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Words Containing FOSS

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Popular Words Containing FOSS

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

All Words Containing FOSS 52 words

9-Letter Words With FOSS 9

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10-Letter Words With FOSS 7

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11-Letter Words With FOSS 6

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12-Letter Words With FOSS 7

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How often does FOSS appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 52 words containing FOSS. Most are 9 letters long, they average 15.6 points, the best is FOSSILIZABLE (26 points) and 36.5% end in S.

Total words
52
Most common length
9 letters
9 words
Average Scrabble score
15.6
out of 26 max
Longest word
UNFOSSILIFEROUS
15 letters
Most common ending
S
36.5% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 36.5%
  • e 19.2%
  • l 13.5%

Top vowel pairs

  • io7.7%
  • ae3.8%
  • ou3.8%

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 containing FOSS

f 4o 1s 1s 1i 1l 1i 1z 10a 1b 3l 1e 1

F 4 + O 1 + S 1 + S 1 + I 1 + L 1 + I 1 + Z 10 + A 1 + B 3 + L 1 + E 1 = 26 points

Double word
52 pts
Triple word
78 pts

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

fossilizable

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

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Words Containing FOSS FAQ

How many words containing FOSS are there?

There are 52 words containing FOSS in our combined English word list. The most common length is 9 letters, with 9 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring word containing FOSS?

FOSSILIZABLE is worth 26 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are FOSSILIZATIONS (26), FOSSILIZATION (25), UNFOSSILIZED (25).

What is the longest word containing FOSS?

UNFOSSILIFEROUS has 15 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, FOSSILS (7 letters) is the longest common one.