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4-letter words ending in SS
There are 34 4-letter words ending in SS in the standard word-game list. The most common are miss, boss, less, pass, kiss, mess.
Most common, with meanings
| Word | Meaning | Points |
|---|---|---|
| miss | a form of address for an unmarried woman | 6 |
| boss | exceptionally good | 6 |
| less | (comparative of ‘little’ usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree | 4 |
| pass | of advancing the ball by throwing it | 6 |
| kiss | the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) | 8 |
| mess | a state of confusion and disorderliness | 6 |
| loss | something that is lost | 4 |
| piss | liquid excretory product | 6 |
| mass | (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist | 6 |
| jess | A short strap fastened around the leg of a bird used in falconry, to which a leash may be fastened. | 11 |
| toss | the act of flipping a coin | 4 |
| fuss | an excited state of agitation | 7 |
| bass | having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range | 6 |
| moss | tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants | 6 |
| puss | obscene terms for female genitals | 6 |
| lass | a girl or young woman who is unmarried | 4 |
| ness | a strip of land projecting into a body of water | 4 |
| joss | a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol | 11 |
| wuss | a person who is physically weak and ineffectual | 7 |
| hiss | a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval) | 7 |
| cuss | a persistently annoying person | 6 |
| sass | an impudent or insolent rejoinder | 4 |
| fess | (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield | 7 |
| foss | A waterfall (permanent flow of water over the edge of a cliff). | 7 |
| muss | a state of confusion and disorderliness | 6 |
| diss | treat, mention, or speak to rudely | 5 |
| doss | sleep in a convenient place | 5 |
| suss | Suspicious behaviour; the act of loitering with intent. | 4 |
| buss | the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) | 6 |
| cess | An assessed tax, duty, or levy. | 6 |
| coss | (in India) a unit of length having different values in different localities | 6 |
| tass | A cup or cupful. | 4 |
| wiss | To know; to understand. | 7 |