7-letter words with S as the 3rd letter and S as the 7th letter

S as the 3rd letter and S as the 7th letter gives 651 tournament-dictionary matches, led by JOSEPHS at 19 points.

651 wordsTop pick RESULTSHighest score JOSEPHS 19

56 of 651 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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7th letter
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With S in 3rd place, S is the most common 7th letter (651 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 56 · most-used first

RESULTS₇
SYSTEMS₁₂
DISCUSS₁₀
BESIDES₁₀
ANSWERS₁₀
SISTERS₇
DESIGNS₉
LESSONS₇
MASTERS₉
VESSELS₁₀
CUSTOMS₁₁
MUSCLES₁₁
ASSISTS₇
INSECTS₉
POSSESS₉
DESIRES₈
POSTERS₉
MUSEUMS₁₁
DISMISS₁₀
TISSUES₇
BISHOPS₁₄
ASSUMES₉
VISIONS₁₀
RESORTS₇
INSISTS₇
ENSURES₇
LISTENS₇
INSULTS₇
VISUALS₁₀
FOSSILS₁₀
RESIDES₈
CASINOS₉
CASTLES₉
PISTOLS₉
BASKETS₁₃
RESUMES₉
LESIONS₇
MOSQUES₁₈
ASSERTS₇
HOSTESS₁₀
OYSTERS₁₀
PISTONS₉
PASTORS₉
DESERTS₈
GOSPELS₁₀
RESCUES₉
ASSIGNS₈
ASSURES₇

Showing the top 48 of 56 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 651

