Words Ending in ESS and Containing R

Browse 4,017 verified English words ending in ESS and containing R, including Process, Address, Press, Dress, Express, Progress and Stress. Validated against official game lexicons for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, and daily writing, explore definitions and letter counts below.

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Starts with A
24 words
address
awareness
actress
attractiveness
awkwardness
appropriateness
alertness
aggressiveness
agreeableness
assertiveness
agribusiness
arbitrariness
abruptness
airless
artless
articulateness
abrasiveness
adroitness
airsickness
authoress
assuredness
antistress
adulteress
apprehensiveness
Starts with B
24 words
bitterness
brightness
breathless
brokenness
buttress
borderless
baroness
burgess
benchpress
bareness
braless
backwardness
brittleness
barrenness
brainless
breathlessness
blurriness
britishness
brushless
briskness
brashness
blameworthiness
brusqueness
brazenness
Starts with C
24 words
congress
careless
compress
correctness
cypress
caress
clearness
carelessness
cleverness
cordless
craziness
cheerfulness
colorless
carefulness
coarseness
comprehensiveness
cheerless
crispness
creepiness
cress
crankiness
creditworthiness
concreteness
creaminess
Starts with D
24 words
dress
darkness
distress
depress
drowsiness
drunkenness
dryness
driverless
directness
duress
decompress
digress
destress
dreamless
destructiveness
dangerousness
directionless
dirtiness
disorderliness
dearness
dreariness
deliberateness
disinterestedness
descriptiveness
Starts with E
24 words
express
effortless
empress
eagerness
expressionless
earnestness
expressiveness
enchantress
egress
eeriness
elaborateness
earliness
effortlessness
errorless
earthiness
enormousness
expertness
erroneousness
egregiousness
everydayness
earthliness
extremeness
etherealness
earless
Starts with F
24 words
fairness
forgiveness
fearless
fortress
freshness
firmness
forgetfulness
friendliness
frankness
fruitless
frictionless
fearlessness
formless
fruitfulness
fatherless
frameless
friendless
featureless
forcefulness
flourless
fingerless
fearfulness
fierceness
flavorless
Starts with G
24 words
greatness
governess
graciousness
groundless
genderless
grumpiness
greenness
graceless
gratefulness
grittiness
grogginess
greediness
grayness
gracefulness
grossness
gorgeousness
grimness
graininess
gormless
greasiness
gruffness
gregariousness
guardedness
griminess
Starts with H
24 words
harness
harmless
hardness
harshness
heartless
heiress
huntress
headdress
headmistress
hoarseness
hairless
humorless
horniness
hardiness
heartlessness
harmfulness
harmlessness
hyperawareness
honorless
heartiness
hurtfulness
horseless
hairiness
hazardousness
Starts with I
24 words
impress
interconnectedness
ingress
inverness
intrusiveness
indirectness
impressiveness
irregardless
inappropriateness
immersiveness
industriousness
informativeness
interestingness
interrelatedness
inertness
incorrectness
inwardness
imperviousness
instructress
interestedness
insecureness
intrepidness
impureness
imperiousness
Starts with J
9 words
jerkiness
jitteriness
juryless
janitress
jointress
jointuress
jailoress
jaileress
jolterheadedness
Starts with K
6 words
keypress
kindheartedness
knickerless
kermess
keeperless
kindredness
Starts with L
24 words
leaderless
largeness
letterpress
lukewarmness
lusterless
leeriness
laundress
lightheartedness
literalness
literariness
leisureliness
ludicrousness
lucrativeness
luxuriousness
learnedness
lecherousness
laboriousness
lordliness
leopardess
limberness
lordless
linerless
literalmindedness
litterless
Starts with M
24 words
mattress
mistress
merciless
meritless
marquess
mirthless
motherless
maxidress
microbusiness
murderess
marchioness
minidress
miserliness
meagerness
mournfulness
merriness
mercifulness
murkiness
measureless
mysteriousness
millionairess
mayoress
motherliness
mercilessness
Starts with N
24 words
nevertheless
nervousness
narrowness
nearness
naturalness
nearsightedness
numberless
nightdress
neighborliness
nerdiness
nerveless
newsworthiness
niggardliness
nerviness
noteworthiness
nutritiousness
nefariousness
notoriousness
northernness
neighborless
numerousness
normless
necessariness
nonassertiveness
Starts with O
24 words
oppress
otherness
odorless
ordinariness
orderliness
outrageousness
overdress
orneriness
obscureness
outdress
otherworldliness
ornateness
ogress
overstress
ownerless
oppressiveness
outsiderness
overprocess
overwhelmingness
openheartedness
obligatoriness
overtness
overzealousness
orderless
Starts with P
24 words
process
press
progress
princess
powerless
preparedness
priceless
prowess
profess
priestess
paperless
prettiness
powerlessness
promptness
peerless
persuasiveness
protectiveness
purposeless
prophetess
pretentiousness
permissiveness
pervasiveness
productiveness
preprocess
Starts with Q
9 words
queerness
quirkiness
querulousness
quarrelsomeness
quartermistress
quadrilateralness
quadrangularness
querimoniousness
quicksilverishness
Starts with R
24 words
regardless
relentless
readiness
restless
recess
righteousness
reckless
richness
ruthless
responsiveness
reassess
restlessness
roughness
randomness
repress
recklessness
robustness
ruthlessness
redress
reasonableness
rudeness
redness
regress
rawness
Starts with S
24 words
stress
seriousness
suppress
sharpness
stubbornness
soreness
stewardess
strangeness
shortness
sorceress
sundress
shirtless
seamstress
strictness
strapless
sacredness
smartness
seductress
shrewdness
straightness
sourness
starkness
sturdiness
scrappiness
Starts with T
24 words
tenderness
tiredness
trustworthiness
tireless
thoroughness
truthfulness
togetherness
transgress
tardiness
tigress
transness
treeless
temptress
tress
trueness
trackless
thriftiness
trendiness
thornless
tirelessness
transitoriness
trashiness
traceless
temporariness
Starts with U
24 words
unfairness
undress
uprightness
unrighteousness
unresponsiveness
unworthiness
uncompress
unawareness
unruliness
unfriendliness
unpreparedness
unreasonableness
untruthfulness
underdress
unscrupulousness
unforgiveness
unfruitfulness
unnaturalness
untrustworthiness
unclearness
ungraciousness
unworldliness
ungratefulness
unreadiness
Starts with V
24 words
voluntariness
virtuousness
vigorousness
variableness
variousness
vaporless
victoriousness
venerableness
vicariousness
voraciousness
verbless
vulnerableness
victoryless
venturousness
vibrationless
verboseness
valorousness
venturesomeness
victress
votaress
vociferousness
variedness
vibratoless
vitreousness
Starts with W
24 words
wireless
wilderness
waitress
worthless
weariness
worthiness
weirdness
wariness
worthlessness
wretchedness
wordless
warrantless
wrongness
watercress
winepress
worldliness
warmness
wonderfulness
waterless
wordiness
wrongfulness
wholeheartedness
waywardness
wiriness

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