5-Letter Words Ending in ESS
- 8 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Ending in ESS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Ending in ESS 8 words
How common is ESS at the end of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 8 five-letter words ending in ESS. They average 6.6 points and the best is CHESS (10 points).
- Total words
- 8
- Average Scrabble score
- 6.6
- out of 10 max
- Everyday words
- 63%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common first letter
- C
- 25% of words
Most common first letters
- c 25%
- b 12.5%
- d 12.5%
Top vowel pairs
- oe12.5%
- ue12.5%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Highest-scoring five-letter word ending in ESS
c 3h 4e 1s 1s 1
C 3 + H 4 + E 1 + S 1 + S 1 = 10 points
- Double word
- 20 pts
- Triple word
- 30 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
chess
- nounweedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
- nouna board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
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How many five-letter words ending in ESS are there?
There are 8 five-letter words ending in ESS 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 five-letter word ending in ESS?
CHESS is worth 10 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PRESS (7), BLESS (7), CRESS (7).
What are some common five-letter words ending in ESS?
Everyday examples include PRESS, GUESS, BLESS, DRESS, CHESS, TRESS, CRESS. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.