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

ABSCESS₁₁
ABSCISS₁₁
ABSEILS₉
ABSENTS₉
ABSORBS₁₁
ABSURDS₁₀
ADSORBS₁₀
ADSUKIS₁₂
ALSIKES₁₁
ANSWERS₁₀
APSARAS₉
APSIDES₁₀
ARSHINS₁₀
ARSINES₇
ASSAILS₇
ASSARTS₇
ASSENTS₇
ASSERTS₇
ASSHATS₁₀
ASSIGNS₈
ASSISTS₇
ASSIZES₁₆
ASSLESS₇
ASSOILS₇
ASSORTS₇
ASSUMES₉
ASSURES₇
AUSUBOS₉
AXSEEDS₁₅
BASALTS₉
BASHAWS₁₅
BASHERS₁₂
BASIONS₉
BASKETS₁₃
BASNETS₉
BASQUES₁₈
BASSETS₉
BASTERS₉
BASTLES₉
BASUCOS₁₁
BESEEMS₁₁
BESIDES₁₀
BESIGHS₁₃
BESINGS₁₀
BESMUTS₁₁
BESNOWS₁₂
BESOINS₉
BESORTS₉
BESPITS₁₁
BESPOTS₁₁
BESTARS₉
BESTIES₉
BESTIRS₉
BESTOWS₁₂
BESTUDS₁₀
BISECTS₁₁
BISHOPS₁₄
BISMARS₁₁
BISQUES₁₈
BISTERS₉
BISTRES₉
BISTROS₉
BOSBOKS₁₅
BOSCHES₁₄
BOSKETS₁₃
BOSQUES₁₈
BOSSETS₉
BOSSIES₉
BOSTONS₉
BUSBARS₁₁
BUSBIES₁₁
BUSBOYS₁₄
BUSERAS₉
BUSHELS₁₂
BUSHERS₁₂
BUSHIES₁₂
BUSHWAS₁₅
BUSINGS₁₀
BUSKERS₁₃
BUSKETS₁₃
BUSKINS₁₃
BUSTEES₉
BUSTERS₉
BUSTICS₁₁
BUSTLES₉
CASABAS₁₁
CASAVAS₁₂
CASBAHS₁₄
CASEINS₉
CASEOUS₉
CASERNS₉
CASHAWS₁₅
CASHEWS₁₅
CASHOOS₁₂
CASINGS₁₀
CASINOS₉
CASITAS₉
CASKETS₁₃
CASQUES₁₈
CASSIAS₉
CASTERS₉
CASTLES₉
CASTORS₉
CASUALS₉
CESIOUS₉
CESIUMS₁₁
CESSERS₉
CESTUIS₉
CESURAS₉
CESURES₉
CISCOES₁₁
CISSIES₉
COSECHS₁₄
COSHERS₁₂
COSIERS₉
COSIGNS₁₀
COSINES₉
COSMEAS₁₁
COSMIDS₁₂
COSMINS₁₁
COSSETS₉
COSSIES₉
COSTALS₉
COSTARS₉
COSTERS₉
CUSHATS₁₂
CUSHAWS₁₅
CUSHIES₁₂
CUSPIDS₁₂
CUSSERS₉
CUSTOMS₁₁
CYSTIDS₁₃
DASHERS₁₁
DASSIES₈
DESALTS₈
DESANDS₉
DESEEDS₉
DESERTS₈
DESEXES₁₅
DESIGNS₉
DESINES₈
DESIRES₈
DESISTS₈
DESMANS₁₀
DESMIDS₁₁
DESORBS₁₀
DESPOTS₁₀
DESYNES₁₁
DISARMS₁₀
DISBARS₁₀
DISBUDS₁₁
DISCOES₁₀
DISCUSS₁₀
DISEURS₈
DISKERS₁₂
DISMALS₁₀
DISMANS₁₀
DISMAYS₁₃
DISMISS₁₀
DISOWNS₁₁
DISPELS₁₀
DISPLES₁₀
DISTILS₈
DISUSES₈
DOSAGES₉
DOSSALS₈
DOSSELS₈
DOSSERS₈
DOSSILS₈
DUSKENS₁₂
DUSTERS₈
DUSTUPS₁₀
EASTERS₇
EISELLS₇
ELSHINS₁₀
ENSEALS₇
ENSEAMS₉
ENSEARS₇
ENSERFS₁₀
ENSIGNS₈
ENSILES₇
ENSKIES₁₁
ENSOULS₇
ENSURES₇
EOSINES₇
ESSIVES₁₀
ESSOINS₇
EXSECTS₁₆
EXSERTS₁₄
FASCIAS₁₂
FASTENS₁₀
FASTERS₁₀
FASTIES₁₀
FESCUES₁₂
FESTALS₁₀
FESTERS₁₀
FISCALS₁₂
FISGIGS₁₂
FISHERS₁₃
FISSLES₁₀
FOSSILS₁₀
FOSSORS₁₀
FOSTERS₁₀
FUSAINS₁₀
FUSCOUS₁₂
FUSIONS₁₀
FUSSERS₁₀
FUSTETS₁₀
FUSTICS₁₂
FUSTOCS₁₂
FUSUMAS₁₂
GASBAGS₁₁
