Words With "SS"
2,707 English words that contain the letters SS anywhere in the word.
Looking for words that contain SS? You're in the right place. Below is a complete list of 2,707 English words with SS somewhere inside them, grouped by length.
Double S is one of the most common doubles, often at the end of words: kiss, miss, pass.
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3-Letter Words (1)
5-Letter Words (32)
6-Letter Words (66)
abbessaccessacrossassailassaysassentassertassessassetsassignassistassizeassortassumeassurebassesbassosbossedbossesbrassybussedbussesbypasscaresscassiaclassycussedcussesdisseddissesdressyduressegressembossessaysexcessfossilfussedfussesgassedgassesglassyglossygneissgossipgrassygussetharasshasslehissedhisseshussarissuedissueskissedkisserkisseslasseslassielassoslesseelessenlesserlessonlessorlissom
7-Letter Words (156)
abscessabyssesactressaddressagelessaimlessairlessamassedamassesaptnessartlessassailsassaultassayedassentsassertsassholeassignsassistsassizesassortsassuageassumedassumesassuredassuresbadnessbassistbassoonbiassedbignessblessedblessesblossombossierbossilybossingbrassesbussingcaissoncanvasscarcasscassavacassiascassinocassockcessionchassisclassedclassesclassiccolossicompassconfesscoynesscrassercrasslycrossedcrossercrossescrosslycussingcutlasscypressdepressdessertdigressdimnessdiscussdismissdissectdissentdissingdossierdresseddresserdressesdrynessduchessdulnessembassyempressendlessengrossessayedessenceexpressfatnessfinessefissionfissurefitnessflossedflossesfossilsfulnessfussierfussilyfussinggassiergassinggaynessglassedglassesglossedglossesgoddessgodlessgossipsgossipygrassedgrassesgrossedgrossergrossesgrosslyguessedguesserguessesgussetsgutlesshaplessharnesshassledhassleshassockheiresshissinghostesshotnesshussarshussiesicinessillnessimpasseimpressingressissuingjackassjoblessjoylesskisserskissinglargesslassieslassoedlassoeslawlesslaxnessleglesslesseeslessenslessonslessorslionesslissome
8-Letter Words (213)
abbessesabscissaaccessedaccessesairinessamassingarchnessassailedassassinassaultsassayingassembleassemblyassentedassertedassessedassessesassessorassholesassignedassistedassortedassuagedassuagesassumingassuredsassuringbacklessbaldnessbarenessbaronessbaselessbasenessbassinetbassistsbassoonsbiassingblessingblissfulblossomsboldnessbonelessbootlessbossiestbrassierbusinessbusynessbuttressbypassedbypassescaginesscaissonscalmnesscarelesscaressedcaressescassavascassettecassinoscassockscessionscesspoolchessmanchessmenclassicsclassierclassifyclassingcluelesscoldnesscolossalcolossuscompresscongresscoolnesscordlesscountesscozinesscrassestcrevassecrossbarcrossbowcrossestcrossingcurtnesscutenessdampnessdanknessdarknessdeafnessdearnessdeepnessdeftnessdessertsdissectsdissentsdissolvedissuadedistressdossiersdrabnessdressagedressersdressierdressingductlessdullnessdumbnessdustlesseasinessedginesseerinessegressesembossedembossesemissaryemissionespressoessayingessayistessencesevennessexcesseseyeglassfacelessfairnessfastnessfearlessfecklessfinenessfinessedfinessesfirmnessfissuresflatnessflawlessflossingfocussedfocussesfondnessformlessfortressfoulnessfullnessfussiestgamenessgassiestgiantessgladnessglassfulglassierglassingglibnessglossaryglossierglossiesglossingglumnessgoodnessgorinessgossamergossipedgrassiergrassinggraynessgrimnessgrossestgrossingguessersguessinggussetedhairlessharassedharasseshardnessharmlesshasslinghassockshazinessheadless
9-Letter Words (293)
abscessedabscessesabscissaeabscissasaccessingaccessionaccessoryactressesacutenessaddressedaddresseeaddressesadeptnessadmissionaggressoraimlesslyalbatrossalertnessaloofnessartlesslyassailantassailingassassinsassaultedassaulterassembledassemblerassemblesassentingassertingassertionassertiveassessingassessorsassiduousassigningassistantassistingassociateassonanceassortingassuagingassuranceassuredlyawarenessawfulnessbagginessbalminessbassinetsbawdinessblacknessblamelessblandnessblanknessbleaknessblessedlyblessingsblindnessblondnessbloodlessblossomedbluegrassbluntnessbossinessboundlessbrainlessbrashnessbrassierebrassiestbriefnessbrisknessbroadnessbrusknessbulkinessburlinessbushinessbypassingcageynesscanninesscanvassedcanvassercanvassescarcassescaressingcasserolecassettescattinesscaucussedcauselessceaselesscessationcesspoolscheapnesscheerlesschildlesschorussedclassicalclassiestclasslessclassmateclassroomcleannessclearnessclosenesscloudlesscockinesscolorlesscommissarcompassedcompassesconfessedconfessesconfessorcountlesscrassnesscrazinesscrevassescrispnesscroissantcrossbarscrossbeamcrossbowscrossbredcrossfirecrossingscrossnesscrossovercrossroadcrosstowncrosswalkcrosswayscrosswisecrosswordcrudenesscurlinesscutlassescypressesdauntlessdeaconessdeathlessdemitassedensenessdepresseddepressesdigresseddigressesdinginessdirtinessdiscusseddiscussesdismissaldismisseddismissesdissecteddissembledissenteddissenterdissidentdissipatedissolutedissolveddissolvesdissonantdissuadeddissuadesdizzinessdoubtlessdowdinessdreamlessdressiestdressingsdrollnessduchessesdustinesseagernessearlinessedelweissembarrassembassiesembossing
