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

6-letter words with S in positions 3 and 6 number 318, from familiar “issues” and “assets” to high-scoring “joshes.”

318 wordsTop pick ISSUESHighest score JOSHES 16

30 of 318 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

3rd letter
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6th letter
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With S in 3rd place, S is the most common 6th letter (318 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 30 · most-used first

ISSUES₆
ASSETS₆
LOSSES₆
PASSES₈
WISHES₁₂
VISITS₉
DISHES₁₀
ESSAYS₉
TASTES₆
ASSESS₆
MASSES₈
BOSSES₈
MISSES₈
BASICS₁₀
LOSERS₆
PUSHES₁₁
KISSES₁₀
BUSHES₁₁
LASERS₆
COSMOS₁₀
LASHES₉
FISHES₁₂
WASTES₉
UPSETS₈
RUSHES₉
WASHES₁₂
BASINS₈
MESSES₈
AISLES₆

Showing the top 29 of 30 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 318

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

ABSEYS₁₁
ABSITS₈
AESCES₈
AISLES₆
ARSONS₆
ASSAIS₆
ASSAMS₈
ASSAYS₉
ASSESS₆
ASSETS₆
ASSOTS₆
BASANS₈
BASHES₁₁
BASICS₁₀
BASILS₈
BASINS₈
BASONS₈
BASSES₈
BASSOS₈
BASTES₈
BASTIS₈
BASTOS₈
BESEES₈
BESETS₈
BESITS₈
BESOMS₁₀
BESOTS₈
BESTIS₈
BISHES₁₁
BISONS₈
BOSHES₁₁
BOSOMS₁₀
BOSONS₈
BOSSES₈
BOSUNS₈
BUSHES₁₁
BUSIES₈
BUSSES₈
BUSSUS₈
BUSTIS₈
BYSSUS₁₁
CASCOS₁₀
CASHES₁₁
CASSIS₈
CASTES₈
CESSES₈
CESTAS₈
CESTOS₈
CESTUS₈
CISCOS₁₀
CISSUS₈
CISTUS₈
COSECS₁₀
COSETS₈
COSEYS₁₁
COSHES₁₁
COSIES₈
COSMOS₁₀
COSSES₈
COSTES₈
COSTUS₈
CUSCUS₁₀
CUSECS₁₀
CUSHES₁₁
CUSPIS₁₀
CUSSES₈
CUSSOS₈
CUSTOS₈
DASHES₁₀
DASHIS₁₀
DESHIS₁₀
DESSES₇
DISCOS₉
DISCUS₉
DISHES₁₀
DISMES₉
DISSES₇
DOSEHS₁₀
DOSERS₇
DOSHAS₁₀
DOSHES₁₀
DOSSES₇
DUSHES₁₀
EASELS₆
EASERS₆
EASIES₆
EASLES₆
EISELS₆
ELSINS₆
ENSEWS₉
ENSUES₆
EOSINS₆
ESSAYS₉
EUSOLS₆
FASCES₁₁
FASCIS₁₁
FASHES₁₂
FESSES₉
FESTAS₉
FISHES₁₂
FOSSAS₉
FOSSES₉
FUSEES₉
FUSELS₉
FUSILS₉
FUSSES₉
GASHES₁₀
GASSES₇
GESSES₇
GESTES₇
GISMOS₉
GOSHTS₁₀
GOSSES₇
GUSHES₁₀
GUSLAS₇
GUSLES₇
GUSLIS₇
GUSTOS₇
HASHES₁₂
HASTES₉
HISHES₁₂
HISSES₉
HOSELS₉
HOSERS₉
HOSEYS₁₂
HOSSES₉
HOSTAS₉
HUSHES₁₂
HUSSES₉
HYSONS₁₂
INSETS₆
INSPOS₈
ISSEIS₆
ISSUES₆
JASEYS₁₆
JASIES₁₃
JASPES₁₅
JASPIS₁₅
JASSES₁₃
JESSES₁₃
JOSHES₁₆
JOSSES₁₃
KASHAS₁₃
KESARS₁₀
KESHES₁₃
KISANS₁₀
KISHES₁₃
KISSES₁₀
KOSMOS₁₂
KOSSES₁₀
KUSSOS₁₀
LASERS₆
LASHES₉
LASSES₆
LASSIS₆
LASSOS₆
LASSUS₆
LESBOS₈
LESSES₆
LISLES₆
LISSES₆
LOSELS₆
LOSERS₆
LOSSES₆
LUSERS₆
LUSHES₉
LYSINS₉
LYSOLS₉
LYSSAS₉
MASERS₈
MASHES₁₁
MASONS₈
MASSAS₈
MASSES₈
MESELS₈
MESHES₁₁
MESNES₈
MESONS₈
MESSES₈
MISERS₈
MISSES₈
MISSIS₈
MISSUS₈
MOSEYS₁₁
MOSHES₁₁
MOSSES₈
MUSARS₈
MUSERS₈
MUSETS₈
MUSHES₁₁
MUSICS₁₀
MUSITS₈
MUSSES₈
MUSTHS₁₁
MYSIDS₁₂
NASALS₆
NASHIS₉
NESSES₆
NISEIS₆
NISHES₉
NISSES₆
NOSERS₆
NOSEYS₉
NOSHES₉
NOSIES₆
NOSTOS₆
NYSSAS₉
OBSESS₈
ONSETS₆
OPSINS₈
OUSELS₆
PASEOS₈
PASHAS₁₁
PASHES₁₁
PASHMS₁₃
PASKAS₁₂
PASSES₈
PASSUS₈
PASTAS₈
PASTES₈
PASTIS₈
PESTOS₈
PISCOS₁₀
PISHES₁₁
PISSES₈
PISTES₈
POSERS₈
POSHES₁₁
POSHOS₁₁
POSIES₈
POSITS₈
POSSES₈
PUSHES₁₁
PUSLES₈
PUSSES₈
RASERS₆
RASHES₉
RASSES₆
RESAWS₉
RESAYS₉
RESEES₆
RESETS₆
RESEWS₉
RESHES₉
RESIDS₇
RESINS₆
RESITS₆
RESODS₇
RESOWS₉
RESTOS₆
RISERS₆
RISHIS₉
ROSETS₆
ROSHIS₉
ROSIES₆
ROSINS₆
ROSITS₆
ROSTIS₆
RUSCUS₈
RUSHES₉
RUSMAS₈
SASERS₆
SASHES₉
SASINS₆
SASSES₆
SESHES₉
SESSES₆
SISALS₆
SISSES₆
SOSSES₆
SUSHIS₉
SUSSES₆
SYSOPS₁₁
TASARS₆
TASERS₆
TASHES₉
TASSES₆
TASSOS₆
TASTES₆
TESLAS₆
TESTES₆
TESTIS₆
TISWAS₉
TOSHES₉
TOSSES₆
TUSHES₉
TUSSES₆
TUSSIS₆
UNSAYS₉
UNSEES₆
UNSETS₆
UNSEWS₉
UNSUBS₈
UPSEES₈
UPSETS₈
UPSEYS₁₁
UPSIES₈
URSIDS₇
URSONS₆
VESPAS₁₁
VESTAS₉
VISCUS₁₁
VISIES₉
VISITS₉
VISNES₉
VISONS₉
VISORS₉
VISTAS₉
VISTOS₉
WASHES₁₂
WASTES₉
WISHES₁₂
WISSES₉
WUSHUS₁₂
WUSSES₉
XYSTOS₁₆
XYSTUS₁₆
YESSES₉