GASCONS₁₀
GASEOUS₈
GASKETS₁₂
GASKINS₁₂
GASLESS₈
GASPERS₁₀
GASSERS₈
GASTERS₈
GESSOES₈
GOSLETS₈
GOSPELS₁₀
GOSSANS₈
GOSSIBS₁₀
GOSSIPS₁₀
GOSTERS₈
GUSHERS₁₁
GUSLARS₈
GUSSETS₈
GUSSIES₈
GUSTOES₈
HASLETS₁₀
HASSARS₁₀
HASSELS₁₀
HASSLES₁₀
HASTENS₁₀
HISSERS₁₀
HISSIES₁₀
HOSIERS₁₀
HOSTELS₁₀
HOSTESS₁₀
HOSTIES₁₀
HUSHERS₁₃
HUSKERS₁₄
HUSKIES₁₄
HUSSARS₁₀
HUSSIES₁₀
HUSSIFS₁₃
HUSTLES₁₀
HYSSOPS₁₅
INSEAMS₉
INSECTS₉
INSEEMS₉
INSERTS₇
INSHIPS₁₂
INSIDES₈
INSISTS₇
INSOLES₇
INSOULS₇
INSPANS₉
INSTALS₇
INSTARS₇
INSTEPS₉
INSTILS₇
INSULAS₇
INSULTS₇
INSURES₇
ISSUERS₇
JASMINS₁₆
JASPERS₁₆
JASSIDS₁₅
JESSIES₁₄
JESTEES₁₄
JESTERS₁₄
JESUITS₁₄
JISSOMS₁₆
JOSEPHS₁₉
JOSHERS₁₇
JOSKINS₁₈
JOSSERS₁₄
JOSTLES₁₄
JUSTERS₁₄
JUSTLES₁₄
KASBAHS₁₆
KASHERS₁₄
KASHRUS₁₄
KISHKAS₁₈
KISHKES₁₈
KISMATS₁₃
KISMETS₁₃
KISSELS₁₁
KISSERS₁₁
KOSHERS₁₄
LASCARS₉
LASHERS₁₀
LASHINS₁₀
LASINGS₈
LASKETS₁₁
LASQUES₁₆
LASSIES₇
LASSOES₇
LASTERS₇
LESIONS₇
LESSEES₇
LESSENS₇
LESSONS₇
LESSORS₇
LISPERS₉
LISTEES₇
LISTELS₇
LISTENS₇
LISTERS₇
LOSINGS₈
LOSLYFS₁₃
LUSHERS₁₀
LUSTERS₇
LUSTRES₇
LUSUSES₇
LYSATES₁₀
LYSINES₁₀
MASALAS₉
MASCLES₁₁
MASCONS₁₁
MASCOTS₁₁
MASHERS₁₂
MASHIES₁₂
MASHUAS₁₂
MASHUPS₁₄
MASJIDS₁₇
MASKEGS₁₄
MASKERS₁₃
MASKNES₁₃
MASLINS₉
MASQUES₁₈
MASSIFS₁₂
MASTERS₉
MASTICS₁₁
MASULAS₉
MESAILS₉
MESCALS₁₁
MESEEMS₁₁
MESETAS₉
MESSANS₉
MESSIAS₉
MESTEES₉
MESTERS₉
MESTOMS₁₁
MISACTS₁₁
MISADDS₁₁
MISAIMS₁₁
MISBIAS₁₁
MISCUES₁₁
MISCUTS₁₁
MISDOES₁₀
MISEATS₉
MISERES₉
MISFITS₁₂
MISGOES₁₀
MISHAPS₁₄
MISHITS₁₂
MISHMIS₁₄
MISKALS₁₃
MISKENS₁₃
MISKEYS₁₆
MISLAYS₁₂
MISLIES₉
MISPENS₁₁
MISSALS₉
MISSAYS₁₂
MISSEES₉
MISSELS₉
MISSETS₉
MISSIES₉
MISTALS₉
MISTERS₉
MISTLES₉
MISUSES₉
MOSAICS₁₁
MOSHERS₁₂
MOSQUES₁₈
MOSSERS₉
MOSSIES₉
MUSANGS₁₀
MUSCATS₁₁
MUSCIDS₁₂
MUSCLES₁₁
MUSEUMS₁₁
MUSHERS₁₂
MUSICKS₁₅
MUSINGS₁₀
MUSJIDS₁₇
MUSKEGS₁₄
MUSKETS₁₃
MUSKIES₁₃
MUSKITS₁₃
MUSKLES₁₃
MUSLINS₉
MUSMONS₁₁
MUSROLS₉
MUSSELS₉
MUSTEES₉
MUSTERS₉
MYSOSTS₁₂
MYSTICS₁₄
NASARDS₈
NASIONS₇
NASTIES₇
NASUTES₇
NESTERS₇
NESTLES₇
NESTORS₇
NISGULS₈
NOSEANS₇
NOSHERS₁₀
NOSINGS₈
NOSODES₈
NOSTOCS₉
OBSIGNS₁₀
OESTRUS₇
ONSIDES₈
OSSEINS₇
OSSEOUS₇
OUSTERS₇
OXSLIPS₁₆
OYSTERS₁₀
PASCALS₁₁
PASEARS₉
PASELAS₉
PASHIMS₁₄
