Words Ending in ESS
We found 3,507 words ending in ESS. Common examples are ACCESS, ACTRESS, ADDRESS, AGELESS. Bold words are common everyday words; the number shows Scrabble points.
3-letter words (1)
- ess3
4-letter words (6)
5-letter words (8)
6-letter words (13)
7-letter words (164)
- actress9
- address9
- ageless8
- aimless9
- badness10
- bigness10
- burgess10
- confess12
- cypress14
- depress10
- digress9
- duchess13
- empress11
- endless8
- express16
- fitness10
- gayness11
- goddess10
- gutless8
- harness10
- heiress10
- hostess10
- illness7
- impress11
- jobless16
- madness10
- oppress11
- possess9
- process11
- profess12
- prowess12
- redress8
- repress9
- sadness8
- sexless14
- shyness13
- success11
- sunless7
- topless9
- undress8
- useless7
- witless10
- witness10
- abscess11
- aggress9
- aidless8
- airless7
- ancress9
- aptness9
- armless9
- artless7
- ashless10
- aweless10
- awnless10
- barless9
- bedless10
- bibless11
- bowless12
- braless9
- budless10
- capless11
- carless9
- coyness12
- dewless11
- dimness10
- dryness11
- dueness8
- dulness8
- dunness8
- earless7
- eggless9
- egoless8
- eldress8
- eyeless10
- farness10
- fatless10
- fatness10
- feeless10
- fewness13
- feyness13
- finless10
- flyless13
- fogless11
- fulness10
- furless10
- gasless8
- godless9
- gumless10
- gunless8
- hapless12
- hatless10
- hipless12
- hipness12
- hitless10
- hotness10
- hueless10
- iceless9
- iciness9
- ingress8
- inkless11
- innless7
- ireless7
- jagless15
- joyless17
- kermess13
- keyless14
- kirmess13
- largess8
- lawless10
- laxness14
- legless8
- lidless8
- lioness7
- lipless9
- lowness10
- manless9
- matless9
- napless9
- netless7
- newness10
- nowness10
- oarless7
- oddness9
- oldness8
- oneness7
- patness9
- peeress9
- pegless10
- poetess9
- precess11
- rawness10
- rayless10
- redness8
- regress8
- ribless9
- rimless9
- rodless8
- runless7
- sapless9
- seeress7
- sinless7
- slyness10
- sonless7
- sumless9
- taxless14
- tieless7
- tigress8
- tipless9
- toeless7
- toyless10
+ 14 more 7-letter words – narrow your search to see them.
8-letter words (516)
- baldness11
- baroness10
- baseless10
- boneless10
- business10
- careless10
- clueless10
- coldness11
- congress11
- coolness10
- cordless11
- countess10
- cuteness10
- darkness13
- dateless9
- distress9
- dullness9
- faceless13
- fairness11
- fearless11
- feckless17
- flawless14
- fortress11
- goodness10
- hairless11
- harmless13
- headless12
- helpless13
- highness15
- holiness11
- homeless13
- hopeless13
- kindness13
- lameness10
- laziness17
- lifeless11
- likeness12
- loveless11
- mattress10
- meanness10
- mindless11
- mistress10
- nameless10
- neatness8
- needless9
- numbness12
- odorless9
- openness10
- painless10
- peerless10
- princess12
- progress11
- reckless14
- restless8
- rudeness9
- ruthless11
- seamless10
- selfless11
- sickness14
- smugness11
- softness11
- soulless8
- spotless10
- sundress9
- suppress12
- timeless10
- tireless8
- ugliness9
- waitress11
- weakness15
- wellness11
- wireless11
- achiness13
- acidness11
- agedness10
- airiness8
- archness13
- aridness9
- artiness8
- ashiness11
- avidness12
- awayness14
- backless16
- barbless12
- bareness10
- barkless14
- baseness10
- bassness10
- bathless13
- beakless14
- beamless12
- beatless10
- beefless13
- beltless10
- biasness10
- blotless10
- blueness10
- bodiless11
- boldness11
- boniness10
- bootless10
- boxiness17
- brimless12
- browless13
- bushless13
- busyness13
- buttress10
- caginess11
- calmness12
- canoness10
- cashless13
- cateress10
- chadless14
- chicness15
- chinless13
- clawless13
- coalless10
- coatless10
- codeless11
- compress14
- cookless14
- coreless10
- cosiness10
- costless10
- coziness19
- crewless13
- cropless12
- cuffless16
- cureless10
- curtness10
- daftness12
- dampness13
- dankness13
- deadness10
- deafness12
- dearness9
- debtless11
- deedless10
- deepness11
- deftness12
- demoness11
- dewiness12
- direness9
- doneness9
- doorless9
- dopiness11
- dourness9
- doziness18
- drabness11
- dripless11
+ 366 more 8-letter words – narrow your search to see them.
