6-letter words with S as the 4th letter and E as the 5th letter

534 6-letter words with S as the 4th letter and E as the 5th letter meet this pattern, from familiar PASSED to high-scoring JERSEY.

534 wordsTop pick PASSEDHighest score JERSEY 16

77 of 534 are everyday words (14%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

4th letter
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P
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5th letter
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With S in 4th place, E is the most common 5th letter (534 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
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Common words 77 · most-used first

PASSED₉
CLOSED₉
CAUSED₉
RAISED₇
MISSED₉
CLOSER₈
HOUSES₉
JERSEY₁₆
CAUSES₈
CHOSEN₁₁
HORSES₉
LOSSES₆
PASSES₈
VESSEL₉
NURSES₆
CLOSET₈
LESSER₆
DIESEL₇
RAISES₆
SUNSET₆
MESSED₉
ABUSED₉
OFFSET₁₂
CLOSES₈
KISSED₁₁
MASSES₈
SENSES₆
BOSSES₈
MISSES₈
PHASES₁₁
VERSES₉
CEASED₉
CURSED₉
LENSES₆
BIASED₉
NOISES₆
TOSSED₇
CHASED₁₂
KISSES₁₀
ABUSES₈
HOUSED₁₀
UNUSED₇
LEASED₇
ARISES₆
CRISES₈
KAISER₁₀
NAUSEA₆
AMUSED₉

Showing the top 48 of 77 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 534

