8-Letter Words With SOS
- 17 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With SOS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With SOS 17 words
How often does SOS appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 17 eight-letter words containing SOS. They average 11.5 points, the best is CALYPSOS (15 points) and 70.6% end in S.
- Total words
- 17
- Average Scrabble score
- 11.5
- out of 15 max
- Everyday words
- 6%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 70.6% of words
Most common last letters
- s 70.6%
- y 17.6%
- e 11.8%
Top vowel pairs
- io11.8%
- ie5.9%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word containing SOS
c 3a 1l 1y 4p 3s 1o 1s 1
C 3 + A 1 + L 1 + Y 4 + P 3 + S 1 + O 1 + S 1 = 15 points
- Double word
- 30 pts
- Triple word
- 45 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
calypsos
Form of calypso
- nounrare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf
- noun(Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years
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How many eight-letter words containing SOS are there?
There are 17 eight-letter words containing SOS in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word containing SOS?
CALYPSOS is worth 15 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are CHAMISOS (15), PROVISOS (13), ISOSPORY (13).
Which rare eight-letter words containing SOS score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include CHAMISOS (15), ISOSPORY (13), ISOSTACY (13), LYSOSOME (13). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.