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8-letter words with S as the 5th letter

A curated list of 8-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when S is fixed in the 5th slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: abbesses, abrasion, abrasive.

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1408 words
Word Definition Length Syllables
abbesses83
abrasion83
abrasive83
abrosias83
accessed83
accesses83
accosted83
accusals83
accusant83
accusers83
accusing83
accustom83
acoustic83
acrasias83
acrasins83
acrosome83
acrostic83
adamsite83
adhesion83
adhesive83
adjusted83
adjuster83
adjustor83
advisees83
advisers83
advising83
advisors83
advisory84
aerosats83
aerosols83
aerostat83
affusion83
agnosias83
agnostic83
agrestal83
agrestic83
aguishly83
allusion83
allusive83
alyssums83
amassers83
amassing83
ambushed83
ambusher83
ambushes83
amidship83
amnesiac83
amnesias83
amnesics83
amnestic83
ancestor83
ancestry83
andesite83
andesyte83
ankushes83
anopsias83
antisera84
antiship83
antiskid83
antislip83
antismog83
antismut83
antisnob83
antistat83
aoristic83
aphasiac83
aphasias83
aphasics83
aplasias83
aplastic83
appestat83
apposers83
apposing83
apposite83
arbuscle82
argosies83
arousals83
arousers83
arousing83
arrested83
arrestee82
arrester83
arrestor83
artisans83
artistes83
artistic83
artistry83
asbestic83
asbestos83
asbestus83
assassin83
assessed83
assesses83
assessor83
assisted83
assister83
assistor83
astasias83
atresias83
attested83
attester83
attestor83
auguster83
augustly83
autistic83
autosome83
aversely84
aversion83
aversive83
avgasses83
avulsing83
avulsion83
babassus83
babesias83
babushka83
backsaws82
backseat82
backsets82
backside82
backslap82
backslid82
backspin82
backstab82
backstay82
backstop82
badassed83
badasses83
bagasses83
bailsman82
bailsmen82
bakeshop83
balisaur83
ballsier82
baluster83
bandsman82
bandsmen82
banished83
banisher83
banishes83
banister83
banksias82
bankside82
baresark83
baristas83
batistes83
beadsman82
beadsmen82
bearskin82
bedesman83
bedesmen83
bekissed83
bekisses83
bemisted83
bemusing83
benisons83
berascal83
bheestie81
biassing82
bicuspid83
bimester83
bioassay82
biopsied82
biopsies82
birdseed82
birdseye81
birdshot82
birdsong82
blessers82
blessing82
blissful82
blissing82
blossoms82
blossomy83
blousier82
blousily83
blousing82
blousons82
blowsier82
blowsily83
bluesier82
bluesman82
bluesmen82
bluestem82
boatsman82
boatsmen82
bodysuit83
bodysurf83
bondsman82
bondsmen82
bonesets83
bookshop82
boresome83
boyishly82
braising82
brassage82
brassard82
brassart82
brassica83
brassier82
brassies82
brassily83
brassing82
brassish82
breasted82
britskas82
browsers82
browsing82
bruisers82
bruising82
bucksaws82
buckshee81
buckshot82
buckskin82
bullshit82
bullshot82
bypassed83
bypasses83
cabestro83
caboshed83
cadaster83
cadastre82
caissons82
calashes83
calcspar82
calfskin82
calisaya83
camasses83
camisade83
camisado84
camisias83
camisole83
campsite82
canastas83
canister83
capeskin83
carassow83
caressed83
caresser83
caresses83
celestas83
celestes83
celosias83
cerastes83
cerusite83
chansons82
chasseur82
chausses82
cheesier82
cheesily83
cheesing82
chessman82
chessmen82
chiasmal82
chiasmas82
chiasmic82
chiasmus82
chiastic82
choosers82
choosier82
choosing82
chousers82
choushes82
chousing82
chowsing82
chresard82
chrismal82
chrismon82
chrisoms82
christen82
christie81
chumship82
cicisbei83
cicisbeo83
clansman82
clansmen82
classers82
classico83
classics82
classier82
classify83
classily83
classing82
classism82
classist82
claustra82
cloister82
clumsier82
clumsily83
coalsack82
coalshed82
coarsely83
coarsens82
coarsest82
coassist82
coassume82
cockshut82
cockspur82
cocksure82
codesign83
cohesion83
cohesive83
cohoshes83
cohosted83
coinsure82
coleseed83
coleslaw83
colessee82
colessor83
coliseum83
colistin83
colossal83
colossus83
cookshop82
coonskin82
copastor83
corpsman82
corpsmen82
counsels82
coursers82
coursing82
cragsman82
cragsmen82
crassest82
creasers82
creasier82
creasing82
creeshed82
creeshes82
creosols82
creosote82
cressets82
crimsons82
crossarm82
crossbar82
crossbow82
crosscut82
crossers82
crossest82
crossing82
crosslet82
crosstie81
crossway82
crousely83
crowstep82
cruisers82
cruising82
cryostat82
cubistic83
curassow83
curbside82
curtseys82
curtsied82
curtsies82
