5-Letter Words With S as the Third Letter
There are 611 five-letter words with S as the third letter, including 80 common puzzle answers. These are the words matching the pattern __S__ (an underscore is any letter). A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words With S as the Third Letter
Common puzzle answers are everyday words of the kind word puzzles choose as solutions, most common first. Plurals and rare words are valid guesses but rarely answers, so they're listed separately below.
- MUSIC An artistic form of sound incorporating instrumental or vocal tones
- ISSUE An important question that is in dispute and must be settled
- VISIT The act of going to see a person or place for a short time
- BASIC Forming an essential foundation or starting point
- WASTE Unwanted materials that are discarded as useless
- BASIS The underlying foundation or reason for something
- TASTE The sensation when taste buds convey information about flavor
- UPSET An unhappy and worried mental state
- ASSET Something useful or valuable that a person or organization has
- ESSAY An analytic or interpretive literary composition
- NASTY Offensive, unpleasant, or malicious in nature
- LASER A device that produces an intense beam of concentrated light
More Common Puzzle Answers
- MASON
- BASIN
- LOSER
- RISKY
- PASTA
- PASTE
- MESSY
- RISEN
- TASTY
- RESET
- DISCO
- AISLE
- ONSET
- VISTA
- SUSHI
- DUSTY
- BASIL
- RESIN
- RUSTY
- CASTE
- OASIS
- NASAL
- WISER
- BASAL
- MISTY
- HASTE
- HASTY
- HUSKY
- FISHY
- ASSAY
Show all 80 common puzzle answers All 80 common puzzle answers
- BISON
- SASSY
- POSSE
- PESKY
- BESET
- FUSSY
- PUSHY
- GUSTO
- BUSHY
- VISOR
- BOSSY
- MUSHY
- ENSUE
- PASTY
- RISER
- PESTO
- INSET
- MUSTY
- DUSKY
- LUSTY
- BOSON
- POSIT
- LASSO
- EASEL
- POSER
- CUSHY
- RASPY
- MOSSY
- UNSEE
- GUSTY
- MISER
- TESTY
- ROSIN
- MUSKY
- WISPY
- ZESTY
- BASTE
- UNSET
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common first letter: M (12%), R (10%), B (10%)
- Most common last letter: S (29%), Y (16%), E (9%)
- Most common additional vowel: E, in 46% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: E, A, T, I, O
- Most have 2 vowels (62%)
- 56% contain a repeated letter
- 80 of the 611 are common puzzle answers (13%)
Other Valid Words
531 additional dictionary words have S as the third letter — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- BASED
- CASES
- JESUS
- COSTS
- TESTS
- POSTS
- LISTS
- RISKS
- HOSTS
- TASKS
- BASES
- COSTA
- LOSES
- RISES
- JESSE
- BUSES
- ROSES
- LASTS
- MASKS
- POSED
- POSES
- ASSES
- DOSES
- TESLA
- GASES
- RESTS
- DISCS
- CASTS
- CISCO
- VISAS
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- NOSES
- FISTS
- NESTS
- PESTS
- FUSED
- ARSON
- DESKS
- DISKS
- WASPS
- ASSAM
- MISSY
- EASED
- PESOS
- SISSY
- VESTS
- BUSTS
- TASER
- GUSTS
- MASSE
- PASHA
- NOSED
- MASSA
- VASES
- BUSTY
- FUSES
- BOSOM
- MUSES
- HOSES
- ASSED
- EASES
- POSEY
- GASPS
- CYSTS
- MASTS
- MISTS
- ROSSO
- TUSKS
- MASHA
- RISHI
- PISSY
- WESTS
- ARSED
- CASKS
- BUSBY
- MUSED
- CASAS
- PASTS
- DOSED
- LISLE
- WASHY
- HUSKS
- BESTS
- VESTA
- VESPA
- CASED
- MISSA
- FOSSA
- MISES
- HASTA
- RESTO
- NOSEY
- FASTS
- HOSED
- PASSE
- SRSLY
- TESTA
- RASTA
- LUSTS
- NYSSA
- ARSES
- BOSSA
- BASTA
- UNSUB
- WISPS
- BASSO
- KISSY
- LYSIS
- FOSSE
- FESTA
- HISSY
- JESSY
- PASEO
- PISTE
- GASSY
- OASES
- ONSEN
