Daily word games to challenge your mind
A curated list of 8-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Endings like EES often mark word families—helpful to confirm tense or morphology. For example: adoptees, advisees, alienees.
| Word | Definition | Length | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| adoptees | 8 | 3 | |
| advisees | 8 | 3 | |
| alienees | 8 | 3 | |
| amputees | 8 | 3 | |
| awardees | 8 | 3 | |
| banshees | 8 | 2 | |
| bouchees | 8 | 2 | |
| bourrees | 8 | 2 | |
| calipees | 8 | 3 | |
| chickees | 8 | 2 | |
| chutnees | 8 | 2 | |
| cicorees | 8 | 3 | |
| devisees | 8 | 3 | |
| devotees | 8 | 3 | |
| draftees | 8 | 2 | |
| electees | 8 | 3 | |
| escapees | 8 | 3 | |
| evacuees | 8 | 3 | |
| evictees | 8 | 3 | |
| feoffees | 8 | 2 | |
| fiancees | 8 | 2 | |
| filarees | 8 | 3 | |
| foresees | 8 | 3 | |
| freebees | 8 | 2 | |
| galilees | 8 | 3 | |
| grandees | 8 | 2 | |
| grantees | 8 | 2 | |
| gumtrees | 8 | 2 | |
| honorees | 8 | 3 | |
| invitees | 8 | 3 | |
| jubilees | 8 | 3 | |
| killdees | 8 | 2 | |
| kimchees | 8 | 2 | |
| kokanees | 8 | 3 | |
| legatees | 8 | 3 | |
| libelees | 8 | 3 | |
| machrees | 8 | 2 | |
| manatees | 8 | 3 | |
| marquees | 8 | 2 | |
| matinees | 8 | 3 | |
| nominees | 8 | 3 | |
| obligees | 8 | 3 | |
| oversees | 8 | 3 | |
| parolees | 8 | 3 | |
| perigees | 8 | 3 | |
| picotees | 8 | 3 | |
| pledgees | 8 | 2 | |
| pugarees | 8 | 3 | |
| puggrees | 8 | 2 | |
| ratafees | 8 | 3 | |
| referees | 8 | 3 | |
| refugees | 8 | 3 | |
| retirees | 8 | 3 | |
| spondees | 8 | 2 | |
| standees | 8 | 2 | |
| thuggees | 8 | 2 | |
| trainees | 8 | 2 | |
| trochees | 8 | 2 | |
| trustees | 8 | 2 | |
| vouchees | 8 | 2 | |
| whangees | 8 | 2 | |
| whoopees | 8 | 2 |
What’s typical about EES-ending words?
EES often marks suffix families; think about derivatives when guessing.
Do you include UK/US spellings?
Where they exist, both may appear.