7-letter words with S as the 1st letter and S as the 6th letter

The pattern is S _ _ _ _ S _, so the two fixed letters leave five spaces to solve. SUCCESS, SUGGEST, and SELFISH show how varied the middle can be. Only 13 entries rank among the commonest English words, so many matches are better treated as puzzle or rack options than everyday vocabulary.

Quick facts about this S-and-S pattern

• The pattern matches 123 seven-letter words in tournament dictionaries.
• SUCCESS, SUGGEST, and SUPPOSE are familiar examples.
• SQUOOSH leads the scoring examples at 19 points.
• The most frequent final letter is T, with 44 matches ending that way.
• Only 20 matches also end in S.

How many 7-letter words have S in both positions?

There are 123 7-letter words with S as the 1st letter and S as the 6th letter across the covered tournament dictionaries. Collins contains 119, NWL2023 has 95, and ENABLE has 84, so acceptance depends on the word list used in your game.

The fixed S letters do not mean the word ends in S. In fact, T is the most common final letter: 44 matches end with T, compared with 22 ending in E and 21 in H. Just 20 finish with S.

That distinction matters when a clue fixes the sixth position but leaves the last tile open.

Which matching words make strong game plays?

SQUOOSH scores 19 points before board bonuses, while SIZEISM scores 18. SAWFISH, SIZEIST, and SICKISH each reach 16. Those are standout raw scores, but a shorter play that lands on a premium square can beat a longer word; check the board before committing your rack.

Seven-letter plays can earn Scrabble’s 50-point bingo bonus when you use all seven rack tiles. The pattern’s repeated S may make that easier if both S tiles are available, but do not force the pattern when a premium square offers a better total. Many matches are uncommon, so check your game’s word list before relying on an unfamiliar one.