Words With "NESS"
954 English words that contain the letters NESS anywhere in the word.
Looking for words that contain NESS? You're in the right place. Below is a complete list of 954 English words with NESS somewhere inside them, grouped by length.
NESS forms nouns from adjectives: happiness, kindness, darkness, witness.
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7-Letter Words (31)
8-Letter Words (123)
airinessarchnessbaldnessbarenessbaronessbasenessboldnessbusinessbusynesscaginesscalmnesscoldnesscoolnesscozinesscurtnesscutenessdampnessdanknessdarknessdeafnessdearnessdeepnessdeftnessdrabnessdullnessdumbnesseasinessedginesseerinessevennessfairnessfastnessfinenessfinessedfinessesfirmnessflatnessfondnessfoulnessfullnessgamenessgladnessglibnessglumnessgoodnessgorinessgraynessgrimnesshardnesshazinesshighnessholinesshominesshugenessidlenessinkinessjustnesskeennesskindnesslamenesslatenesslazinessleannesslewdnesslikenesslimpnessloudnesslushnessmalenessmeannessmeeknessmildnessmutenessnearnessneatnessnicenessnosinessnumbnessoilinessopennesspalenesspertnessprimnesspurenessracinessranknessrarenessrashnessrichnessripenessrosinessrudenesssafenesssamenesssexinesssicknessslimnessslownesssmugnesssoftnesssorenesssournesssprynesssurenesstallnesstamenesstartnesstautnessthinnesstidinesstrimnessuglinessvastnessvilenesswarinesswavinesswaxinessweaknesswidenesswildnesswilinesswirinesszaniness
9-Letter Words (220)
acutenessadeptnessalertnessaloofnessawarenessawfulnessbagginessbalminessbawdinessblacknessblandnessblanknessbleaknessblindnessblondnessbluntnessbossinessbrashnessbriefnessbrisknessbroadnessbrusknessbulkinessburlinessbushinesscageynesscanninesscattinesscheapnesscleannessclearnessclosenesscockinesscrassnesscrazinesscrispnesscrossnesscrudenesscurlinessdeaconessdensenessdinginessdirtinessdizzinessdowdinessdrollnessdustinesseagernessearlinessemptinesserectnessexactnessfaintnessfalsenessfancinessfierinessfinessingflakinessfleetnessfogginessfranknessfreshnessfunninessfussinessfuzzinessgaudinessgauntnessgawkinessgiddinessgodlinessgovernessgrandnessgreatnessgreennessgrossnessgruffnesshairinesshandinesshappinesshardinessharnessedharnessesharshnesshastinessheavinesshoarinesshomeynesshumannesshuskinessillnessesineptnessinertnessiratenessitchinessjollinessjuicinessjumpinesskookinesslankinesslargenesslevelnesslightnesslionessesloftinessloosenesslousinesslowlinesslucidnessluckinesslumpinessluridnesslustinessmanlinessmerrinessmessinessmilkinessmistinessmoistnessmoldinessmoodinessmousinessmuddinessmugginessmurkinessmushinessmuskinessmustinessnakednessnastinessneedinessnoblenessnoisinessnuttinessperkinesspettinessphoninessplainnessplumpnesspronenesspuffinesspushinessqueernessquicknessquietnessranginessreadinessrightnessrigidnessriskinessrockinessroominessroughnessroundnessrowdinessruddinessrustinesssaltinesssandinesssaucinessseedinessshadinessshakinesssharpnessshininessshortnessshowinesssillinessslacknesssleeknessslicknesssmallnesssmartnesssmokinesssoapinesssobernesssogginesssolidnesssoundnesssparenessspiciness
10-Letter Words (188)