- LOSSY
- CISSY
- FESTS
- WASHI
- POSTE
- RUSSE
- ROSHI
- BASTI
- MUSEE
- DUSTS
- MUSTA
- SASSE
- ISSEI
- ROSSA
- MASSY
- KISAN
- LESBO
- TASED
- JUSTE
- MESAS
- BASHA
- CASCO
- LYSOL
- TASSO
- CASUS
- PASAR
- CUSPS
- SISTA
- WUSHU
- SISAL
- PISCO
- MOSEY
- INSPO
- HUSSY
- BASER
- MESON
- BASSE
- BASHO
- MASER
- BUSED
- ROSCO
- GOSSE
- EASTS
- NISEI
- PASSU
- RUSTS
- FASTI
- GESTE
- DASHI
- NASON
- BASSI
- KASHA
- COSTE
- WISED
- LASSI
- BASIJ
- GESSO
- YESES
- GUSHY
- MESIC
- MUSTS
- MASUR
- VISTO
- LYSSA
- ESSES
- BASSY
- INSEE
- WUSSY
- RESIT
- BOSUN
- BASKS
- JESTS
- TESTE
- EOSIN
- RUSES
- GISTS
- LYSED
- NASHI
- RASPS
- OUSTS
- NISUS
- HOSER
- DISHY
- TUSHY
- AESIR
- MUSHA
- MISCH
- MUSCA
- HOSTA
- TASCA
- VISON
- GUSSY
- PASCH
- SESSA
- DESIS
- NASUS
- FUSTY
- MOSSO
- ASSAI
- BASON
- MISTO
- BOSIE
- JUSTS
- KESAR
- LISPS
- DESHI
- NOSER
- OPSIN
- MUSSY
- WASPY
- COSEY
- FUSIL
- PESTA
- MESTO
- ROSTI
- VISES
- APSES
- HOSEN
- DOSHA
- HYSON
- DOSAS
- FASCI
- MESES
- RESID
- UNSAY
- NISSE
- COSET
- MUSKS
- RUSKS
- BESOM
- RISUS
- RUSHY
- FUSEE
- MESNE
- RASAM
- ARSEY
- CESTA
- MUSTH
- TASSE
- SYSOP
- POSCA
- ASSEZ
- WISES
- PESCH
- LOSEN
- ROSAL
- OUSIA
- RESUS
- BASTO
- NESTY
- EASER
- CISTS
- BOSKY
- ROSET
- POSET
- MUSER
- LASSY
- EISEL
- ARSIS
- MUSOS
- FUSEL
- RESOL
- HOSEY
- LUSUS
- GISMO
- OSSIA
- FESSE
- MUSSE
- MOSTE
- FISTY
- NISIN
- LOSED
- VASTY
- UNSEX
- MOSTO
- GOSHT
- URSAE
- BUSKS
- DOSER
- DASHY
- MISAL
- RASAS
- BUSTI
- PESTY
- TASES
- BASAN
- MOSTS
- UPSEE
- DESSE
- LYSES
- POSHO
- PASMO
- MASHY
- DISAS
- HOSEL
- FESTY
- SASIN
- MUSAR
- RUSKY
- VASAL
- MYSID
- DISCI
- RASSE
- TUSKY
- RASER
- APSIS
- DUSKS
- TOSYL
- AKSED
- BASTS
- BASEN
- LYSIN
- TASSA
- BESES
- RESES
- LESES
- HESTS
- LESTS
- MASES
- MASED
- COSES
- GESTS
- COSED
- PASES
- PISES
- BISES
- RESTY
- WASES
- PUSES
- RASES
- WASTS
- RASED
- KESTS
- MASTY
- FUSTS
- SUSES
- CASER
- SISES
- SUSED
- RISTS
- LISES
- WISTS
- LASES
- ERSES
- SISTS
- LASED
- MOSED
- HISTS
- VISED
- MESHY
- MASUS
- ROSED
- ROSTS
- TOSES
- TOSED
- BASAS
- MASAS
- GASTS
- BESIT
- SESEY
- HESPS
- SASER
- BESAT
- VASTS
- LESOS
- MESAD
- KISTS
- RESAY
- SUSUS
- BESEE
- HASHY
- MESEL
- RESAT
- CESSE
- ANSAS
- RESEE
- AKSES
- LUSER
- MESAL
- ZESTS
- BESOT
- GESSE
- PISOS
- HASPS
- BOSEY
- BUSKY
- WISHA
- RESOD
- MISOS
- MASUT
- BOSKS
- COSIE
- RISPS
- BISKS
- HASKS
- BESTI
- CUSKS
- HUSHY
- CASKY
- FISKS
- OOSES
- FUSKS
- TASAR
- PUSLE
- FISHO
- RUSAS
- MESCA
- GASHY
- CESTI
- TOSHY
- TOSAS
- DESEX
- ROSHA
- LUSHY
- PISKY
- LISKS
- MUSET
- RESUE
- MISKY
- MUSIT
- NUSES
- MOSKS
- PASAG
- JASPE
- PASPY
- NUSED
- ROSPS
- MISLS
- TASTO
- CUSPY
- HUSOS
- JASPS
- ROSIT
- RESAM
- JASEY
- MESEM
- VISIE
- WISHT
- MESIA
- OASTS
- GUSLE
- LUSKS
- NASIS
- ELSIN
- LOSEL
- DISME
- URSID
- RESOW
- WASMS
- YESTS
- CUSUM
- OUSEL
- GASPY
- POSOL
- KOSES
- URSON
- FISCS
- RESEW
- EASLE
- APSOS
- BISOM
- COSEC
- YESTY
- ENSKY
- BESAW
- VISNE
- TOSSY
- NASHO
- RUSMA
- CUSEC
- RESAW
- OWSEN
- ASSOT
- UNSOD
- GUSLA
- PASKA
- CUSSO
- WUSES
- GISMS
- ABSEY
- IMSHY
- ABSIT
- MYSIE
- OPSIT
- MESYL
- OPSAT
- UPSEY
- JISMS
- ADSUM
- PASHM
- NESKI
- YESKS
- NOSIR
- OASAL
- KASME
- BUSSU
- VISNA
- GUSLI
- ANSAE
- ENSEW
- NOSHI
- DOSAI
- UNSEW
- KUSTI
- IMSHI
- LASSU
- UNSAW
- EUSOL
- DOSEH
- BYSSI
- XYSTS
- KUSSO
- MISDO
- MISGO
- XYSTI
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