9-letter words (508)
- awareness12
- blackness17
- blameless13
- blindness12
- bloodless12
- classless11
- closeness11
- countless11
- craziness20
- dizziness28
- dreamless12
- emptiness13
- faithless15
- freshness15
- fruitless12
- godliness11
- governess13
- greatness10
- happiness16
- headdress14
- heartless12
- humorless14
- lightness13
- limitless11
- murderess12
- neediness10
- penniless11
- pointless11
- powerless14
- priceless13
- repossess11
- senseless9
- shameless14
- shirtless12
- shortness12
- sightless13
- silliness9
- sleepless11
- spineless11
- stainless9
- stillness9
- strapless11
- sweetness12
- tardiness10
- temptress13
- thankless16
- tightness13
- toughness13
- weirdness13
- whiteness15
- worthless15
- acridness12
- acuteness11
- adeptness12
- adultness10
- alertness9
- alienness9
- alikeness13
- aliveness12
- aloneness9
- aloofness12
- ampleness13
- anchoress14
- angerless10
- angriness10
- antipress11
- apartness11
- apishness14
- armorless11
- askewness16
- authoress12
- awfulness15
- bagginess13
- balkiness15
- balminess13
- battiness11
- bawdiness15
- beardless12
- blandness12
- blankness15
- bleakness15
- bluffness17
- bluntness11
- bossiness11
- boundless12
- bowelless14
- brainless11
- brakeless15
- brashness14
- briefless14
- briefness14
- brininess11
- briskness15
- broadness12
- bulkiness15
- bumpiness15
- burliness11
- bushiness14
- buxomness20
- cageyness15
- campiness15
- canniness11
- cattiness11
- causeless11
- ceaseless11
- chariness14
- charmless16
- cheapness16
- checkless20
- cheerless14
- childless15
- chillness14
- cleanness11
- clearness11
- cloudless12
- coatdress12
- cockiness17
- coheiress14
- cohostess14
- colorless11
- corkiness15
- corniness11
- coverless14
- crassness11
- crestless11
- crimeless13
- crispness13
- crossness11
- crownless14
- crudeness12
- cruelness11
- crustless11
- curliness11
- dailiness10
- datedness11
- dauntless10
- dazedness20
- deaconess12
- deathless13
- denseness10
- depthless15
- derepress12
- dinginess11
- dirtiness10
- dodginess12
- dottiness10
- doubtless12
- dowdiness14
- drollness10
- dumpiness14
+ 358 more 9-letter words – narrow your search to see them.
