
  • PIETAS8
  • PLEADS9
  • PLEATS8
  • PLEBES10
  • PLEONS8
  • PLEXES15
  • PLEXUS15
  • PRECIS10
  • PREENS8
  • PREIFS11
  • PRENTS8
  • PREOPS10
  • PRESES8
  • PRESTS8
  • PREVES11
  • PREXES15
  • PREZES17
  • PSEUDS9
  • QUEANS15
  • QUEENS15
  • QUEERS15
  • QUELLS15
  • QUEMES17
  • QUENAS15
  • QUERNS15
  • QUESOS15
  • QUESTS15
  • QUEUES15
  • QUEYNS18
  • REEDES7
  • REESTS6
  • REEVES9
  • RHEMES11
  • RHESUS9
  • RHEUMS11
  • RHEXES16
  • RHEXIS16
  • RIEVES9
  • SCENAS8
  • SCENDS9
  • SCENES8
  • SCENTS8
  • SDEINS7
  • SHEAFS12
  • SHEALS9
  • SHEARS9
  • SHEELS9
  • SHEENS9
  • SHEERS9
  • SHEETS9
  • SHEIKS13
  • SHELFS12
  • SHELLS9
  • SHENDS10
  • SHEOLS9
  • SHERDS10
  • SHEVAS12
  • SIEGES7
  • SIENTS6
  • SIETHS9
  • SIEURS6
  • SIEVES9
  • SKEANS10
  • SKEARS10
  • SKEENS10
  • SKEERS10
  • SKEETS10
  • SKEGGS12
  • SKEINS10
  • SKELFS13
  • SKELLS10
  • SKELMS12
  • SKELPS12
  • SKENES10
  • SLEEKS10
  • SLEEPS8
  • SLEETS6
  • SMEARS8
  • SMEEKS12
  • SMELLS8
  • SMELTS8
  • SMERKS12
  • SNEADS7
  • SNEAKS10
  • SNEAPS8
  • SNECKS12
  • SNEERS6
  • SNELLS6
  • SPEAKS12
  • SPEALS8
  • SPEANS8
  • SPEARS8
  • SPEATS8
  • SPECKS14
  • SPECTS10
  • SPEEDS9
  • SPEELS8
  • SPEERS8
  • SPEILS8
  • SPEIRS8
  • SPEISS8
  • SPELDS9
  • SPELKS12
  • SPELLS8
  • SPELTS8
  • SPENDS9
  • SPERMS10
  • SPEUGS9
  • STEADS7
  • STEAKS10
  • STEALS6
  • STEAMS8
  • STEANS6
  • STEARS6
  • STEDDS8
  • STEDES7
  • STEEDS7
  • STEEKS10
  • STEELS6
  • STEEMS8
  • STEENS6
  • STEEPS8
  • STEERS6
  • STEILS6
  • STEINS6
  • STELES6
  • STELLS6
  • STEMES8
  • STENDS7
  • STENOS6
  • STENTS6
  • STERES6
  • STERNS6
  • SUEDES7
  • SUETES6
  • SWEALS9
  • SWEARS9
  • SWEATS9
  • SWEDES10
  • SWEELS9
  • SWEEPS11
  • SWEERS9
  • SWEETS9
  • SWEIRS9
  • SWELLS9
  • SWELTS9
  • SWERFS12
  • TEENDS7
  • TEENES6
  • THEBES11
  • THEEKS13
  • THEFTS12
  • THEGNS10
  • THEICS11
  • THEINS9
  • THEIRS9
  • THEMES11
  • THEOWS12
  • THERES9
  • THERMS11
  • THESES9
  • THESIS9
  • THESPS11
  • THETAS9
  • THETES9
  • THEWES12
  • TMESES8
  • TMESIS8
  • TREADS7
  • TREATS6
  • TRECKS12
  • TREENS6
  • TREMAS8
  • TRENDS7
  • TRESTS6
  • TREVIS9
  • TREZES15
  • TWEAKS13
  • TWEEDS10
  • TWEELS9
  • TWEENS9
  • TWEEPS11
  • TWEERS9
  • TWEETS9
  • TWERKS13
  • TWERPS11
  • ULEMAS8
  • ULEXES13
  • UPENDS9
  • UREDOS7
  • URENAS6
  • URESES6
  • URESIS6
  • UTERUS6
  • UVEOUS9
  • VEENAS9
  • VOEMAS11
  • WEEKES13
  • WHEALS12
  • WHEATS12
  • WHEELS12
  • WHEENS12
  • WHEEPS14
  • WHEFTS15
  • WHELKS16
  • WHELMS14
  • WHELPS14
  • WHENAS12
  • WHERES12
  • WIELDS10
  • WREAKS13
  • WRECKS15
  • WRESTS9
  • YIELDS10
Letters by positionIn 24% of these words the 1st letter is S.
1st letter
  1. S24%
  2. C9%
  3. T8%
2nd letter
  1. R19%
  2. H14%
  3. L12%
4th letter
  1. E16%
  2. A14%
  3. N10%
5th letter
  1. E23%
  2. T14%
  3. D9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; OZEKIS tops the list with 19. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 45 words
  2. 7 points: 41 words
  3. 88 points: 77 words
  4. 9 points: 92 words
  5. 1010 points: 51 words
  6. 11 points: 46 words
  7. 1212 points: 36 words
  8. 13 points: 23 words
  9. 1414 points: 8 words
  10. 15 points: 24 words
  11. 1616 points: 7 words
  12. 17 points: 4 words
  13. 1818 points: 4 words
  14. 19 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
OZEKIS1919Collins only
FEEZES1818All three
HEEZES1817All three
OYEZES1817Collins · NWL
QUEYNS1819Collins only
CHECKS1718All three
FJELDS1720All three
PREZES1718All three
QUEMES1719Collins only
FLEXES1617All three
WHELKS1616All three
KHETHS1614All three

