12-Letter Words Containing ESS
We found 1,003 12-letter words containing ESS. Common examples are AGGRESSIVELY, CARELESSNESS, COMPRESSIONS, CONFESSIONAL. Bold words are common everyday words; the number shows Scrabble points.
1,003words
FRIZZINESSEStop score (33 pts)
AGGRESSIVELYcommon word
12-letter words (1003)
- aggressively20
- carelessness14
- compressions18
- confessional17
- eyewitnesses18
- faithfulness21
- hairdressers16
- helplessness17
- hopelessness17
- inaccessible18
- nevertheless18
- predecessors17
- processional16
- professional17
- recklessness18
- relentlessly15
- selflessness15
- stewardesses16
- successfully22
- togetherness16
- unsuccessful19
- abjectnesses23
- abortiveness17
- abrasiveness17
- abruptnesses16
- absoluteness14
- abstractness16
- abstruseness14
- absurdnesses15
- accessioning17
- accessorised17
- accessorises16
- accessorized26
- accessorizes25
- accurateness16
- accursedness17
- activenesses17
- acupressures16
- adaptiveness18
- adequateness22
- adhesiveness19
- adorableness15
- adroitnesses13
- adulteresses13
- affectedness21
- aggressivity20
- agribusiness15
- airtightness16
- allusiveness15
- almightiness18
- ambassadress17
- ambitionless16
- amicableness18
- ancestresses14
- antibusiness14
- apparentness16
- appositeness16
- appressorium18
- artfulnesses15
- asteriskless16
- astutenesses12
- augustnesses13
- aversenesses15
- aversiveness18
- backwardness24
- barrennesses14
- basementless16
- beggarliness16
- benefactress19
- bibulousness16
- bitchinesses19
- bitternesses14
- biuniqueness23
- blearinesses14
- blimpishness21
- blissfulness17
- bloodinesses15
- bluishnesses17
- blurrinesses14
- boastfulness17
- bootlessness14
- boringnesses15
- bottomlessly19
- boyishnesses20
- brackishness23
- braininesses14
- brassinesses14
- brattinesses14
- brawninesses17
- brazennesses23
- breathlessly20
- breezinesses23
- brightnesses18
- brokennesses18
- broodinesses15
- businesslike18
- callownesses17
- candidnesses16
- canorousness14
- captiousness16
- casualnesses14
- cautiousness14
- centeredness15
- chancinesses19
- changelessly21
- chastenesses17
- chattinesses17
- cheekinesses21
- cheerfulness20
- cheerinesses17
- cheesinesses17
- childishness21
- chillinesses17
- choicenesses19
- choppinesses21
- chubbinesses21
- chumminesses21
- churchliness22
- churlishness20
- circularness16
- citizenesses23
- clamminesses18
- clannishness17
- classinesses14
- clevernesses17
- cliquishness26
- cloddishness19
- cloistresses14
- clothespress19
- cloudinesses15
- clownishness20
- clubbinesses18
- clumsinesses16
- coarsenesses14
- cockeyedness24
- cocksureness20
- coerciveness19
- cohesionless17
- cohesiveness20
- cohostessing18
- colonialness14
- colorfulness17
- comelinesses16
- commonnesses18
- completeness18
- composedness19
- compressedly22
- compressible20
- computerless18
- concessional16
- concessioner16
- concessively22
- concreteness16
- confusedness18
- contrariness14
- contriteness14
- coprocessing19
- coprocessors18
- corepressors16
- costlinesses14
- covertnesses17
- covetousness17
- cowardliness18
- craftinesses17
- cragginesses16
- crankinesses18
- cravennesses17
- creakinesses18
- creaminesses16
- creativeness17
- creepinesses16
- crispinesses16
- criticalness16
- crumminesses18
- crustinesses14
- culpableness18
- cumbrousness18
- cursednesses15
- cussednesses15
- daintinesses13
- damnableness17
- dappernesses17
- daringnesses14
- daughterless17
- deadlinesses14
- debonairness15
- decisiveness18
- decompressed20
- decompresses19
- decorousness15