cutesier83
cycasins83
cymosely84
cynosure83
cytaster83
cytosine83
cytosols83
dalesman83
dalesmen83
damasked83
damosels83
darksome82
deanship82
debasers83
debasing83
decision83
decisive83
deemster82
deerskin82
defusing83
degassed83
degasser83
degasses83
degusted83
dehisced83
dehisces83
delisted83
delusion83
delusive83
delusory84
deluster83
demasted83
demesnes83
demising83
dempster82
deposals83
deposers83
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deposits83
derision83
derisive83
derisory84
desisted83
detassel83
detested83
detester83
devested83
devisals83
devisees83
devisers83
devising83
devisors83
dicastic83
digested83
digester83
digestor83
dinosaur83
diopside82
disaster83
disusing83
divested83
division83
divisive83
divisors83
dockside82
dogeship83
dolesome83
domesday83
domestic83
doomsday82
doomster82
doorsill82
doorstep82
doorstop82
dopester83
downside82
downsize82
dragster82
dramshop82
dressage82
dressers82
dressier82
dressily83
dressing82
dropshot82
dropsied82
dropsies82
drossier82
drowsier82
drowsily83
drowsing82
dudishly83
duopsony83
duresses83
dynastic83
earlship82
ecdysial83
ecdysone83
ecdysons83
eclosion83
ecraseur83
ectosarc83
effusing83
effusion83
effusive83
egoistic83
egressed83
egresses83
elapsing83
elfishly83
elvishly83
embosked83
embosoms83
embossed83
embosser83
embosses83
emersion83
emissary84
emission83
emissive83
emulsify84
emulsion83
emulsive83
emulsoid83
encashed83
encashes83
encasing83
encysted83
endosarc83
endosmos83
endosome83
endostea83
enlisted83
enlistee82
enlister83
enmeshed83
enmeshes83
entasias83
entastic83
envisage83
envision83
equiseta84
erepsins83
ergastic83
evensong83
eversion83
evulsion83
excessed83
excesses83
excising83
excision83
excusers83
excusing83
exposals83
exposers83
exposing83
exposits83
exposure83
famished83
famishes83
fearsome82
feldsher82
feldspar82
fenestra83
fetishes83
filister83
filmsets82
finespun83
finessed83
finesses83
finished83
finisher83
finishes83
fireside83
flagship82
flaxseed82
fleishig82
flensers82
flensing82
flimsier82
flimsies82
flimsily83
floosies82
flossier82
flossies82
flossily83
flossing82
flotsams82
focusers83
focusing83
focussed83
focusses83
foilsman82
foilsmen82
folksier82
folksily83
foolscap82
footsies82
footslog82
footsore82
footstep82
foresaid83
foresail83
foreseen83
foreseer83
foresees83
foreshow83
foreside83
foreskin83
forestal83
forestay83
forested83
forester83
forestry83
forksful82
foursome82
freesias82
fretsaws82
fretsome82
frissons82
frowsier82
frowsted82
fuchsias82
fuchsine82
fuchsins82
gainsaid82
gainsays82
galoshed83
galoshes83
gamashes83
gamesman83
gamesmen83
gamesome83
gamester83
gangster82
ganister83
gapeseed83
garishly83
gibbsite82
girasole83
girasols83
girosols83
gladsome82
glassful82
glassier82
glassies82
glassily83
glassine82
glassing82
glassman82
glassmen82
gleesome82
glissade82
glossary83
glosseme82
glossers82
glossier82
glossies82
glossily83
glossina83
glossing82
gneisses82
gneissic82
goatskin82
goloshes83
gownsman82
gownsmen82
grassier82
grassily83
grassing82
greasers82
greasier82
greasily83
greasing82
greisens82
grewsome82
gripsack82
grogshop82
grossers82
grossest82
grossing82
grousers82
grousing82
gruesome82
guessers82
guessing82
gulosity84
guruship83
gyrostat83
hacksaws82
handsaws82
handsels82
handsets82
handsewn82
handsful82
handsome82
harassed83
harasser83
harasses83
hardship82
haruspex83
hawkshaw82
headsail82
headsets82
headship82
headsman82
headsmen82
headstay82
hearsays82
hearsing82
heirship82
helistop83
helmsman82
helmsmen82
hemostat83
hempseed82
herdsman82
herdsmen82
heresies83
hexosans83
hibiscus83
highspot82
hillside82
hoarsely83
hoarsens82
hoarsest82
hockshop82
hocusing83
hocussed83
hocusses83
holistic83
homesick83
homesite83
homespun83
homestay83
honester83
honestly83
hoopster82
huckster82
huntsman82
huntsmen82
idlesses83
illusion83
illusive83
illusory84
imbosoms83
immeshed83
immeshes83
impasses83
impasted83
impastes83
impastos83
impishly83
imposers83
imposing83
imposted83
imposter83
impostor83
incasing83
incising83
incision83
incisive83
incisors83
incisory84
incisure83
incusing83
indusial83
indusium83
industry83
infested83
infester83
infusers83
infusing83
infusion83
infusive83
ingested83
inhesion83
inmeshed83
inmeshes83
inrushes83
insisted83
insister83
invasion83
invasive83
