Word lists
5 letter words starting with S
1,056 words, 12.2% of every 5-letter word.
- Words in this list
- 1,056
- Average base score
- 8.1
- Highest scorer
- SOYUZ (17)
- Most common second letter
- T (130), H (114), A (108)
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Highest scoring plays
SOYUZ tops this list at 17 points against a 8.1 average.
- SOYUZ 17
- SQUAW 17
- SMAZE 16
- SPITZ 16
- SQUAB 16
- SQUIB 16
- SHAKY 15
- SHOJI 15
- SIXTH 15
- SIXTY 15
- SIZED 15
- SKIFF 15
The list
The first 900 of 1,056. Use the pattern box above to search the rest.
- SOYUZ
- SQUAW
- SMAZE
- SPITZ
- SQUAB
- SQUIB
- SHAKY
- SHOJI
- SIXTH
- SIXTY
- SIZED
- SKIFF
- SABED
- SABER
- SABES
- SABIN
- SABIR
- SABLE
- SABOT
- SABRA
- SABRE
- SACKS
- SACRA
- SADES
- SADHE
- SADHU
- SADIS
- SADLY
- SAFER
- SAFES
- SAGAS
- SAGER
- SAGES
- SAGGY
- SAGOS
- SAGUM
- SAHIB
- SAICE
- SAIDS
- SAIGA
- SAILS
- SAINS
- SAINT
- SAITH
- SAJOU
- SAKER
- SAKES
- SAKIS
- SALAD
- SALAL
- SALEP
- SALES
- SALIC
- SALLY
- SALMI
- SALOL
- SALON
- SALPA
- SALPS
- SALSA
- SALTS
- SALTY
- SALVE
- SALVO
- SAMBA
- SAMBO
- SAMEK
- SAMPS
- SANDS
- SANDY
- SANED
- SANER
- SANES
- SANGA
- SANGH
- SANTO
- SAPID
- SAPOR
- SAPPY
- SARAN
- SARDS
- SAREE
- SARGE
- SARIN
- SARIS
- SARKS
- SARKY
- SAROD
- SAROS
- SASIN
- SASSY
- SATAY
- SATED
- SATEM
- SATES
- SATIN
- SATIS
- SATYR
- SAUCE
- SAUCH
- SAUCY
- SAUGH
- SAULS
- SAULT
- SAUNA
- SAURY
- SAUTE
- SAVED
- SAVER
- SAVES
- SAVIN
- SAVOR
- SAVOY
- SAVVY
- SAWED
- SAWER
- SAXES
- SAYER
- SAYID
- SAYST
- SCABS
- SCADS
- SCAGS
- SCALD
- SCALE
- SCALL
- SCALP
- SCALY
- SCAMP
- SCAMS
- SCANS
- SCANT
- SCAPE
- SCARE
- SCARF
- SCARP
- SCARS
- SCART
- SCARY
- SCATS
- SCATT
- SCAUP
- SCAUR
- SCENA
- SCEND
- SCENE
- SCENT
- SCHAV
- SCHMO
- SCHUL
- SCHWA
- SCION
- SCOFF
- SCOLD
- SCONE
- SCOOP
- SCOOT
- SCOPE
- SCOPS
- SCORE
- SCORN
- SCOTS
- SCOUR
- SCOUT
- SCOWL
- SCOWS
- SCRAG
- SCRAM
- SCRAP
- SCREE
- SCREW
- SCRIM
- SCRIP
- SCROD
- SCRUB
- SCRUM
- SCUBA
- SCUDI
- SCUDO
- SCUDS
- SCUFF
- SCULK
- SCULL
- SCULP
- SCUMS
- SCUPS
- SCURF
- SCUTA
- SCUTE
- SCUTS
- SEALS
- SEAMS
- SEAMY
- SEARS
- SEATS
- SEBUM
- SECCO
- SECTS
- SEDAN
- SEDER
- SEDGE
- SEDGY
- SEDUM
- SEEDS
- SEEDY
- SEEKS
- SEELS
- SEELY
- SEEMS
- SEEPS
- SEEPY
- SEERS
- SEGNI
- SEGNO
- SEGOS
- SEGUE
- SEIFS
- SEINE
- SEISE
- SEISM
- SEIZE
- SELAH
- SELFS
- SELLE
- SELLS
- SELVA
- SEMEN
- SEMES
- SEMIS
- SENDS
- SENGI
- SENNA
- SENOR
- SENSA
- SENSE
- SENTE
- SENTI
- SEPAL
- SEPIA
- SEPIC
- SEPOY
- SEPTA
- SEPTS
- SERAC
- SERAI
- SERAL
- SERED
- SERER
- SERES
- SERFS
- SERGE
- SERIF
- SERIN
- SEROW
- SERRY
- SERUM
- SERVE
- SERVO
- SETAE
- SETAL
- SETON
- SETTS
- SETUP
- SEVEN
- SEVER
- SEWAN
- SEWAR
- SEWED
- SEWER
- SEXED
- SEXES
- SEXTO
- SEXTS
- SHACK
- SHADE
- SHADS
- SHADY
- SHAFT
- SHAGS
- SHAHS
- SHAKE
- SHAKO
- SHALE
- SHALL
- SHALT
- SHALY
- SHAME
- SHAMS
- SHANK
- SHAPE
- SHARD
- SHARE
- SHARK
- SHARN
- SHARP
- SHAUL
- SHAVE
- SHAWL