- definiteness16
- degressively20
- dejectedness23
- delicatessen15
- delusiveness16
- dementedness16
- demurenesses15
- depravedness19
- depressingly19
- depressively21
- depressurize24
- derepressing16
- derepression15
- derisiveness16
- deservedness17
- desirousness13
- desolateness13
- dessertspoon15
- detachedness19
- detailedness14
- devilishness19
- devoutnesses16
- diatessarons13
- digressional14
- digressively20
- dilatoriness13
- dilutenesses13
- directedness16
- directnesses15
- directresses15
- discreetness15
- discreteness15
- dismalnesses15
- dispossessed16
- dispossesses15
- dispossessor15
- distinctness15
- dividendless18
- divisiveness19
- doggednesses16
- dolorousness13
- doublenesses15
- doubtfulness18
- dovishnesses19
- downwardness20
- draftinesses16
- dreadfulness17
- dreamfulness18
- dreaminesses15
- drearinesses13
- dressinesses13
- dressmakings20
- drivennesses16
- droughtiness17
- drowsinesses16
- dwarfishness22
- earthinesses15
- earwitnesses15
- ediblenesses15
- educatedness16
- effetenesses18
- effortlessly21
- effusiveness21
- elatednesses13
- electiveness17
- empressement18
- enduringness14
- enormousness14
- entirenesses12
- enviableness17
- essentialism14
- essentialist12
- essentiality15
- essentialize21
- etherealness15
- eventfulness18
- everydayness22
- exactingness22
- exiguousness20
- exoticnesses21
- expectedness24
- expertnesses21
- explicitness23
- expressional21
- expressively27
- expressivity27
- extendedness21
- fabulousness17
- facelessness17
- facilenesses17
- factiousness17
- faintishness18
- fallownesses18
- familiarness17
- famousnesses17
- fancifulness20
- fatherliness18
- fathomlessly23
- faultinesses15
- fearlessness15
- fearsomeness17
- fecklessness21
- feeblenesses17
- feistinesses15
- femalenesses17
- feminineness17
- fervidnesses19
- feverishness21
- ficklenesses21
- fiendishness19
- fiercenesses17
- filthinesses18
- finitenesses15
- fitfulnesses18
- flabbinesses19
- flashinesses18
- flawlessness18
- fleetingness16
- fleshinesses18
- flimsinesses17
- flintinesses15
- floppinesses19
- floridnesses16
- fluffinesses21
- folksinesses19
- foodlessness16
- footlessness15
- footsoreness15
- forcefulness20
- forcibleness19
- formalnesses17
- formlessness17
- fortresslike19
- freakinesses19
- freakishness22
- frequentness24
- frictionless17
- friendliness16
- frigidnesses17
- friskinesses19
- frizzinesses33
- frostinesses15
- frothinesses18
- frozennesses24
- fruitfulness18
- fruitinesses15
- fugitiveness19
- functionless17
- futilenesses15
- gamesomeness17
- garishnesses16
- gastightness17
- gauchenesses18
- generousness13
- gentlenesses13
- geopressured16
- ghoulishness19
- giftednesses17
- gingerliness14
- gladsomeness16
- glassinesses13
- glaucousness15
- gloominesses15
- gloriousness13
- glossinesses13
- goldennesses14
- gorgeousness14
- gracefulness18
- graciousness15
- graininesses13
- graspingness16
- gratefulness16
- greasinesses13
- greedinesses14
- greenishness16
- grievousness16
- grislinesses13
- grittinesses13
- grogginesses15
- groundlessly17
- growlinesses16
- grubbinesses17
- gruesomeness15
- grumpinesses17
- guesstimated16
- guesstimates15
- guilefulness16
- guiltinesses13
- habitualness17
- hairdressing17
- hairlessness15
- handednesses17
- handsomeness18
- harmlessness17
- headlessness16
- headmistress18
- heartinesses15
- heavenliness18
- heedlessness16
- hiddennesses17
- hippienesses19
- hoarsenesses15
- hollownesses18
- homelessness17
- homelinesses17
- homesickness23
- hoodednesses17
- hornednesses16
- hornlessness15
