844 words fit with S as the fourth letter, which is more room than a green square usually leaves. ABASE, ABUSE, ABYSS come first, and 161 can still be the answer, shown in green.
Everyday English accounts for 63 of these 844 words. The rest are worth reading before you need them.
Best First Guesses
With 844 words to get through, the first guess decides most of the round. Each one below is on this list, so it could be the answer outright, and the number beside it is how many words would still be left in the worst case.
- RAISE: takes 844 down to 107 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- YEAST: down to 112. It is on the answer list.
- ARISE: down to 118. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
The last square lands on E more than any other letter: 211 words, about a quarter of the set. The letters that turn up alongside most often are E (347), A (318) and T (244). Everyday English covers 63 of these 844 words. Past that point you are reading a dictionary, not a word list, so guess from the letters above.
Best 5 Letter Words With S as the Fourth Letter
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- ABASE
- ABUSE
- ABYSS
- AMISS
- AMUSE
- ANGST
- ARISE
- AROSE
- ARTSY
- AWASH
- BEAST
- BLAST
- BLESS
- BLISS
- BLUSH
- BOAST
- BOOST
- BOSSY
- BRASH
- BRISK
- BRUSH
- BURST
- CAUSE
- CEASE
- CHASE
- CHASM
- CHESS
- CHEST
- CHOSE
- CLASH
- CLASP
- CLOSE
- COAST
- COPSE
- CRASH
- CRESS
- CREST
- CRISP
- CROSS
- CRUSH
- CRUST
- CURSE
- DAISY
- DENSE
- DRESS
- DROSS
- ERASE
- EXIST
- FALSE
- FEAST
- FIRST
- FLASH
- FLASK
- FLESH
- FLOSS
- FLUSH
- FOIST
- FRESH
- FRISK
- FROST
- FUSSY
- GEESE
- GHOST
- GIPSY
- GLOSS
- GNASH
- GOOSE
- GRASP
- GROSS
- GUESS
- GUEST
- GUISE
- GYPSY
- HARSH
- HEIST
- HOIST
- HORSE
- HOUSE
- HUSSY
- JOIST
- JOUST
- KIOSK
- LAPSE
- LEASE
- LEASH
- LEAST
- LOOSE
- LOUSE
- LOUSY
- MARSH
- MIDST
- MISSY
- MOIST
- MOOSE
- MOSSY
- MOUSE
- NOISE
- NOISY
- NOOSE
- NURSE
- OBESE
- PALSY
- PANSY
- PARSE
- PATSY
- PAUSE
- PHASE
- PLUSH
- POESY
- POISE
- POSSE
- PRESS
- PRISM
- PROSE
- PULSE
- PURSE
- QUASH
- QUASI
- QUEST
- RAISE
- REUSE
- RINSE
- ROAST
- ROOST
- ROUSE
- SALSA
- SENSE
- SHUSH
- SISSY
- SLASH
- SLOSH
- SLUSH
- SMASH
- SPASM
- STASH
- SWASH
- SWISH
- TEASE
- TENSE
- TERSE
- THESE
- THOSE
- TIPSY
- TOAST
- TORSO
- TRASH
- TRUSS
- TRUST
- TRYST
- TWIST
5 Letter Words Starting With A With S as the 4th Letter
- ABASE
- ABUSE
- ABYSS
- AMISS
- AMUSE
- ANGST
- ARISE
- AROSE
- ARTSY
- AWASH
- ABASH
- ABASK
- ABUSH
- ABYSM
- ACAST
- ACOST
- ADUSK
- ADUST
- AGASP
- AGAST
- AGISM
- AGIST
- AGUSH
- AGUST
- AHUSH
- AKASA
- ALISH
- ALISO
- ALISP
- ALIST
- ALOSA
- ALOSE
- AMASS
- AMESS
- AMISH
- ANASA
- ANISE
- ANTSY
- APASS
- APAST
- APISH
- APISM
- ARASE
- AREST
- ARISH
- ARIST
- ARUSA
- AVAST
- AVISE
- AVISO
- AWEST
5 Letter Words Starting With B With S as the 4th Letter
- BEAST
- BLAST
- BLESS
- BLISS
- BLUSH
- BOAST
- BOOST
- BOSSY
- BRASH
- BRISK
- BRUSH
- BURST
- BAGSY
- BAISA
- BALSA
- BARSE
- BASSA
- BASSE
- BASSI
- BASSO
- BASSY
- BEEST
- BEISA
- BENSH
- BESSI