10-letter words (505)
- bitterness12
- bottomless14
- breathless15
- cleverness15
- clumsiness14
- decompress17
- effortless16
- eyewitness16
- friendless14
- groundless12
- loneliness10
- motherless15
- overstress13
- regardless12
- relentless10
- seamstress12
- speechless17
- stewardess14
- talentless10
- tenderness11
- unfairness13
- usefulness13
- victimless17
- weightless17
- wickedness20
- wilderness14
- abjectness21
- abruptness14
- absurdness13
- accentless14
- actionless12
- activeness15
- adroitness11
- adulteress11
- affectless18
- agendaless12
- ancestress12
- anchorless15
- antistress10
- artfulness13
- astuteness10
- augustness11
- averseness13
- barrenness12
- bitchiness17
- bleariness12
- bloodiness13
- bluishness15
- blurriness12
- boringness13
- boyishness18
- braininess12
- branchless17
- brassiness12
- brattiness12
- brawniness15
- brazenness21
- breezeless21
- breeziness21
- bridgeless14
- brightness16
- brokenness16
- broodiness13
- butterless12
- buttonless12
- callowness15
- candidness14
- carbonless14
- casualness12
- centerless12
- chanciness17
- changeless16
- chasteness15
- chattiness15
- cheekiness19
- cheeriness15
- cheesiness15
- chilliness15
- choiceness17
- choppiness19
- chubbiness19
- chumminess19
- churchless20
- citizeness21
- clamminess16
- classiness12
- clientless12
- climaxless21
- cloistress12
- cloudiness13
- clubbiness16
- coarseness12
- collarless12
- comeliness14
- commonness16
- costliness12
- cotterless12
- covertness15
- craftiness15
- cragginess14
- crankiness16
- cravenness15
- creakiness16
- creaminess14
- creaseless12
- creepiness14
- crispiness14
- crumminess16
- crustiness12
- cursedness13
- cussedness13
- daintiness11
- dapperness15
- daringness12
- deadliness12
- demureness13
- devoutness14
- diluteness11
- dinnerless11
- directness13
- directress13
- dismalness13
- dispossess13
- doctorless13
- doggedness14
- doubleness13
- dovishness17
- draftiness14
- dreaminess13
- dreariness11
- dressiness11
- drivenness14
- driverless14
- drowsiness14
- earthiness13
- earwitness13
- edibleness13
- effeteness16
- elatedness11
- entireness10
- exoticness19
- expertness19
- facileness15
- fallowness16
- famousness15
- fatherless16
- fathomless18
- faultiness13
- feebleness15
- feistiness13
+ 355 more 10-letter words – narrow your search to see them.
11-letter words (436)
- awkwardness22
- cleanliness13
- defenseless15
- foolishness17
- forgiveness18
- meaningless14
- nervousness14
- nonetheless14
- selfishness17
- seriousness11
- strangeness12
- thoughtless18
- unhappiness18
- viciousness16
- willingness15
- abusiveness16
- adaptedness15
- adventuress15
- adverseness15
- agelessness12
- aimlessness13
- airlessness11
- airsickness17
- amativeness16
- amiableness15
- amorousness13
- amusingness14
- ancientness13
- animateness13
- anxiousness18
- archduchess22
- arduousness12
- artlessness11
- assuredness12
- austereness11
- averageness15
- awesomeness16
- balefulness16
- bashfulness19
- beardedness15
- bearishness16
- beastliness13
- belatedness14
- betweenness16
- biliousness13
- bindingness15
- bizarreness22
- blessedness14
- bookishness20
- boorishness16
- boundedness15
- breathiness16
- brittleness13
- brusqueness22
- brutishness16
- bullishness16
- caddishness18
- callousness13
- capableness17
- captionless15
- carefulness16
- carsickness19
- coltishness16
- comfortless18
- compactness19
- complexness24
- conciseness15
- conductress16
- contextless20
- copiousness15
- cordialness14
- correctness15
- corruptness15
- costiveness16
- courtliness13
- crabbedness18
- crookedness18
- crowdedness18
- crumbliness17
- crunchiness18
- cultishness16
- cunningness14
- curableness15
- curiousness13
- currentness13
- cursiveness16
- cursoriness13
- curtainless13
- cushionless16
- darlingness13
- decidedness16
- demigoddess17
- deviousness15
- devotedness16
- diffuseness18
- distantness12
- diverseness15
- dividedness17
- doggishness17
- dolefulness15
- dollishness15
- doltishness15
- donnishness15
- doughtiness16
- drunkenness16
- dubiousness14
- durableness14
- dutifulness15
- earnestness11
- earthliness14
- elderliness12
- electroless13
- elusiveness14
- emotionless13
- emulousness13
- enchantress16
- endlessness12
- enviousness14
- equableness22
- erosiveness14
- eternalness11
- ethicalness16
- evasiveness17
- exhaustless21
- extremeness20
- factualness16
- faddishness19
- fatefulness17
- fatuousness14
- fearfulness17
- featherless17
- featureless14
- feelingness15
- fertileness14
- festiveness17
- fictiveness19
- fidgetiness16
- finicalness16
- finickiness20
- fittingness15
- flightiness18
- floweriness17
- folkishness21
- foppishness21
- foreignness15
- foreverness17
- forlornness14
- forwardness18
- franticness16
- fretfulness17
+ 286 more 11-letter words – narrow your search to see them.
