4-Letter Words With ESS
- 8 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 4-Letter Words With ESS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 4-Letter Words With ESS 8 words
How often does ESS appear in four-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 8 four-letter words containing ESS. They average 5.8 points and the best is JESS (11 points).
- Total words
- 8
- Average Scrabble score
- 5.8
- out of 11 max
- Everyday words
- 25%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 87.5% of words
Most common last letters
- s 87.5%
- e 12.5%
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring four-letter word containing ESS
j 8e 1s 1s 1
J 8 + E 1 + S 1 + S 1 = 11 points
- Double word
- 22 pts
- Triple word
- 33 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
jess
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many four-letter words containing ESS are there?
There are 8 four-letter words containing 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 four-letter word containing ESS?
JESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are FESS (7), MESS (6), CESS (6).