- BESSY
- BETSO
- BETSY
- BILSH
- BIOSE
- BIRSE
- BIRSY
- BISSO
- BITSY
- BLASE
- BLASH
- BLEST
- BLIST
- BOISE
- BOIST
- BOOSE
- BOOSY
- BOSSA
- BOUSE
- BOUSY
- BOWSE
- BOYSY
- BRASS
- BRAST
- BREST
- BRISA
- BRISE
- BRISS
- BRIST
- BROSE
- BROSY
- BRUSK
- BRUST
- BTISE
- BUIST
- BULSE
- BURSA
- BURSE
- BUSSU
- BUSSY
- BUTSU
- BYSSI
5 Letter Words Starting With C With S as the 4th Letter
- CAUSE
- CEASE
- CHASE
- CHASM
- CHESS
- CHEST
- CHOSE
- CLASH
- CLASP
- CLOSE
- COAST
- COPSE
- CRASH
- CRESS
- CREST
- CRISP
- CROSS
- CRUSH
- CRUST
- CURSE
- CAESE
- CANSO
- CANST
- CAPSA
- CARSE
- CASSE
- CASSY
- CATSO
- CAUSA
- CENSE
- CESSE
- CHASS
- CHESE
- CHOSS
- CHUSE
- CISSY
- CLASS
- CLAST
- CLOSH
- CONST
- CONSY
- COOST
- COPSY
- CORSE
- CORSO
- CORSY
- COSSE
- CRASS
- CRESC
- CRISE
- CRISS
- CROSA
- CROSE
- CROST
- CRUSE
- CRUSY
- CRYST
- CUISH
- CURSA
- CURSI
- CURST
- CUSSO
5 Letter Words Starting With D With S as the 4th Letter
- DAISY
- DENSE
- DRESS
- DROSS
- DANSE
- DANSK
- DANSY
- DARST
- DASSY
- DATSW
- DEASH
- DEESS
- DEISM
- DEIST
- DESSA
- DESSE
- DIDST
- DIOSE
- DIPSO
- DIPSY
- DITSY
- DOESN
- DOEST
- DONSY
- DORSA
- DORSE
- DORSI
- DOSSY
- DOUSE
- DOWSE
- DOYST
- DREST
- DRISK
- DRUSE
- DRUSY
- DULSE
- DUNSH
- DUNST
- DURST
5 Letter Words Starting With E With S as the 4th Letter
- ERASE
- EXIST
- EARSH
- EARST
- ECASH
- EENSY
- EGEST
- EJUSD
- EMESA
- EPIST
- ERNST
- EROSE
- EVASE
- EVESE
- EWEST
- EXUST
- EYASS
- EYESS
5 Letter Words Starting With F With S as the 4th Letter
- FALSE
- FEAST
- FIRST
- FLASH
- FLASK
- FLESH
- FLOSS
- FLUSH
- FOIST
- FRESH
- FRISK
- FROST
- FUSSY
- FALSY
- FARSE
- FARSI
- FATSO
- FAUSE
- FAUST
- FEASE
- FEESE
- FEEST
- FEIST
- FESSE
- FIEST
- FLISK
- FLOSH
- FLUSK
- FNESE
- FOISM
- FORST
- FOSSA
- FOSSE
- FRASE
- FRASS
- FRESS
- FRISE
- FRISS
- FRIST
- FROSH
- FROSK
- FRUSH
- FRUST
- FUBSY
- FUNSY
5 Letter Words Starting With G With S as the 4th Letter
- GEESE
- GHOST
- GIPSY
- GLOSS
- GNASH
- GOOSE
- GRASP
- GROSS
- GUESS
- GUEST
- GUISE
- GYPSY
- GADSO
- GAIST
- GANSA
- GANSY
- GARSE
- GASSY
- GAUSS
- GAWSY
- GEASA
- GEASE
- GEAST
- GEEST
- GEISA
- GEIST
- GEMSE
- GESSE
- GESSO
- GHAST
- GHESS
- GHEST
- GHUSL
- GILSE
- GIRSE
- GIRSH
- GIUST
- GLASS
- GLISK
- GLISS
- GLIST
- GLOST
- GNAST
- GODSO
- GOEST
- GOOSY
- GORSE
- GORST
- GORSY
- GOSSE
- GOSSY
- GRASS
- GRESE
- GRISE
- GRIST
- GRISY
- GROSZ
- GRUSH
- GRUSS
- GUASA
- GURSH
- GUSSY
- GUTSY
- GUYSE
5 Letter Words Starting With H With S as the 4th Letter
- HARSH
- HEIST
- HOIST
- HORSE
- HOUSE
- HUSSY
- HADST
- HALSE
- HALSH
- HAMSA
- HANSA
- HANSE
- HARST
- HAUSA
- HAUSE
- HAUST
- HAWSE
- HEAST
- HERSE
- HILSA
- HIRSE
- HIRST
- HISSY
- HOAST
- HOISE
- HOOSE
- HOOSH
- HORST
- HORSY
- HOUSS
- HOUSY
- HOWSO
- HURST
- HYRSE
- HYRST
5 Letter Words Starting With I With S as the 4th Letter
- ICASM
- IDEST
- IDISM
- IDIST
- IDOSE
- IIASA
- INTSV
- INUST
- IRISH
5 Letter Words Starting With K With S as the 4th Letter
- KIOSK
- KANSA
- KARST
- KARSY
- KASSU
- KEEST
- KEIST
- KESSE
- KHASA
- KHASI
- KHASS
- KIASU
- KIPSY
- KISSY
