Words Ending In ESS

There are over 5.9K words that end with ESS in English. From 3-letter words to long entries, find every word ending in ESS grouped by length, each one playable in Scrabble, Wordle, and WWF. You can also see five letter words ending in ESS.

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3-Letter Words Ending In ESS

Short high-frequency ESS-words:

ess

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7

4-Letter Words Ending In ESS

Common 4-letter ESS-words:

less

cess

fess

jess

mess

ness

sess

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5 letter ESS-words icon
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5-Letter Words Ending In ESS

Common 5-letter ESS-words:

press

dress

chess

bless

cress

guess

loess

tress

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6 letter ESS-words icon
17

6-Letter Words Ending In ESS

Common 6-letter ESS-words:

access

unless

stress

excess

assess

abbess

awless

caress

citess

comess

duress

egress

obsess

ogress

payess

recess

vowess

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200

7-Letter Words Ending In ESS

Common 7-letter ESS-words:

process

success

address

express

illness

possess

witness

actress

goddess

fitness

useless

assless

hueless

kirmess

lawless

precess

prowess

sacless

setness

tugless

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8 letter ESS-words icon
677

8-Letter Words Ending In ESS

Common 8-letter ESS-words:

business

progress

wireless

weakness

suppress

darkness

distress

fortress

boneless

foamless

giantess

keenness

newsless

primness

puniness

thatness

tidiness

ugliness

vainness

zestless

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9 letter ESS-words icon
961

9-Letter Words Ending In ESS

Common 9-letter ESS-words:

awareness

thickness

happiness

blackness

briskness

ditchless

flameless

fugginess

graceless

heritress

liegeless

newsiness

pettiness

ruddiness

sauceless

shawlless

sheetless

sidedress

snareless

wrongness

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10 letter ESS-words icon
881

10-Letter Words Ending In ESS

Common 10-letter ESS-words:

regardless

brightness

callowness

centerless

effectless

figureless

fusionless

grooveless

growliness

portliness

quirkiness

secureness

sinewiness

slanginess

sloppiness

sordidness

stuffiness

truthiness

uneasiness

wonderless

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765

11-Letter Words Ending In ESS

Common 11-letter ESS-words:

nonetheless

aureateness

brusqueness

copiousness

cultishness

cushionless

franticness

haughtiness

huffishness

lumpishness

muddledness

protectress

puckishness

seasickness

selfishness

shutterless

sickishness

spottedness

toplessness

viscountess

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12 letter ESS-words icon
738

12-Letter Words Ending In ESS

Common 12-letter ESS-words:

nevertheless

affectedness

annoyingness

canorousness

fragrantness

mercifulness

namelessness

overkindness

peacefulness

pollutedness

sisterliness

sportiveness

suspenseless

tranquilness

ultimateness

unctuousness

ungentleness

unprettiness

unsteadiness

vitreousness

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658

13-Letter Words Ending In ESS

Common 13-letter ESS-words:

consciousness

effectiveness

breakableness

destituteness

embracingness

guiltlessness

insidiousness

invectiveness

melodiousness

misguidedness

objectiveness

obstinateness

overeagerness

overhastiness

radiationless

rancorousness

requisiteness

unvaryingness

vicariousness

worthlessness

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585

14-Letter Words Ending In ESS

Common 14-letter ESS-words:

acceptableness

backhandedness

blithesomeness

bottomlessness

diminutiveness

impressiveness

improvableness

infeasibleness

infectiousness

manageableness

penetrableness

perfidiousness

propitiousness

protectiveness

protrusiveness

sluggardliness

successiveness

thriftlessness

unpreparedness

unwatchfulness

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15-Letter Words Ending In ESS

Common 15-letter ESS-words:

comfortlessness

contrariousness

dispensableness

dissociableness

fundamentalness

impracticalness

industriousness

inquisitiveness

measurelessness

openmouthedness

pestiferousness

presentableness

purposelessness

recoverableness

restrictiveness

superfluousness

suppressiveness

undemandingness

unhealthfulness

venturesomeness

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5,880 Common Words Ending in ESS

Most Common Length
9
(961 words)
Avg Scrabble Score
15.4
(out of 42)
Most Common Ending
s
(100%)

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What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that ends with ESS?

42 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that ends with ESS is quizzicalness with a total of 42 points.

Q 10
U 1
I 1
Z 10
Z 10
I 1
C 3
A 1
L 1
N 1
E 1
S 1
S 1

Words that end with ESS are commonly used for word games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. This list will help you to find the top scoring words to beat the opponent. You can also find a list of all words that start with ESS and words that end in ESS. Try our five letter words ending with ESS page if you’re playing Wordle-like games or use the New York Times Wordle Solver to quickly find the NYT Wordle daily answer.

FAQ Words That End In ESS

  • How many words ending with ESS are in the English dictionary?

    There are 5,880 words in the English dictionary that end with ESS, and most of them are 9 letters long (961 words of that length).

  • What's the longest word ending in ESS?

    The longest word ending in ESS is "inquisitiveness" at 15 letters long. If you're looking for a more everyday word, "consciousness" is the longest common word ending in ESS.

  • Are there any rare words ending in ESS worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon words like "quizzicalness", "exquisiteness", "quizziness", "jazziness" end with ESS and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "quizzicalness" is worth 42 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common words ending in ESS?

    Most words ending in ESS are 9 letters long, including everyday words like "awareness", "thickness", "happiness", "blackness", "briskness".