Words Containing IS
Browse every English word that contains the sequence IS. Knowing words with rare letter combinations — especially Q, X, Z, and digraphs like TH, CH, and SH — is a key strategy for scoring big in Scrabble and Words with Friends.
Data at a glance — 33,629 matches, 29.6 avg pts, 15 avg letters.
- Total words
- 33,629
- Avg length
- 15 letters
- Avg Scrabble score
- 29.6 pts
- Highest scoring
- hypohypophysism (41 pts)
- Longest word
- hypohypophysism (15 letters)
- High-value letter words
- 67(34%)
- Words containing Q, X, Z, J, K (8–10 pt tiles)
About this word list
With 33,629 valid entries, this is one of the larger curated lists on unscrambletools.com, sorted by length and Scrabble score for quick scanning. This list includes 67 words with high-value letters like Q, X, or Z — prime targets for premium squares on a Scrabble board. Suffix patterns such as -SM, -IS, -ST, -ISM appear frequently here and are high-yield targets in both Scrabble and Words with Friends. For quick wins, prioritise hypohypophysism (41 pts) — they lead this list on raw tile value. Daily Wordle solvers benefit from lists like this when a letter pattern repeats across puzzles; knowing valid words in advance reduces wasted guesses. Words with Friends shares most of these entries; the average score of 29.6 points reflects standard tile values without board multipliers. With a vowel ratio of 0.35, this list skews consonant-heavy — keep extra vowels on your rack when targeting these words.
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Strategy & study tips
Large lists pair well with the Pattern Finder: add exclusions or second constraints to carve study-sized subsets from the full dictionary count. About 34% of sampled words include a high-value letter (Q, X, Z, J, or K) — useful when planning premium-square plays.
Anchor words: highest scorer HYPOHYPOPHYSISM, longest HYPOHYPOPHYSISM. Build mnemonics around those two before expanding into the full 33,629 matches. Internal links point to Pattern Finder, Crossword Solver, Anagram Solver, and Wordle Solver — each tool adds interactivity this static list intentionally omits. Average Scrabble value here is 29.6 points — use that as a floor for acceptable plays when board space is tight.
Top words preview
Scrabble-focused summaries for high-value entries (not full dictionary definitions). Tap a word for score breakdowns and anagrams.
- HYPOHYPOPHYSISM (15 letters, 41 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry.
- PREZYGAPOPHYSIS (15 letters, 40 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- PROZYGAPOPHYSIS (15 letters, 40 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- EQUISUFFICIENCY (15 letters, 37 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- OVEREXQUISITELY (15 letters, 37 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- PESTALOZZIANISM (15 letters, 37 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- HYLOZOISTICALLY (15 letters, 35 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- OVERSQUEAMISHLY (15 letters, 35 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
Word list
Showing top 200 of 33,629 matches, sorted by length and Scrabble score.
15-letter words
- hypohypophysism41 pts
- prezygapophysis40 pts
- prozygapophysis40 pts
- equisufficiency37 pts
- overexquisitely37 pts
- pestalozzianism37 pts
- hylozoistically35 pts
- oversqueamishly35 pts
- psychochemistry35 pts
- psychophysicist35 pts
- zoopsychologist35 pts
- brachycephalism34 pts
- disequalization34 pts
- exquisitiveness34 pts
- misalphabetized34 pts
- physicomorphism34 pts
- brachydactylism33 pts
- laryngemphraxis33 pts
- misalphabetizes33 pts
- mischaracterize33 pts
- physiochemistry33 pts
- quinquennialist33 pts
- adenohypophysis32 pts
- equiprobabilism32 pts
- hemisaprophytic32 pts
- hohenzollernism32 pts
- hyperthyroidism32 pts
- polyphyleticism32 pts
- seroprophylaxis32 pts
- unacquisitively32 pts
- urethremphraxis32 pts
- archiepiscopacy31 pts
- cardiosymphysis31 pts
- chemotaxonomist31 pts
- churchwardenism31 pts
- hyperkatabolism31 pts
- hyperphalangism31 pts
- hypodermoclysis31 pts
- improvisatorize31 pts
- isorhythmically31 pts
- mechanomorphism31 pts
- neurohypophysis31 pts
- pecksniffianism31 pts
- pharyngomycosis31 pts
- pharyngoxerosis31 pts
- phthisiotherapy31 pts
- pithecomorphism31 pts
- psychosynthesis31 pts
- scaphocephalism31 pts
- amphidiscophora30 pts
- amylohydrolysis30 pts
- antianaphylaxis30 pts
- aquincubitalism30 pts
- bronchophthisis30 pts
- episcopalianize30 pts
- equiprobabilist30 pts
- hemispherically30 pts
- histochemically30 pts
- histophysiology30 pts