- KLOSH
- KNISH
- KNOSP
- KRISS
- KROSA
- KUSSO
- KVASS
- KYDST
5 Letter Words Starting With L With S as the 4th Letter
- LAPSE
- LEASE
- LEASH
- LEAST
- LOOSE
- LOUSE
- LOUSY
- LAKSA
- LANSA
- LAPSI
- LASSI
- LASSO
- LASSU
- LASSY
- LAWSY
- LEESE
- LEISH
- LEISS
- LENSE
- LESSN
- LIESH
- LIEST
- LIMSY
- LIPSE
- LOASA
- LOAST
- LOESS
- LOSSY
- LOTSA
- LOWSE
- LYASE
- LYSSA
5 Letter Words Starting With M With S as the 4th Letter
- MARSH
- MIDST
- MISSY
- MOIST
- MOOSE
- MOSSY
- MOUSE
- MAISE
- MAIST
- MANSE
- MANSO
- MARSE
- MARSI
- MASSA
- MASSE
- MASSY
- MATSU
- MAUSY
- MAYST
- MEASE
- MEESE
- MEISM
- MENSA
- MENSE
- MENSH
- MENSK
- MERSE
- MERSK
- MESSE
- MESSY
- MEUSE
- MIASM
- MIMSY
- MINSE
- MISSA
- MOISE
- MOISM
- MOOSA
- MOOST
- MOPSY
- MORSE
- MOSSI
- MOSSO
- MOUST
- MOUSY
- MOWSE
- MSASA
- MUIST
- MULSE
- MULSH
- MUMSY
- MUSSE
- MUSSY
5 Letter Words Starting With N With S as the 4th Letter
- NOISE
- NOISY
- NOOSE
- NURSE
- NAISH
- NASSA
- NEESE
- NEIST
- NEOSA
- NEWSY
- NIESS
- NISSE
- NKOSI
- NORSE
- NORSK
- NOUST
- NURSY
- NUTSO
- NUTSY
- NYMSS
- NYSSA
- NYUSE
5 Letter Words Starting With O With S as the 4th Letter
- OBESE
- ODISM
- ODIST
- OMASA
- OOPSY
- OVEST
- OVISM
- OVIST
5 Letter Words Starting With P With S as the 4th Letter
- PALSY
- PANSY
- PARSE
- PATSY
- PAUSE
- PHASE
- PLUSH
- POESY
- POISE
- POSSE
- PRESS
- PRISM
- PROSE
- PULSE
- PURSE
- PAISA
- PAISE
- PALSA
- PANSE
- PARSI
- PASSE
- PASSO
- PASSU
- PAYSD
- PEASE
- PEASY
- PEISE
- PEISY
- PELSH
- PENSE
- PENSY
- PEPSI
- PERSE
- PERSP
- PERST
- PEYSE
- PHASM
- PHESE
- PHISH
- PHOSE
- PHOSS
- PHYSA
- PIAST
- PIEST
- PISSY
- PITSO
- PITSU
- PLASH
- PLASM
- PLASS
- PLAST
- PLESH
- PLISH
- PLISS
- POPSY
- POSSY
- POTSY
- POUSY
- POWSY
- POYSE
- PRASE
- PRESA
- PRESE
- PREST
- PRISE
- PRISS
- PROSO
- PROSS
- PROST
- PROSY
- PRYSE
- PTISH
- PUBSY
- PUDSY
- PUIST
- PURSY
- PUSSY
5 Letter Words Starting With R With S as the 4th Letter
- RAISE
- REUSE
- RINSE
- ROAST
- ROOST
- ROUSE
- RAASH
- RAKSI
- RAMSE
- RAMSH
- RANSE
- RAPSO
- RASSE
- REASK
- REAST
- REASY
- REESE
- REESK
- REEST
- REIST
- RITSU
- ROIST
- ROOSA
- ROOSE
- ROSSA
- ROSSO
- ROTSE
- ROUST
- ROYST
- RUNSY
- RUSSE
5 Letter Words Starting With S With S as the 4th Letter
- SALSA
- SENSE
- SHUSH
- SISSY
- SLASH
- SLOSH
- SLUSH
- SMASH
- SPASM
- STASH
- SWASH
- SWISH
- SWISS
- SAIST
- SALSE
- SANSA
- SANSI
- SARSA
- SARSI
- SASSE
- SASSY
- SAYST
- SCASE
- SCUSE
- SEASE
- SEISE
- SEISM
- SENSA
- SENSI
- SENSO
- SENSU
- SESSA
- SHASH
- SHISH
- SHISN
- SHISO
- SHIST
- SIEST
- SINSI
- SISSU
- SIUSI
- SKOSH
- SKUSE
- SLASK
- SLISH
- SLUSE
- SMUSE
- SMUSH
- SNASH
- SNAST
- SNUSH
- SONSE
- SONSY
- SOUSE
- SOWSE
- SPASS
- SPESH
- SPISE
- SPISS
- SPOSA
- SPOSH
- SPOSO
- STOSH
- STOSS
- STUSH
- STUSS
- SUBST
- SUDSY
- SUIST
- SUSSO
- SUSSY
- SWOSH
5 Letter Words Starting With T With S as the 4th Letter
- TEASE
- TENSE
- TERSE
- THESE
- THOSE
- TIPSY
- TOAST
- TORSO
- TRASH
- TRUSS
- TRUST
- TRYST
- TWIST
- TACSO
- TAISE
- TAISH
- TANSU
- TANSY
- TARSE
- TARSI
- TASSA
- TASSE
- TASSO
- TAWSE
- TEASY