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

ABASED₉
ABASER₈
ABASES₈
ABUSED₉
ABUSER₈
ABUSES₈
AMISES₈
AMUSED₉
AMUSER₈
AMUSES₈
ANISES₆
ANUSES₆
ARCSEC₁₀
ARISEN₆
ARISES₆
AVISED₁₀
AVISES₉
AVOSET₉
AXISED₁₄
AXISES₁₃
BAASES₈
BASSED₉
BASSER₈
BASSES₈
BASSET₈
BIASED₉
BIASES₈
BIRSES₈
BITSER₈
BOOSED₉
BOOSES₈
BOSSED₉
BOSSER₈
BOSSES₈
BOSSET₈
BOUSED₉
BOUSES₈
BOWSED₁₂
BOWSER₁₁
BOWSES₁₁
BOWSEY₁₄
BRASES₈
BRISES₈
BROSES₈
BULSES₈
BUNSEN₈
BURSES₈
BUSSED₉
BUSSES₈
CARSES₈
CARSEY₁₁
CAUSED₉
CAUSEN₈
CAUSER₈
CAUSES₈
CAUSEY₁₁
CEASED₉
CEASES₈
CENSED₉
CENSER₈
CENSES₈
CESSED₉
CESSER₈
CESSES₈
CHASED₁₂
CHASER₁₁
CHASES₁₁
CHISEL₁₁
CHOSEN₁₁
CHOSES₁₁
CHUSED₁₂
CHUSES₁₁
CLOSED₉
CLOSER₈
CLOSES₈
CLOSET₈
COOSEN₈
COOSER₈
COPSED₁₁
COPSES₁₀
CORSES₈
CORSET₈
CORSEY₁₁
COSSES₈
COSSET₈
CRASES₈
CRISES₈
CRUSES₈
CRUSET₈
CURSED₉
CURSER₈
CURSES₈
CUSSED₉
CUSSER₈
CUSSES₈
CYESES₁₁
DAISES₇
DAMSEL₉
DENSER₇
DESSES₇
DIESEL₇
DIESES₇
DISSED₈
DISSES₇
DORSEL₇
DORSER₇
DORSES₇
DOSSED₈
DOSSEL₇
DOSSER₇
DOSSES₇
DOUSED₈
DOUSER₇
DOUSES₇
DOWSED₁₁
DOWSER₁₀
DOWSES₁₀
DOWSET₁₀
DRUSES₇
DULSES₇
EASSEL₆
EGISES₇
EMESES₈
ENOSES₆
EPOSES₈
ERASED₇
ERASER₆
ERASES₆
EROSES₆
EYASES₉
FALSED₁₀
FALSER₉
FALSES₉
FARSED₁₀
FARSES₉
FEASED₁₀
FEASES₉
FEESED₁₀
FEESES₉
FESSED₁₀
FESSES₉
FLASER₉
FOSSED₁₀
FOSSES₉
FRISEE₉
FRISES₉
FUSSED₁₀
FUSSER₉
FUSSES₉
GANSEY₁₀
GASSED₈
GASSER₇
GASSES₇
GESSED₈
GESSES₇
GEYSER₁₀
GIPSEN₉
GNOSES₇
GOOSED₈
GOOSES₇
GOOSEY₁₀
GORSES₇
GOSSED₈
GOSSES₇
GRESES₇
GRISED₈
GRISES₇
GROSER₇
GROSET₇
GUISED₈
GUISER₇
GUISES₇
GUNSEL₇
GUSSET₇
GUTSED₈
GUTSER₇
GUTSES₇
GUYSES₁₀
HALSED₁₀
HALSER₉
HALSES₉
HANSEL₉
HANSES₉
HASSEL₉
HAUSED₁₀
HAUSEN₉
HAUSES₉
HAWSED₁₃
HAWSER₁₂
HAWSES₁₂
HAYSEL₁₂
HERSED₁₀
HERSES₉
HIRSEL₉
HISSED₁₀
HISSER₉
HISSES₉
HOISED₁₀
HOISES₉
HORSED₁₀
HORSES₉
HORSEY₁₂
HOSSES₉
HOUSED₁₀
HOUSEL₉
HOUSER₉
HOUSES₉
HOUSEY₁₂
HUSSES₉
IBISES₈
IRISED₇
IRISES₆
JASSES₁₃
JERSEY₁₆
JESSED₁₄
JESSES₁₃
JOSSER₁₃
JOSSES₁₃
KAISER₁₀
KANSES₁₀
KARSEY₁₃
KERSEY₁₃
KEYSET₁₃
KISSED₁₁
KISSEL₁₀
KISSER₁₀
KISSES₁₀
KITSET₁₀
KOSSES₁₀
KRISED₁₁
KRISES₁₀
KVASES₁₃
LAPSED₉
LAPSER₈
LAPSES₈
LASSES₆
LEASED₇
LEASER₆
LEASES₆
LEESES₆
LENSED₇
LENSES₆
LESSEE₆
LESSEN₆
LESSER₆
LESSES₆
LIASES₆
LINSEY₉
LISSES₆
LOOSED₇
LOOSEN₆
LOOSER₆
LOOSES₆
LOSSES₆
LOUSED₇
LOUSER₆
LOUSES₆
LOWSED₁₀
LOWSER₉
LOWSES₉
LUESES₆
LYASES₉
MAASES₈
MAISES₈
MANSES₈
MARSES₈
MASSED₉
MASSES₈
MEASED₉
MEASES₈
MENSED₉
MENSES₈
MERSES₈
MESSED₉
MESSES₈
MEUSED₉
MEUSES₈
MEWSED₁₂
MEWSES₁₁
MILSEY₁₁
MIMSEY₁₃
MIOSES₈
MISSED₉
MISSEE₈
MISSEL₈
MISSES₈
MISSET₈
MOISER₈
MOMSER₁₀
MORSEL₈
MORSES₈
MOSSED₉
MOSSER₈
MOSSES₈
MOTSER₈
MOUSED₉
MOUSER₈
MOUSES₈
MOUSEY₁₁
MULSES₈
MUSSED₉
MUSSEL₈
MUSSES₈
MYASES₁₁
MYOSES₁₁
NAOSES₆
NAUSEA₆
NEESED₇
NEESES₆
NESSES₆
NEWSED₁₀
NEWSES₉
NISSES₆
NOESES₆
NOISED₇
NOISES₆
NOOSED₇
NOOSER₆
NOOSES₆
NORSEL₆
NOUSES₆
NURSED₇
NURSER₆
NURSES₆
NYASES₉
OBESER₈
OFFSET₁₂
ONUSES₆
OPUSES₈
OUTSEE₆
OUTSET₆
OYESES₉
PARSEC₁₀
PARSED₉
PARSER₈
PARSES₈
PASSED₉
PASSEE₈
PASSEL₈
PASSER₈
PASSES₈
PAUSED₉
PAUSER₈
PAUSES₈
PEASED₉
PEASEN₈
PEASES₈
PEISED₉
PEISES₈
PENSEE₈
PENSEL₈
PERSES₈
PEYSED₁₂
PEYSES₁₁
PHASED₁₂
PHASER₁₁
PHASES₁₁
PHESED₁₂
PHESES₁₁
PHYSED₁₅
PHYSES₁₄
PISSED₉
PISSER₈
PISSES₈
PLUSED₉
PLUSES₈
POISED₉
POISER₈
POISES₈
POSSED₉
POSSER₈
POSSES₈
POSSET₈
POYSED₁₂
POYSES₁₁
PRASES₈
PRESES₈
PRESET₈
PRISED₉
PRISER₈
PRISES₈
PROSED₉
PROSER₈
PROSES₈
PRYSED₁₂
PRYSES₁₁
PTOSES₈
PUDSEY₁₂
PULSED₉
PULSER₈
PULSES₈
PURSED₉
PURSER₈
PURSES₈
PURSEW₁₁
PUSSEL₈
PUSSER₈
PUSSES₈
PYOSES₁₁
RAISED₇
RAISER₆
RAISES₆
RANSEL₆
RASSES₆
REISES₆
REUSED₇
REUSES₆
RHUSES₉
RINSED₇
RINSER₆
RINSES₆
ROOSED₇
ROOSER₆
ROOSES₆
ROSSER₆
ROUSED₇
ROUSER₆
ROUSES₆
RUSSEL₆
RUSSET₆
SALSES₆
SANSEI₆
SARSEN₆
SASSED₇
SASSES₆
SCUSED₉
SCUSES₈
SEASED₇
SEASES₆
SEISED₇
SEISER₆
SEISES₆
SEMSEM₁₀
SENSED₇
SENSEI₆
SENSES₆
SEPSES₈
SESSES₆
SISSES₆
SLUSES₆
SONSES₆
SOSSED₇
SOSSES₆
SOUSED₇
SOUSER₆
SOUSES₆
SOWSED₁₀
SOWSES₉
STASES₆
SUBSEA₈
SUBSET₈
SUDSED₈
SUDSER₇
SUDSES₇
SUNSET₆
SUSSED₇
SUSSES₆
TARSEL₆
TASSEL₆
TASSES₆
TASSET₆
TAWSED₁₀
TAWSES₉
TEASED₇
TEASEL₆
TEASER₆
TEASES₆
TEMSED₉
TEMSES₈
TENSED₇
TENSER₆
TENSES₆
TERSER₆
THESES₉
THUSES₉
TINSEL₆
TINSEY₉
TMESES₈
TOISES₆
TOLSEL₆
TOLSEY₉
TORSEL₆
TORSES₆
TOSSED₇
TOSSEN₆
TOSSER₆
TOSSES₆
TOUSED₇
TOUSER₆
TOUSES₆
TOWSED₁₀
TOWSER₉
TOWSES₉
TUSSEH₉
TUSSER₆
TUSSES₆
TUTSED₇
TUTSES₆
UKASES₁₀
ULOSES₆
UNISEX₁₃
UNUSED₇
UPASES₈
URASES₆
URESES₆
UROSES₆
URUSES₆
UTASES₆
UTISES₆
VALSED₁₀
VALSES₉
VERSED₁₀
VERSER₉
VERSES₉
VERSET₉
VESSEL₉
WADSET₁₀
WEASEL₉
WEISED₁₀
WEISES₉
WINSEY₁₂
WISSED₁₀
WISSES₉
WOOSEL₉
WOOSES₉
WORSED₁₀
WORSEN₉
WORSER₉
WORSES₉
WORSET₉
WOWSER₁₂
WUSSES₉
YESSED₁₀
YESSES₉

