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5-letter words with S as the 3rd letter

A curated list of 5-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when S is fixed in the 3rd slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: aisle, ansae, apses.

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342 words
Word Definition Length Syllables
aisle51
ansae51
apses52
apsis52
arses52
arsis52
arson52
assai52
assay52
asses52
asset52
basal52
based52
baser52
bases52
basic52
basil52
basin52
basis52
basks51
bassi52
basso52
bassy52
baste51
basts51
beset52
besom52
besot52
bests51
bises52
bisks51
bison52
bosks51
bosky52
bosom52
boson52
bossy52
bosun52
busby52
bused52
buses52
bushy52
busks51
busts51
busty52
byssi52
casas52
cased52
cases52
casks51
casky52
caste51
casts51
casus52
cesta52
cesti52
cisco52
cissy52
cists51
cosec52
coses52
coset52
cosey52
cosie51
costa52
costs51
cusec52
cushy52
cusks51
cusps51
cusso52
cysts51
dashi52
dashy52
desex52
desks51
disci52
disco52
discs51
dishy52
disks51
disme51
dosed52
doser52
doses52
dusks51
dusky52
dusts51
dusty52
eased52
easel52
eases52
easts51
ensky52
ensue51
eosin52
erses52
essay52
esses52
fasts51
fesse51
fiscs51
fishy52
fists51
fossa52
fosse51
fused52
fusee51
fusel52
fuses52
fusil52
fussy52
fusty52
gases52
gasps51
gassy52
gasts51
gesso52
geste51
gests51
gismo52
gists51
gushy52
gussy52
gusto52
gusts51
gusty52
hasps51
haste51
hasty52
hests51
hissy52
hists51
hosed52
hosel52
hosen52
hoses52
hosta52
hosts51
husks51
husky52
hussy52
hyson52
inset52
issei52
issue51
jesse51
jests51
jisms51
justs51
kasha52
kissy52
kists51
kusso52
lased52
laser52
lases52
lasso52
lasts51
lisle51
lisps51
lists51
losel52
loser52
loses52
lossy52
lusts51
lusty52
lusus52
lysed52
lyses52
lysin52
lysis52
lyssa52
maser52
mashy52
masks51
mason52
massa52
masse51
massy52
masts51
mesas52
meshy52
mesic52
mesne51
meson52
messy52
misdo52
miser52
mises52
misos52
missy52
mists51
misty52
mosey52
mosks51
mosso52
mossy52
moste51
mosts51
musca52
mused52
muser52
muses52
mushy52
music52
musks51
musky52
mussy52
musth51
musts51
musty52
mysid52
nasal52
nasty52
nests51
nesty52
nisei52
nisus52
nosed52
noses52
nosey52
oases52
oasis52
oasts51
onset52
opsin52
ossia52
ousel52
ousts51
owsen52
paseo52
pases52
pasha52
passe51
pasta52
paste51
pasts51
pasty52
pesky52
pesos52
pesto52
pests51
pesty52
pisco52
pisos52
piste51
posed52
poser52
poses52
posit52
posse51
posts51
puses52
pushy52
pussy52
rased52
raser52
rases52
rasps51
raspy52
resaw52
resay52
resee51
reset52
resew52
resid52
resin52
resod52
resow52
rests51
risen52
riser52
rises52
rishi52
risks51
risky52
risus52
rosed52
roses52
roset52
rosin52
ruses52
rushy52
rusks51
rusts51
rusty52
sasin52
sassy52
sisal52
sises52
sissy52
sushi52
sysop52
tasks51
tasse51
taste51
tasty52
tesla52
testa52
tests51
testy52
tushy52
tusks51
unsay52
unset52
unsew52
unsex52
upset52
ursae51
vasal52
vases52
vasts51
vasty52
vesta52
vests51
visas52
vised52
vises52
visit52
visor52
vista52
washy52
wasps51
waspy52
waste51
wasts51
wests51
wised52
wiser52
wises52
wisha52
wisps51
wispy52
wists51
wussy52
xysti52
xysts51
yeses52
zests51
zesty52

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed S in the 3rd slot?
Try mixing common consonant clusters (ST, TR, CH) in other positions while keeping S locked.

Why are uncommon words included?
We compile from a broad English list. Skim the top rows for more common picks.