Words Containing OS
Browse every English word that contains the sequence OS. Knowing words with rare letter combinations — especially Q, X, Z, and digraphs like TH, CH, and SH — is a key strategy for scoring big in Scrabble and Words with Friends.
Data at a glance — 14,350 matches, 28.7 avg pts, 15 avg letters.
- Total words
- 14,350
- Avg length
- 15 letters
- Avg Scrabble score
- 28.7 pts
- Highest scoring
- benzophosphinic (38 pts)
- Longest word
- benzophosphinic (15 letters)
- High-value letter words
- 42(21%)
- Words containing Q, X, Z, J, K (8–10 pt tiles)
About this word list
With 14,350 valid entries, this is one of the larger curated lists on unscrambletools.com, sorted by length and Scrabble score for quick scanning. This list includes 42 words with high-value letters like Q, X, or Z — prime targets for premium squares on a Scrabble board. Suffix patterns such as -IC, -IS, -LY, -SIS appear frequently here and are high-yield targets in both Scrabble and Words with Friends. For quick wins, prioritise benzophosphinic (38 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 28.7 points reflects standard tile values without board multipliers. With a vowel ratio of 0.35, this list skews consonant-heavy — keep extra vowels on your rack when targeting these words.
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Strategy & study tips
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Top words preview
Scrabble-focused summaries for high-value entries (not full dictionary definitions). Tap a word for score breakdowns and anagrams.
- BENZOPHOSPHINIC (15 letters, 38 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- CZECHOSLOVAKIAN (15 letters, 38 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- METEMPSYCHOSIZE (15 letters, 38 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- NONPHOSPHORIZED (15 letters, 35 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- PHOSPHOMOLYBDIC (15 letters, 35 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry.
- PHOTOSYNTHESIZE (15 letters, 35 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- PSYCHOSEXUALITY (15 letters, 35 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- QUADRIPHOSPHATE (15 letters, 35 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
Word list
Showing top 200 of 14,350 matches, sorted by length and Scrabble score.
15-letter words
- benzophosphinic38 pts
- czechoslovakian38 pts
- metempsychosize38 pts
- nonphosphorized35 pts
- phosphomolybdic35 pts
- photosynthesize35 pts
- psychosexuality35 pts
- quadriphosphate35 pts
- unphilosophized35 pts
- benzosulphimide34 pts
- phosphatization34 pts
- phosphorography34 pts
- costopneumopexy33 pts
- hypophosphorous33 pts
- hyposensitizing33 pts
- phosphoglyceric33 pts
- phosphophyllite33 pts
- posthypophyseal33 pts
- psychosynthetic33 pts
- amylophosphoric32 pts
- cryptophthalmos32 pts
- hexacosihedroid32 pts
- hieracosphinxes32 pts
- hypostasization32 pts
- hypostatization32 pts
- philosophocracy32 pts
- unapostrophized32 pts
- cardiosymphysis31 pts
- choledochostomy31 pts
- heredosyphilogy31 pts
- hygroscopically31 pts
- juxtapositional31 pts
- ophthalmoscopic31 pts
- pharyngomycosis31 pts
- pharyngoxerosis31 pts
- phosphorylative31 pts
- photomicroscopy31 pts
- psychosociology31 pts
- psychosyntheses31 pts
- psychosynthesis31 pts
- sphenosquamosal31 pts
- vagosympathetic31 pts
- amidophosphoric30 pts
- archphilosopher30 pts
- cholecystostomy30 pts
- cosmopolitanize30 pts
- expostulatively30 pts
- holosaprophytic30 pts
- orthophosphoric30 pts
- philosophership30 pts
- philosophically30 pts
- photosensitized30 pts
