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6-letter words with S as the 3rd letter

A curated list of 6-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: abseil, absent, absorb.

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865 words
Word Definition Length Syllables
abseil62
absent62
absorb62
absurd62
adsorb62
aisled62
aisles62
alsike62
ansate62
answer62
arseno63
arshin62
arsine62
arsino63
arsons62
assail62
assais62
assays62
assent62
assert62
assess62
assets62
assign62
assist62
assize62
assoil62
assort62
assume62
assure62
auspex62
ausubo63
axseed62
basalt62
basely63
basest62
bashaw62
bashed62
basher62
bashes62
basics62
basify63
basils62
basing62
basins62
basion62
basked62
basket62
basque61
basses62
basset62
bassly62
bassos62
basted62
baster62
bastes62
beseem62
besets62
beside62
besmut62
besnow62
besoms62
besots62
bested62
bestir62
bestow62
bestud62
bisect62
bishop62
bisons62
bisque61
bister62
bistre61
bistro62
boshes62
bosker62
bosket62
bosoms62
bosomy63
bosons62
bosque61
bossed62
bosses62
boston62
bosuns62
busbar62
busboy62
bushed62
bushel62
busher62
bushes62
bushwa62
busied62
busier62
busies62
busily63
busing62
busked62
busker62
buskin62
busman62
busmen62
bussed62
busses62
busted62
buster62
bustic62
bustle61
byssus62
casaba63
casava63
casbah62
casefy63
caseic62
casein62
casern62
cashaw62
cashed62
cashes62
cashew62
cashoo62
casing62
casini63
casino63
casita63
casked62
casket62
casque61
cassia62
cassis62
caster62
castes62
castle61
castor62
casual62
cesium62
cessed62
cesses62
cestas62
cestoi62
cestos62
cestus62
cesura63
ciscos62
cistus62
cosecs62
cosets62
coseys62
coshed62
cosher62
coshes62
cosied62
cosier62
cosies62
cosign62
cosily63
cosine62
cosmic62
cosmos62
cosset62
costae61
costal62
costar62
costed62
coster62
costly62
cuscus62
cusecs62
cushat62
cushaw62
cusped62
cuspid62
cuspis62
cussed62
cusser62
cusses62
cussos62
custom62
custos62
cystic62
dashed62
dasher62
dashes62
dashis62
dassie61
desalt62
desand62
descry62
desert62
design62
desire62
desist62
desman62
desmid62
desorb62
desoxy63
despot62
disarm62
disbar62
disbud62
disced62
discos62
discus62
dished62
dishes62
disked62
dismal62
dismay62
dismes62
disown62
dispel62
dissed62
disses62
distal62
distil62
disuse62
dosage62
dosers62
dosing62
dossal62
dossed62
dossel62
dosser62
dosses62
dossil62
dusked62
dusted62
duster62
dustup62
easels62
easier62
easies62
easily63
easing62
easter62
enserf62
ensign62
ensile62
ensoul62
ensued62
ensues62
ensure62
eosine62
eosins62
ersatz62
essays62
essoin62
exsect62
exsert62
fasces62
fascia62
fashed62
fashes62
fasted62
fasten62
faster62
fescue61
fessed62
fesses62
festal62
fester62
fiscal62
fished62
fisher62
fishes62
fisted62
fistic62
fossae61
fossas62
fosses62
fossil62
foster62
fusain62
fusees62
fusels62
fusile62
fusils62
fusing62
fusion62
fussed62
fusser62
fusses62
fustic62
gasbag62
gascon62
gashed62
gasher62
gashes62
gasify63
gasket62
gaskin62
gaslit62
gasman62
gasmen62
gasped62
gasper62
gassed62
gasser62
gasses62
gasted62
gaster62
gestes62
gestic62
gismos62
gospel62
gossan62
gossip62
gushed62
gusher62
gushes62
gusset62
gussie61
gusted62
hashed62
hashes62
haslet62
hasped62
hassel62
hassle61
hasted62
hasten62
hastes62
hispid62
hissed62
hisser62
hisses62
histed62
hosels62
hosier62
hosing62
hostas62
hosted62
hostel62
hostly62
hushed62
hushes62
husked62
husker62
hussar62
hustle61
hysons62
hyssop62
insane62
inseam62
insect62
insert62
insets62
inside62
insist62
insole62
insoul62
inspan62
instal62
instar62
instep62
instil62
insult62
insure62
isseis62
issued62
issuer62
issues62
itself62
jasmin62
jasper62
jassid62
jessed62
jesses62
jested62
jester62
jesuit62
joseph62
joshed62
josher62
joshes62
josses62
jostle61
justed62
juster62
justle61
justly62
kasbah62
kashas62
kasher62
kishka62
kishke61
kismat62
kismet62
kissed62
kisser62
kisses62
kosher62
kussos62
lascar62
lasers62
lashed62
lasher62
lashes62
lasing62
lasses62
lassie61
lassos62
lasted62
laster62
lastly62
lesion62
lessee61
lessen62
lesser62
lesson62
lessor62
lisles62
lisped62
lisper62
lissom62
listed62
listee61
listel62
listen62
lister62
losels62
losers62
losing62
