4-letter words starting with S
There are 478 four-letter words that start with S in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring are SIZY and SWIZ, tied at 16 points. O is the most common second letter, in 65 of them, and the average score is 6.4 points.
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S is the single most useful tile in word games because it pluralises and hooks onto other words, so guard your S tiles. These 478 words are 8.7% of all 5,469 four-letter words, and S is the most common first letter at this length. The solver above is already set to 4 letters starting with S, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.
4-letter words starting with S in numbers
- Words
- 478
- Highest scoring
- SIZY 16 pts
- Average score
- 6.4 pts
- With a definition
- 288 (60%)
- A57
- C20
- E56
- H30
- I47
- J1
- K25
- L28
- M7
- N20
- O65
- P29
- R1
- T27
- U36
- W17
- Y12
Highest-scoring 4-letter words starting with s
4-letter words starting with S (478)
These 300 of the 478 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every second letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the free JSON API has the full word lists.
Frequently asked questions
How many 4 letter words start with S?
478, which is 8.7% of the 5,469 four-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 288 of them have a dictionary definition.
What is the best 4 letter word starting with S for Scrabble?
SIZY and SWIZ tie at 16 points before bonus squares. Next come SKYF (14), SITZ (13) and SIZE (13). The average is 6.4 points.
Which letter most often comes second in 4 letter words starting with S?
O, in 65 of the 478 (14%). A follows with 57.