6-letter words with S as the 3rd letter and E as the 5th letter

6-letter words with S as the 3rd letter and E as the 5th letter number 476, including SYSTEM, ISSUES and ANSWER.

476 wordsTop pick SYSTEMHighest score JOSHED 17

86 of 476 are everyday words (18%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

3rd letter
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J
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5th letter
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E
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J
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M
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R
S
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With S in 3rd place, E is the most common 5th letter (476 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 86 · most-used first

SYSTEM₁₁
ISSUES₆
ANSWER₉
LISTEN₆
POSTED₉
SISTER₆
MASTER₈
PASSED₉
MISSED₉
EASIER₆
ISSUED₇
LISTED₇
FASTER₉
TESTED₇
LOSSES₆
PASSES₈
PUSHED₁₂
WISHES₁₂
FOSTER₉
VESSEL₉
HOSTED₁₀
POSTER₈
WASTED₁₀
GOSPEL₉
DISHES₁₀
LESSER₆
EASTER₆
WASHED₁₃
LASTED₇
ROSTER₆
TASTES₆
BASKET₁₂
FISHER₁₂
MESSED₉
WISHED₁₃
RUSHED₁₀
KISSED₁₁
MASSES₈
BOSSES₈
MISSES₈
BUSTED₉
PUSHES₁₁
TOSSED₇
KISSES₁₀
TASTED₇
MASKED₁₃
UNSEEN₆
JASPER₁₅

Showing the top 48 of 86 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 476

