5-Letter Words With S as the Third Letter

All 492 five-letter words with the letter S in the third position. Position-locked filtering is the core mechanic of Wordle — this list shows every valid word where S occupies position 3.

492 words found
ABSEY ABSIT ADSUM AESIR AISLE ANSAE APSES APSIS APSOS ARSED ARSES ARSEY ARSIS ARSON ASSAI ASSAM ASSAY ASSES ASSET ASSEZ ASSOT BASAL BASAN BASED BASES BASHO BASIC BASIL BASIN BASIS BASKS BASON BASSE BASSI BASSO BASSY BASTA BASTE BASTI BASTO BASTS BESAT BESAW BESEE BESES BESET BESIT BESOM BESOT BESTI BESTS BISES BISKS BISON BOSKS BOSKY BOSOM BOSON BOSSY BOSUN BUSBY BUSED BUSES BUSHY BUSKS BUSKY BUSSU BUSTI BUSTS BUSTY BYSSI CASAS CASCO CASED CASES CASKS CASKY CASTE CASTS CASUS CESSE CESTA CESTI CISCO CISSY CISTS COSEC COSED COSES COSET COSEY COSIE COSTA COSTE COSTS CUSEC CUSHY CUSKS CUSPS CUSSO CYSTS DASHI DASHY DESEX DESHI DESKS DESSE DISAS DISCI DISCO DISCS DISHY DISKS DISME DOSED DOSEH DOSES DUSKS DUSKY DUSTS DUSTY EASED EASEL EASES EASLE EASTS EISEL ELSIN ENSEW ENSKY ENSUE EOSIN ERSES ESSAY ESSES EUSOL FASCI FASTI FASTS FESSE FESTA FESTS FESTY FISCS FISHY FISKS FISTS FISTY FOSSA FOSSE FUSED FUSEE FUSEL FUSES FUSIL FUSSY FUSTS FUSTY GASES GASPS GASPY GASSY GASTS GESSE GESSO GESTE GESTS GISMO GISMS GISTS GOSHT GOSSE GUSHY GUSLA GUSLE GUSLI GUSSY GUSTO GUSTS GUSTY HASHY HASKS HASPS HASTA HASTE HASTY HESPS HESTS HISSY HISTS HOSED HOSEL HOSEN HOSES HOSEY HOSTA HOSTS HUSHY HUSKS HUSKY HUSOS HUSSY HYSON IMSHI IMSHY INSET ISSEI ISSUE JASEY JASPE JASPS JESSE JESTS JESUS JISMS JUSTS KASHA KASME KESAR KESTS KISAN KISSY KISTS KOSES KUSSO LASED LASES LASSI LASSO LASSU LASTS LESBO LESES LESTS LISKS LISLE LISPS LISTS LOSED LOSEL LOSEN LOSES LOSSY LUSHY LUSKS LUSTS LUSTY LUSUS LYSED LYSES LYSIN LYSOL LYSSA MASAS MASED MASES MASHY MASKS MASON MASSA MASSE MASSY MASTS MASTY MASUS MESAL MESAS MESEL MESES MESHY MESIC MESNE MESON MESSY MESTO MISCH MISDO MISES MISGO MISOS MISSA MISSY MISTS MISTY MOSED MOSES MOSEY MOSKS MOSSO MOSSY MOSTE MOSTS MUSAR MUSCA MUSED MUSES MUSET MUSHA MUSHY MUSIC MUSIT MUSKS MUSKY MUSOS MUSSE MUSSY MUSTH MUSTS MUSTY MYSID NASAL NASHI NASTY NESTS NISEI NISSE NISUS NOSED NOSES NOSEY NYSSA OASES OASIS OASTS ODSOS ONSET OOSES OPSIN OSSIA OUSEL OUSTS OWSEN PASEO PASES PASHA PASHM PASPY PASSE PASTA PASTE PASTS PASTY PESKY PESOS PESTO PESTS PESTY PISCO PISES PISKY PISOS PISTE POSED POSES POSEY POSHO POSIT POSSE POSTS PUSES PUSHY PUSLE PUSSY RASED RASES RASPS RASPY RASSE RASTA RESAT RESAW RESAY RESEE RESES RESET RESEW RESID RESIN RESIT RESOD RESOW RESTO RESTS RESTY RISEN RISES RISHI RISKS RISKY RISPS RISUS ROSED ROSES ROSET ROSHI ROSIN ROSIT ROSTI ROSTS RUSAS RUSES RUSHY RUSKS RUSMA RUSSE RUSTS RUSTY SASIN SASSE SASSY SESEY SESSA SISAL SISES SISSY SISTS SUSES SUSHI SUSUS SYSOP TASAR TASKS TASSE TASTE TASTY TESLA TESTA TESTE TESTS TESTY TOSAS TOSED TOSES TOSHY TOSSY TUSHY TUSKS TUSKY UNSAY UNSET UNSEW UNSEX UNSOD UPSEE UPSET UPSEY URSAE URSID URSON VASAL VASES VASTS VASTY VESPA VESTA VESTS VISAS VISED VISES VISIE VISIT VISNE VISON VISOR VISTA VISTO WASES WASHY WASMS WASPS WASPY WASTE WASTS WESTS WISED WISES WISHA WISHT WISPS WISPY WISTS WUSES WUSHU WUSSY XYSTI XYSTS YESES YESKS YESTS YESTY ZESTS ZESTY
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Frequently asked questions

How many 5-letter words have S in position 3?
There are 492 five-letter words with S as the third letter. Examples include: ASSET, BASIC, BASIS.
How does knowing a letter position help in Wordle?
A green tile in Wordle confirms the exact position of a letter. This list filters to every word with S locked in position 3, giving you a precise shortlist for your next guess.
Are position 3 words with S valid in Scrabble?
Yes — all words in this list come from a verified English dictionary corpus and are valid for standard word games including Scrabble.