7-Letter Words Containing ESS
All 7-letter dictionary words that include the letter sequence ESS. Combining exact length with an internal substring mirrors advanced Pattern Finder filters without opening the interactive tool.
Data at a glance — 362 matches, 11.2 avg pts, 7 avg letters.
- Total words
- 362
- Avg length
- 7 letters
- Avg Scrabble score
- 11.2 pts
- Highest scoring
- jessamy (19 pts)
- Longest word
- jessamy (7 letters)
- High-value letter words
- 28(14%)
- Words containing Q, X, Z, J, K (8–10 pt tiles)
About this word list
Our dictionary returns 362 matches — a deep pool for anagram practice, crossword solving, and vocabulary building. Among these entries, 28 contain rare tiles that can dramatically boost your score when played on double- or triple-letter squares. Suffix patterns such as -SS, -SE, -NG, -ESS appear frequently here and are high-yield targets in both Scrabble and Words with Friends. The highest-scoring word shown is jessamy at 19 points. Daily Wordle solvers benefit from lists like this when a letter pattern repeats across puzzles; knowing valid words in advance reduces wasted guesses. In tournament Scrabble, knowing word counts and score distributions for common patterns saves seconds per turn — seconds that add up over 30+ games. With a vowel ratio of 0.3, this list skews consonant-heavy — keep extra vowels on your rack when targeting these words.
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Strategy & study tips
High-score density makes this page ideal for tournament warm-ups: scan the stats block, then quiz yourself on the five highest entries without looking at the list. About 14% of sampled words include a high-value letter (Q, X, Z, J, or K) — useful when planning premium-square plays.
Internal substrings often appear in compound answers. Scan length sections below to match exact slot size. Anchor words: highest scorer JESSAMY, longest JESSAMY. Build mnemonics around those two before expanding into the full 362 matches. Internal links point to Pattern Finder, Crossword Solver, Anagram Solver, and Wordle Solver — each tool adds interactivity this static list intentionally omits.
Top words preview
Scrabble-focused summaries for high-value entries (not full dictionary definitions). Tap a word for score breakdowns and anagrams.
- JESSAMY (7 letters, 19 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry.
- ZIPLESS (7 letters, 18 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- JAWLESS (7 letters, 17 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry.
- JEWLESS (7 letters, 17 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry.
- JOYLESS (7 letters, 17 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry.
- EXPRESS (7 letters, 16 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- JESSICA (7 letters, 16 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry.
- JOBLESS (7 letters, 16 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry.
Word list
Showing top 200 of 362 matches, sorted by length and Scrabble score.
7-letter words
- jessamy19 pts
- zipless18 pts
- jawless17 pts
- jewless17 pts
- joyless17 pts
- express16 pts
- jessica16 pts
- jobless16 pts
- whyness16 pts
- jagless15 pts
- jessing15 pts
- chessom14 pts
- cypress14 pts
- jarless14 pts
- jessant14 pts
- jessean14 pts
- keyless14 pts
- knavess14 pts
- laxness14 pts
- sexless14 pts
- skyless14 pts
- taxless14 pts
- duchess13 pts
- fessely13 pts
- fewness13 pts
- feyness13 pts
- flyless13 pts
- flyness13 pts
- kermess13 pts
- kirmess13 pts
- messkit13 pts
- monkess13 pts
- shyness13 pts
- vowless13 pts
- wayless13 pts
- wryness13 pts
- bayness12 pts
- blowess12 pts
- bowless12 pts
- chessel12 pts
- chesser12 pts
- chesses12 pts
- chesset12 pts
- confess12 pts
- coyness12 pts
- essency12 pts
- hapless12 pts
- hipless12 pts
- hipness12 pts
- messiah12 pts
- messily12 pts
- pessary12 pts
- pewless12 pts
- pressly12 pts
- profess12 pts
- prowess12 pts
- webless12 pts
- wemless12 pts
- yapness12 pts
- abscess11 pts
- appress11 pts
- bebless11 pts
- bepress11 pts
- bibless11 pts
- buggess11 pts
- capless11 pts
- ccesser11 pts
- cesspit11 pts
- cobless11 pts
- cupless11 pts
- dayless11 pts