losses62
lushed62
lusher62
lushes62
lushly62
lusted62
luster62
lustra62
lustre61
lysate62
lysine62
lysing62
lysins62
lyssas62
mascon62
mascot62
masers62
mashed62
masher62
mashes62
mashie61
masjid62
masked62
maskeg62
masker62
masons62
masque61
massas62
massed62
masses62
massif62
masted62
master62
mastic62
mastix62
mescal62
meshed62
meshes62
mesial62
mesian62
mesnes62
mesons62
messan62
messed62
messes62
mestee61
misact62
misadd62
misaim62
misate62
miscue61
miscut62
misdid62
miseat62
misers62
misery63
misfit62
mishap62
mishit62
miskal62
mislay62
misled62
mislie61
mislit62
mismet62
mispen62
missal62
missay62
missed62
missel62
misses62
misset62
missis62
missus62
misted62
mister62
misuse62
mosaic62
moseys62
moshav62
mosque61
mossed62
mosser62
mosses62
mostly62
muscae61
muscat62
muscid62
muscle61
muscly62
musers62
museum62
mushed62
musher62
mushes62
musics62
musing62
musjid62
muskeg62
musket62
muskie61
muskit62
muslin62
mussed62
mussel62
musses62
musted62
mustee61
muster62
musths61
myself62
mysids62
mysost62
mystic62
nasals62
nasial62
nasion62
nastic62
nesses62
nested62
nester62
nestle61
nestor62
niseis62
noshed62
nosher62
noshes62
nosier62
nosily63
nosing62
nostoc62
obsess62
onsets62
onside62
opsins62
ossein62
ossify63
ousels62
ousted62
ouster62
oyster62
pascal62
paseos62
pashas62
pashed62
pashes62
passed62
passee61
passel62
passer62
passes62
passim62
passus62
pastas62
pasted62
pastel62
paster62
pastes62
pastie61
pastil62
pastis62
pastor62
pastry62
pesade62
peseta63
pesewa63
pester62
pestle61
pestos62
piscos62
pished62
pishes62
pissed62
pisser62
pisses62
pistes62
pistil62
pistol62
piston62
posada63
posers62
poseur62
posher62
poshly62
posies62
posing62
posits62
posses62
posset62
possum62
postal62
posted62
poster62
postin62
pushed62
pusher62
pushes62
pushup62
pusley62
pusses62
pussly62
rascal62
rasers62
rasher62
rashes62
rashly62
rasing62
rasped62
rasper62
rassle61
raster62
rasure62
resaid62
resail62
resale62
resawn62
resaws62
resays62
rescue61
reseal62
reseat62
reseau62
resect62
reseda63
reseed62
reseek62
reseen62
resees62
resell62
resend62
resent62
resets62
resewn62
resews62
reshes62
reship62
reshod62
reshoe61
reshot62
reshow62
reside62
resids62
resift62
resign62
resile62
resins62
resiny63
resist62
resite62
resize62
resoak62
resods62
resold62
resole62
resorb62
resort62
resown62
resows62
respot62
rested62
rester62
result62
resume62
risers62
rishis62
rising62
risked62
risker62
risque61
rosary63
roscoe61
rosery63
rosets62
rosier62
rosily63
rosing62
rosins62
rosiny63
roster62
rostra62
rushed62
rushee61
rusher62
rushes62
rusine62
russet62
rusted62
rustic62
rustle61
sashay62
sashed62
sashes62
sasins62
sassed62
sasses62
sesame62
sestet62
sisals62
siskin62
sister62
sistra62
sushis62
suslik62
sussed62
susses62
sysops62
system62
tasked62
tassel62
tasses62
tasset62
tassie61
tasted62
taster62
tastes62
teslas62
testae61
tested62
testee61
tester62
testes62
testis62
teston62
tisane62
tissue61
toshes62
tossed62
tosser62
tosses62
tossup62
tusche61
tushed62
tushes62
tushie61
tusked62
tusker62
tussah62
tussal62
tussar62
tusseh62
tusser62
tussis62
tussle61
tussor62
tussur62
ugsome62
ulster62
unsafe62
unsaid62
unsawn62
unsays62
unseal62
unseam62
unseat62
unseen62
unsell62
unsent62
unsets62
unsewn62
unsews62
unsexy63
unshed62
unship62
unshod62
unshut62
unsnap62
unsold62
unsown62
unspun62
unstep62
unstop62
unsung62
unsunk62
unsure62
upsend62
upsent62
upsets62
upshot62
upside62
upsoar62
upstep62
upstir62
ursine62
vassal62
vaster62
vastly62
vesica63
vesper62
vespid62
vessel62
vestal62
vestas62
vested62
vestee61
vestry62
visaed62
visage62
visard62
viscid62
viscus62
viseed62
vising62
vision62
visits62
visive62
visors62
vistas62
visual62
wasabi63
washed62
washer62
washes62
washup62
wasted62
waster62
wastes62
wastry62
weskit62
wester62
wisdom62
wisely63
wisent62
wisest62
wished62
wisher62
wishes62
wising62
wisped62
wissed62
wisses62
wisted62
wusses62
xyster62
xystoi62
xystos62
xystus62
yasmak62
yessed62
yesses62
yester62
zested62
zester62
zoster62

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?
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