Words starting with C, then S, then S, ending in S
590 words fit this spine. The 240 most recognizable are listed below, longest and commonest first. They start with C, end with S, and contain S then S in that order in between — not necessarily side by side.
- caballero doesn't fit: it starts with C but ends with O, not S.
- cabinets doesn't fit: it has the right ends but no S in the middle.
- campuses doesn't fit: it has every letter of CSSS but they don't appear in order inside it.
6-letter words
cassis, cesses
7-letter words
cassias, chasses, chassis, chesses, cissies, classes, classis, crosses
8-letter words
caissons, camasses, caresses, caseases, caseoses, cashless, cassabas, cassatas, cassavas, cassinos, cassises, cassocks, casuists, censuses, cessions, cesspits, cestuses, chausses, cissoids, cistuses, classers, classics, consists
9-letter words
caestuses, canvasses, carassows, carcasses, caressers, cassettes, casteisms, caucusses, causeless, ceaseless, cesspools, chasseurs, chastises, chorusses, classisms, classists, classless, closeness, coassists, coassumes, cohostess, colessees, colessors, consensus
10-letter words
caginesses, calmnesses, canonesses, canvassers, casseroles, cassimeres, cassoulets, casualness, cateresses, cerussites, cessations, chassepots, chasteness, chastisers, chaussures, cheesiness, chicnesses, classifies, classiness, classmates, classrooms, cloistress, clumsiness, coarseness, coldnesses, croissants, crosshairs, crossroads
11-letter words
caddishness, cageynesses, callousness, campinesses, canninesses, carnassials, carsickness, cassowaries, casuistries, cattinesses, censorships, charinesses, cheapnesses, chessboards, chillnesses, cholestases, cholestasis, chrysalises, cicisbeisms, classicisms, classicists, classicizes, classifiers, cleannesses, clearnesses, closenesses, closestools, coatdresses, cockinesses, coheiresses, cohostesses, concessions, concussions, confessions
12-letter words
callownesses, candidnesses, candyflosses, canorousness, captiousness, carelessness, cassiterites, casualnesses, cautiousness, chancinesses, chastenesses, chattinesses, cheekinesses, cheerinesses, cheesinesses, childishness, chillinesses, choicenesses, choppinesses, chrysoprases, chubbinesses, chumminesses, churlishness, citizenesses, clamminesses, clannishness, classinesses, clevernesses, cliquishness, cloddishness, cloistresses, clothespress, cloudinesses, clownishness, clubbinesses, clumsinesses, coarsenesses, cocksureness, cohesionless, cohesiveness, compressions
13-letter words
caddishnesses, callousnesses, capablenesses, capaciousness, carefulnesses, carsicknesses, ceaselessness, chastisements, cheerlessness, childlessness, clamorousness, classlessness, cleanlinesses, clotheshorses, cloudlessness, commissioners, consciousness
14-letter words
canorousnesses, capriciousness, captiousnesses, carelessnesses, catastrophisms, catastrophists, cautiousnesses, censoriousness, centerednesses, changelessness, cheerfulnesses, chemosyntheses, chemosynthesis, chiaroscurists, childishnesses, chivalrousness, churchlinesses, churlishnesses, circuitousness, circularnesses, clannishnesses, classicalities, cliquishnesses, cloddishnesses, clothespresses, clownishnesses, cockeyednesses, cocksurenesses, coercivenesses, cohesivenesses
15-letter words
capaciousnesses, carnivorousness, ceaselessnesses, ceremoniousness, changefulnesses, cheerlessnesses, childlessnesses, childlikenesses, cholecystitises, cholinesterases, clamorousnesses, clandestineness, classifications, classlessnesses, cloudlessnesses, collectednesses
16-letter words
calculatednesses, cantankerousness, capriciousnesses, carcinomatosises, celebratednesses, censoriousnesses, changeablenesses, changelessnesses, charitablenesses, chivalrousnesses, circuitousnesses
17-letter words
carnivorousnesses, ceremoniousnesses, clandestinenesses, clearheadednesses, coldheartednesses
18-letter words
cantankerousnesses