With E fixed in slot three and S locked at the end, the remaining letters still make a varied set: EVENTS, PIECES, FIELDS, and DREAMS all fit. The list spans familiar plurals and verbs as well as rare tournament entries. Only 66 of the 459 matches rank among the most common English words, so a familiar-looking pattern does not guarantee a familiar answer.

6-letter words with E as the 3rd letter and S as the 6th letter

  • The pattern contains 459 tournament-dictionary words.
  • Only 66 matches count as common.
  • S leads the first-letter group with 109 entries; C follows with 41.
  • OZEKIS scores 19 Scrabble points, the highest score in the set.

Which matching words are familiar or high-scoring?

Among everyday examples, EVENTS, PIECES, FIELDS, DREAMS, SCENES, and AGENTS show how often the pattern appears in plural nouns. BREAKS, SPEAKS, TREATS, and SPENDS add verb forms, while THEMES and WHEELS are easy to recognize in ordinary clues.

Those familiar choices are a minority: only 66 entries are classed as common out of 459 total. Treat the pattern as a strong filter, not as a promise that every answer will be everyday vocabulary. A fixed final S often signals a plural or verb form, but words such as THESIS show that the ending alone does not settle the word's job.

The dictionary totals overlap: Collins includes 450 matches, NWL2023 has 319, and ENABLE has 294. The combined total is 459 distinct entries, not a sum of those three counts. If a candidate is unfamiliar, check your game's word list before relying on it; the most obscure entries are not equally accepted everywhere.

How can you narrow the pattern or chase points?

With E and S already fixed, work the first, second, fourth, and fifth positions rather than rebuilding all six letters. S is the most productive starting letter, with 109 matches; C gives a smaller but still substantial group of 41. That makes the opening letter a useful first branch when your clue supplies no other placement.

Score-hunting calls for a different shortlist. OZEKIS tops the Scrabble figures at 19, while FEEZES, HEEZES, OYEZES, and QUEYNS each score 18; the familiar CHECKS reaches 17. The surprise is the gap between recognition and points: the top scorer is much less familiar than the everyday examples.

For solving, start with known words; for rack value, inspect the premium-letter outliers.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have E third and S last?
There are 459 six-letter matches with E in the third position and S in the sixth. The count combines entries found in at least one tournament dictionary, so the Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE totals overlap rather than add together. Only 66 of the matches are classed as common.
Which letter starts the most words in this pattern?
S starts the most matches, with 109 words; C is next, with 41. That makes S a strong first-letter branch when the clue gives no opening letter. The pattern also includes words beginning with T, P, A, and F.
What is the highest-scoring word that fits?
OZEKIS is the top Scrabble scorer at 19 points. FEEZES, HEEZES, OYEZES, and QUEYNS each score 18, while CHECKS scores 17. The highest-scoring choices are less familiar than examples such as EVENTS or PIECES.

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