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Words starting with P, then S, then I, ending in S

772 words fit this spine. The 240 most recognizable are listed below, longest and commonest first. They start with P, end with S, and contain S then I in that order in between — not necessarily side by side.

Near misses
  • paced doesn't fit: it starts with P but ends with D, not S.
  • paces doesn't fit: it has the right ends but no S in the middle.
  • painless doesn't fit: it has every letter of PSIS but they don't appear in order inside it.

6-letter words

pastis, phasis, posies

7-letter words

palsies, pansies, paresis, pasties, pastils, patsies, pensils, pepsins, petsais, physics, pussies

8-letter words

pachisis, palships, parsnips, pasquils, passings, passions, passives, pastimes, pastinas, pastises, pastries, pensions, pepsines, persists, phasmids, pursuits

9-letter words

pantsuits, paralysis, parasites, parchesis, parchisis, pashalics, pashaliks, pastiches, pastilles, pastiness, pastramis, pastromis, pensiones, perspires, pertussis, pessaries, physicals, positions, positives, prognosis, psychosis

10-letter words

pangenesis, pansophies, papistries, parabiosis, paraphysis, passerines, passivates, passivisms, passivists, pastelists, pasticcios, patissiers, patristics, pensioners, perfusions, persimmons, persisters, pervasions, pessimisms, pessimists, pesticides, phantasies, physicists, pistachios, prescribes, presidents, provisions, psychotics

11-letter words

palmistries, paragenesis, paramnesias, parasitises, parasitisms, parasitizes, parasitoids, parasitoses, parasitosis, parenthesis, parsimonies, pasquinades, passionless, passiveness, passivities, pastellists, pasteurises, pasteurizes, pasticheurs, pastinesses, pastorships, patisseries, peasantries, pederasties, pedestrians, pediculosis, pedogenesis, penmanships, pensionless, pensiveness, pepsinogens, percussions, periostites, periostitis, periphrasis, peristalsis, permissions, perovskites, perquisites, persiflages, personifies, perspicuous, persuasions, pertussises, perversions, pestiferous, pestilences, pharisaisms, possessions, prestigious, prostitutes

12-letter words

paedogenesis, painstakings, palingenesis, parasailings, paresthesias, parishioners, paronomasias, parsimonious, partnerships, passacaglias, passivations, pasteurizers, pastoralisms, pastoralists, pathogenesis, pensionaries, perestroikas, persecutions, persistences, personalises, personalisms, personalists, personalizes, personalties, personations, personifiers, perspectives, perversities, petrogenesis, phagocytosis, philosophies, pleasantries

13-letter words

paraesthesias, parasiticides, parasynthesis, parenthesizes, parkinsonisms, partisanships, passivenesses, pediculosises, pensivenesses, perfusionists, periostitides, periostitises, persistencies, personalities, perspicacious, perspicuities, perspirations, pervasiveness, phalansteries, possibilities, prescriptions, preservatives, professionals, psychiatrists, psychologists

14-letter words

paedomorphosis, pansexualities, pantisocracies, parasitologies, passementeries, passionateness, passionflowers, patresfamilias, pedestrianisms, percussionists, percussiveness, permissiveness, perseverations, perspicacities, persuasiveness, psychoanalysis

15-letter words

pantisocratists, paralinguistics, pararosanilines, parasexualities, parasitizations, parasitologists, parthenogenesis, pasteurizations, perishabilities, permissibleness, persnicketiness, perspicuousness, pervasivenesses, pestiferousness, phantasmagorias, pharisaicalness, pharmacognosies

16-letter words

parapsychologies, parasympathetics, passionatenesses, percussivenesses, permissibilities, permissivenesses, personalizations, personifications, persuasivenesses, petrochemistries

17-letter words

paraprofessionals, parapsychologists, pathophysiologies, permissiblenesses, persnicketinesses, perspicaciousness, perspicuousnesses, pestiferousnesses, pharisaicalnesses

19-letter words

perspicaciousnesses

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