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

AESCES₈
AISLED₇
AISLES₆
ANSWER₉
ARSIER₆
AUSPEX₁₅
AXSEED₁₄
BASHED₁₂
BASHER₁₁
BASHES₁₁
BASKED₁₃
BASKET₁₂
BASNET₈
BASSED₉
BASSER₈
BASSES₈
BASSET₈
BASTED₉
BASTER₈
BASTES₈
BESEEM₁₀
BESEEN₈
BESEES₈
BESPED₁₁
BESTED₉
BISHES₁₁
BISTER₈
BOSHES₁₁
BOSKER₁₂
BOSKET₁₂
BOSSED₉
BOSSER₈
BOSSES₈
BOSSET₈
BUSHED₁₂
BUSHEL₁₁
BUSHER₁₁
BUSHES₁₁
BUSIED₉
BUSIER₈
BUSIES₈
BUSKED₁₃
BUSKER₁₂
BUSKET₁₂
BUSMEN₁₀
BUSSED₉
BUSSES₈
BUSTED₉
BUSTEE₈
BUSTER₈
CASHED₁₂
CASHES₁₁
CASHEW₁₄
CASKED₁₃
CASKET₁₂
CASTED₉
CASTER₈
CASTES₈
CESSED₉
CESSER₈
CESSES₈
CISTED₉
COSHED₁₂
COSHER₁₁
COSHES₁₁
COSIED₉
COSIER₈
COSIES₈
COSMEA₁₀
COSSES₈
COSSET₈
COSTED₉
COSTER₈
COSTES₈
CUSHES₁₁
CUSPED₁₁
CUSSED₉
CUSSER₈
CUSSES₈
DASHED₁₁
DASHER₁₀
DASHES₁₀
DESEED₈
DESSES₇
DISCED₁₀
DISHED₁₁
DISHES₁₀
DISKED₁₂
DISKER₁₁
DISMES₉
DISPEL₉
DISSED₈
DISSES₇
DOSHES₁₀
DOSSED₈
DOSSEL₇
DOSSER₇
DOSSES₇
DUSHED₁₁
DUSHES₁₀
DUSKED₁₂
DUSKEN₁₁
DUSKER₁₁
DUSTED₈
DUSTER₇
EASIED₇
EASIER₆
EASIES₆
EASLES₆
EASSEL₆
EASTED₇
EASTER₆
ENSUED₇
ENSUES₆
FASCES₁₁
FASHED₁₃
FASHES₁₂
FASTED₁₀
FASTEN₉
FASTER₉
FESSED₁₀
FESSES₉
FESTER₉
FISHED₁₃
FISHER₁₂
FISHES₁₂
FISKED₁₄
FISTED₁₀
FOSSED₁₀
FOSSES₉
FOSTER₉
FUSEES₉
FUSSED₁₀
FUSSER₉
FUSSES₉
FUSTED₁₀
FUSTET₉
GASHED₁₁
GASHER₁₀
GASHES₁₀
GASKET₁₁
GASMEN₉
GASPED₁₀
GASPER₉
GASSED₈
GASSER₇
GASSES₇
GASTED₈
GASTER₇
GESSED₈
GESSES₇
GESTES₇
GOSLET₇
GOSPEL₉
GOSSED₈
GOSSES₇
GOSTER₇
GUSHED₁₁
GUSHER₁₀
GUSHES₁₀
GUSLES₇
GUSSET₇
GUSTED₈
HASHED₁₃
HASHES₁₂
HASLET₉
HASPED₁₂
HASSEL₉
HASTED₁₀
HASTEN₉
HASTES₉
HESPED₁₂
HISHED₁₃
HISHES₁₂
HISSED₁₀
HISSER₉
HISSES₉
HISTED₁₀
HOSIER₉
HOSSES₉
HOSTED₁₀
HOSTEL₉
HUSHED₁₃
HUSHER₁₂
HUSHES₁₂
HUSKED₁₄
HUSKER₁₃
HUSSES₉
INSEEM₈
INSTEP₈
ISSUED₇
ISSUER₆
ISSUES₆
JASIES₁₃
JASPER₁₅
JASPES₁₅
JASSES₁₃
JESSED₁₄
JESSES₁₃
JESTED₁₄
JESTEE₁₃
JESTER₁₃
JOSHED₁₇
JOSHER₁₆
JOSHES₁₆
JOSSER₁₃
JOSSES₁₃
JUSTED₁₄
JUSTER₁₃
KASHER₁₃
KESHES₁₃
KISHES₁₃
KISMET₁₂
KISSED₁₁
KISSEL₁₀
KISSER₁₀
KISSES₁₀
KISTED₁₁
KOSHER₁₃
KOSSES₁₀
LASHED₁₀
LASHER₉
LASHES₉
LASKET₁₀
LASSES₆
LASTED₇
LASTER₆
LESSEE₆
LESSEN₆
LESSER₆
LESSES₆
LESTED₇
LISLES₆
LISPED₉
LISPER₈
LISSES₆
LISTED₇
LISTEE₆
LISTEL₆
LISTEN₆
LISTER₆
LOSSES₆
LUSHED₁₀
LUSHER₉
LUSHES₉
LUSKED₁₁
LUSTED₇
LUSTER₆
MASHED₁₂
MASHER₁₁
MASHES₁₁
MASKED₁₃
MASKEG₁₃
MASKER₁₂
MASSED₉
MASSES₈
MASTED₉
MASTER₈
MESHED₁₂
MESHES₁₁
MESNES₈
MESSED₉
MESSES₈
MESTEE₈
MESTER₈
MISFED₁₂
MISKEN₁₂
MISKEY₁₅
MISLED₉
MISMET₁₀
MISPEN₁₀
MISSED₉
MISSEE₈
MISSEL₈
MISSES₈
MISSET₈
MISTED₉
MISTER₈
MOSHED₁₂
MOSHER₁₁
MOSHES₁₁
MOSSED₉
MOSSER₈
MOSSES₈
MUSHED₁₂
MUSHER₁₁
MUSHES₁₁
MUSKED₁₃
MUSKEG₁₃
MUSKET₁₂
MUSSED₉
MUSSEL₈
MUSSES₈
MUSTED₉
MUSTEE₈
MUSTER₈
NESHER₉
NESSES₆
NESTED₇
NESTER₆
NISHES₉
NISSES₆
NOSHED₁₀
NOSHER₉
NOSHES₉
NOSIER₆
NOSIES₆
OOSIER₆
OUSTED₇
OUSTER₆
OYSTER₉
PASHED₁₂
PASHES₁₁
PASSED₉
PASSEE₈
PASSEL₈
PASSER₈
PASSES₈
PASTED₉
PASTEL₈
PASTER₈
PASTES₈
PESTER₈
PISHED₁₂
PISHER₁₁
PISHES₁₁
PISSED₉
PISSER₈
PISSES₈
PISTES₈
POSHED₁₂
POSHER₁₁
POSHES₁₁
POSIER₈
POSIES₈
POSNET₈
POSSED₉
POSSER₈
POSSES₈
POSSET₈
POSTED₉
POSTER₈
PUSHED₁₂
PUSHER₁₁
PUSHES₁₁
PUSLED₉
PUSLES₈
PUSLEY₁₁
PUSSEL₈
PUSSER₈
PUSSES₈
RASHED₁₀
RASHER₉
RASHES₉
RASPED₉
RASPER₈
RASSES₆
RASTER₆
RESEED₇
RESEEK₁₀
RESEEN₆
RESEES₆
RESHES₉
RESKEW₁₃
RESTED₇
RESTEM₈
RESTER₆
RISKED₁₁
RISKER₁₀
RISPED₉
ROSIED₇
ROSIER₆
ROSIES₆
ROSSER₆
ROSTED₇
ROSTER₆
RUSHED₁₀
RUSHEE₉
RUSHEN₉
RUSHER₉
RUSHES₉
RUSSEL₆
RUSSET₆
RUSTED₇
SASHED₁₀
SASHES₉
SASSED₇
SASSES₆
SESHES₉
SESSES₆
SESTET₆
SISSES₆
SISTED₇
SISTER₆
SOSSED₇
SOSSES₆
SUSSED₇
SUSSES₆
SYSTEM₁₁
TASHED₁₀
TASHES₉
TASKED₁₁
TASKER₁₀
TASLET₆
TASSEL₆
TASSES₆
TASSET₆
TASTED₇
TASTER₆
TASTES₆
TESTED₇
TESTEE₆
TESTER₆
TESTES₆
TOSHED₁₀
TOSHER₉
TOSHES₉
TOSSED₇
TOSSEN₆
TOSSER₆
TOSSES₆
TUSHED₁₀
TUSHES₉
TUSKED₁₁
TUSKER₁₀
TUSSEH₉
TUSSER₆
TUSSES₆
ULSTER₆
UNSEEL₆
UNSEEN₆
UNSEES₆
UNSHED₁₀
UNSPED₉
UNSTEP₈
UPSEES₈
UPSIES₈
UPSTEP₁₀
VASTER₉
VESPER₁₁
VESSEL₉
VESTED₁₀
VESTEE₉
VISAED₁₀
VISEED₁₀
VISIED₁₀
VISIER₉
VISIES₉
VISNES₉
WASHED₁₃
WASHEN₁₂
WASHER₁₂
WASHES₁₂
WASTED₁₀
WASTEL₉
WASTER₉
WASTES₉
WESTED₁₀
WESTER₉
WISHED₁₃
WISHER₁₂
WISHES₁₂
WISKET₁₃
WISPED₁₂
WISSED₁₀
WISSES₉
WISTED₁₀
WUSSES₉
XYSTER₁₆
YESKED₁₄
YESSED₁₀
YESSES₉
YESTER₉
ZESTED₁₆
ZESTER₁₅
ZOSTER₁₅