12-letter words (440)
- carelessness14
- faithfulness21
- helplessness17
- hopelessness17
- nevertheless18
- recklessness18
- selflessness15
- togetherness16
- abortiveness17
- abrasiveness17
- absoluteness14
- abstractness16
- abstruseness14
- accurateness16
- accursedness17
- adaptiveness18
- adequateness22
- adhesiveness19
- adorableness15
- affectedness21
- agribusiness15
- airtightness16
- allusiveness15
- almightiness18
- ambassadress17
- ambitionless16
- amicableness18
- antibusiness14
- apparentness16
- appositeness16
- asteriskless16
- aversiveness18
- backwardness24
- basementless16
- beggarliness16
- benefactress19
- bibulousness16
- biuniqueness23
- blimpishness21
- blissfulness17
- boastfulness17
- bootlessness14
- brackishness23
- canorousness14
- captiousness16
- cautiousness14
- centeredness15
- cheerfulness20
- childishness21
- churchliness22
- churlishness20
- circularness16
- clannishness17
- cliquishness26
- cloddishness19
- clothespress19
- clownishness20
- cockeyedness24
- cocksureness20
- coerciveness19
- cohesionless17
- cohesiveness20
- colonialness14
- colorfulness17
- completeness18
- composedness19
- computerless18
- concreteness16
- confusedness18
- contrariness14
- contriteness14
- covetousness17
- cowardliness18
- creativeness17
- criticalness16
- culpableness18
- cumbrousness18
- damnableness17
- daughterless17
- debonairness15
- decisiveness18
- decorousness15
- definiteness16
- dejectedness23
- delusiveness16
- dementedness16
- depravedness19
- derisiveness16
- deservedness17
- desirousness13
- desolateness13
- detachedness19
- detailedness14
- devilishness19
- dilatoriness13
- directedness16
- discreetness15
- discreteness15
- distinctness15
- dividendless18
- divisiveness19
- dolorousness13
- doubtfulness18
- downwardness20
- dreadfulness17
- dreamfulness18
- droughtiness17
- dwarfishness22
- educatedness16
- effusiveness21
- electiveness17
- enduringness14
- enormousness14
- enviableness17
- etherealness15
- eventfulness18
- everydayness22
- exactingness22
- exiguousness20
- expectedness24
- explicitness23
- extendedness21
- fabulousness17
- facelessness17
- factiousness17
- faintishness18
- familiarness17
- fancifulness20
- fatherliness18
- fearlessness15
- fearsomeness17
- fecklessness21
- feminineness17
- feverishness21
- fiendishness19
- flawlessness18
- fleetingness16
- foodlessness16
- footlessness15
- footsoreness15
- forcefulness20
- forcibleness19
- formlessness17
- freakishness22
- frequentness24
- frictionless17
- friendliness16
- fruitfulness18
- fugitiveness19
- functionless17
+ 290 more 12-letter words – narrow your search to see them.
13-letter words (381)
- assertiveness16
- consciousness17
- effectiveness24
- righteousness17
- acceptingness20
- admirableness18
- adversariness17
- advisableness19
- affectionless21
- aggregateness16
- agreeableness16
- airworthiness19
- ambiguousness18
- ambitiousness17
- amorphousness20
- analogousness14
- anomalousness15
- anonymousness18
- arbitrariness15
- assiduousness14
- atrociousness15
- attentiveness16
- audaciousness16
- availableness18
- barbarousness17
- barefacedness21
- beauteousness15
- beautifulness18
- belongingness17
- benightedness20
- blamelessness17
- bloodlessness16
- boundlessness16
- bounteousness15
- bountifulness18
- brainlessness15
- brotherliness18
- bumptiousness19
- capaciousness19
- ceaselessness15
- changefulness22
- characterless20
- cheerlessness18
- childlessness19
- childlikeness23
- clamorousness17
- classlessness15
- cloudlessness16
- collectedness18
- colorfastness18
- colorlessness15
- combativeness22
- comradeliness18
- conceitedness18
- concertedness18
- conduciveness21
- confidingness20
- confirmedness21
- congruousness16
- conjugateness23
- connectedness18
- containerless15
- contentedness16
- corporealness17
- corrosiveness18
- courteousness15
- credulousness16
- crotchetiness20
- customariness17
- dangerousness15
- dastardliness15
- dauntlessness14
- deathlessness17
- deceitfulness19
- deceptiveness21
- deciduousness17
- defectiveness22
- defensiveness20
- deliciousness16
- delightedness19
- deliriousness14
- demandingness18
- desirableness16
- desperateness16
