5-Letter Words With SSA
- 10 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words With SSA
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words With SSA 10 words
How often does SSA appear in five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 10 five-letter words containing SSA. They average 7.1 points, the best is ESSAY (8 points) and 60% end in A.
- Total words
- 10
- Average Scrabble score
- 7.1
- out of 8 max
- Everyday words
- 10%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- A
- 60% of words
Most common last letters
- a 60%
- y 20%
- i 10%
Top vowel pairs
- ai10%
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 five-letter word containing SSA
e 1s 1s 1a 1y 4
E 1 + S 1 + S 1 + A 1 + Y 4 = 8 points
- Double word
- 16 pts
- Triple word
- 24 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
essay
- nounan analytic or interpretive literary composition
- nouna tentative attempt
- verbmake an effort or attempt“He tried to shake off his fears”
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How many five-letter words containing SSA are there?
There are 10 five-letter words containing SSA 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 containing SSA?
ESSAY is worth 8 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ASSAY (8), FOSSA (8), LYSSA (8).
Which rare five-letter words containing SSA score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include NYSSA (8), ASSAM (7), MASSA (7), MISSA (7). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.