- SHAWM
- SHAWN
- SHAWS
- SHAYS
- SHEAF
- SHEAL
- SHEAR
- SHEAS
- SHEDS
- SHEEN
- SHEEP
- SHEER
- SHEET
- SHEIK
- SHELF
- SHELL
- SHEND
- SHENT
- SHEOL
- SHERD
- SHEWN
- SHEWS
- SHIED
- SHIEL
- SHIER
- SHIES
- SHIFT
- SHILL
- SHILY
- SHIMS
- SHINE
- SHINS
- SHINY
- SHIPS
- SHIRE
- SHIRK
- SHIRR
- SHIRT
- SHIST
- SHITS
- SHIVA
- SHIVE
- SHIVS
- SHLEP
- SHOAL
- SHOAT
- SHOCK
- SHOED
- SHOER
- SHOES
- SHOGS
- SHONE
- SHOOK
- SHOOL
- SHOON
- SHOOS
- SHOOT
- SHOPS
- SHORE
- SHORL
- SHORN
- SHORT
- SHOTE
- SHOTS
- SHOTT
- SHOUT
- SHOVE
- SHOWN
- SHOWS
- SHOWY
- SHOYU
- SHRED
- SHREW
- SHRIS
- SHRUB
- SHRUG
- SHTIK
- SHUCK
- SHULN
- SHULS
- SHUNS
- SHUNT
- SHUSH
- SHUTE
- SHUTS
- SHYER
- SHYLY
- SIALS
- SIBBS
- SIBYL
- SICES
- SICKO
- SICKS
- SIDED
- SIDES
- SIDLE
- SIEGE
- SIEUR
- SIEVE
- SIFTS
- SIGHS
- SIGHT
- SIGIL
- SIGMA
- SIGNS
- SIKER
- SIKES
- SILDS
- SILEX
- SILKS
- SILKY
- SILLS
- SILLY
- SILOS
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- SILTY
- SILVA
- SIMAR
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- SIMPS
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- SINEW
- SINGE
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- SINKS
- SINUS
- SIPED
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- SIRED
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- SIRRA
- SIRUP
- SISAL
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- SISSY
- SITAR
- SITED
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- SITUP
- SITUS
- SIVER
- SIXES
- SIXMO
- SIXTE
- SIZAR
- SIZER
- SIZES
- SKAGS
- SKALD
- SKATE
- SKATS
- SKEAN
- SKEED
- SKEEN
- SKEES
- SKEET
- SKEGS
- SKEIN
- SKELM
- SKELP
- SKENE
- SKEPS
- SKEWS
- SKIDS
- SKIED
- SKIER
- SKIES
- SKIEY
- SKILL
- SKIMO
- SKIMP
- SKIMS
- SKINK
- SKINS
- SKINT
- SKIPS
- SKIRL
- SKIRR
- SKIRT
- SKITE
- SKITS
- SKIVE
- SKOAL
- SKOSH
- SKUAS
- SKULK
- SKULL
- SKUNK
- SKYED
- SKYEY
- SLABS
- SLACK
- SLAGS
- SLAIN
- SLAKE
- SLAMS
- SLANG
- SLANK
- SLANT
- SLAPS
- SLASH
- SLATE
- SLATS
- SLATY
- SLAVE
- SLAWS
- SLAYS
- SLEDS
- SLEEK
- SLEEP
- SLEET
- SLEPT
- SLEWS
- SLICE
- SLICK
- SLIDE
- SLIER
- SLILY
- SLIME
- SLIMS
- SLIMY
- SLING
- SLINK
- SLIPE
- SLIPS
- SLIPT
- SLITS
- SLOBS
- SLOES
- SLOGS
- SLOID
- SLOJD
- SLOOP
- SLOPE
- SLOPS
- SLOSH
- SLOTH
- SLOTS
- SLOWS
- SLOYD
- SLUBS
- SLUED
- SLUES
- SLUFF
- SLUGS
- SLUMP
- SLUMS
- SLUNG
- SLUNK
- SLURB
- SLURP
- SLURS
- SLUSH
- SLUTS
- SLYER
- SLYLY
- SLYPE
- SMACK
- SMALL
- SMALT
- SMARM
- SMART
- SMASH
- SMEAR
- SMEEK
- SMELL
- SMELT
- SMERK
- SMEWS
- SMILE
- SMIRK
- SMITE
- SMITH
- SMOCK
- SMOGS
- SMOKE
- SMOKY
- SMOLT
- SMOTE
- SMUTS
- SNACK
- SNAFU
- SNAGS
- SNAIL
- SNAKE
- SNAKY
- SNAPS
- SNARE
- SNARK
- SNARL
- SNASH
- SNATH
- SNAWS
- SNEAK
- SNEAP
- SNECK
- SNEDS
- SNEER
- SNELL
- SNIBS
- SNICK
- SNIDE
- SNIFF
- SNIPE
- SNIPS
- SNITS
- SNOBS
- SNOGS
- SNOOD
- SNOOK
- SNOOL
- SNOOP
- SNOOT
- SNORE
- SNORT
- SNOTS
- SNOUT
- SNOWS
- SNOWY
- SNUBS
- SNUCK
- SNUFF
- SNUGS
- SNYES
- SOAKS
