5 Letter Words Ending in S

Common five-letter words that end in S

The 50 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

• years 8/7 a late time of life
• guess 6/8 expect, believe, or suppose
• looks 9/10 (form of look) perceive with attention
• wants 8/9 (form of want) a state of extreme poverty
• knows 12/13 (form of know) be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information
• makes 11/12 (form of make) engage in
• hands 9/9 (with `in') guardianship over
• comes 9/11 (form of come) move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
• times 7/8 a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
• means 7/9 thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
• hours 8/8 a period of time assigned for work
• girls 6/8 (form of girl) a young female
• yours 8/8
• seems 7/8 (form of seem) give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
• needs 6/7 in such a manner as could not be otherwise
• lives 8/10 (form of live) be an inhabitant of or reside in
• weeks 12/12 (form of week) any period of seven consecutive days
• words 9/9 the words that are spoken
• takes 9/9 (form of take) carry out
• class 7/9 a collection of things sharing a common attribute
• works 12/12 (form of work) exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
• miles 7/9 (form of mile) a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet
• dress 6/6 put on clothes
• calls 7/10 (form of call) assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
• likes 9/10 (form of like) prefer or wish to do something
• folks 12/13 your parents
• shoes 8/7 a particular situation
• loves 8/10 (form of love) a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
• feels 8/9 (form of feel) undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
• paris 7/8 the capital and largest city of France
• books 11/12 (form of book) a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
• rules 5/7 (form of rule) a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
• gives 9/11 (form of give) cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
• glass 6/8 a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
• press 7/8 exert pressure or force to or upon
• pants 7/9 (used in the plural) underpants worn by women
• plans 7/10 (form of plan) have the will and intention to carry out some action
• bucks 13/16 (form of buck) to strive with determination
• cross 7/8 travel across or pass over
• names 7/9 (form of name) assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
• keeps 11/12 (form of keep) cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity
• tells 5/7 (form of tell) express in words
• turns 5/7 (form of turn) change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
• drugs 7/9 (form of drug) a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
• cards 8/9 a game played with playing cards
• stars 5/5 (form of star) (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
• games 8/10 (form of game) a contest with rules to determine a winner
• heads 9/8 (form of head) the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals
• shows 11/10 (form of show) give an exhibition of to an interested audience
• balls 7/10 (form of ball) round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

The 1,000 most common of 2,671 five-letter words that end in S

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