Words containing ESS
7,824 words in the ENABLE list contain ESS. The most common are BUSINESS, LESS, PROCESS and GUESS. They run from 4 to 21 letters, and the highest-scoring is PUZZLEHEADEDNESSES at 43 points.
- Words
- 7,824
- Lengths
- 4–21 letters
- Top score
- 43 (PUZZLEHEADEDNESSES)
The words
5-letter words 14
6-letter words 35
7-letter words 224
abscess11actress9
address9
blessed10
burgess10confess12
cypress14depress10dessert8
dressed9
dresser8dresses8dryness11duchess13
empress11endless8
essence9
express16
finesse10fitness10
goddess10
godless9guessed9guesses8hapless12harness10
heiress10hostess10illness7
impress11
ingress8jobless16knesset11lawless10lessons7madness10
message10
messiah12messier9messing10oneness7oppress11possess9
pressed10
presser9presses9process11
profess12prowess12redness8redress8repress9sadness8
session7
shyness13success11
undress8useless7
vessels10witness10
See all 224 in the unscrambler → 8-letter words 602
accessed13assessed9baroness10blessing11
business10
careless10clueless10congress11
countess10darkness13
desserts9distress9
dressing10
espresso10fairness11
fearless11flawless14fortress11
goodness10
guessing10
hardness12harmless13
helpless13
highness15holiness11homeless13
hopeless13
kindness13
laziness17lifeless11likeness12mattress10
messages11mindless11mistress10
nameless10needless9
obsessed11
openness10painless10pressing11
pressure10
princess12
progress11
reckless14
restless8richness13ruthless11
seamless10selfless11sessions8sickness14
stressed9
stresses8suppress12
timeless10waitress11weakness15
wellness11wireless11
See all 602 in the unscrambler → 9-letter words 714
accessing14accession13accessory16
actresses11addressed12
addresses11assessing10awareness12
blessings12blindness12confessed15countless11
depressed13
emptiness13endlessly13essential9
excessive21
expressed19
expresses18expressly21greatness10
happiness16
heartless12illnesses9impressed14
inverness12limitless11messaging13
messenger12
necessary14
necessity14
obsession11
obsessive14oppressed14pointless11
possessed12
possesses11powerless14pressured12pressures11priceless13processed14
processes13processor13
professor14
readiness10recession11
senseless9shameless14stainless9
stressful12
stressing10successes13successor13
sweetness12thickness18
toughness13witnessed13witnesses12worthless15
See all 714 in the unscrambler → 10-letter words 935
accessible16
addressing13aggression12
aggressive15
assessment12
bitterness12breathless15brightness16businesses12compressed17
compressor16concession14confession15
depressing14
depression13
depressive16distressed12effortless16essentials10expressing20expression19
expressive22eyewitness16hopelessly18impression14
impressive17
loneliness10
mattresses12messengers13oppression14
oppressive17possessing13possession12
possessive15pressuring13princesses14processing15
procession14processors14profession15
professors15progressed14progresses13regardless12
regression11relentless10repression12seamlessly15speechless17successful17
succession14
successive17
successors14suppressed15tenderness11uniqueness19usefulness13weaknesses17wilderness14
witnessing14
See all 935 in the unscrambler → 11-letter words 1,007
accessories15assessments13awesomeness16awkwardness22businessman15
businessmen15cleanliness13compressing18compression17
compressors17concessions15confessions16congressman16
congressmen16correctness15defenseless15depressants14depressions14distressing13drunkenness16emotionless13essentially14
excessively26expressions20foolishness17forgiveness18
hairdresser15impressions15incessantly16lawlessness14meaningless14
mercilessly18mindfulness17necessarily16
necessitate13necessities13nervousness14nonetheless14
nothingness15obsessively19pessimistic17possessions13predecessor16
pressurized23processions15professions16progressing15progression14
progressive17
selfishness17seriousness11shamelessly19strangeness12suppressing16suppression15
thoughtless18unhappiness18unimpressed16unnecessary16
willingness15
See all 1,007 in the unscrambler → 12-letter words 1,003
aggressively20
agribusiness15breathlessly20businesslike18carelessness14cohesiveness20completeness18compressions18concessional16confessional17delicatessen15depressingly19dispossessed16divisiveness19effortlessly21eyewitnesses18faithfulness21fearlessness15friendliness16hairdressers16hairdressing17headmistress18helplessness17homelessness17homesickness23hopelessness17impressively22inaccessible18indebtedness16intercession14necessitated15necessitates14nevertheless18
nonessential12predecessors17preparedness17processional16professional17
professorial17progressions15progressives18quintessence23reassessment14recklessness18relentlessly15repossession14reprocessing17restlessness12ruthlessness15secessionist14selflessness15stubbornness16successfully22
successively22thankfulness22thoroughness19togetherness16truthfulness18unimpressive19unsuccessful19
See all 1,003 in the unscrambler → 13-letter words 888
accessibility22agreeableness16airworthiness19arbitrariness15assertiveness16attentiveness16businesswoman20businesswomen20childlessness19concessionary20confessionals18congressional16
