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Words ending in ess - (3738 words)

15 letter words ending in ess

Scrabble WordDefinition
accountableness21The quality or state of being accountable; accountability.
acquisitiveness29The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession.
acrimoniousness19The quality of being acrimonious.
adventurousness19The quality of being adventurous.
allegoricalness18The state or quality of being allegorical.
alternativeness18The state of being alternative or representing alternatives.
appropriateness21the quality or condition of being appropriate
atrabiliousness17The state or quality of being atrabilious.
bittersweetness20The state or condition of being bittersweet.
blameworthiness25The characteristic of being blameworthy.

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14 letter words ending in ess

Scrabble WordDefinition
abstemiousness18The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing, particularly in the use of food and strong drinks. [from early 17th c.]
abstractedness19The state of being abstracted; abstract character. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
acceptableness22The quality of being acceptable, or suitable to be favorably received; acceptability.
accessibleness20The property that someone or something can be accessed.
accidentalness19The quality of being accidental; casualness.
accustomedness21Habituation; the quality of being used to something.
affectlessness22Emotional detachment; a lack of feeling. [from 20th c.]
aggressiveness19(uncountable) The state or quality of being aggressive.
amateurishness19The quality of being amateurish.
amphibiousness23The state or quality of being amphibious.

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13 letter words ending in ess

Scrabble WordDefinition
acceptingness20The ability or desire to accept.
admirableness18The state or quality of being admirable.
adversariness17Quality of being adversary.
advisableness19The state or quality of being advisable.
affectionless21Without affection; unfeeling; emotionless.
aggregateness16The state or quality of being aggregate.
agreeableness16(uncountable) The quality of being agreeable or pleasing; that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses.
airworthiness19The state of being airworthy.
ambiguousness18The state or quality of being ambiguous; ambiguity
ambitiousness17The state or quality of being ambitious.

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12 letter words ending in ess

Scrabble WordDefinition
abortiveness17(uncountable) The quality of being abortive. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
abrasiveness17The property, quality or instance of being abrasive.
absoluteness14(obsolete) The fact of being finished or perfected; completeness. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the 17th century.]
abstractness16The quality of being abstract. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
abstruseness14The property of being abstruse; abstrusity. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
accurateness16The state or quality of being accurate; accuracy
accursedness17The quality of being accursed.
adaptiveness18The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.
adequateness22The quality of being adequate, of meeting needs or expectations.
adhesiveness19the quality of being, or the degree to which a thing is, adhesive

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11 letter words ending in ess

Scrabble WordDefinition
abusiveness16The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
adaptedness15(uncountable) The state of being adapted; suitableness; fitness.
adventuress15A female adventurer; a woman who seeks adventure.
adverseness15The state or quality of being adverse, or opposed.
agelessness12The state or quality of being ageless.
aimlessness13The state or quality of being aimless, or without purpose or direction.
airlessness11The state or condition of being poorly ventilated; lacking good air circulation, having stale air.
airsickness17A feeling of nausea, dizziness etc. caused by the motion of an aircraft; a form of motion sickness.
amativeness16(phrenology) The state or quality of being amative; propensity to love or sexual feelings.
amiableness15The state or quality of being amiable.

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10 letter words ending in ess

Scrabble WordDefinition
abjectness21The state of being abject; abasement; meanness; servility. [Late 16th century.]
abruptness14The state of being abrupt or broken [First attested in the early 17th century.]
absurdness13(rare) The quality of being absurd; absurdity. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
accentless14Speaking without an accent.
actionless12Lacking action; particularly with respect to entertainment, dull, boring.
activeness15The state or quality of being active.
adroitness11skillfulness or ease of ability.
adulteress11A female adulterer, a married woman or wife who commits adultery.
affectless18Lacking or not showing emotion.
agendaless12Without an agenda.

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9 letter words ending in ess

Scrabble WordDefinition
acridness12bitterness or acerbity
acuteness11The quality of being acute or pointed
adeptness12The quality of being adept.
adultness10The state or quality of being an adult.
adultress10Alternative form of adulteress
agileness10The state or quality of being agile; agility.
alertness9The quality of being alert or on the alert
algidness11The state or quality of being algid.
alienness9The condition of being alien
alikeness13(uncountable) The state or quality of being alike.

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8 letter words ending in ess

Scrabble WordDefinition
achiness13The property of being achy.
acidness11acidity, sourness
agedness10The state or quality of being aged.
airiness8The quality of being airy.
archness13The state of being arch.
aridness9The state or quality of being arid.
artiness8The quality of being arty.
ashiness11The quality of being ashy.
avidness12The characteristic of being avid.
awayness14The state or condition of being away; distance; remoteness; absence; absenteeism.

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7 letter words ending in ess

Scrabble WordDefinition
abscess11(pathology) A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
actress9A female who performs on the stage or in films. [from 17th c.]
address9Direction.
ageless8(relative to past) Having existed for so great a period of time that its longevity cannot be expressed.
aggress9Aggression. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
aidless8Without aid.
aimless9Without aim, purpose, or direction.
airless7Lacking or being without air.
ancress9Obsolete form of anchoress (“female anchorite”).
aptness9suitability; the quality of being apt or suitable

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6 letter words ending in ess

Scrabble WordDefinition
abbess10A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks. [First attested around 1150 to 1350]
access10(uncountable) A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.
assess6(transitive) To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate
awless9Archaic form of aweless.
caress8An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness. [from 1640s]
duress7(obsolete) Harsh treatment.
egress7An exit or way out.
excess15The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than what is usual or proper.
obsess8(passive, constructed with "with") To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion.
ogress7A female ogre.

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5 letter words ending in ess

Scrabble WordDefinition
bless7To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify.
chess10A board game for two players with each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king.
cress7(plants) A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic.
dress6(transitive) To fit out with the necessary clothing; to clothe, put clothes on (something or someone). [from 15thc.]
guess6To reach a partly (or totally) unqualified conclusion.
loess5(geology) Any sediment, dominated by silt, of eolian (wind-blown) origin
press7(countable) A device used to apply pressure to an item.
tress5A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet.

4 letter words ending in ess

Scrabble WordDefinition
cess6(Britain, Ireland) An assessed tax, duty, or levy.
fess7To confess; to admit.
jess11(falconry) A short strap fastened around the leg of a bird used in falconry, to which a leash may be fastened.
less4comparative degree of little
mess6A disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; hence, a situation resulting from blundering or from misunderstanding.
ness4(geography) A promontory; a cape or headland. (Frequently used as a suffix in placenames.)

3 letter words ending in ess

Scrabble WordDefinition
ess3The name of the Latin-script letter S.

We found 3738 words ending in letters ess

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