10-Letter Words (264)
abruptnessabscessingaccessibleaccessiblyaccessionsaddresseesaddressingadmissibleadmissionsadroitnessadulteressaggressionaggressiveaggressorsambassadorancestressartfulnessassailableassailantsassaultingassemblageassemblersassembliesassemblingassertionsassessmentasseverateassignableassignmentassimilateassistanceassistantsassociatedassociatesassortmentassumptionassurancesastutenessbaronessesbarrennessbassoonistbitternessblissfullyblossomingbottomlessboyishnessbrassieresbrawninessbrazennessbreathlessbreezinessbrightnessbusinessesbuttressedbuttressescandidnesscanvasserscanvassingcarelesslycasseroledcasserolescasualnesscaucussingcessationschattinesscheekinesscheerinesschessboardchillinesschoppinesschorussingchubbinesschumminesschunkinessclamminessclassicismclassicistclassifiedclassifiesclassinessclassmatesclassroomsclevernesscloudinessclumsinesscoarsenesscolossallycolossusescomelinesscommissarscommissarycommissioncompassingcompassioncompressedcompressescompressorconcessionconcussionconfessingconfessionconfessorscongressescostlinesscountessescrabbinesscraftinesscrankinesscreaminesscreepinesscrisscrosscroissantscrossbeamscrossbonescrossbreedcrosscheckcrossfirescrossoverscrosspiececrossroadscrosswalkscrosswordsdaintinessdeadlinessdeclassifydecompressdemitassesdepressantdepressingdepressiondepressivedevoutnessdigressingdigressiondigressivedirectnessdiscussantdiscussingdiscussiondismissalsdismissingdismissivedispossessdissatisfydissectingdissectiondissembleddissemblesdissensiondissentersdissentingdisservicedissidencedissidentsdissimilardissipateddissipatesdissociatedissolvingdissonancedissuadingdissuasiondistresseddistressesdoggednessdraftinessdrearinessdressinessdressmakerdrowsinessearthinesseffortlessemissariesengrossingessentialsexpertnessexpressingexpressionexpressiveexpressway
11-Letter Words (170)
abusivenessaccessionedaccessoriesaddressableadventuressaimlessnessairsicknessalbatrossesambassadorsamorousnessarduousnessartlessnessassassinateassemblagesassemblymanassemblymenassertivelyassessmentsasseveratedasseveratesassiduouslyassignationassignmentsassimilatedassimilatesassociatingassociationassociativeassortmentsassumptionsawkwardnessbashfulnessbassoonistsbeastlinessblamelesslyblessednessbloodlesslyblunderbussbrittlenessbrusquenessbusinessmanbusinessmenbuttressingcallousnesscarefulnesscarsicknesscasserolingceaselesslycheerlesslychessboardsclassicallyclassicistsclassifiedsclassifyingcleanlinesscommissionscompactnesscompressingcompressioncompressorsconcessionsconcisenessconcussionsconfessedlyconfessionscongressmancongressmenconnoisseurcorrectnesscorruptnesscourtlinesscrookednesscrossbreedscrosscheckscrosspiecesdauntlesslydeaconessesdefenselessdepressantsdepressionsdepressivesdeviousnessdiffusenessdigressionsdisassemblediscussantsdiscussionsdissectionsdissemblingdisseminatedissensionsdisservicesdissimulatedissipatingdissipationdissociateddissociatesdissolutelydissolutiondissonancesdistressfuldistressingdoubtlesslydressmakersdressmakingdrunkennessdubiousnessearnestnesselusivenessembarrassedembarrassesenchantressencompassedencompassesendlessnessenviousnessessentiallyevasivenessexcessivelyexpressibleexpressionsexpresswaysfaithlesslyfatuousnessfaultlesslyfearfulnessfeaturelessflightinessflowerinessfoolishnessforgivenessforwardnessfossilizingfretfulnessfruitlesslyfurtivenessfussbudgetsgenuinenessghastlinessghostlinessgovernessesgracelesslygrasshoppergrouchinessguesstimatehairdresserharmfulnesshatefulnesshaughtinessheaddresseshealthinessheartlesslyheinousnesshelpfulnesshideousnesshopefulnesshourglassesillicitnessimpassionedimpassivelyimpassivityimpossiblesimpressionsincessantlyinessentialintercessorjoblessnesslaundresseslawlessnesslikableness
12-Letter Words (118)
