Nouns Ending in S and Containing IS

Browse 2,920 valid English nouns ending in S and containing IS, from Miss, Analysis, Basis, Kiss, Crisis, Statistics and Tennis to rarer terms. Check definitions and spelling below, or visit our noun grammar guide to review pluralization and capitalization rules.

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Starts with A
24 words
analysis
axis
arthritis
antithesis
aegis
avis
adonis
appendicitis
acropolis
apoptosis
apotheosis
atherosclerosis
anaphylaxis
acidosis
amaryllis
angiogenesis
amniocentesis
arteriosclerosis
amyloidosis
ambergris
asbestosis
avoirdupois
anastomosis
acquisitiveness
Starts with B
24 words
basis
bliss
bronchitis
bourgeois
ballistics
britishness
briskness
bullishness
biosynthesis
bris
beaujolais
biostatistics
bursitis
boyishness
blissfulness
bronchiolitis
bearishness
bupkis
boisterousness
brutishness
boorishness
brucellosis
briseis
biogenesis
Starts with C
24 words
crisis
chris
cannabis
chassis
catharsis
clitoris
crisscross
colitis
chamois
capris
calisthenics
cellulitis
chrysalis
cirrhosis
childishness
crispness
cystitis
conjunctivitis
clovis
chablis
cyanosis
catalysis
conciseness
coulis
Starts with D
24 words
diagnosis
distress
debris
denis
dialysis
dis
divisiveness
doris
distinctiveness
diss
dermatitis
discus
decisiveness
distinctness
dais
dermis
dismissiveness
diverticulitis
disorderliness
digitalis
disconnectedness
disinterestedness
disruptiveness
diaphoresis
Starts with E
24 words
emphasis
elvis
ellipsis
epidermis
electrolysis
encephalitis
endometriosis
edelweiss
englishness
enteritis
esophagitis
exegesis
extremis
endocarditis
epiglottis
embryogenesis
electrophoresis
endocytosis
ephemeris
epididymis
epiglottitis
exquisiteness
elephantiasis
emesis
Starts with F
24 words
furnishings
foolishness
fibrosis
ferris
fishnets
farris
feistiness
finis
friskiness
fasciitis
feverishness
fisticuffs
folliculitis
fishiness
fiendishness
fidelis
fortis
floristics
freakishness
felis
foppishness
franglais
fluorosis
filariasis
Starts with G
24 words
genesis
gastritis
gastroenteritis
gingivitis
glycolysis
gnosis
glottis
gneiss
giardiasis
garishness
girlishness
gametogenesis
glacis
glomerulonephritis
gluconeogenesis
ghoulishness
gris
gliosis
glycogenolysis
gracilis
gravis
grisons
glossitis
goyishness
Starts with H
24 words
hypothesis
hiss
hepatitis
hypnosis
heuristics
hubris
homeostasis
hibiscus
headmistress
histrionics
haggis
hydrolysis
hysteresis
hemodialysis
halitosis
histoplasmosis
hyperacusis
hemochromatosis
hormesis
hemostasis
hypophysis
hypostasis
hemiparesis
hyperemesis
Starts with I
24 words
illinois
iris
indianapolis
isis
ibis
indecisiveness
inquisitiveness
isthmus
incisiveness
isometrics
isinglass
indistinctness
ignis
impishness
iritis
indiscreetness
iconostasis
ichthyosis
iatrogenesis
invisibleness
impreciseness
imperishableness
indispensableness
iontophoresis
Starts with J
2 words
juris
jadishness
Starts with K
24 words
kiss
khakis
ketosis
ketoacidosis
kurtosis
kyphosis
kinesis
kris
keratitis
kishkes
keratosis
kibris
kenosis
kumis
ketogenesis
kinesthesis
kermis
koumiss
kumiss
keratoconjunctivitis
knavishness
katabasis
kalis
kalpis
Starts with L
24 words
louis
logistics
lewis
linguistics
levis
lapis
laryngitis
listlessness
lexis
lysis
lis
listeriosis
loris
lavishness
lipolysis
lordosis
laminitis
leisureliness
lycoris
labyrinthitis
lisianthus
leptospirosis
leishmaniasis