- phyllomorphosis30 pts
- posthippocampal30 pts
- pyrophosphorous30 pts
- rehospitalizing30 pts
- saccharostarchy30 pts
- staphylomycosis30 pts
- sulphophosphate30 pts
- sulphophosphite30 pts
- theophilosophic30 pts
- thyreotoxicosis30 pts
- chromatospheric29 pts
- ecospecifically29 pts
- ectrosyndactyly29 pts
- excitosecretory29 pts
- frontosquamosal29 pts
- hospitalization29 pts
- hyperephidrosis29 pts
- hyperglycosuria29 pts
- hyposensitivity29 pts
- hyposyllogistic29 pts
- macrorhamphosus29 pts
- macrosporophyll29 pts
- microsporophyll29 pts
- ophthalmoscopes29 pts
- phonophotoscope29 pts
- phosphorescence29 pts
- phosphorylating29 pts
- photonephoscope29 pts
- photosensitizer29 pts
- photosensitizes29 pts
- progymnospermic29 pts
- proselytization29 pts
- saccharomycosis29 pts
- semiphilosophic29 pts
- sphincteroscopy29 pts
- batrachospermum28 pts
- campylospermous28 pts
- cyclospondylous28 pts
- esophagomycosis28 pts
- expostulatingly28 pts
- ferrophosphorus28 pts
- fluorophosphate28 pts
- hemiamyosthenia28 pts
- heterosexuality28 pts
- hypnosporangium28 pts
- hypovitaminosis28 pts
- macrocosmically28 pts
- macroscopically28 pts
- macrosplanchnic28 pts
- metaphosphating28 pts
- microchromosome28 pts
- microcosmically28 pts
- microphotoscope28 pts
- microscopically28 pts
- microsplanchnic28 pts
- monosymptomatic28 pts
- myelosyphilosis28 pts
- pachydermatosis28 pts
- phenakistoscope28 pts
- phosphoriferous28 pts
- phosphorylation28 pts
- phosphotungstic28 pts
- phosphuranylite28 pts
- photomicroscope28 pts
- phytosociologic28 pts
- posthemorrhagic28 pts
- staphyloschisis28 pts
- antiphilosophic27 pts
- atmospherically27 pts
- brachiocyllosis27 pts
- chlorosulphonic27 pts
- cryptoproselyte27 pts
- decomposability27 pts
- dermatozoonosis27 pts
- dolichoprosopic27 pts
- encephalopyosis27 pts
- epidermomycosis27 pts
- hemochromatosis27 pts
- holosymmetrical27 pts
- hydrostatically27 pts
- hydrosulphurous27 pts
- ichthyosauridae27 pts
- isosulphocyanic27 pts
- lymphoblastosis27 pts
- metaphosphorous27 pts
- monosyllabicity27 pts
- nonapostatizing27 pts
- ophthalmoptosis27 pts
- orchioscheocele27 pts
- pharmacognostic27 pts
- philosophuncule27 pts
- phosphocreatine27 pts
- phosphonuclease27 pts
- phosphosilicate27 pts
- phosphotartaric27 pts
- postvocalically27 pts
- prosenchymatous27 pts
- pseudosymmetric27 pts
- psychodiagnosis27 pts
- pterygosphenoid27 pts
- semipurposively27 pts
- squamosoradiate27 pts
- strephosymbolia27 pts
- sulphosalicylic27 pts
- trichoschistism27 pts
- trochospherical27 pts
- typhobacillosis27 pts
- uncrossexamined27 pts
- unexplosiveness27 pts
- unphilosophical27 pts
- ventriculoscopy27 pts
- amidosuccinamic26 pts
- ammoniojarosite26 pts
- arthroendoscopy26 pts
- biostratigraphy26 pts
- centrosymmetric26 pts
- cervicoscapular26 pts
- cosignificative26 pts
- cryptosplenetic26 pts
- dermatophytosis26 pts
- diplospondylism26 pts
- electrobioscopy26 pts
- ethmosphenoidal26 pts
- geostrophically26 pts
- gymnosporangium26 pts
- hieracosphinges26 pts
- hypergalactosia26 pts
- hypergalactosis26 pts
- ichthyosauruses26 pts
- kaleidoscopical26 pts
- lexicostatistic26 pts
- macrosporophore26 pts
- merosymmetrical26 pts
- metamorphosable26 pts
- metamorphosical26 pts
- microseismicity26 pts
- microsporophore26 pts
- monosymmetrical26 pts
- nosographically26 pts
- organophosphate26 pts
- oscheocarcinoma26 pts
- otomucormycosis26 pts
- phlebosclerotic26 pts
- phrenicosplenic26 pts
- phyllostomatoid26 pts
- pneumonomycosis26 pts
- postdiphtherial26 pts
- postdisapproved26 pts
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