7-Letter Words Ending With ESS
Browse 7-letter words that end with ESS. Suffix-focused lists like this help you spot hook opportunities and validate crossword entries before you commit tiles.
Data at a glance — 251 matches, 10.6 avg pts, 7 avg letters.
- Total words
- 251
- Avg length
- 7 letters
- Avg Scrabble score
- 10.6 pts
- Highest scoring
- zipless (18 pts)
- Longest word
- zipless (7 letters)
- High-value letter words
- 20(10%)
- Words containing Q, X, Z, J, K (8–10 pt tiles)
About this word list
Our dictionary returns 251 matches — a deep pool for anagram practice, crossword solving, and vocabulary building. High-value letter density matters: roughly 20 results here include at least one premium tile worth 8–10 points on its own. Suffix patterns such as -SS, -ESS appear frequently here and are high-yield targets in both Scrabble and Words with Friends. For quick wins, prioritise zipless (18 pts) — they lead this list on raw tile value. Daily Wordle solvers benefit from lists like this when a letter pattern repeats across puzzles; knowing valid words in advance reduces wasted guesses. Words with Friends shares most of these entries; the average score of 10.6 points reflects standard tile values without board multipliers. The average vowel-to-consonant ratio here is 0.3, which affects how easily you can form these words from a random seven-tile rack.
Try the Pattern Finder → for combined filters like starts-with, ends-with, include/exclude letters, and exact length.
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 10% of sampled words include a high-value letter (Q, X, Z, J, or K) — useful when planning premium-square plays.
Suffix study is the fastest Scrabble improvement path. Group endings mentally, then practise adding one letter before the shared tail already on the board. Average Scrabble value here is 10.6 points — use that as a floor for acceptable plays when board space is tight. Average Scrabble value here is 10.6 points — use that as a floor for acceptable plays when board space is tight.
Top words preview
Scrabble-focused summaries for high-value entries (not full dictionary definitions). Tap a word for score breakdowns and anagrams.
- 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.
- JOBLESS (7 letters, 16 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry.
- WHYNESS (7 letters, 16 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry.
- JAGLESS (7 letters, 15 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry.
Word list
Showing top 200 of 251 matches, sorted by length and Scrabble score.
7-letter words
- zipless18 pts
- jawless17 pts
- jewless17 pts
- joyless17 pts
- express16 pts
- jobless16 pts
- whyness16 pts
- jagless15 pts
- cypress14 pts
- jarless14 pts
- keyless14 pts
- knavess14 pts
- laxness14 pts
- sexless14 pts
- skyless14 pts
- taxless14 pts
- duchess13 pts
- fewness13 pts
- feyness13 pts
- flyless13 pts
- flyness13 pts
- kermess13 pts
- kirmess13 pts
- monkess13 pts
- shyness13 pts
- vowless13 pts
- wayless13 pts
- wryness13 pts
- bayness12 pts
- blowess12 pts
- bowless12 pts
- confess12 pts
- coyness12 pts
- hapless12 pts
- hipless12 pts
- hipness12 pts
- pewless12 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
- cobless11 pts
- cupless11 pts
- dayless11 pts
- dewless11 pts
- dowless11 pts
- dowress11 pts
- dryness11 pts
- empress11 pts
- figless11 pts
- fogless11 pts
- gayness11 pts
- herdess11 pts
- impress11 pts
- inkless11 pts
- kinless11 pts
- mumness11 pts
- oppress11 pts
- papless11 pts
- pepless11 pts
- pipless11 pts
- precess11 pts
- process11 pts
- success11 pts
- turkess11 pts
- wigless11 pts
- adpress10 pts
- ashless10 pts
- aweless10 pts
- awnless10 pts
- badness10 pts
- bardess10 pts
- bedless10 pts
- bedress10 pts
- beguess10 pts
- bigness10 pts
- budless10 pts
- burgess10 pts
- depress10 pts
- dimness10 pts
- doggess10 pts
- eveless10 pts
- eyeless10 pts
- farness10 pts
- fatless10 pts
- fatness10 pts
- feeless10 pts
- finless10 pts
- fitness10 pts
- foeless10 pts
- fooless10 pts
- fulness10 pts
- furless10 pts
- gapless10 pts
- gemless10 pts
- goddess10 pts
- gumless10 pts
- harness10 pts
- hatless10 pts
- hatress10 pts
- heiress10 pts
- heroess10 pts
- hitless10 pts
- hostess10 pts
- hotness10 pts
- hueless10 pts
- lawless10 pts
- lowness10 pts
- madness10 pts
- mudless10 pts
- newness10 pts
- nowness10 pts
- oftness10 pts
- oofless10 pts
- ownness10 pts
- pegless10 pts
- pigless10 pts
- rawness10 pts
- rayless10 pts
- sewless10 pts
- slyness10 pts
- thaness10 pts
- toryess10 pts
- toyless10 pts
- twoness10 pts
- updress10 pts
- votress10 pts
- waeness10 pts
- wanness10 pts
- warless10 pts
- weeness10 pts
- wetness10 pts
- winless10 pts
- witless10 pts
- witness10 pts
- woeness10 pts
- actless9 pts
- actress9 pts
- address9 pts
- aggress9 pts
- aimless9 pts
- ancress9 pts
- aptness9 pts
- armless9 pts
- barless9 pts
- bearess9 pts
- bitless9 pts
- braless9 pts
- carless9 pts
- digress9 pts
- dogless9 pts
- eggless9 pts
- godless9 pts
- iceless9 pts
- iciness9 pts
- laddess9 pts
- lipless9 pts
- manless9 pts
- manness9 pts
- matless9 pts
- mooress9 pts
- napless9 pts
- oddness9 pts
- orbless9 pts
- patness9 pts
- peeress9 pts
- pieless9 pts
- pinless9 pts
- pitless9 pts
- poetess9 pts
- possess9 pts
- punless9 pts
- rebless9 pts
- repress9 pts
- ribless9 pts
- rimless9 pts
- rumless9 pts
- rumness9 pts
- sapless9 pts
- sibness9 pts
- subness9 pts
- sumless9 pts
- tipless9 pts
- topless9 pts
- unbless9 pts
- ageless8 pts
- aidless8 pts
- deaness8 pts
- dotless8 pts
- dueness8 pts
- dulness8 pts
- dunness8 pts
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Frequently asked questions
- When should I use a length-specific ending list?
- Use it when you know both the word size and the suffix — common for Wordle greens, crossword entries, and hook planning in Scrabble.
- How many words match this pattern?
- Our dictionary contains 251 words matching this pattern. The average length is 7 letters and the average Scrabble score is 10.6 points. The highest-scoring entry shown is zipless (18 pts).
- Are there high-scoring words in this list?
- 20 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.
- Is this tool free to use?
- Yes. All word lists and search tools on unscrambletools.com are completely free with no registration required.