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8-letter words with S as the 2nd letter

A curated list of 8-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when S is fixed in the 2nd slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: asbestic, asbestos, asbestus.

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297 words

Word	Length	Syllables
asbestic	8	3
asbestos	8	3
asbestus	8	3
ascarids	8	3
ascended	8	3
ascender	8	3
ascetics	8	3
ascidian	8	3
ascidium	8	3
ascocarp	8	3
ascorbic	8	3
ascribed	8	3
ascribes	8	3
ashfalls	8	2
ashiness	8	3
ashlared	8	3
ashlered	8	3
ashplant	8	2
ashtrays	8	2
asparkle	8	2
asperate	8	3
asperges	8	3
asperity	8	4
aspersed	8	3
asperser	8	3
asperses	8	3
aspersor	8	3
asphalts	8	2
aspheric	8	3
asphodel	8	3
asphyxia	8	3
aspirant	8	3
aspirata	8	4
aspirate	8	3
aspirers	8	3
aspiring	8	3
aspirins	8	3
assagais	8	3
assailed	8	3
assailer	8	3
assassin	8	3
assaults	8	2
assayers	8	2
assaying	8	2
assegais	8	3
assemble	8	2
assembly	8	3
assented	8	3
assenter	8	3
assentor	8	3
asserted	8	3
asserter	8	3
assertor	8	3
assessed	8	3
assesses	8	3
assessor	8	3
assholes	8	3
assignat	8	3
assigned	8	3
assignee	8	2
assigner	8	3
assignor	8	3
assisted	8	3
assister	8	3
assistor	8	3
assoiled	8	3
assonant	8	3
assorted	8	3
assorter	8	3
assuaged	8	3
assuages	8	3
assumers	8	3
assuming	8	3
assureds	8	3
assurers	8	3
assuring	8	3
assurors	8	3
asswaged	8	3
asswages	8	3
astasias	8	3
astatine	8	3
asterias	8	3
asterisk	8	3
asterism	8	3
asternal	8	3
asteroid	8	3
asthenia	8	3
asthenic	8	3
astigmia	8	3
astilbes	8	3
astomous	8	3
astonied	8	3
astonies	8	3
astonish	8	3
astounds	8	2
astragal	8	3
astrally	8	3
astricts	8	2
astringe	8	2
astutely	8	4
asyndeta	8	4
escalade	8	3
escalate	8	3
escallop	8	3
escalops	8	3
escapade	8	3
escapees	8	3
escapers	8	3
escaping	8	3
escapism	8	3
escapist	8	3
escargot	8	3
escarole	8	3
escarped	8	3
eschalot	8	3
escheats	8	2
eschewal	8	3
eschewed	8	3
escolars	8	3
escorted	8	3
escoting	8	3
escrowed	8	3
escuages	8	3
esculent	8	3
eserines	8	4
esophagi	8	4
esoteric	8	4
espalier	8	3
espartos	8	3
especial	8	3
espiegle	8	2
espousal	8	3
espoused	8	3
espouser	8	3
espouses	8	3
espresso	8	3
esquired	8	3
esquires	8	3
essayers	8	2
essaying	8	2
essayist	8	2
essences	8	3
essonite	8	3
estancia	8	3
estating	8	3
esteemed	8	3
esterase	8	3
esterify	8	4
estheses	8	3
esthesia	8	3
esthesis	8	3
esthetes	8	3
esthetic	8	3
estimate	8	3
estivate	8	3
estopped	8	3
estoppel	8	3
estovers	8	3
estragon	8	3
estrange	8	2
estrayed	8	2
estreats	8	2
estriols	8	2
estrogen	8	3
estrones	8	3
estruses	8	3
esurient	8	3
isagoges	8	4
isagogic	8	4
isarithm	8	3
isatines	8	4
isatinic	8	4
ischemia	8	3
ischemic	8	3
islanded	8	3
islander	8	3
isleless	8	3
isobares	8	4
isobaric	8	4
isobaths	8	3
isocheim	8	3
isochime	8	3
isochore	8	3
isochors	8	3
isochron	8	3
isocline	8	3
isocracy	8	4
isogenic	8	4
isogloss	8	3
isogonal	8	4
isogones	8	4
isogonic	8	4
isograft	8	3
isograms	8	3
isograph	8	3
isogrivs	8	3
isohyets	8	3
isolable	8	3
isolated	8	4
isolates	8	4
isolator	8	4
isoleads	8	3
isolines	8	4
isologue	8	3
isomeric	8	4
isometry	8	4
isomorph	8	3
isonomic	8	4
isopachs	8	3
isophote	8	3
isopleth	8	3
isopodan	8	4
isoprene	8	3
isospins	8	3
isospory	8	4
isostasy	8	4
isotachs	8	3
isothere	8	3
isotherm	8	3
isotones	8	4
isotonic	8	4
isotopes	8	4
isotopic	8	4
isotropy	8	4
isotypes	8	4
isotypic	8	4
isozymes	8	4
isozymic	8	4
issuable	8	2
issuably	8	3
issuance	8	2
isthmian	8	2
isthmoid	8	2
oscinine	8	3
oscitant	8	3
osculant	8	3
osculate	8	3
osmosing	8	3
osmundas	8	3
osnaburg	8	3
ossicles	8	3
ossified	8	3
ossifier	8	3
ossifies	8	3
osteitic	8	3
osteitis	8	3
osteoids	8	2
osteomas	8	3
osteoses	8	3
osteosis	8	3
ostinato	8	4
ostiolar	8	3
ostioles	8	3
ostmarks	8	2
ostomies	8	3
ostracod	8	3
ostracon	8	3
psalming	8	2
psalmist	8	2
psalmody	8	3
psalters	8	2
psaltery	8	3
psammite	8	2
psammons	8	2
pschents	8	1
psephite	8	2
pshawing	8	2
psilocin	8	3
psiloses	8	3
psilosis	8	3
psilotic	8	3
psoralea	8	3
psoralen	8	3
psychics	8	2
psyching	8	2
psyllids	8	2
psyllium	8	2
tsardoms	8	2
tsarevna	8	3
tsarinas	8	3
tsarisms	8	2
tsarists	8	2
tsaritza	8	3
tsktsked	8	1
tsorriss	8	2
tsunamic	8	3
tsunamis	8	3
usaunces	8	3
usefully	8	4
ushering	8	3
usquabae	8	2
usquebae	8	2
ustulate	8	3
usufruct	8	3
usurious	8	3
usurpers	8	3
usurping	8	3

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed S in the 2nd 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.