- destituteness14
- desultoriness14
- dexterousness21
- differentness20
- diffusiveness23
- dimensionless16
- directionless16
- disparateness16
- dissoluteness14
- doubtlessness16
- downrightness21
- dreamlessness16
- easygoingness18
- effectualness21
- effortfulness22
- eggheadedness20
- egregiousness15
- elaborateness15
- enjoyableness25
- equitableness24
- equivocalness27
- erroneousness13
- essentialness13
- estimableness17
- evocativeness21
- excessiveness25
- excitableness24
- exclusiveness25
- excursiveness25
- excusableness24
- execrableness24
- exemplariness24
- expansiveness25
- expensiveness25
- explosiveness25
- exquisiteness29
- extensiveness23
- facetiousness18
- faithlessness19
- fanaticalness18
- fatheadedness21
- faultlessness16
- favorableness21
- feloniousness16
- fencelessness18
- ferociousness18
- foolhardiness20
- forgetfulness20
- forgivingness21
- fortunateness16
- fractiousness18
- frightfulness23
- frivolousness19
- fruitlessness16
- garrulousness14
- glamorousness16
- gracelessness16
- grandioseness15
- greensickness20
- grotesqueness23
- guilelessness14
- guiltlessness14
- habitableness20
- haphazardness31
- hazardousness26
- healthfulness22
+ 231 more 13-letter words – narrow your search to see them.
14-letter words (324)
- unpleasantness16
- vindictiveness23
- abstemiousness18
- abstractedness19
- acceptableness22
- accessibleness20
- accidentalness19
- accustomedness21
- affectlessness22
- aggressiveness19
- amateurishness19
- amphibiousness23
- apocryphalness26
- articulateness16
- artificialness19
- assaultiveness17
- attractiveness19
- auspiciousness18
- avariciousness19
- beneficialness21
- benevolentness19
- bewilderedness21
- bigheartedness21
- boisterousness16
- boneheadedness21
- bottomlessness18
- breathlessness19
- bullheadedness21
- calculatedness19
- capriciousness20
- celebratedness19
- censoriousness16
- changeableness22
- changelessness20
- charitableness21
- chivalrousness22
- circuitousness18
- colorblindness19
- commodiousness21
- comparableness22
- compassionless20
- compatibleness22
- compulsiveness23
- conclusiveness21
- conscienceless20
- contagiousness17
- contiguousness17
- continuousness16
- convincingness22
- convulsiveness22
- coordinateness17
- coquettishness28
- courageousness17
- creatureliness16
- creditableness19
- cumbersomeness22
- cumulativeness21
- decorativeness20
- definitiveness21
- degenerateness16
- deliberateness17
- delightfulness22
- dependableness20
- deplorableness19
- derivativeness21
- despicableness21
- despitefulness20
- determinedness18
- detestableness17
- diabolicalness19
- diaphanousness20
- digressiveness19
- diminutiveness20
- discursiveness20
- disdainfulness19
- disjointedness23
- disorderedness17
- disorderliness16
- dispersiveness20
- dispiritedness18
- disruptiveness20
- dissipatedness18
- dissuasiveness18
- dogmaticalness20
- effortlessness20
- elementariness16
- euphoniousness19
- evenhandedness22
- exhaustiveness27
- expressionless23
- expressiveness26
- extraneousness21
- factitiousness19
- fallaciousness19
- farfetchedness26
- farsightedness22
- fastidiousness18
- fathomlessness22
- felicitousness19
- fictitiousness19
- figurativeness21
- flagitiousness18
- forebodingness21
- forehandedness22
- formidableness22
- forthrightness24
- fortuitousness17
- foundationless18
- fraudulentness18
- freehandedness22
- friendlessness18
- futurelessness17
- gelatinousness15
- gluttonousness15
- gratuitousness15
- gregariousness16
- groundlessness16
- hardhandedness23
- hardheadedness23
- harmoniousness19
- highhandedness26
- historicalness19
- hyperawareness25
- idolatrousness15
- illiterateness14
- imaginableness19
- immoderateness19
- immunosuppress22
- impassableness20
- imperativeness21
- imperviousness21
- impossibleness20
- impressiveness21
- inadequateness24
- inappositeness18
- incautiousness16
- incestuousness16
- incompleteness20
- incredibleness19
- indecisiveness20
- indecorousness17
- indefiniteness18
- indelicateness17
- indigenousness16
- indiscreetness17
- indistinctness17
- inevitableness19
- inexorableness23
- infectiousness19
- inflexibleness26
+ 174 more 14-letter words – narrow your search to see them.