PASHKAS₁₆
PASKHAS₁₆
PASPIES₁₁
PASSELS₉
PASSERS₉
PASTELS₉
PASTERS₉
PASTIES₉
PASTILS₉
PASTORS₉
PESADES₁₀
PESANTS₉
PESETAS₉
PESEWAS₁₂
PESHWAS₁₅
PESTERS₉
PESTLES₉
PISHERS₁₂
PISKIES₁₃
PISSERS₉
PISTILS₉
PISTOLS₉
PISTONS₉
PISTOUS₉
POSADAS₁₀
POSEURS₉
POSINGS₁₀
POSNETS₉
POSOLES₉
POSSERS₉
POSSESS₉
POSSETS₉
POSSIES₉
POSSUMS₁₁
POSTALS₉
POSTBUS₁₁
POSTERS₉
POSTIES₉
POSTILS₉
POSTINS₉
POSTOPS₁₁
PUSHERS₁₂
PUSHUPS₁₄
PUSLEYS₁₂
PUSSELS₉
PUSSERS₉
PUSSIES₉
QASIDAS₁₇
RASCALS₉
RASHERS₁₀
RASHIES₁₀
RASPERS₉
RASSLES₇
RASTERS₇
RASURES₇
RESAILS₇
RESALES₇
RESCUES₉
RESEALS₇
RESEATS₇
RESEAUS₇
RESECTS₉
RESEDAS₈
RESEEDS₈
RESEEKS₁₁
RESELLS₇
RESENDS₈
RESENTS₇
RESHIPS₁₂
RESHOES₁₀
RESHOWS₁₃
RESIDES₈
RESIFTS₁₀
RESIGNS₈
RESILES₇
RESISTS₇
RESITES₇
RESIZES₁₆
RESKEWS₁₄
RESKINS₁₁
RESKUES₁₁
RESOAKS₁₁
RESOLES₇
RESORBS₉
RESORTS₇
RESPOTS₉
RESTEMS₉
RESTERS₇
RESULTS₇
RESUMES₉
RISINGS₈
RISKERS₁₁
RISQUES₁₆
RISTRAS₇
RISUSES₇
ROSACES₉
ROSBIFS₁₂
ROSCOES₉
ROSIERS₇
ROSSERS₇
ROSTERS₇
ROSULAS₇
RUSHEES₁₀
RUSHERS₁₀
RUSSELS₇
RUSSETS₇
RUSSIAS₇
RUSTICS₉
RUSTLES₇
RUSTRES₇
SASHAYS₁₃
SASINES₇
SASSIES₇
SASTRAS₇
SESAMES₉
SESELIS₇
SESTETS₇
SESTONS₇
SISKINS₁₁
SISSIES₇
SISSOOS₇
SISTERS₇
SUSLIKS₁₁
SUSPENS₉
SYSTEMS₁₂
TASKERS₁₁
TASLETS₇
TASSELS₇
TASSETS₇
TASSIES₇
TASTERS₇
TESTEES₇
TESTERS₇
TESTONS₇
TISANES₇
TISICKS₁₃
TISSUES₇
TOSHERS₁₀
TOSSERS₇
TOSSUPS₉
TUSCHES₁₂
TUSHIES₁₀
TUSKARS₁₁
TUSKERS₁₁
TUSSAHS₁₀
TUSSARS₇
TUSSEHS₁₀
TUSSERS₇
TUSSLES₇
TUSSORS₇
TUSSURS₇
TYSTIES₁₀
ULSTERS₇
UNSEALS₇
UNSEAMS₉
UNSEATS₇
UNSEELS₇
UNSEENS₇
UNSELFS₁₀
UNSELLS₇
UNSEXES₁₄
UNSHIPS₁₂
UNSHOES₁₀
UNSHUTS₁₀
UNSNAGS₈
UNSNAPS₉
UNSOULS₇
UNSPARS₉
UNSTEPS₉
UNSTOPS₉
UNSTOWS₁₀
UNSUITS₇
UPSELLS₉
UPSENDS₁₀
UPSHOTS₁₂
UPSIDES₁₀
UPSIZES₁₈
UPSOARS₉
UPSTAYS₁₂
UPSTEPS₁₁
UPSTIRS₉
UPSWAYS₁₅
VASSALS₁₀
VESICAS₁₂
VESPERS₁₂
VESPIDS₁₃
VESSELS₁₀
VESTALS₁₀
VESTEES₁₀
VISAGES₁₁
VISARDS₁₁
VISCINS₁₂
VISCOUS₁₂
VISCUMS₁₄
VISIERS₁₀
VISILES₁₀
VISIONS₁₀
VISITES₁₀
VISUALS₁₀
WASABIS₁₂
WASHERS₁₃
WASHINS₁₃
WASHUPS₁₅
WASPIES₁₂
WASTELS₁₀
WASTERS₁₀
WESANDS₁₁
WESKITS₁₄
WESTERS₁₀
WESTIES₁₀
WISARDS₁₁
WISDOMS₁₃
WISEASS₁₀
WISENTS₁₀
WISHERS₁₃
WISKETS₁₄
WUSSIES₁₀
XYSTERS₁₇
YASMAKS₁₆
ZESTERS₁₆
ZOSTERS₁₆