congresswoman21connectedness18consciousness17
decompression20defensiveness20deliciousness16dimensionless16directionless16dispossession16distressingly18effectiveness24
explosiveness25expressionism24expressionist22forgetfulness20impressionism19impressionist17impulsiveness20inclusiveness18inexpressible24inventiveness19irrepressible17necessitating16offensiveness22pervasiveness21pointlessness15powerlessness18preprocessing20professionals18professorship23progressively22progressivism21righteousness17secessionists15shamelessness18sleeplessness15statelessness13steadfastness17thoughtlessly23transgressing15transgression14transgressive17transgressors14unnecessarily18unselfishness19unwillingness17wholesomeness21worthlessness19
See all 888 in the unscrambler → 14-letter words 811
aggressiveness19agribusinesses17antidepressant17attractiveness19breathlessness19businesspeople20businessperson18capriciousness20colorblindness19concessionaire18congresspeople21congressperson19effortlessness20expressionists23expressionless23expressiveness26farsightedness22forthrightness24impressionable20impressionists18incompleteness20incompressible22indecisiveness20innovativeness20licentiousness16meaningfulness20meticulousness18microprocessor22multiprocessor20neighborliness20outrageousness15perceptiveness23permissiveness21persuasiveness19possessiveness19precariousness18pressurization25productiveness22professionally22
professorships24protectiveness21purposefulness21quintessential23reasonableness16rebelliousness16relentlessness14repetitiveness19responsiveness19ridiculousness17schoolmistress21submissiveness21thoughtfulness24transgressions15unfaithfulness23unpleasantness16unpreparedness19unprofessional19unsuccessfully24vindictiveness23weightlessness21
See all 811 in the unscrambler → 15-letter words 617
acceptingnesses22accessibilities21accountableness21acquisitiveness29acrimoniousness19admirablenesses20adventurousness19antidepressants18appropriateness21bittersweetness20blameworthiness25businesspersons19comfortableness24competitiveness24compressibility26concessionaires19confessionalism22congressionally21congresspersons20consciousnesses19conspicuousness21contentiousness17cooperativeness22crashworthiness26defenselessness19destructiveness21distinctiveness21expressionistic26flirtatiousness18gentlemanliness18impressionistic21inaccessibility24inattentiveness18industriousness16ineffectiveness26informativeness23inquisitiveness27interestingness16meaninglessness18microprocessors23mischievousness25multiprocessing22multiprocessors21nearsightedness20nonprofessional20overzealousness27pessimistically24picturesqueness28pretentiousness17professionalism22professionalize29progressiveness21purposelessness19resourcefulness20restrictiveness20thoughtlessness22trustworthiness21unconsciousness19unprepossessing20unrighteousness19
See all 617 in the unscrambler → 16-letter words 454
creditworthiness25depressurization28professionalized31quintessentially28shortsightedness24
See all 454 in the unscrambler → 17-letter words 282
authoritativeness23comprehensiveness29conscientiousness21disinterestedness19immunosuppressant25immunosuppression25immunosuppressive28inappropriateness23interprofessional22paraprofessionals24professionalizing32sanctimoniousness21
See all 282 in the unscrambler → 18-letter words 132
absentmindednesses24accumulativenesses27advantageousnesses23appreciativenesses27apprehensivenesses28bloodthirstinesses24cantankerousnesses24immunosuppressants26interconnectedness23overprotectiveness28representativeness23unsatisfactoriness23
See all 132 in the unscrambler → 19-letter words 69
accommodativenesses31adventuresomenesses25authoritativenesses25communicativenesses30companionablenesses27compassionatenesses25complementarinesses27comprehensivenesses31conscientiousnesses23consequentialnesses30professionalization33straightforwardness30
See all 69 in the unscrambler → 20-letter words 24
comprehensiblenesses31expressionlessnesses29extemporaneousnesses31forethoughtfulnesses33hyperconsciousnesses32hypersensitivenesses31inappreciativenesses29incomprehensibleness31inconsiderablenesses25indestructiblenesses25indiscriminatenesses25interconnectednesses25
See all 24 in the unscrambler → 21-letter words 7
contemporaneousnesses27disadvantageousnesses27indistinguishableness28interchangeablenesses29straightforwardnesses32undemonstrativenesses27unexceptionablenesses34
Highest-scoring words
Scored with Scrabble letter values, before bonus squares.
puzzleheadednesses43puzzleheadedness41jazzinesses36jazziness34professionalizations34unexceptionablenesses34professionalization33expressionistically33forethoughtfulnesses33frizzinesses33
Related
Questions
How many words contain ESS?
7,824 words in the ENABLE word list contain ESS.
What is the longest word that contains ESS?
CONTEMPORANEOUSNESSES, with 21 letters. Next come DISADVANTAGEOUSNESSES and INDISTINGUISHABLENESS.
What is the highest-scoring word that contains ESS?
PUZZLEHEADEDNESSES, worth 43 points with Scrabble letter values.