15-letter words (205)
- competitiveness24
- unconsciousness19
- accountableness21
- acquisitiveness29
- acrimoniousness19
- adventurousness19
- allegoricalness18
- alternativeness18
- appropriateness21
- atrabiliousness17
- bittersweetness20
- blameworthiness25
- blasphemousness24
- bloodguiltiness19
- carnivorousness20
- ceremoniousness19
- clandestineness18
- clearheadedness22
- coldheartedness22
- comfortableness24
- commonplaceness25
- comparativeness24
- compendiousness22
- complicatedness24
- conceivableness24
- consecutiveness22
- considerateness18
- conspicuousness21
- contentiousness17
- convertibleness22
- cooperativeness22
- crashworthiness26
- crestfallenness20
- defenselessness19
- deleteriousness16
- descriptiveness23
- destructiveness21
- determinateness18
- dichotomousness23
- dictatorialness18
- disgracefulness22
- distastefulness19
- distinctiveness21
- distressfulness19
- distrustfulness19
- domineeringness19
- downheartedness23
- efficaciousness25
- emotionlessness17
- everlastingness19
- exaggeratedness25
- exceptionalness26
- exhaustlessness25
- expeditiousness25
- fantasticalness20
- fashionableness23
- fissiparousness20
- flirtatiousness18
- floriferousness21
- foresightedness23
- fragmentariness21
- gentlemanliness18
- grammaticalness22
- halfheartedness25
- hardheartedness23
- homogeneousness21
- housewifeliness24
- ignominiousness18
- illimitableness19
- illustriousness15
- imaginativeness21
- impecuniousness21
- implicativeness24
- importunateness19
- impregnableness22
- inalterableness17
- inattentiveness18
- incongruousness18
- indefinableness21
- indomitableness20
- indubitableness20
- industriousness16
- ineffectiveness26
- ineffectualness23
- inexcusableness26
- inexpensiveness27
- inflammableness24
- informativeness23
- inheritableness20
- injudiciousness25
- inoffensiveness24
- inoperativeness20
- inopportuneness19
- inquisitiveness27
- inscrutableness19
- insensitiveness18
- inseparableness19
- instructiveness20
- intemperateness19
- interestingness16
- intolerableness17
- involuntariness18
- irreparableness19
- irrevocableness22
- kindheartedness24
- levelheadedness23
- longsightedness21
- magnanimousness20
- meaninglessness18
- mellifluousness20
- meritoriousness17
- mischievousness25
- mistrustfulness20
- mountainousness17
- nearsightedness20
- necessitousness17
- nonsensicalness17
- obstructiveness22
- odoriferousness19
- openheartedness21
- openmouthedness23
- opinionatedness18
- opprobriousness21
- overzealousness27
- paradoxicalness27
- perfunctoriness22
- permissibleness21
- persnicketiness23
- perspicuousness21
- pestiferousness20
- pharisaicalness22
- picturesqueness28
- plainspokenness23
- pleasurableness19
- practicableness23
- precipitantness21
- precipitateness21
- precipitousness21
- prejudicialness27
- presentableness19
- prestigiousness18
- pretentiousness17
- progressiveness21
- prohibitiveness25
- promiscuousness21
- provocativeness25
- punctiliousness19
- purposelessness19
- quarrelsomeness26
- refrangibleness21
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How many words ending in ESS are there?
There are 3,507 words ending in ESS in our word list, for example ACCESS.
What is the highest scoring word ending in ess in Scrabble?
JAZZINESS scores 34 points in Scrabble (before bonus squares) and 37 points in Words With Friends.