8 Letter Words Containing ESS

There are 802+ eight letter words with ESS in our English dictionary. Every eight-letter ESS word below is valid in the Scrabble (TWL and SOWPODS), Wordle, and Words With Friends dictionaries, sortable and ready for your next puzzle. You can also browse all words with ESS.

Popular 8-Letter Words With ESS

pressure 10
business 10
progress 11
messages 11
sessions 8
wireless 11
stressed 9
accessed 13
weakness 15
suppress 12
darkness 13
assessed 9

All 8-Letter Words With ESS (649 words)

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How Common is ESS as a Middle 8 Letter word?

There are 802 8-letter words containing ESS in English. The average Scrabble score here is 11.1, with -S endings dominating (90% of them).

Total Words
802
Avg Scrabble Score
11.1
Most Common Ending (90%)
S
Top Vowel Pairs
EA
OO

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Highest-Scoring 8-Letter ESS-Words in Scrabble

haziness 20
fuzeless 20
foziness 20
jimpness 19
marquess 19
coziness 19

What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains ESS?

20 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains ESS is haziness with a total of 20 points.

H 4
A 1
Z 10
I 1
N 1
E 1
S 1
S 1

FAQ 8 Letter Words With ESS

  • How many 8 letter words containing ESS are in the English dictionary?

    There are 802 8-letter words in the English dictionary that contain ESS. The average Scrabble score across them is 11.1.

  • Are there any rare 8 letter words containing ESS worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon 8-letter words like "expresso", "excessed", "zealless", "marquess" contain ESS and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "marquess" is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common 8 letter words containing ESS?

    Everyday 8-letter words containing ESS include "pressure", "business", "progress", "messages", "sessions".