lipogenesis
Starts with M
24 words
miss
mistress
minneapolis
metropolis
metamorphosis
meningitis
morris
missus
miniseries
marquis
metastasis
mononucleosis
mantis
meiosis
misdiagnosis
mastitis
myocarditis
mitosis
meniscus
mavis
morphogenesis
metis
mimesis
moistness
Starts with N
24 words
nemesis
neurosis
narcissus
necrosis
nevis
noisiness
numismatics
necropolis
narcosis
neurofibromatosis
neurogenesis
nephritis
neuritis
nis
nucleosynthesis
neurolinguistics
nephrosis
naris
nisus
noisomeness
noiselessness
neurosyphilis
noncrisis
nightmarishness
Starts with O
24 words
oasis
osteoporosis
osmosis
osteoarthritis
overemphasis
otitis
overdiagnosis
overanalysis
osteonecrosis
osteomyelitis
omnishambles
oogenesis
osteogenesis
organogenesis
outlandishness
orris
orchitis
orbicularis
oxalis
oncogenesis
osteolysis
ontogenesis
oafishness
orchis
Starts with P
24 words
paris
premises
piss
penis
provisions
paralysis
prognosis
psychosis
pelvis
psychoanalysis
photosynthesis
parenthesis
psoriasis
prosthesis
patois
pancreatitis
philistines
praxis
palisades
prophylaxis
permissiveness
pubis
precis
pathogenesis
Starts with Q
5 words
quebecois
quartermistress
quisqualis
qualmishness
quicksilverishness
Starts with R
24 words
riskiness
rhinitis
reanalysis
rhabdomyolysis
resynthesis
roguishness
rachis
retinitis
remissness
restenosis
rakishness
reemphasis
risibles
raffishness
rachitis
radiolysis
reddishness
resistiveness
resinosis
rhexis
risus
rwenzoris
requisiteness
rectitis
Starts with S
24 words
statistics
swiss
synthesis
sis
scissors
synopsis
selfishness
sepsis
syphilis
sclerosis
stasis
sinusitis
symbiosis
scoliosis
sisyphus
sluggishness
submissiveness
stylishness
stenosis
senioritis
schistosomiasis
silicosis
schoolmistress
stanislaus
Starts with T
24 words
tennis
thesis
travis
tuberculosis
tetris
tonsillitis
tigris
tunis
trellis
telekinesis
tendinitis
thrombosis
takis
testis
trois
tumorigenesis
thrombolysis
trichomoniasis
toxoplasmosis
trypanosomiasis
trichinosis
tsuris
ticklishness
thyroiditis
Starts with U
24 words
urinalysis
unselfishness
urethritis
underdiagnosis
uveitis
unsatisfactoriness
urolithiasis
unsubmissiveness
uncompromisingness
underemphasis
unguis
unmistakableness
unsatisfyingness
unwiseness
uppishness
unsatisfiedness
ureteritis
uvulitis
ureterolithiasis
unsophisticatedness
unadvisedness
undistinguishedness
uresis
undisciplinedness
Starts with V
24 words
vasculitis
vaginitis
vis
verdigris
vaginosis
vaginismus
valois
viscountess
vermis
viscus
vulvitis
vaudois
viscousness
vitis
valvulitis
vestibulitis
vulvovaginitis
visionariness
vectis
vibriosis
voguishness
vichyssois
vitellogenesis
vallis
Starts with W
24 words
wiseass
wistfulness
wiseness
whosis
whitishness
wispiness
wonkishness
whoosis
whatsis
worrisomeness
wearisomeness
wishfulness
wolfishness
womanishness
waggishness
waspishness
whorishness
weakishness
werris
wimpishness
waterishness
whiss
whoremistress
workmistress
Starts with X
12 words
xerosis
xanthomatosis
xenodiagnosis
xyris
xenogenesis
xenobiosis
xanthosis
xenomorphosis
xanthoxalis
xerotripsis
xiphihumeralis
xeransis
Starts with Y
3 words
yersiniosis
yellowishness
yobbishness
Starts with Z
17 words
zoonosis
zygapophysis
zygosis
zymosis
zoogenesis
zymolysis
zygolabialis
zymogenesis
zygogenesis
zaphrentis
zoosmosis
zoosis
zygomaticoauricularis
zygopteris
zygotaxis
zincolysis
zoothapsis

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