Letters by positionIn 43% of these words the 6th letter is S.

1st letter

P13%
C9%
M8%

2nd letter

O25%
E18%
A16%

3rd letter

S23%
U12%
R10%

6th letter

S43%
D23%
R15%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

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

66 points: 108 words
7 points: 64 words
88 points: 140 words
9 points: 109 words
1010 points: 48 words
11 points: 29 words
1212 points: 18 words
13 points: 12 words
1414 points: 4 words
15 points: 1 words
1616 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
JERSEY	16	17	All three
PHYSED	15	14	All three
BOWSEY	14	14	Collins only
AXISED	14	14	All three
JESSED	14	16	All three
PHYSES	14	13	All three
UNISEX	13	15	All three
KERSEY	13	12	All three
JESSES	13	15	All three
KEYSET	13	12	All three
MIMSEY	13	14	Collins only
JOSSER	13	15	Collins only

Lock in the fourth and fifth tiles as S and E, then use the first three letters and final tile to narrow your options. The group includes familiar forms such as CLOSED, RAISED, and HOUSES, alongside less common entries. Of the 534 words, 77 are among the most common English words, so expect plenty of tournament-valid choices you may not use in everyday writing.

6-letter words with S as 4th letter and E as 5th letter at a glance

534 words match the pattern, with S in position four and E in position five.
77 entries fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
PASSED, CLOSED, CAUSED, and RAISED are recognizable examples.
The most common final tile is S: 228 words end that way; 123 end in D.
JERSEY scores 16 points, the highest score among the examples.

Which endings appear most often?

S and D dominate the final position: 228 words end in S, compared with 123 ending in D. That split gives you a strong first check when the final tile is still unknown. Try the plural or possessive-looking shape with examples such as HOUSES, CAUSES, and LOSSES; for a D ending, consider PASSED, CLOSED, or RAISED.

The first letter narrows the choices too. P leads with 67 entries, followed by C with 47 and M with 43. If your board or puzzle rules out P, move to C or M before testing less common initials. The counts cover words found in at least one tournament dictionary, not every string in a general word list.

Use the fixed letters to narrow your choices

For 6-letter words with S as the 4th letter and E as the 5th letter, keep the pattern ___SE_ in view. Sort candidates first by their last letter, then by the opening three tiles. This avoids spending guesses on words that fit the middle but clash with a known ending.

JERSEY is the scoring standout at 16 points; PH YSED scores 15, while BOWSEY, AXISED, JESSED, and PHYSES each score 14. That is a striking contrast with the group’s average score of 8.3. The unusual high scorers are not necessarily familiar plays, so check your game's word list before relying on one. Collins includes 530 matches, while NWL2023 includes 369 and ENABLE includes 351; acceptance depends on the dictionary your game uses.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have S fourth and E fifth?

There are 534 six-letter words with S in the fourth position and E in the fifth. Familiar examples include PASSED, CLOSED, and CAUSED, while the final letter varies across the group.

What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?

JERSEY is the highest-scoring example at 16 points. PH YSED follows at 15, while BOWSEY, AXISED, JESSED, and PHYSES each score 14.

Which final letters are most common?

S is the most common final letter, appearing in 228 matching words, and D comes next with 123. R is third with 80, so checking the last tile can quickly cut down the possibilities.

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