7-Letter Words Ending in ESS

There are 166 7-letter words that end in ESS. 86 are common words, such as ABSCESS and ACTRESS. A rarer one is ZIPLESS. In this set, L is the most frequent open letter (96 words). 166 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 166

Common words

abscessactressaddressagelessaimlessairlessaptnessartlessbadnessbignessconfesscoyness
abscessactressaddressagelessaimlessairlessaptnessartlessbadnessbignessconfesscoynesscypressdepressdigressdimnessdrynessduchessdulnessempressendlessexpresseyelessfatnessfewnessfitnessfulnessgaynessgoddessgodlessgutlesshaplessharnessheiresshipnesshostesshotnessicinessillnessimpressingressjoblessjoylesslargesslawlesslaxnessleglesslidlesslionesslownessmadnessnaplessnewnessoddnessoldnessonenessoppresspeeresspoetesspossessprocessprofessprowessrawnessrednessredressregressrepressrimlesssadnesssaplesssexlessshynesssinlessslynesssuccesssunlesstigressundressuselesswannesswetnesswitlesswitnesswrynessaggressallnessarmlessawelessbralessburgessearlessegolessfatlessfeynessjawlesskirmesspatnessprecessraylessrunlessseeresswarlesswaylessaidlessancressashlessawnlessbarlessbedlessbiblessbowlessbudlesscaplesscarlessdewlessduenessdunnessegglesseldressfarnessfeelessfinlessflylessfoglessfurlessgaslessgumlessgunlesshatlesshiplesshitlesshuelessicelessinklessinnlessirelessjaglesskermesskeylessliplessmanlessmatlessnetlessnownessoarlesspeglessriblessrodlesssonlesssumlesstaxlesstielesstiplesstoelesstoylesstuglessvotressvowlesswaenessweblesswiglesswinlesswoenessziplesstopless

About this list

Words
166 (86 common words)
Common example
abscess
Rare example
zipless
Doubled letters
166
Ending in S
166
Most frequent letter
L (96)

Questions

How many 7-letter words ending in ess are there?

166. 86 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABSCESS is among the common words in this set.