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.
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.
Common words
- 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
All valid words 459
- 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
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| OZEKIS | 19 | 19 | Collins only |
| FEEZES | 18 | 18 | All three |
| HEEZES | 18 | 17 | All three |
| OYEZES | 18 | 17 | Collins · NWL |
| QUEYNS | 18 | 19 | Collins only |
| CHECKS | 17 | 18 | All three |
| FJELDS | 17 | 20 | All three |
| PREZES | 17 | 18 | All three |
| QUEMES | 17 | 19 | Collins only |
| FLEXES | 16 | 17 | All three |
| WHELKS | 16 | 16 | All three |
| KHETHS | 16 | 14 | All 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.
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