invested83
investor83
inviscid83
iodising83
ionising83
ironside83
jackstay82
jadishly83
janisary84
jarosite83
jocosely84
jocosity84
jokester83
jumpsuit82
juristic83
karosses83
kavasses83
keelsons82
keepsake82
kerosene83
kerosine83
khamseen82
khamsins82
kiboshed83
kiboshes83
kickshaw82
kinesics83
kingship82
kingside82
knapsack82
kneesock82
knessets82
kumisses83
kuvaszok83
kyboshed83
kyboshes83
ladyship83
lakeside83
lamasery84
lambskin82
lamister83
landside82
landskip82
landslid82
landslip82
landsman82
landsmen82
langshan82
langsyne82
lanosity84
larksome82
larkspur82
latosols83
lavished83
lavisher83
lavishes83
lavishly83
leadsman82
leadsmen82
lewisite83
lewisson83
liaising82
liaisons82
lickspit82
limpsier82
linesman83
linesmen83
linksman82
linksmen82
liposome83
loadstar82
lockstep82
locustae82
locustal83
lodestar83
loessial82
logistic83
lonesome83
longship82
longsome82
longspur82
lordship82
lothsome82
lovesick83
lovesome83
lysosome83
magister83
mainsail82
mainstay82
majestic83
malisons83
malmseys82
maltster82
marascas83
marasmic83
marasmus83
marishes83
marksman82
marksmen82
mateship83
medusans83
medusoid83
megasses83
megastar83
melismas83
meniscal83
meniscus83
meristem83
meristic83
mesosome83
metisses83
milesimo84
milkshed82
milksops82
mindsets82
minished83
minishes83
miniskis83
minister83
ministry83
misassay83
misusage83
misusers83
misusing83
modester83
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modishly83
modistes83
molasses83
moleskin83
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molester83
monastic83
monished83
monishes83
monistic83
monosome83
monosomy84
moonsail82
moonseed82
moonsets82
moonshot82
mopishly83
morasses83
moresque82
morosely84
morosity84
mosasaur83
moussaka83
moussing82
mucosity84
muenster82
mulishly83
nailsets82
nainsook82
namesake83
nearside82
nodosity84
nomistic83
nonesuch83
nonissue82
nonusers83
nonusing83
oafishly83
obeisant83
obsessed83
obsesses83
obsessor83
obtested83
obtusely84
obtusest83
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occasion83
odysseys83
offishly83
ogresses83
ogrishly83
oleaster83
omission83
omissive83
onrushes83
opossums83
opposers83
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opposite83
oquassas83
orgasmic83
orgastic83
osmosing83
otiosely84
otiosity84
outasked83
oversale83
oversalt83
oversave83
overseas83
overseed83
overseen83
overseer83
oversees83
oversell83
oversets83
oversewn83
oversews83
overshoe82
overshot83
oversick83
overside83
oversize83
overslip83
overslow83
oversoak83
oversoft83
oversold83
oversoon83
oversoul83
overspin83
overstay83
overstep83
overstir83
oversuds83
oversups83
oversure83
owlishly83
packsack82
padishah83
pailsful82
palestra83
palisade83
pantsuit82
papistic83
papistry83
parasang83
parashah83
parasite83
parasols83
parishes83
pavisers83
pawnshop82
pedestal83
peepshow82
pelisses83
perisarc83
perished83
perishes83
perusals83
perusers83
perusing83
pheasant82
phrasing82
piassaba83
piassava83
pilaster83
pilosity84
pinaster83
pinesaps83
pintsize82
pipestem83
piroshki83
plaister82
plausive82
playsuit82
pleasant82
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pleasure82
plessors82
pleuston82
plimsole82
plimsoll82
plimsols82
plussage82
pocosins83
podestas83
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pollster82
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polysome83
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postshow82
postsync82
potashes83
potassic83
poussies82
praisers82
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pressers82
pressing82
pressman82
pressmen82
pressors82
pressrun82
pressure82
priested82
priestly82
prissier82
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prissing82
prossies82
puissant82
punished83
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puristic83
pyrostat83
quaestor82
quassias82
quassins82
quayside82
queasier82
queasily83
quinsies82
quipster82
qurushes83
radishes83
raftsman82
raftsmen82
rakishly83
ramosely84
ramosity84
rapeseed83
ravished83
ravisher83
ravishes83
reabsorb82
reassail82
reassert82
reassess82
reassign82
reassort82
reassume82
reassure82
recessed83
recesses83
recision83
recusals83
recusant83
recusing83
redesign83
refasten83
refusals83
refusers83
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refusnik83
