5-letter words starting with S
There are 1,529 five-letter words that start with S in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is SWIZZ at 26 points. T is the most common second letter, in 182 of them, and the average score is 8.1 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 1,529 words are 12% of all 12,578 five-letter words, and S is the most common first letter at this length. The solver above is already set to 5 letters starting with S, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.
For Wordle, STARE is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 1,529 words.
5-letter words starting with S in numbers
- Words
- 1,529
- Highest scoring
- SWIZZ 26 pts
- Average score
- 8.1 pts
- With a definition
- 831 (54%)
- A162
- C103
- D2
- E123
- H144
- I99
- K72
- L85
- M42
- N63
- O130
- P141
- Q9
- T182
- U71
- W72
- Y29
Highest-scoring 5-letter words starting with s
5-letter words starting with S (1,529)
These 300 of the 1,529 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 5 letter words start with S?
1,529, which is 12% of the 12,578 five-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 831 of them have a dictionary definition.
What is the best 5 letter word starting with S for Scrabble?
SWIZZ scores 26 points before bonus squares. Next come SCUZZ (25), SQUIZ (23) and SOYUZ (17). The average is 8.1 points.
Which letter most often comes second in 5 letter words starting with S?
T, in 182 of the 1,529 (12%). A follows with 162.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with S?
STARE. Among the familiar words on this list with five different letters, it uses the letters that appear in the most of these 1,529 words, so one guess tests a big share of the candidates.