abruptnessadroitnessartfulnessastutenessbaronessesbarrennessbitternessboyishnessbrawninessbrazennessbreezinessbrightnessbusinessescandidnesscasualnesschattinesscheekinesscheerinesschillinesschoppinesschubbinesschumminesschunkinessclamminessclassinessclevernesscloudinessclumsinesscoarsenesscomelinesscostlinesscrabbinesscraftinesscrankinesscreaminesscreepinessdaintinessdeadlinessdevoutnessdirectnessdoggednessdraftinessdrearinessdressinessdrowsinessearthinessexpertnesseyewitnessfastnessesfaultinessfeeblenessficklenessfiercenessfilthinessflabbinessflashinessflimsinessfloppinessfluffinessfriskinessfrostinessgarishnessgentlenessgloominessglossinessgreasinessgreedinessgrogginessgrubbinessgrumpinessguiltinesshandednessharnessingheartinesshoarsenesshollownesshomelinesshumanenesshumblenessimpishnessintentnessjaggednessjauntinessjoyfulnessjoyousnesskindlinesskindnesseslavishnesslawfulnesslikenesseslittlenesslivelinesslonelinesslovelinessmeagernessmellownessmightinessmindednessminutenessmodishnessmorosenessmulishnessnarrownessnimblenessobtusenessopaquenessornatenesspaltrinesspatchinesspluckinesspolitenessportlinessprettinessprissinesspromptnessquaintnessqueasinessraggednessrakishnessrandomnessremissnessremotenessrobustnessrottennessrotundnessruggednesssacrednesssavagenessscantinessscarcenessseemlinessserenenessshabbinessshagginessshiftinessshoddinessshrewdnessshrillnesssicknessessimplenesssinfulnessskimpinessskinninesssleazinesssleepinessslightnesssloppinesssmoothnesssnootinesssordidnesssparsenessspottinesssquarenesssteadinessstickinessstinginessstockinessstodginessstorminessstrictnessstuffinesssturdinesssuddennesssullennesssupplenesstawdrinesstendernesstimelinesstrickinesstruthinessuneasinessunevennessunfairnessuniquenessunkindnessunrulinessuntidinessunwarinessusefulnesswantonness
11-Letter Words (114)
abusivenessaimlessnessairsicknessamorousnessarduousnessartlessnessawkwardnessbashfulnessbeastlinessblessednessbrittlenessbrusquenessbusinessmanbusinessmencallousnesscarefulnesscarsicknesscleanlinesscompactnessconcisenesscorrectnesscorruptnesscourtlinesscrookednessdeaconessesdeviousnessdiffusenessdrunkennessdubiousnessearnestnesselusivenessendlessnessenviousnessevasivenessfatuousnessfearfulnessflightinessflowerinessfoolishnessforgivenessforwardnessfretfulnessfurtivenessgenuinenessghastlinessghostlinessgovernessesgrouchinessharmfulnesshatefulnesshaughtinesshealthinessheinousnesshelpfulnesshideousnesshopefulnessillicitnessinessentialjoblessnesslawlessnesslikablenessmannishnessmarchionessmassivenessmindfulnessmiserlinessnaturalnessnaughtinessnervousnessnothingnessobliquenessobviousnessorderlinesspeevishnesspensivenesspiggishnessplayfulnesspompousnessprecisenessraucousnessraunchinessrestfulnessrestivenesssaintlinessseasicknessselfishnessseriousnessshallownessshapelinessslendernesssoulfulnessspringinessstatelinessstrangenessstylishnesstediousnesstenuousnessthicknessesthriftinessthroatinessuncleannessunhappinessuselessnessviciousnesswakefulnesswaywardnesswealthinessweightinesswillfulnesswillingnesswistfulnesswomanlinessworldlinesszealousness
12-Letter Words (112)
abrasivenessabstractnessabstrusenessaccuratenessagribusinessappositenessbackwardnessblissfulnessboastfulnessbusinesslikecarelessnesscautiousnesscheerfulnesschildishnesschurlishnessclownishnesscohesivenesscompletenesscontrarinesscovetousnesscowardlinesscreativenessdecisivenessdefinitenessdesolatenessdivisivenesseffusivenessenormousnesseventfulnessexplicitnesseyewitnessesfaithfulnessfearlessnessforcefulnessformlessnessfriendlinessfruitfulnessgracefulnessgraciousnessgratefulnesshandsomenessharmlessnessheedlessnesshelplessnesshomelessnesshomesicknesshopelessnessimpolitenessincisivenessindebtednessindirectnessinessentialslikeablenesslistlessnesslopsidednesslusciousnessmindlessnessmotherlinessmournfulnessnonessentialordinarinesspeacefulnessperversenesspleasantnesspreciousnesspreparednessrandomnessesrecklessnessresolutenessrestlessnessrightfulnessruthlessnessscratchinessselflessnesssensuousnessshamefulnesssheepishnessslipperinessslothfulnessslovenlinesssluggishnesssnobbishnessspaciousnessspitefulnessspotlessnessspuriousnessstraightnessstubbornnesssuccinctnesstactlessnessthankfulnessthoroughnesstimelessnesstirelessnesstiresomenesstogethernesstrustfulnesstruthfulnessunctuousnessungainlinessunseemlinessunsteadinessuntimelinessunwieldinessunworthinessvirtuousnesswastefulnesswatchfulnesswildernesseswretchednesswrongfulnessyouthfulness
13-Letter Words (90)
ambitiousnessamorphousnessarbitrarinessassertivenessassiduousnessatrociousnessattentivenessaudaciousnessbrotherlinessbusinesswomanbusinesswomencapaciousnesscheerlessnesschildlessnessconsciousnesscontentednesscourteousnessdauntlessnessdeceitfulnessdeceptivenessdefensivenessdeliciousnessdissolutenesseffectivenesselaboratenessexclusivenessexpansivenessexplosivenessextensivenessfacetiousnessfaithlessnessferociousnessfoolhardinessforgetfulnessfruitlessnessgarrulousnessgracelessnesshealthfulnessheartlessnesshotheadednesshumorlessnessimperiousnessimpulsivenessincorrectnessingenuousnessinsidiousnessinventivenessjudiciousnesslitigiousnessloathsomenessludicrousnessluxuriousnessmarchionessesmelodiousnessmomentousnessnefariousnessniggardlinessnoiselessnessobjectivenessobliviousnessobtrusivenessoffensivenessofficiousnessoutspokennesspointlessnesspowerlessnessrapaciousnessreceptivenessrepulsivenessretentivenessrighteousnesssalaciousnesssecretivenesssenselessnesssensitivenessshapelessnessshiftlessnesssleeplessnesssprightlinesssqueamishnesssteadfastnessstrenuousnesstalkativenesstastelessnessunselfishnessunsightlinessunwillingnessvivaciousnesswholesomenessworthlessness
14-Letter Words (52)
abstractnessesaggressivenessagribusinessesarticulatenessattractivenessauspiciousnessboisterousnessbreathlessnesscapriciousnesscompulsivenessdisorderlinessexpressivenessfarsightednessfastidiousnessforthrightnessgregariousnesshardheadednessharmoniousnessimmaculatenessimpolitenessesimpressivenessincompletenessindecisivenessindistinctnessinfectiousnesslasciviousnesslicentiousnesslugubriousnessmeticulousnessmysteriousnessneighborlinessobsequiousnessperceptivenesspermissivenesspersuasivenesspossessivenessprecociousnessproductivenessprotectivenessreasonablenessrebelliousnessrelentlessnessresponsivenessridiculousnessthoughtfulnessunfaithfulnessunfriendlinessungratefulnessunpleasantnessvindictivenessvoluptuousnessweightlessness
15-Letter Words (24)
acquisitivenessappropriatenesscompetitivenessconsciousnessesdestructivenessdistinctivenesshalfheartednesshardheartednessimpecuniousnessindustriousnessineffectivenessinquisitivenesslevelheadednessmischievousnessnearsightednessobstructivenesspretentiousnessresourcefulnesstempestuousnesstendentiousnessthoughtlessnesstrustworthinessunconsciousnesswrongheadedness
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How many English words contain "ness"?
Our dictionary contains 954 common English words with NESS somewhere in them. The exact total in all of English is somewhat higher; rarer technical terms aren't in this list.
What are some examples of words with "ness"?
Common examples: abrasiveness, abruptness, abstractness, abstractnesses, abstruseness, abusiveness.
What's special about the chunk "ness"?
NESS forms nouns from adjectives: happiness, kindness, darkness, witness.