register83
registry83
regosols83
rehashed83
rehashes83
reinsert82
reinsman82
reinsmen82
reinsure82
reissued82
reissuer82
reissues82
relished83
relishes83
relisted83
remaster83
remising83
remissly83
renested83
repassed83
repasses83
repasted83
reposals83
reposers83
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reposits83
rerising83
resisted83
resister83
resistor83
retasted83
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retested83
revested83
revisals83
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revising83
revision83
revisits83
revisors83
revisory84
rewashed83
rewashes83
rhapsode82
rhapsody83
rheostat82
ribosome83
rickshas82
rickshaw82
rikishas83
rimester83
rimosely84
rimosity84
ringside82
riposted83
ripostes83
roadshow82
roadside82
roadster82
robustas83
robuster83
robustly83
roseslug83
rousseau82
rubasses83
rucksack82
rugosely84
rugosity84
sacksful82
sadistic83
salesman83
salesmen83
samisens83
sandshoe81
sandsoap82
sandspur82
scansion82
schussed82
schusser82
schusses82
scissile82
scission82
scissors82
scissure82
sealskin82
seamster82
seedsman82
seedsmen82
selfsame82
semester83
semisoft83
serosity84
shipside82
sideshow83
sideslip83
sidespin83
sidestep83
silesias83
singsong82
sinister83
sinusoid83
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slipshod82
slipslop82
slipsole82
snapshot82
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snowshed82
snowshoe81
snowsuit82
soapsuds82
songster82
soursops82
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sparsity83
speisses82
spinster82
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splasher82
splashes82
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sploshes82
sponsion82
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sponsors82
spousals82
spousing82
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squasher82
squashes82
squished82
squishes82
squushed82
squushes82
starship82
staysail82
stemsons82
stepsons82
strasses82
stressed82
stresses82
stressor82
stunsail82
swanskin82
swimsuit82
swooshed82
swooshes82
tailskid82
tailspin82
talesman83
talesmen83
talisman83
tamashas83
tanistry83
tankship82
tapestry83
teamster82
teensier82
telestic83
tenesmic83
tenesmus83
theistic82
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thrashes82
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thresher82
threshes82
throstle81
thrushes82
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thruster82
thrustor82
thyrsoid82
tickseed82
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toilsome82
tonishly83
toolshed82
tootsies82
torosity84
township82
townsman82
townsmen82
transact82
transect82
transept82
transfer82
transfix82
tranship82
transits82
transmit82
transoms82
transude82
treasons82
treasure82
treasury83
tressels82
tressier82
tressour82
tressure82
trousers82
trowsers82
truistic82
trussers82
trussing82
trypsins82
tsktsked81
tuckshop82
tungsten82
tungstic82
turfskis82
turistas83
turnsole82
turnspit82
twinsets82
twinship82
tylosins83
typesets83
tyrosine83
unbosoms83
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uncashed83
uncasing83
uncasked83
uneasier83
uneasily84
unfasten83
unfished83
unhusked83
unissued83
unjustly83
unkissed83
unkosher83
unlashed83
unlashes83
unlisted83
unmasked83
unmasker83
unmeshed83
unmeshes83
unposted83
unrested83
unrushed83
unrusted83
untasted83
untested83
unwashed83
unwasted83
unwisdom83
unwisely84
unwisest83
unwished83
unwishes83
uppishly83
uprisers83
uprising83
uprushed83
uprushes83
uptossed83
uptosses83
utensils83
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vanished83
vanisher83
vanishes83
varistor83
vavasors83
vavasour83
vavassor83
venisons83
venosity84
verismos83
veristic83
vinasses83
vinosity84
vitesses83
vivisect83
voussoir82
wailsome82
wainscot82
wardship82
warisons83
weakside82
weensier82
wellsite82
whatsits82
whimseys82
whimsied82
whimsies82
whipsawn82
whipsaws82
whooshed82
whooshes82
windsock82
windsurf82
wineshop83
wineskin83
winesops83
wingspan82
woodshed82
woodsias82
woodsier82
woodsman82
woodsmen82
woolsack82
woolshed82
woolskin82
woopsing82
workshop82
wormseed82
wrassled82
wrassles82
xerosere83
yourself82
zygosity84
zymosans83

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed S in the 5th 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.