abrasivenessabstractnessabstrusenessaccessioningaccuratenessadulteressesaggressivelyagribusinessancestressesappositenessassassinatedassassinatesasseveratingassignationsassimilatingassimilationassociationsbackwardnessbenefactressblissfulnessboastfulnessbreathlesslybusinesslikecarelessnesscautiousnesscheerfulnesschildishnesschurlishnessclassifiableclownishnesscohesivenesscommissariatcommissariescommissionedcommissionercompletenessconfessionalconnoisseurscontrarinesscovetousnesscowardlinesscreativenesscrisscrossedcrisscrossescrosscheckeddecisivenessdeclassifieddeclassifiesdecommissiondecompresseddecompressesdefinitenessdelicatessendepressinglydesolatenessdisassembleddisassemblesdisassociatedispossesseddispossessesdissatisfieddissatisfiesdisseminateddisseminatesdissertationdissimulateddissimulatesdissociatingdissociationdivisivenesseffortlesslyeffusivenessembarrassingencompassingenormousnesseventfulnessexplicitnessexpressivelyeyewitnessesfaithfulnessfearlessnessforcefulnessformlessnessfricasseeingfriendlinessfruitfulnessgracefulnessgraciousnessgrasshoppersgratefulnessgroundlesslyguesstimatedguesstimateshairdressershairdressinghandsomenessharmlessnessheadmistressheedlessnesshelplessnesshomelessnesshomesicknesshopelessnessimpolitenessimpressivelyinaccessibleinadmissibleincisivenessindebtednessindirectnessindissolubleinessentialsintercessionintercessorsintermissionlikeablenesslistlessnesslopsidedness
13-Letter Words (106)
accessibilityadmissibilityadventuressesambassadorialambitiousnessamorphousnessarbitrarinessassassinatingassassinationassemblywomanassemblywomenassertivenessassiduousnessatrociousnessattentivenessaudaciousnessblunderbussesbouillabaissebrotherlinessbusinesswomanbusinesswomencapaciousnesscheerlessnesschildlessnesscommissariatscommissionerscommissioningcompassionateconfessionalscongressionalcongresswomancongresswomenconsciousnesscontentednesscourteousnesscrisscrossingcrossbreedingcrosscheckingdauntlessnessdeceitfulnessdeceptivenessdeclassifyingdecommissionsdecompressingdecompressiondefensivenessdelicatessensdeliciousnessdimensionlessdisassemblingdisassociateddisassociatesdispassionatedispossessingdispossessiondissatisfyingdisseminatingdisseminationdissertationsdissimilaritydissimulatingdissimulationdissolutenessdistressinglyeffectivenesselaboratenessembarrassmentenchantressesexclusivenessexpansivenessexplosivenessexpressionismexpressionistextensivenessfacetiousnessfaithlessnessferociousnessfoolhardinessforgetfulnessfossilizationfruitlessnessgarrulousnessgeneralissimogracelessnessguesstimatinghealthfulnessheartlessnesshotheadednesshumorlessnessimperiousnessimpermissibleimpossibilityimpressionismimpressionistimpulsivenessincorrectnessinexpressibleingenuousnessinsidiousnessintercessionsintermissionsinventivenessirrepressiblejudiciousnesslitigiousnessloathsomeness
14-Letter Words (44)
abstractnessesaggressivenessagribusinessesambassadorshipantidepressantarticulatenessassassinationsattractivenessauspiciousnessbenefactressesboisterousnessbouillabaissesbreathlessnesscapriciousnessclassificationcompulsivenessconcessionairedecommissioneddisassociatingdisorderlinessembarrassinglyembarrassmentsexpressionistsexpressionlessexpressivenessfarsightednessfastidiousnessforthrightnessgeneralissimosgregariousnesshardheadednessharmoniousnessheadmistressesimmaculatenessimpolitenessesimpressionableimpressionistsimpressivenessincompletenessindecisivenessindistinctnessinfectiousnesslasciviousnesslicentiousness
15-Letter Words (25)
acquisitivenessambassadorshipsantidepressantsappropriatenessclassificationscompassionatelycompetitivenessconcessionairesconsciousnessesdecommissioningdestructivenessdispassionatelydissatisfactiondissimilaritiesdistinctivenesshalfheartednesshardheartednessimpecuniousnessimpossibilitiesimpressionisticinaccessibilityindustriousnessineffectivenessinquisitivenesslevelheadedness
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How many English words contain "ss"?
Our dictionary contains 2,707 common English words with SS 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 "ss"?
Common examples: abbess, abbesses, abrasiveness, abruptness, abscess, abscessed.
Is "ss" a digraph?
A digraph is two letters that spell a single sound. SS may or may not be a true digraph in English — it depends on whether the two letters fuse into one sound. Double S is one of the most common doubles, often at the end of words: kiss, miss, pass.