- horribleness17
- horridnesses16
- housedresses16
- humanenesses17
- humblenesses19
- humorousness17
- hungrinesses16
- ignorantness13
- illusiveness15
- illusoriness12
- impishnesses19
- implicitness18
- impoliteness16
- impressively22
- impressments18
- improperness18
- impurenesses16
- inaccessibly21
- incessancies16
- inchoateness17
- incisiveness17
- indebtedness16
- indirectness15
- inessentials12
- inexpertness21
- inexpressive24
- infiniteness15
- innatenesses12
- insanenesses12
- insecureness14
- instructress14
- intactnesses14
- intentnesses12
- intercession14
- intercessors14
- intercessory17
- intersession12
- intimateness14
- intrepidness15
- invasiveness18
- inventresses15
- inwardnesses16
- ironicalness14
- irregardless14
- jaggednesses22
- jauntinesses19
- jejunenesses26
- jocosenesses21
- joyfulnesses25
- joyousnesses22
- kindlinesses17
- kinglinesses17
- klutzinesses25
- knightliness20
- knottinesses16
- landlessness13
- laudableness15
- lavishnesses18
- lawfulnesses18
- leadennesses13
- leopardesses15
- lifelessness15
- lifelikeness19
- limbernesses16
- limpidnesses17
- liquidnesses22
- listlessness12
- literariness12
- literateness12
- littlenesses12
- livelinesses15
- liverishness18
- livingnesses16
- lonelinesses12
- lonesomeness14
- longsomeness15
- lopsidedness16
- lordlinesses13
- lovelessness15
- lovelinesses15
- lovelornness15
- lovesickness21
- lovingnesses16
- lubberliness16
- lukewarmness21
- luminousness14
- lusciousness14
- lustrousness12
- maidenliness15
- malapertness16
- manageresses15
- manfulnesses17
- manifoldness18
- mannerliness14
- markednesses19
- marquessates23
- marshinesses17
- masterliness14
- materialness14
- meagernesses15
- mellownesses17
- mercifulness19
- messeigneurs15
- messiahships22
- mightinesses18
- militantness14
- mindednesses16
- mindlessness15
- minutenesses14
- mirthfulness20
- misaddressed17
- misaddresses16
- moderateness15
- modernnesses15
- modishnesses18
- morbidnesses17
- morosenesses14
- motherliness17
- motionlessly17
- motivelessly20
- mournfulness17
- movelessness17
- mulishnesses17
- mutinousness14
- namelessness14
- narrownesses15
- nativenesses15
- nauseousness12
- nebulousness14
- necessitated15
- necessitates14
- needlessness13
- negativeness16
- neutrinoless12
- nightdresses17
- nimblenesses16
- nondepressed16
- nonessential12
- nonnecessity17
- nonsuccesses16
- numerousness14
- numinousness14
- oafishnesses18
- obdurateness15
- oblatenesses14
- obligingness16
- obsoleteness14
- obtusenesses14
- odiousnesses13
- offishnesses21
- opaquenesses23
- operatorless14
- oppositeness16
- oppressively22
- ordinariness13
- ornatenesses12
- ornerinesses12
- otiosenesses12
- outdatedness14
- outgoingness14
- outsiderness13
- overcompress21
- overdressing17
- overpressure17
- overstressed16
- overstresses15
- owlishnesses18
- painlessness14
- palatialness14
- pallidnesses15
- paltrinesses14
- paperinesses16
- pastoralness14
- patchinesses19
- pathlessness17
- peacefulness19
- peakednesses19
- pennycresses19
- perilousness14
- perverseness17
- perviousness17
- petitenesses14
- physicalness22
- pitiableness16
- pitilessness14
- placidnesses17
- planlessness14
- pleasantness14
- pleasingness15
- pleasureless14
- pliantnesses14
- plotlessness14
- pluckinesses20
- plushinesses17
- poeticalness16
- politenesses14
- populousness16
- porousnesses14
- portlinesses14
- positiveness17
- possessional14
- possessively20
- postmistress16
- prankishness21
- precessional16
- preciousness16
- preparedness17
- prepossessed17
- prepossesses16