- dewless11 pts
- dowless11 pts
- dowress11 pts
- dryness11 pts
- empress11 pts
- essayed11 pts
- fessing11 pts
- fidessa11 pts
- figless11 pts
- fogless11 pts
- gayness11 pts
- herdess11 pts
- impress11 pts
- inkless11 pts
- kinless11 pts
- kloesse11 pts
- knesset11 pts
- messman11 pts
- messmen11 pts
- mumness11 pts
- oppress11 pts
- papless11 pts
- pepless11 pts
- pipless11 pts
- precess11 pts
- process11 pts
- success11 pts
- turkess11 pts
- wessand11 pts
- wigless11 pts
- yessing11 pts
- adpress10 pts
- ashless10 pts
- aweless10 pts
- awnless10 pts
- badness10 pts
- bardess10 pts
- bedless10 pts
- bedress10 pts
- beguess10 pts
- bigness10 pts
- blessed10 pts
- budless10 pts
- burgess10 pts
- cadesse10 pts
- cessing10 pts
- cressed10 pts
- depress10 pts
- dimness10 pts
- doggess10 pts
- essayer10 pts
- eveless10 pts
- eyeless10 pts
- farness10 pts
- fatless10 pts
- fatness10 pts
- feeless10 pts
- finesse10 pts
- finless10 pts
- fitness10 pts
- foeless10 pts
- fooless10 pts
- fresser10 pts
- fulness10 pts
- furless10 pts
- gapless10 pts
- gemless10 pts
- gnessic10 pts
- goddess10 pts
- gumless10 pts
- harness10 pts
- hatless10 pts
- hatress10 pts
- heiress10 pts
- heroess10 pts
- hessian10 pts
- hessite10 pts
- hitless10 pts
- hostess10 pts
- hotness10 pts
- hueless10 pts
- ivresse10 pts
- lawless10 pts
- lessive10 pts
- lowness10 pts
- madness10 pts
- message10 pts
- messing10 pts
- mudless10 pts
- newness10 pts
- nowness10 pts
- oftness10 pts
- oofless10 pts
- ownness10 pts
- oyesses10 pts
- pegless10 pts
- pigless10 pts
- pressed10 pts
- rawness10 pts
- rayless10 pts
- resshot10 pts
- sewless10 pts
- slyness10 pts
- thaness10 pts
- toryess10 pts
- toyless10 pts
- twoness10 pts
- updress10 pts
- vanessa10 pts
- vessels10 pts
- vessets10 pts
- vitesse10 pts
- votress10 pts
- waeness10 pts
- wanness10 pts
- warless10 pts
- weeness10 pts
- wetness10 pts
- winless10 pts
- witless10 pts
- witness10 pts
- woeness10 pts
- ablesse9 pts
- actless9 pts
- actress9 pts
- address9 pts
- aggress9 pts
- aimless9 pts
- ancress9 pts
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Frequently asked questions
- How is this different from words containing the same letters?
- The unfiltered “words containing” page spans all lengths. This version keeps one length bucket so you can study exact slot patterns like 5-letter words containing QU.
- How many words match this pattern?
- Our dictionary contains 362 words matching this pattern. The average length is 7 letters and the average Scrabble score is 11.2 points. The highest-scoring entry shown is jessamy (19 pts).
- Are there high-scoring words in this list?
- 28 words in this sample include premium letters (Q, X, Z, J, or K). These are strong candidates for double- and triple-letter square plays in Scrabble.
- Is this page useful for Wordle?
- Yes. Wordle uses 5-letter words, so length-filtered lists and pattern pages help you validate guesses and build a mental dictionary of allowed combinations before you play.
- Are these valid Scrabble words?
- Yes. Results are drawn from a standard English word list that aligns closely with the official Scrabble dictionary. All displayed words are accepted in competitive Scrabble play.
- Can I use these words in Words with Friends?
- Most Scrabble-valid words are also legal in Words with Friends. The two games use slightly different word lists, but the overlap is large. Use this list as a solid starting point for either game.
- How are the point scores calculated?
- Scores are the raw sum of standard Scrabble letter values (A=1, B=3, C=3, D=2 … Z=10) without board multipliers. Higher-scoring words contain rarer letters like Q, X, or Z.
- Can I combine multiple pattern filters?
- Yes. Use the Pattern Finder to combine starts-with, ends-with, contains, exact length, include letters, and exclude letters in a single search — the same engine that powers these curated lists.
- How many words are in the dictionary?
- The dictionary contains over 350 000 English words, covering everything from common 2-letter words to rare 15-letter entries, with proper nouns and abbreviations excluded.
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