Letters by positionIn 28% of these words the 5th letter is E.

1st letter

M13%
R10%
B9%

2nd letter

A20%
E19%
I17%

4th letter

T20%
S14%
E10%

5th letter

E28%
I18%
A11%

6th letter

E23%
R19%
T11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; JOSEPHS tops the list with 19. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 117 words
8 points: 43 words
99 points: 147 words
10 points: 108 words
1111 points: 70 words
12 points: 56 words
1313 points: 32 words
14 points: 32 words
1515 points: 14 words
16 points: 16 words
1717 points: 5 words
18 points: 10 words
1919 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
JOSEPHS	19	21	All three
MOSQUES	18	20	All three
BASQUES	18	20	All three
MASQUES	18	20	All three
BOSQUES	18	20	All three
KISHKES	18	17	All three
CASQUES	18	20	All three
KISHKAS	18	17	All three
BISQUES	18	20	All three
JOSKINS	18	21	Collins only
UPSIZES	18	20	Collins · NWL
MASJIDS	17	20	All three

S in the third position plus a final S creates a broad 651-word frame. Familiar examples include RESULTS, SYSTEMS, DISCUSS, and BESIDES, yet only 56 entries are common by frequency. The opening is varied: M leads with 84 words, followed by R with 62.

Key patterns in s 3rd and s 7th

All 651 matches end in S, and S also sits in position three.
M begins the largest opening group with 84; R follows with 62.
There are 56 common entries and 590 defined words.
JOSEPHS leads at 19 points; MOSQUES and BASQUES score 18.

How to read this letter frame

The final S does not mean every answer is simply a regular plural. DISCUSS and other verb forms fit the same letter frame, so judge each candidate by its actual spelling rather than assuming an added suffix.

The fixed pair creates a strong visual cue, but it covers several grammatical shapes. RESULTS and ANSWERS are plural nouns, while DISCUSS is a verb; do not label every final S as a plural marker. MOSQUES and BASQUES also show how a high-value letter can sit inside an otherwise ordinary-looking ending.

The opening spread gives several ways into the same frame. M leads, but R and B also contribute sizable groups, so a rack can begin with many different consonants. A final S is guaranteed; the task is to check the middle and avoid assuming that repeated S positions describe one part of speech.

Which words score highest in s 3rd and s 7th?

JOSEPHS leads the scoring list at 19 points. Use RESULTS and SYSTEMS as the easier recognition anchors, then compare the rarer high-value spellings before playing.

A candidate still has to satisfy both fixed S tiles, not merely carry an S ending. SYSTEMS and SISTERS are quick visual checks; JOSEPHS is a scoring leader but a less routine play. The 651-word total gives room for both ordinary vocabulary and specialized entries.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have S third and last?

The count is 651 tournament-dictionary matches. S occupies both the third and seventh positions, while the first letter varies; M, R, and B are the leading starts.

Which examples are easiest to recognize?

RESULTS, SYSTEMS, ANSWERS, and MUSCLES are familiar examples in this pattern. They show how the fixed third S can sit inside many different word shapes.

What is the highest scorer?

JOSEPHS scores 19 points, with MOSQUES and BASQUES close behind at 18. Those score leaders are less everyday than RESULTS, so treat this as a word-list frame rather than a promise of familiar vocabulary.

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