- preppinesses18
- preprocessed19
- preprocesses18
- preprocessor18
- prerecession16
- pressureless14
- pressurising15
- pressurizers23
- pressurizing24
- prestressing15
- prettinesses14
- previousness17
- pridefulness18
- priestliness14
- priggishness19
- princeliness16
- prissinesses14
- processioned17
- professorate17
- professorial17
- professoriat17
- profoundness18
- progressions15
- progressives18
- prolificness19
- promptnesses18
- propernesses16
- propertyless19
- prophetesses19
- proprietress16
- provableness19
- publicnesses18
- punitiveness17
- purblindness17
- quaintnesses21
- qualmishness26
- queasinesses21
- questionless21
- quintessence23
- quirkinesses25
- raggednesses15
- rakishnesses19
- rancidnesses15
- randomnesses15
- rationalness12
- ravenousness15
- reaccessions16
- reactiveness17
- readableness15
- readdressing15
- reasonlessly15
- reassessment14
- recentnesses14
- recessionals14
- recessionary17
- reexpressing22
- regardlessly17
- regressively19
- regressivity19
- reimpression16
- reliableness14
- religionless13
- remissnesses14
- remotenesses14
- repossessing15
- repossession14
- repossessors14
- repressively20
- repressurize23
- reprocessing17
- reservedness16
- resignedness14
- resistlessly15
- resoluteness12
- ressentiment14
- restlessness12
- retiringness13
- retrocession14
- retrogressed14
- retrogresses13
- rightfulness19
- rigorousness13
- robustnesses14
- rootednesses13
- rootlessness12
- rottennesses12
- rotundnesses13
- ruefulnesses15
- ruggednesses15
- ruthlessness15
- sacrednesses15
- sallownesses15
- salutariness12
- sanguineness13
- savagenesses16
- savorinesses15
- scabrousness16
- scantinesses14
- scarcenesses16
- scornfulness17
- scratchiness19
- screwinesses17
- sculptresses16
- scurvinesses17
- seamlessness14
- seamstresses14
- secessionism16
- secessionist14
- secludedness16
- securenesses14
- sedatenesses13
- seductresses15
- sedulousness13
- seemlinesses14
- selectnesses14
- selfsameness17
- semidarkness19
- sempstresses16
- sensibleness14
- sensuousness12
- separateness14
- serenenesses12
- severenesses15
- shabbinesses19
- shagginesses17
- shamefulness20
- sheepishness20
- shiftinesses18
- shirtdresses16
- shoddinesses17
- shrewdnesses19
- shrewishness21
- shrillnesses15
- sicklinesses18
- silentnesses12
- simplenesses16
- sinfulnesses15
- singlenesses13
- sinisterness12
- skillessness16
- skillfulness19
- skimpinesses20
- skinninesses16
- skittishness19
- slanginesses13
- sleazinesses21
- sleepinesses14
- slightnesses16
- slinkinesses16
- slipperiness16
- sloppinesses16
- slothfulness18
- slovenliness15
- sluggardness15
- sluggishness17
- slushinesses15
- sluttishness15
- smarminesses16
- smoothnesses17
- smudginesses16
- smuttinesses14
- snappinesses16
- snappishness19
- sneakinesses16
- sniffinesses18
- sniffishness21
- snobbishness19
- snootinesses12
- snottinesses12
- snubbinesses16
- sociableness16
- soddennesses14
- solemnnesses14
- solitariness12
- sombernesses16
- songstresses13
- sonorousness12
- soothingness16
- sordidnesses14
- soullessness12
- southernness15
- spaciousness16
- sparsenesses14
- speciousness16
- speechlessly22
- speedinesses15
- spessartines14
- spessartites14
- spiffinesses20
- spiritedness15
- spiritlessly17
- spitefulness17
- splendidness16
- sponginesses15
- spookinesses18
- sportfulness17
- sportinesses14
- sportiveness17
- spotlessness14
- spottinesses14
- sprucenesses16
- spunkinesses18
- spuriousness14
- squarenesses21
- squarishness24
- stablenesses14
- stalwartness15
- standardless14
- steadinesses13
