Words Starting With COS
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The open ENABLE word list has 159 words that start with COS, about 0.092% of the 172,434 words this site shows. They run from COS at the short end to COSMOCHEMISTRIES and COSMOPOLITANISMS at the long end. The highest base score belongs to COSMETICIZING (29 points), using commonly used tile values. 40 of them use no letter twice, which matters in games where every tile is separate. This is a general word list, not any game's official one; always check the rules of your game.
At a glance
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Words in this list | 159 |
| Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site | 0.092% |
| Longest | COSMOCHEMISTRIES and COSMOPOLITANISMS (16 letters) |
| Shortest | COS (3 letters) |
| Highest base score (common values) | COSMETICIZING, 29 |
| No repeated letters | 40 |
Most common next letter after COS
| Letter | Words |
|---|---|
| M | 58 |
| T | 44 |
| I | 18 |
| E | 9 |
| H | 8 |
Useful observations
- None of these words is a palindrome (the same backward and forward).
- 21 still form a word when the leading
COSis removed, for exampleCOSES,COSET,COSHER,COSHERSandCOSHES→ES,ET,HER,HERSandHES. - The most common endings here are
-ES(20),-TS(12),-ED(11). - The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 3, found in 47 of these words.
- The average length is 9.2 letters.
- After COS, the letter
Mcomes next most often (58 words).
All COS- words
3 letters 1
cos
4 letters 4
cosh coss cost cosy
5 letters 7
cosec coses coset cosey cosie costa costs
6 letters 21
cosecs cosets coseys coshed cosher coshes cosied cosier cosies cosign cosily cosine cosmic cosmos cosset costae costal costar costed coster costly
7 letters 18
coshers coshing cosiest cosigns cosines cosmism cosmist cossack cossets costard costars costate costers costing costive costrel costume cosying
8 letters 22
coscript cosecant coshered cosigned cosigner cosiness cosmetic cosmical cosmisms cosmists cosmoses cossacks cosseted costards costless costlier costmary costrels costumed costumer costumes costumey
9 letters 18
coscripts cosecants coshering cosigners cosigning cosmetics cosmogony cosmology cosmonaut cosponsor cosseting costarred costively costliest costumers costumery costumier costuming
10 letters 13
coscripted cosinesses cosmically cosmogenic cosmogonic cosmonauts cosmopolis cosponsors costarring costlessly costliness costmaries costumiers
11 letters 14
coscripting cosignatory cosmetician cosmeticize cosmetology cosmogonies cosmogonist cosmography cosmologies cosmologist cosmopolite cosponsored costiveness costumeries
12 letters 18
cosmetically cosmeticians cosmeticized cosmeticizes cosmochemist cosmogonical cosmogonists cosmographer cosmographic cosmological cosmologists cosmopolises cosmopolitan cosmopolites cosponsoring costermonger costlinesses cosurfactant
13 letters 14
cosignatories cosmeticizing cosmetologies cosmetologist cosmochemical cosmochemists cosmographers cosmographies cosmopolitans cosmopolitism cosponsorship costermongers costivenesses cosurfactants
14 letters 6
cosmetologists cosmochemistry cosmographical cosmologically cosmopolitisms cosponsorships
15 letters 1
cosmopolitanism
16 letters 2
cosmochemistries cosmopolitanisms
Using these words
To find words that start with COS using only your letters, open the Word Unscrambler, enter your letters and type COS in Starts with. For a known pattern, the Crossword Solver accepts COS???-style patterns. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.