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Words Ending in ESSE

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Popular Words Ending in ESSE

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All Words Ending in ESSE 48 words

7-Letter Words Ending in ESSE 7

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8-Letter Words Ending in ESSE 12

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9-Letter Words Ending in ESSE 14

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10-Letter Words Ending in ESSE 6

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How common is ESSE at the end of words?

Our combined English word list has 48 words ending in ESSE. Most are 9 letters long, they average 10.9 points, the best is HEATHENESSE (17 points) and G is the most common first letter (10.4%).

Total words
48
Most common length
9 letters
14 words
Average Scrabble score
10.9
out of 17 max
Longest word
GENTLENESSE
11 letters
Most common first letter
G
10.4% of words

Words by length

Most common first letters

  • g 10.4%
  • p 10.4%
  • h 8.3%

Top vowel pairs

  • ee4.2%
  • ai2.1%
  • ea2.1%

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 word ending in ESSE

h 4e 1a 1t 1h 4e 1n 1e 1s 1s 1e 1

H 4 + E 1 + A 1 + T 1 + H 4 + E 1 + N 1 + E 1 + S 1 + S 1 + E 1 = 17 points

Double word
34 pts
Triple word
51 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

heathenesse

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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How many words ending in ESSE are there?

There are 48 words ending in ESSE in our combined English word list. The most common length is 9 letters, with 14 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring word ending in ESSE?

HEATHENESSE is worth 17 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are VICOMTESSE (17), HUMBLESSE (16), DUCHESSE (14).

What is the longest word ending in ESSE?

GENTLENESSE has 11 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, FINESSE (7 letters) is the longest common one.