- hydrodynamicist30 pts
- hydrorrhachitis30 pts
- hyperconformist30 pts
- ischiococcygeal30 pts
- isobathythermic30 pts
- jeffersonianism30 pts
- miscategorizing30 pts
- omnisufficiency30 pts
- phthisipneumony30 pts
- phyllomorphosis30 pts
- psychocatharsis30 pts
- psychotherapist30 pts
- quadrisyllabous30 pts
- seroanaphylaxis30 pts
- staphylomycosis30 pts
- technochemistry30 pts
- thermochemistry30 pts
- thyreotoxicosis30 pts
- unchristianized30 pts
- uninquisitively30 pts
- acquisitiveness29 pts
- antisepticizing29 pts
- archisymbolical29 pts
- bathochromatism29 pts
- bisymmetrically29 pts
- bumblebeefishes29 pts
- butterflyfishes29 pts
- commonwealthism29 pts
- countercathexis29 pts
- cryptovolcanism29 pts
- disacquaintance29 pts
- disequilibriums29 pts
- exhibitionistic29 pts
- galactophthysis29 pts
- hemistrumectomy29 pts
- hemisymmetrical29 pts
- hermaphroditish29 pts
- histomorphology29 pts
- homeochromatism29 pts
- hypercatabolism29 pts
- hyperephidrosis29 pts
- hypermetabolism29 pts
- hypochondriasis29 pts
- hyposyllogistic29 pts
- immunochemistry29 pts
- misconjecturing29 pts
- missyllabifying29 pts
- monarchomachist29 pts
- monophyleticism29 pts
- opisthoglyphous29 pts
- pamprodactylism29 pts
- photojournalism29 pts
- plasmatorrhexis29 pts
- polyphloisboism29 pts
- polysyllabicism29 pts
- pseudepiscopacy29 pts
- psychoclinicist29 pts
- relinquishments29 pts
- rhyparographist29 pts
- saccharomycosis29 pts
- scleroticonyxis29 pts
- semisaprophytic29 pts
- sesquisulphuret29 pts
- unsqueamishness29 pts
- ventriloquistic29 pts
- accomplishments28 pts
- affranchisement28 pts
- anthropophagism28 pts
- apophthegmatist28 pts
- biogeochemistry28 pts
- biopsychologist28 pts
- cataphrygianism28 pts
- contraclockwise28 pts
- disquisitionary28 pts
- effranchisement28 pts
- esophagomycosis28 pts
- experimentalism28 pts
- fideicommissary28 pts
- haematorrhachis28 pts
- hermaphroditism28 pts
- humdrummishness28 pts
- hyperdialectism28 pts
- hyperovarianism28 pts
- hyperplagiarism28 pts
- hypnotisability28 pts
- hypoendocrinism28 pts
- hypovitaminosis28 pts
- isobathythermal28 pts
- isoimmunization28 pts
- microblepharism28 pts
- milksoppishness28 pts
- monophyodontism28 pts
- myelosyphilosis28 pts
- numismatography28 pts
- overskeptticism28 pts
- pachydermatosis28 pts
- pachymeningitis28 pts
- phenakistoscope28 pts
- physiotherapist28 pts
- poikilothermism28 pts
- prohydrotropism28 pts
- psychobiologist28 pts
- schistorrhachis28 pts
- soliloquisingly28 pts
- staphyloschisis28 pts
- thromboembolism28 pts
- typhlohepatitis28 pts
- ubiquitarianism28 pts
- unmischievously28 pts
- unrelinquishing28 pts
- uraniscorrhaphy28 pts
- ventriloquising28 pts
- actinochemistry27 pts
- anthropopathism27 pts
- bluestockingish27 pts
- brachiocyllosis27 pts
- brachistochrone27 pts
- bradyspermatism27 pts
- bronchopleurisy27 pts
- catechistically27 pts
- chemotherapists27 pts
- chromotherapist27 pts
- commiseratively27 pts
- dermatozoonosis27 pts
- discanonization27 pts
- discolorization27 pts
- discomfortingly27 pts
- encephalopyosis27 pts
- epidermomycosis27 pts
- euphemistically27 pts
- fibrobronchitis27 pts
- hemochromatosis27 pts
- hemocytotripsis27 pts
- hepatophlebitis27 pts
- heterophemistic27 pts
- hyperanakinesis27 pts
- hyperfederalist27 pts
- hyperparasitism27 pts
- hyperpatriotism27 pts
- hypopituitarism27 pts
- imperishability27 pts
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- How many words match this pattern?
- Our dictionary contains 33,629 words matching this pattern. The average length is 15 letters and the average Scrabble score is 29.6 points. The highest-scoring entry shown is hypohypophysism (41 pts).
- Are there high-scoring words in this list?
- 67 words in this sample include premium letters (Q, X, Z, J, or K). These are strong candidates for double- and triple-letter square plays in Scrabble.
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- Most Scrabble-valid words are also legal in Words with Friends. The two games use slightly different word lists, but the overlap is large. Use this list as a solid starting point for either game.
- How are the point scores calculated?
- Scores are the raw sum of standard Scrabble letter values (A=1, B=3, C=3, D=2 … Z=10) without board multipliers. Higher-scoring words contain rarer letters like Q, X, or Z.
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- The dictionary contains over 350 000 English words, covering everything from common 2-letter words to rare 15-letter entries, with proper nouns and abbreviations excluded.
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