Sticky-S Words — Words Only

Root words of 8 letters or fewer that need their final S — take the S off and what is left is not a word (ALMS, BANNS, OODLES)

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772 words across 10 section(s)

2-Letter Sticky-S Words

AS ES OS

3-Letter Sticky-S Words

COS GAS KOS LES RAS VAS

4-Letter Sticky-S Words

ALMS BIAS EPOS EROS EYAS HOLS IDES KAAS KVAS LENS LIAS LUES MIPS NAOS OOPS OYES
PONS SEPS SUDS TRES UPAS

5-Letter Sticky-S Words

ADIOS AEDES AJIES ALIAS ANLAS APRES ARLES ARRAS ASKOS ATLAS AVENS AVGAS BALAS
BANNS BIGOS CAMAS CIRCS CORPS CYCAS DEGAS DOXES DRYAS EIDOS EQUES ETHOS FECES
FRONS GLANS GULES HURDS JONES JUDAS KUMYS LITAS MONAS NATES NERTS NOMOS PSOAS
RIBES SAROS TABES TELOS TERES TEXAS TRANS TREWS TURPS WOOPS YIKES YONKS ZOOKS

6-Letter Sticky-S Words

ABLINS ANABAS AZYGOS BATHOS BINOCS BIOGAS BOREAS BREEKS BUBKES BUPKES CANVAS
CAPIAS CARIES CENTAS CERTES CESTOS CHARAS CHINTS COMPAS CUSTOS CUTLAS CYPRES
DALLES DEDANS DEHORS DEIXES DIPSAS DOXXES ETHNOS EXODOS FACIES FAECES FASCES
FAUCES FRACAS FRITES FYNBOS HAERES HERPES HOMMOS HOSSES KAYLES KERMES KOUMYS
KOUROS LACHES LAMPAS MADRAS MERCES MPOXES MYTHOS NACHAS NACHES OODLES OUTGAS
OVIBOS PARIES PATHOS PEPLOS PHAROS PITHOS POTHOS PSYOPS RABIES REVERS RICHES
SANIES SERIES SHAMAS SHAMOS SHNAPS SIGLOS SORTES SOWANS SOWENS SPAZES STAPES
SYNGAS THOLOS TRAPES TRIENS TRIPOS TSORES UMBLES UNDIES VIVERS WHENAS XYSTOS
YOICKS ZOUNDS

7-Letter Sticky-S Words

ABLINGS AIBLINS ANNATES APROPOS ASCITES AUROCHS BENTHOS BONKERS BOONIES BOTOXES
BUTTALS CALENDS CARITAS CHLAMYS CLIVERS COJONES COLLINS CRETONS CSARDAS CYCLOPS
CZARDAS DARBIES DICKENS DIDDUMS EBONICS EMPTINS ENDWAYS EPHEBOS EPINAOS EQUITES
FORCEPS FURRIES GALLOWS GRIZZES GUBBINS GUMMIES HALVERS HIJINKS HOUMMOS HURDIES
HYDROPS INNARDS JAGGIES JAMMIES JEEPERS JIMJAMS JOANNES KALENDS KOLKHOS LAMPERS
LASHINS LEMURES LITHOPS LITOTES LOGGATS LOGGETS LONGIES MESEEMS MISBIAS MUGGINS
NOMBLES NONNEWS NONPROS NUMBLES OODLINS PANTSES PARADOS PARODOS PENATES PERHAPS
PETASOS REREDOS RICKETS ROOIBOS SAPIENS SCABIES SCHMOOS SCHNAPS SFERICS SHAMMAS
SHAMMES SHAMMOS SHNAPPS SIEMENS SILVICS SITCHES SITHENS SKYPHOS SORITES STARETS
STYLOPS TAGETES TALIPES TEARGAS THERMOS TSIMMES TZIMMES VANITAS VELITES VERGLAS
VERITAS WALKIES WEEJUNS WHEREAS WUDDIES

8-Letter Sticky-S Words

ABDUCENS ALLSORTS ANABLEPS ANALECTS ANSATZES ANTIBIAS ASBESTOS ASPERGES BALLOCKS
BASALTES BAUDRONS BEJABERS BENDWAYS BERMUDAS BOLLOCKS BRITCHES CALATHOS CALVADOS
CANITIES CERASTES CERVELAS CHAUSSES CIDERIES CONCOURS CONGRATS COPPERAS CREMAINS
CRUDITES DIABETES DIEGESES DOLDRUMS DUXELLES EDGEWAYS EMPTINGS ENDOSMOS ENTRAILS
ESTOVERS EXTRADOS EYEDROPS FEWTRILS FIVEPINS FLATWAYS FOODWAYS FRILLIES FRIZZIES
GADZOOKS GAMASHES GAMIFIES GASWORKS GAYWINGS GLANDERS GOTCHIES GRAVITAS GRAVLAKS
HERCULES HORNFELS HUSTINGS INTRADOS JOHANNES JUMPSIES KNEESIES KNICKERS LANCIERS
LEKYTHOS LONGWAYS MEGALOPS METHINKS MISHUGAS MOLASSES NETROOTS NOWADAYS NUMBNUTS
OFTTIMES OMPHALOS OPPONENS OVERSUDS PALAISES PALEWAYS PANCREAS PEARLIES POTHOSES
PREGGERS QUADRANS RINGHALS RINKHALS SAWBONES SCANTIES SCHNAPPS SLYBOOTS SMITHERS
SNUGGIES SOAPSUDS SOLONETS SUNDRIES SUNDROPS TARANTAS THANATOS TIDYTIPS TINSNIPS
TRINKUMS TROWSERS TRYWORKS UROBOROS