- TEEST
- TEISE
- TEMSE
- TENSO
- THESP
- THISN
- TINSY
- TISSU
- TOISE
- TOIST
- TOOSH
- TOPSL
- TOPSY
- TORSE
- TORSI
- TORSK
- TOSSY
- TOUSE
- TOUST
- TOUSY
- TOWSE
- TOWSY
- TRASS
- TRASY
- TRESS
- TREST
- TRIST
- TRUSH
- TUISM
- TULSA
- TULSI
- TURSE
5 Letter Words Starting With U With S as the 4th Letter
- UDASI
- UDISH
- UKASE
- UMEST
- UMIST
- UNISM
- UNIST
- UNUSE
- URASE
5 Letter Words Starting With V With S as the 4th Letter
- VERSE
- VERSO
- VALSA
- VALSE
- VEPSE
- VERSA
- VERST
- VLAST
- VOUST
- VYASE
5 Letter Words Starting With W With S as the 4th Letter
- WAIST
- WELSH
- WHISK
- WHOSE
- WORSE
- WORST
- WREST
- WRIST
- WAASI
- WAISE
- WALSH
- WARSE
- WARST
- WEESH
- WEEST
- WEISE
- WEISM
- WERSH
- WHASE
- WHISH
- WHISP
- WHISS
- WHIST
- WHOSO
- WHUSH
- WISSE
- WOOSE
- WOOSH
- WOPSY
- WOWSE
- WRAST
- WURST
- WUSSY
5 Letter Words Starting With Y With S as the 4th Letter
- YEAST
- YAASS
- YEESH
- YESSO
- YINST
- YOUSE
- YOWSA
- YTOST
5 Letter Words Starting With J, Q or Z With S as the 4th Letter
- JOIST
- JOUST
- JESSE
- JESSY
- JUISE
- JUSSI
- QUASH
- QUASI
- QUEST
- QUASS
- QUESO
- QUIST
- QURSH
- ZEISM
- ZEISS
- ZEIST
- ZHUSH
- ZOISM
- ZOIST
- ZORSE
Less Familiar Words Here
This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.
- PHYSA: Any member of the genus Physa.
- TAWSE: A leather strap for punishing children.
- PLASH: Interlace the shoots of.
- VERST: A Russian unit of length (1.067 km).
- CENSE: Perfume especially with a censer.
- HAWSE: The hole that an anchor rope passes through.
- CURST: Deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier.
- UKASE: An edict of the Russian tsar.
- DULSE: Coarse edible red seaweed.
- BOUSE: Haul with a tackle.
- TASSE: One of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs.
- ABASE: Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of. It is on the answer list.
- MUSSY: Dirty and disorderly.
- KVASS: Fermented beverage resembling beer but made from rye or barley.
- POESY: Literature in metrical form. It is on the answer list.
- SUDSY: Resembling lather or covered with lather.
- PLASM: The protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes.
- SOUSE: Cook in a marinade.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer have S as the fourth letter?
Yes. FIRST, THESE and THOSE have all been answers, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. THESE and CLASS are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is ADUST really a word?
Yes. Burned brown by the sun; – Sir Walter Scott. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
FIRST. It is the most ordinary word on this list that has already been the puzzle, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.
Are all of these accepted as guesses?
Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. ZORSE and ZOIST are among them. Only a smaller set has ever been the answer, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
ABASE, COPSE and CRESS. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.
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