Letters by positionIn 31% of these words the 6th letter is D.

1st letter

M10%
B9%
P8%

2nd letter

A25%
U20%
O18%

4th letter

S26%
T24%
H23%

6th letter

D31%
S27%
R24%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; JOSHED tops the list with 17. Scores before board bonuses.

66 points: 67 words
7 points: 39 words
88 points: 86 words
9 points: 95 words
1010 points: 55 words
11 points: 46 words
1212 points: 40 words
13 points: 29 words
1414 points: 8 words
15 points: 6 words
1616 points: 4 words
17 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
JOSHED	17	18	All three
JOSHES	16	17	All three
JOSHER	16	17	All three
ZESTED	16	16	All three
XYSTER	16	15	All three
JASPER	15	18	All three
ZOSTER	15	15	All three
AUSPEX	15	17	All three
ZESTER	15	15	All three
JASPES	15	18	Collins only
MISKEY	15	15	Collins · NWL
CASHEW	14	14	All three

The pattern is _ _ S _ E _, with S fixed in the third slot and E in the fifth. That leaves the first, second, fourth and final letters open, which creates familiar words such as SISTER and MASTER alongside less common plays. Counts include entries recognized by at least one tournament dictionary, not words appearing only in a general word list.

How many 6-letter words have S third and E fifth?

There are 476 matching words across the tournament dictionaries.
SYSTEM, ISSUES and ANSWER are recognizable examples.
The first letter M leads with 48 words, followed by B with 43.
Words ending in D lead with 147; endings in S account for 130.
The list has 86 common words, so many entries are less familiar.

Which familiar words fit the pattern?

SISTER, MASTER, LISTEN and FASTER show how varied the open slots can be. The first letter is most often M, B or P, while R and C also start many matches. Those starts give you practical candidates when a puzzle reveals the fixed S and E but leaves the beginning uncertain.

The ending narrows the shape in a different way: D, S and R are the strongest final-letter groups. TESTED and POSTED finish in D; ISSUES and PASSES finish in S; MASTER and FASTER finish in R. These examples make the final slot a useful next check, rather than guessing only from the first letter.

Which matching words score well in Scrabble?

JOSHED tops the base-score ranking at 17 points. JOSHES, JOSHER, ZESTED and XYSTER each score 16, so a J, Z or X can make an otherwise ordinary pattern a strong rack play. Those figures are tile scores before any premium squares.

For 6-letter words with S as the 3rd letter and E as the 5th letter, don’t assume the familiar examples are the only playable choices: the count is much larger than the common-word subset. Still, only 86 matches rank among the common words, and dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 473, NWL2023 367 and ENABLE 347. Check your game’s word list before building a play around an obscure entry.

Questions people ask

What are some common six-letter words with S third and E fifth?

SYSTEM, ISSUES, ANSWER, LISTEN, SISTER and MASTER are familiar examples with S in the third position and E in the fifth. Other recognizable matches include PASSED, MISSED, EASIER and TESTED. The wider set also contains many words that are less common in everyday writing.

Which word with this pattern has the highest Scrabble score?

JOSHED scores 17 points before premium squares, the highest base score among the listed matches. JOSHES, JOSHER, ZESTED and XYSTER each score 16. Check your rack and board position too; a high tile score does not automatically make a high-scoring board play.

How does this pattern compare across six-letter words?

The R-third, E-fifth pattern has 662 matches, more than the 476 with S third and E fifth. Changing the fifth letter while keeping S third also changes the total: S with I fifth has 140 matches. Those comparisons can help when a clue fixes only some positions.

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