Letters by positionIn 41% of these words the 5th letter is E.

1st letter

2nd letter

A23%
O19%
U16%

4th letter

S22%
H18%
E17%

5th letter

E41%
O8%
I7%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; JOSHES tops the list with 16. Scores before board bonuses.

66 points: 74 words
7 points: 15 words
88 points: 84 words
9 points: 62 words
1010 points: 28 words
11 points: 28 words
1212 points: 13 words
13 points: 8 words
1414 points: 0 words
15 points: 2 words
1616 points: 4 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
JOSHES	16	17	All three
XYSTOS	16	15	All three
XYSTUS	16	16	All three
JASEYS	16	17	Collins only
JASPES	15	18	Collins only
JASPIS	15	18	Collins only
JESSES	13	15	All three
JOSSES	13	15	All three
KASHAS	13	12	All three
JASIES	13	15	Collins only
JASSES	13	15	Collins only
KESHES	13	12	Collins only

The pattern is _ _ S _ _ S: S occupies the third slot, and every match ends in S. The 318 entries include familiar forms such as “issues,” “losses,” and “wishes,” alongside less familiar plays. Just 30 are common by frequency, so a fitting shape does not guarantee an everyday word.

The S-S pattern at a glance

Exactly 318 tournament-dictionary entries put S in both the third and sixth positions.
“Issues,” “assets,” “losses,” and “passes” are among the recognizable examples.
Only 30 entries are marked common by frequency.
Average tile score is 8.6; JOSHES, XYSTOS, XYSTUS, and JASEYS each score 16.

Which words fit the S-S pattern?

The pattern narrows the search sharply: third-position S and final S are fixed, while the opening letter does most of the sorting. B is the most common first letter, with 30 matches; C follows at 27, then M and R at 26 each. Start with B when the first tile is unknown.

Recognizable entries include “issues,” “assets,” “losses,” “passes,” “wishes,” and “visits”; each fits the _ _ S _ _ S frame. Many familiar examples have an S-ending plural form, but don’t assume every answer is plural: “assess” and “cosmos” show different word shapes. Just 30 matches are common by frequency.

How do 6-letter words with S in positions 3 and 6 score?

JOSHES, XYSTOS, XYSTUS, and JASEYS each score 16 points, the highest scores in this group. JASPES and JASPIS score 15. The J or X supplies much of the scoring punch; the group’s average tile score is 8.6, so most matches won’t rival those standouts.

The tournament-dictionary counts differ: Collins contains 311 matches, NWL2023 has 228, and ENABLE has 201. A word accepted in one game’s lexicon may not transfer to another, so check your game’s word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry.

The final S is a strong constraint: keeping the third S but changing the last letter to D leaves 180 matches, while ending in E leaves 141. Compare those patterns only when the final tile is uncertain.

Questions people ask

Which first letter appears most in this S-S pattern?

B is the most common starting letter, with 30 matching words. C follows with 27, while M and R each have 26. If the opening tile is unknown, checking B-starting options first follows the pattern’s actual distribution.

How many common words have S in the third and sixth positions?

Just 30 of the 318 matching entries are marked common by frequency. That means the pattern produces many less familiar possibilities, so recognizable options such as ISSUES, ASSETS, and LOSSES are a sensible place to start.

What are the highest-scoring words in this group?

JOSHES, XYSTOS, XYSTUS, and JASEYS each score 16 points. JASPES and JASPIS score 15. These standout scores come from high-value J or X tiles, rather than from the repeated S letters.

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