- SOAPS
- SOAPY
- SOARS
- SOAVE
- SOBER
- SOCKO
- SOCKS
- SOCLE
- SODAS
- SODDY
- SODIC
- SODOM
- SOFAR
- SOFAS
- SOFTA
- SOFTS
- SOFTY
- SOGGY
- SOILS
- SOJAS
- SOKES
- SOKOL
- SOLAN
- SOLAR
- SOLDI
- SOLDO
- SOLED
- SOLEI
- SOLES
- SOLID
- SOLON
- SOLOS
- SOLUM
- SOLUS
- SOLVE
- SOMAS
- SONAR
- SONDE
- SONES
- SONGS
- SONIC
- SONLY
- SONNY
- SONSY
- SOOEY
- SOOKS
- SOOTH
- SOOTS
- SOOTY
- SOPHS
- SOPHY
- SOPOR
- SOPPY
- SORAS
- SORBS
- SORDS
- SOREL
- SORER
- SORES
- SORGO
- SORNS
- SORRY
- SORTS
- SORUS
- SOTHS
- SOTOL
- SOUGH
- SOUKS
- SOULS
- SOUND
- SOUPS
- SOUPY
- SOURS
- SOUSE
- SOUTH
- SOWAR
- SOWED
- SOWER
- SOYAS
- SOZIN
- SPACE
- SPACY
- SPADE
- SPADO
- SPAED
- SPAES
- SPAHI
- SPAIL
- SPAIT
- SPAKE
- SPALE
- SPALL
- SPANG
- SPANK
- SPANS
- SPARE
- SPARK
- SPARS
- SPASM
- SPATE
- SPATS
- SPAWN
- SPAYS
- SPEAK
- SPEAN
- SPEAR
- SPECK
- SPECS
- SPEED
- SPEEL
- SPEER
- SPEIL
- SPEIR
- SPELL
- SPELT
- SPEND
- SPENT
- SPERM
- SPEWS
- SPICA
- SPICE
- SPICK
- SPICS
- SPICY
- SPIED
- SPIEL
- SPIER
- SPIES
- SPIFF
- SPIKE
- SPIKS
- SPIKY
- SPILE
- SPILL
- SPILT
- SPINE
- SPINS
- SPINY
- SPIRE
- SPIRT
- SPIRY
- SPITE
- SPITS
- SPIVS
- SPLAT
- SPLAY
- SPLIT
- SPODE
- SPOIL
- SPOKE
- SPOOF
- SPOOK
- SPOOL
- SPOON
- SPOOR
- SPORE
- SPORT
- SPOTS
- SPOUT
- SPRAG
- SPRAT
- SPRAY
- SPREE
- SPRIG
- SPRIT
- SPRUE
- SPRUG
- SPUDS
- SPUED
- SPUES
- SPUME
- SPUMY
- SPUNK
- SPURN
- SPURS
- SPURT
- SPUTA
- SQUAD
- SQUAT
- SQUEG
- SQUID
- STABS
- STACK
- STADE
- STAFF
- STAGE
- STAGS
- STAGY
- STAID
- STAIG
- STAIN
- STAIR
- STAKE
- STALE
- STALK
- STALL
- STAMP
- STAND
- STANE
- STANG
- STANK
- STAPH
- STARE
- STARK
- STARS
- START
- STASH
- STATE
- STATS
- STAVE
- STAYS
- STEAD
- STEAK
- STEAL
- STEAM
- STEED
- STEEK
- STEEL
- STEEP
- STEER
- STEIN
- STELA
- STELE
- STEMS
- STENO
- STEPS
- STERE
- STERN
- STETS
- STEWS
- STICH
- STICK
- STIED
- STIES
- STIFF
- STILE
- STILL
- STILT
- STIME
- STIMY
- STING
- STINK
- STINT
- STIPE
- STIRK
- STIRP
- STIRS
- STOAE
- STOAI
- STOAS
- STOAT
- STOBS
- STOCK
- STOGY
- STOIC
- STOKE
- STOLE
- STOMA
- STOMP
- STONE
- STONY
- STOOD
- STOOK
- STOOL
- STOOP
- STOPE
- STOPS
- STOPT
- STORE
- STORK
- STORM
- STORY
- STOSS
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5 letter words starting with S FAQ
How many 5-letter words start with S?
There are 1,056, which is 12.2 percent of all 8,636 5-letter words. The most common second letter is T, in 130 of them.
What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word starting with S?
SOYUZ scores 17 on base letter values, against an average of 8.1 for this list. Board bonuses and the dictionary your game uses still need checking.
How do I find the one I need?
Use the pattern box on this page. S is already fixed at the start, so type the letters you know into the other slots and leave the rest as ?. That searches all 8,636 5-letter words, not just the sample shown here.
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