Words Ending In RS
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The open ENABLE word list has 7,427 words that end in RS, about 4.3% of the 172,434 words this site shows. Lengths range from 3 letters (ARS, ERS and ORS) to 24 (ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHERS). The highest base score belongs to HEMIDEMISEMIQUAVERS (41 points), using commonly used tile values. 1,158 of them use no letter twice, which matters in games where every tile is separate. Different games use different dictionaries, so check your game's rules before relying on a word.
At a glance
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Words in this list | 7,427 |
| Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site | 4.3% |
| Longest | ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHERS (24 letters) |
| Shortest | ARS, ERS and ORS (3 letters) |
| Highest base score (common values) | HEMIDEMISEMIQUAVERS, 41 |
| No repeated letters | 1,158 |
Most common letter before RS
| Letter | Words |
|---|---|
| E | 5,799 |
| O | 946 |
| A | 360 |
| U | 197 |
| I | 97 |
Useful observations
- None of these words is a palindrome (the same backward and forward).
- 1,548 leave another word when the final
RSis taken off, for exampleABASERS,ABATERS,ABIDERS,ABJURERSandABRADERS→ABASE,ABATE,ABIDE,ABJUREandABRADE. - The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 3, found in 2,782 of these words.
- The average length is 9.0 letters.
- Before RS, the letter
Eappears most often (5,799 words).
Browse the full lists
With 7,427 words, this list is split into smaller pages by the letter before. Each page shows its complete list.
Other -RS words
These groups are too small for a page of their own, so they are listed here in full.
4 letters 6
airs errs firs kirs mirs sirs
5 letters 29
amirs birrs buhrs burrs carrs coirs currs dorrs durrs emirs fairs hairs heirs keirs lairs lehrs mairs murrs noirs pairs parrs purrs stirs tahrs vairs wairs weirs whirs yirrs
6 letters 24
chairs charrs chirrs choirs churrs deairs fakirs faqirs flairs glairs gnarrs kafirs kefirs nadirs sabirs satyrs shirrs skirrs speirs stairs tapirs theirs vizirs whirrs
7 letters 24
affairs bestirs coheirs devoirs diapirs eclairs elixirs faquirs gambirs impairs kaffirs maftirs martyrs memoirs menhirs midairs mohairs repairs santirs unhairs upstirs valkyrs zaffirs zephyrs
8 letters 11
boudoirs cochairs corsairs couloirs despairs duumvirs funfairs kashmirs pissoirs sautoirs upstairs
9 letters 15
abattoirs armchairs bedchairs decemvirs grandsirs longhairs mouchoirs overstirs peignoirs sandburrs souvenirs triumvirs unrepairs voussoirs wirehairs
10 letters 11
acyclovirs antechoirs backstairs crosshairs disrepairs downstairs highchairs horsehairs pushchairs reservoirs shorthairs
11 letters 4
kieselguhrs maidenhairs quadrumvirs wheelchairs
12 letters 1
protomartyrs
A sample of -RS words
An evenly spaced sample of 150 words in alphabetical order (every 49th word), to give a feel for the list.
abandoners acquisitors afters altogethers anthers armigers atomisers backbreakers barbers bedmakers bestsellers blackamoors blurters botchers briars bullterriers cadasters canners carrs centers checkers chronologers classers coaxers collars compliers conglomerateurs convectors correctors couriers croppers curdlers darkeners decolorizers deicers depolarizers deters dilaters disintegrators dobbers doubleheaders drumbeaters editors embowers engagers errs exciters extinguishers fasteners fifers flatlanders fluorometers foremothers freebooters funfairs gapers gewurztraminers gnars granulators gruellers hamsters hawsers heritors homeowners housers identifiers improvisators inflators insulars intriguers jaguars journeyers kibitzers kreutzers landowners leafleteers licensors loaders lumbars mammers materializers metaphors minelayers missteers moochers muleteers nears noisemakers nonskiers obturators organisers outworkers pairs parsers peculators pesterers piercers plasticizers polishers poulters premolars procurers prostitutors purifiers quieters rapiers recanters refilters relapsers repleaders restrainers rhabdomancers roisterers rumours sandburs scarpers scrabblers secularizers servitors shinplasters sidebars skelters slipcovers snifflers solvers spectrofluorimeters sporters stakeholders stereotypers stranglers subchapters summiteers surfboarders swobbers taperers teletypewriters thermistors timeservers tormentors transmigrators trotters tutelars underfurs upstairs vavasors villagers wafers wasters westers wildflowers
Using these words
To find words ending in RS from your own letters, use the Word Unscrambler with RS in Ends with, or try a pattern such as ???RS in the Crossword Solver. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.