- stealthiness15
- steaminesses14
- steelinesses12
- sterlingness13
- stickinesses18
- stinginesses13
- stockinesses18
- stodginesses14
- storminesses14
- straightness16
- straitnesses12
- strandedness14
- strictnesses14
- stubbornness16
- studiousness13
- stuffinesses18
- stupidnesses15
- sturdinesses13
- subprocesses18
- subtlenesses14
- successional16
- successively22
- succinctness18
- suddennesses14
- suitableness14
- sullennesses12
- sultrinesses12
- superbnesses16
- superexpress23
- supersession14
- supinenesses14
- supplenesses16
- suppressants16
- suppressible18
- suppressions16
- suspenseless14
- sveltenesses15
- swainishness18
- swampinesses19
- swankinesses19
- sweaterdress16
- sweatinesses15
- sweepingness18
- tactlessness14
- tangibleness15
- taskmistress18
- tastefulness15
- tawdrinesses16
- tendernesses13
- terribleness14
- tessellating13
- tessellation12
- tetchinesses17
- thankfulness22
- thievishness21
- thinkingness20
- thorninesses15
- thoroughness19
- thriftlessly21
- ticklishness21
- tigerishness16
- timelessness14
- timelinesses14
- timorousness14
- tirelessness12
- tiresomeness14
- toilsomeness14
- tonelessness12
- topdressings16
- toploftiness17
- torridnesses13
- tortuousness12
- touchinesses17
- towardliness16
- traitoresses12
- tranquilness21
- transgressed14
- transgresses13
- transgressor13
- trashinesses15
- trendinesses13
- trickinesses18
- trickishness21
- tristfulness15
- trustfulness15
- trustinesses12
- trustingness13
- truthfulness18
- turbidnesses15
- turgidnesses14
- tweedinesses16
- ultimateness14
- unaggressive17
- unbiasedness15
- unchasteness17
- uncommonness18
- unctuousness14
- uneasinesses12
- unevennesses15
- unexpressive24
- unfairnesses15
- ungainliness13
- unharnessing16
- unholinesses15
- unimpressive19
- uniquenesses21
- unjustnesses19
- unkindliness17
- unkindnesses17
- unlawfulness18
- unlikeliness16
- unlikenesses16
- unloveliness15
- unripenesses14
- unrulinesses12
- unseemliness14
- unstableness14
- unsteadiness13
- untidinesses13
- untimeliness14
- untowardness16
- unwarinesses15
- unwashedness19
- unwieldiness16
- unwontedness16
- unworthiness18
- uppishnesses19
- uppitinesses16
- uppitynesses19
- uprootedness15
- upwardnesses18
- usablenesses14
- usefulnesses15
- usuriousness12
- uxoriousness19
- vacantnesses17
- valuableness17
- vaporishness20
- vaporousness17
- variableness17
- vasopressins17
- vasopressors17
- vengefulness19
- venialnesses15
- venomousness17
- verticalness17
- vigorousness16
- villainesses15
- vinedressers16
- violableness17
- virtuousness15
- voicefulness20
- voidableness18
- volatileness15
- votivenesses18
- wantonnesses15
- wastefulness18
- watchfulness23
- watercresses17
- waterinesses15
- waterishness18
- weaklinesses19
- wearifulness18
- weightlessly22
- wheezinesses27
- wickednesses22
- wifelinesses18
- wildernesses16
- winglessness16
- wintrinesses15
- wobblinesses19
- woefulnesses18
- womanishness20
- wondrousness16
- wontednesses16
- woodennesses16
- woollinesses15
- wordlessness16
- workableness21
- worklessness19
- worthinesses18
- wrathfulness21
- wretchedness21
- wrongfulness19
- yeastinesses15
- youthfulness21
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Frequently asked questions
How many 12-letter words containing ESS are there?
There are 1,003 12-letter words containing ESS in our word list, for example AGGRESSIVELY.
What is the highest scoring 12-letter word containing ess in Scrabble?
FRIZZINESSES scores 33 points in Scrabble (before bonus squares) and 34 points in Words With Friends.