Words of 6 Letters or Fewer Ending -IS

CIS DIS VIS WIS AXIS BRIS CRIS DAIS EGIS IBIS IRIS IWIS KRIS THIS YWIS AEGIS
APHIS APSIS ARRIS ARSIS ASPIS AURIS BASIS CUTIS FINIS KUMIS LAPIS LENIS LEVIS
LEWIS LEXIS LORIS LOUIS LYSIS MAVIS METIS MITIS NABIS NARIS OASIS ORNIS ORRIS
PARIS PAVIS PENIS POLIS PUBIS PYXIS TAMIS TAPIS TROIS ABATIS ADONIS ARABIS
BREWIS BUPKIS CADDIS CASSIS CAULIS CLEVIS COMMIS COULIS CRASIS CRISIS CULLIS
CUSPIS CYESIS DEBRIS DEIXIS DERMIS DERRIS DIESIS ECESIS EMESIS ENOSIS FOLLIS
FORTIS GLACIS GNOSIS GRATIS HAGGIS HUBRIS HYBRIS IRITIS KERMIS KOUMIS MAJLIS
MANTIS MIOSIS MISSIS MORRIS MYASIS MYOSIS NEREIS NOESIS ORCHIS OTITIS OXALIS
PALAIS PARVIS PASTIS PATOIS PELVIS PHASIS PHYSIS PRAXIS PRECIS PTOSIS PYOSIS
RACHIS RAPHIS SEPSIS STASIS TABBIS TALLIS TENNIS TENUIS TESTIS THESIS TMESIS
TSORIS TSURIS TUCHIS TUSSIS TZURIS UNGUIS VERMIS WHOSIS

Words of 6 Letters or Fewer Ending -US

US BUS JUS PUS SUS ANUS NOUS ONUS OPUS PLUS RHUS THUS URUS ANKUS ARCUS ARGUS
ASCUS BOGUS BOLUS BONUS CASUS CONUS DUFUS FAVUS FETUS FICUS FOCUS FUCUS GYRUS
HILUS HOCUS HUMUS ICTUS ILEUS INCUS LOCUS LOTUS LUPUS LUSUS MAGUS MANUS MINUS
MODUS MOMUS MUCUS NEGUS NEVUS NEXUS NIDUS NISUS NODUS PILUS PIOUS RAMUS REBUS
RISUS RUBUS SINUS SITUS SOLUS SORUS TALUS TAXUS TONUS TORUS UNCUS VAGUS VARUS
VENUS VIRUS WAMUS XERUS ABACUS ACARUS ACINUS AENEUS AIRBUS AMICUS ANIMUS AUREUS
AUROUS AWMOUS BUPKUS BYSSUS CACTUS CALLUS CAMPUS CANTUS CARPUS CAUCUS CENSUS
CERCUS CEREUS CEROUS CESTUS CHIAUS CHORUS CIRCUS CIRRUS CISTUS CITRUS CLAVUS
CLONUS COCCUS COITUS COLEUS COMOUS CORPUS CROCUS CULTUS CUSCUS CYMOUS CYPRUS
DINGUS DISCUS DOOFUS ESTRUS EXODUS FAMOUS FLATUS FOETUS FUCOUS FUNDUS FUNGUS
GALLUS GENIUS GLOMUS GOOFUS GRADUS HIATUS HUMMUS HUMOUS IAMBUS IODOUS JOYOUS
LAPSUS LIMBUS LITMUS LUPOUS MEATUS MEDIUS MISSUS MUCOUS NAEVUS NIMBUS NODOUS
OBELUS OBOLUS OCULUS ODIOUS OSMOUS PALPUS PAPPUS PAROUS PASSUS PEPLUS PIGNUS
PILEUS PILOUS PLEXUS POROUS PRIMUS PRUNUS RADIUS RAMOUS RECTUS REGIUS RHESUS
RICTUS RIMOUS RUCKUS RUFOUS RUGOUS RUMPUS SEROUS SETOUS SHAMUS SOLEUS STATUS
STYLUS SULCUS TARSUS THYMUS TOPHUS TOROUS TRAGUS TUCHUS TYPHUS URAEUS UTERUS
UVEOUS VALGUS VENOUS VERJUS VERSUS VILLUS VINOUS VISCUS VULGUS WALRUS WAMMUS
WAMPUS XYSTUS

Words of 6 Letters or Fewer Ending -SS

CESS CUSS FOSS FUSS JESS JOSS LOSS NESS SASS TOSS WUSS BLESS BLISS CHESS CLASS
CRASS CRESS CROSS DRESS DROSS FLOSS FRASS GAUSS GLASS GLOSS GRASS GROSS GUESS
LOESS PRESS PRISS QUASS STOSS SWISS TRASS TRUSS ACCESS ADMASS AWLESS BADASS
BAGASS BEKISS BYPASS EGRESS EMBOSS EXCESS GNEISS HARASS KAROSS MEGASS OBSESS
PAYESS RECESS REMISS REPASS SCHUSS SPEISS STRASS STRESS UNLESS UPTOSS