Words Ending In "-EST"

1,128 words that end with the suffix -est.

The suffix -est appears at the end of 1,128 English words in our dictionary. -EST is the superlative ending for adjectives (biggest, fastest).

Studying word endings is a powerful way to expand vocabulary — once you know what a suffix means, you can often guess the meaning of unfamiliar words. Words below are grouped by length.

5-Letter Words (7)

blest chest crest guest quest weest wrest

7-Letter Words (183)

achiest acutest airiest amplest anapest archest armrest artiest ashiest babiest baddest baldest bequest biggest boldest boniest bravest bummest busiest cagiest calmest chicest closest coldest congest contest coolest cosiest coziest crudest curtest daftest dampest dankest darkest deadest deafest dearest deepest deftest densest dewiest diciest dimmest dopiest dourest dullest dumbest dunnest earnest easiest edgiest eeriest evenest evilest fainest fairest falsest fastest fattest fellest firmest fittest fondest foulest foxiest fullest funnest gamiest gluiest gooiest goriest gravest grayest greyest hardest harvest haziest heppest highest hippest hokiest holiest homiest hottest ickiest iffiest inanest inkiest inquest justest keenest kindest laciest lankest largest laziest leanest leftest lewdest liefest limiest limpest lithest longest loosest loudest lushest maddest meanest meekest mildest naivest nearest neatest nighest noblest nosiest numbest oiliest openest pertest pinkest pokiest poorest poshest protest puniest punkest raciest rankest rashest realest reddest request richest rosiest rubiest rummest saddest saltest sexiest sickest slowest snidest softest soonest sourest sparest spriest spryest stalest suavest suggest tallest tannest tartest tautest tempest tensest tersest tidiest tiniest toniest tritest ugliest vaguest vainest vastest veriest wackest wannest wariest warmest waviest waxiest weakest wettest whitest wildest wiliest wiriest zaniest

8-Letter Words (418)

acridest afforest angriest artsiest astutest backrest baggiest balkiest balmiest bandiest battiest bawdiest beadiest beefiest blackest blandest blankest bleakest blindest blithest blondest bluffest bluntest boggiest boneyest bonniest booziest bossiest brashest briefest briniest briskest broadest brownest bruskest buggiest bulgiest bulkiest bumpiest burliest bushiest campiest canniest cattiest chariest chastest cheapest chewiest chiefest chillest choicest clayiest cleanest clearest coarsest cockiest comfiest conquest corniest crassest craziest crispest crossest cruelest curliest curviest cushiest daffiest damndest dandiest deforest demurest dingiest dinkiest dirtiest divinest dizziest dodgiest doggiest dorkiest dowdiest downiest drabbest drollest drunkest dumpiest duskiest dustiest eagerest earliest emptiest evillest exactest faintest fanciest farthest fattiest feeblest ficklest fiercest fieriest filmiest fishiest fizziest flakiest flashest flattest fleetest flippest flukiest flushest foamiest foggiest footrest frailest frankest freshest funkiest funniest furriest furthest fussiest fustiest fuzziest gabbiest gassiest gauchest gaudiest gauntest gauziest gawkiest geekiest gentlest giddiest gladdest glibbest glummest godliest goofiest goutiest grandest greatest greenest grimiest grimmest grossest gruffest gummiest gushiest gustiest gutsiest hairiest handiest happiest hardiest harshest hastiest headiest headrest heaviest heftiest hilliest hoariest hoarsest horniest horsiest huffiest humanest humblest huskiest immodest impurest insanest interest itchiest jazziest jerkiest jolliest juiciest jumpiest junkiest kickiest kinkiest kookiest lankiest leafiest leakiest leeriest leggiest lightest littlest loamiest loftiest looniest loopiest lousiest lowliest loyalest luckiest lumpiest

9-Letter Words (300)

abruptest absurdest adversest augustest austerest awfullest ballsiest barrenest bitchiest bitterest bleariest bloodiest blowsiest blowziest blurriest bounciest brainiest brassiest brattiest brawniest breeziest brightest brittlest brusquest bubbliest callowest catchiest chalkiest chanciest chattiest cheekiest cheeriest cheesiest chilliest choosiest choppiest chubbiest chummiest chunkiest clammiest classiest cleverest clingiest cloudiest clumsiest clunkiest comeliest commonest concisest costliest crabbiest craftiest craggiest crankiest crappiest creakiest creamiest creepiest crispiest croupiest cruddiest cruellest crumbiest crummiest crustiest cuddliest cutesiest daintiest damnedest dapperest darnedest deadliest devoutest directest dishonest doggonest doughiest draftiest dreamiest dreariest dressiest droopiest drowsiest earthiest extremest faultiest feistiest filthiest flabbiest flashiest fleeciest fleshiest flimsiest flintiest floppiest fluffiest folksiest fragilest freakiest frilliest friskiest frizziest frostiest frothiest frowsiest frowziest fruitiest frumpiest gangliest giggliest glassiest glitziest gloomiest glossiest gnarliest goldenest goodliest grainiest grassiest greasiest greediest grisliest grittiest groggiest grooviest grubbiest grumpiest grungiest guiltiest heartiest hollowest homeliest honestest hungriest intensest jaggedest jauntiest kindliest kingliest klutziest knobbiest knottiest lavishest likeliest liveliest loneliest lordliest loveliest loyallest marshiest measliest mellowest mightiest narrowest northwest obscenest obscurest orneriest paltriest patchiest pearliest pimpliest pluckiest plushiest pointiest portliest precisest preppiest prettiest prissiest privatest promptest properest punchiest quaintest queasiest quirkiest raggedest recentest robustest rottenest ruggedest sallowest savoriest scabbiest scantiest screwiest scummiest scurviest scuzziest seemliest shabbiest shaggiest shiftiest shittiest shoddiest shrewdest shrillest sickliest silentest

10-Letter Words (95)

absolutest ancientest awkwardest beastliest blotchiest breathiest bristliest butteriest chintziest cleanliest compactest completest correctest corruptest courtliest crinkliest crookedest crumbliest crunchiest cunningest doughtiest earthliest finickiest fleshliest flightiest floweriest forwardest ghastliest ghostliest grizzliest grouchiest gruesomest handsomest haughtiest healthiest jitteriest joyfullest lengthiest naughtiest palimpsest patientest paunchiest perfectest preachiest prickliest queenliest raggediest rainforest raunchiest ricketiest saintliest scrappiest scrawniest scrubbiest scruffiest shadowiest shallowest shapeliest shrubbiest sketchiest slenderest slouchiest spindliest splashiest springiest squalidest squashiest squeakiest squirmiest squishiest starchiest stateliest staunchest streakiest stringiest swarthiest thirstiest thriftiest throatiest uncanniest uncleanest unclearest ungodliest unhappiest unluckiest unmanliest unsoundest wealthiest weightiest wildebeest winteriest woefullest womanliest worldliest wrinkliest

12-Letter Words (9)

cheerfullest foolhardiest schmaltziest spitefullest sprightliest tranquillest uncleanliest unhealthiest unsightliest

13-Letter Words (1)

14-Letter Words (1)

15-Letter Words (1)

bloodthirstiest

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Common Questions

How many words end in -est?

Our dictionary contains 1,128 common English words ending in -est.

What does -est mean?

-EST is the superlative ending for adjectives (biggest, fastest).

What are some examples?

Common examples: ablest, abruptest, absolutest, absurdest, achiest, acridest.