5-letter words with S as the first letter

There are 1,529 five-letter words with S as the first letter. Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green tile fixes a position, and this is the full list of answers that still fit. S is the single most useful tile in word games because it pluralises and hooks onto other words, so guard your S tiles.

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Every word below is exactly five letters with S in the first position, shown with its Scrabble score. Common picks include saags, sabal, sabed, saber and sabes. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a specific puzzle further.

Highest-scoring 5-letter words with s as the first letter

WordScoreLength
swizz265
scuzz255
squiz235
soyuz175
squaw175
smaze165
spitz165
squab165
squib165
sadza155

5-letter words with S as the first letter (1,529)

Showing the first 300 of 1,529. Use the solver above to filter to your tiles, or take the whole set from the free JSON API.

saags6sabal7sabed8saber7sabes7sabha10sabin7sabir7sable7sabot7sabra7sabre7sacks11sacra7saddo7sades6sadhe9sadhu9sadis6sadly9sados6sadza15safed9safer8safes8sagas6sager6sages6saggy10sagos6sagum8saheb10sahib10saice7saick11saics7saids6saiga6sails5saims7saine5sains5saint5sairs5saist5saith8sajou12sakai9saker9sakes9sakia9sakis9salad6salal5salep7sales5salet5salic7salix12salle5sally8salmi7salol5salon5salop7salpa7salps7salsa5salse5salto5salts5salty8salue5salve8salvo8saman7samas7samba9sambo9samek11samel7samen7sames7samey10samfu10sammy12sampi9samps9sands6sandy9saned6saner5sanes5sanga6sangh9sango6sangs6sanko9sansa5santo5sants5saola5sapan7sapid8sapor7sappy12saran5sards6sared6saree5sarge6sargo6sarin5saris5sarks9sarky12sarod6saros5sarus5saser5sasin5sasse5sassy8satai5satay8sated6satem7sates5satin5satis5satyr8sauba7sauce7sauch10saucy10saugh9sauls5sault5sauna5saunt5saury8saute5sauts5saved9saver8saves8savey11savin8savor8savoy11savvy14sawah11sawed9sawer8saxes12sayed9sayer8sayid9sayne8sayon8sayst8sazes14scabs9scads8scaff13scags8scail7scala7scald8scale7scall7scalp9scaly10scamp11scams9scand8scans7scant7scapa9scape9scapi9scare7scarf10scarp9scars7scart7scary10scath10scats7scatt7scaud8scaup9scaur7scaws10sceat7scena7scend8scene7scent7schav13schmo12schul10schwa13scion7sclim9scody11scoff13scogs8scold8scone7scoog8scoop9scoot7scopa9scope9scops9score7scorn7scots7scoug8scoup9scour7scout7scowl10scowp12scows10scrab9scrae7scrag8scram9scran7scrap9scrat7scraw10scray10scree7screw10scrim9scrip9scrod8scrog8scrow10scrub9scrum9scuba9scudi8scudo8scuds8scuff13scuft10scugs8sculk11scull7sculp9sculs7scums9scups9scurf10scurs7scuse7scuta7scute7scuts7scuzz25scyes10sdayn9sdein6seals5seame7seams7seamy10seans5seare5sears5sease5seats5seaze14sebum9secco9sechs10sects7sedan6seder6sedes6sedge7sedgy10sedum8seeds6seedy9seeks9seeld6seels5seely8seems7seeps7seepy10seers5sefer8segar6segni6

Frequently asked questions

How many 5-letter words have S as the first letter?

Our dictionary lists 1,529 five-letter words with S in the first position.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your first tile turned green as S, this is your candidate list. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters.

What is a common example?

SAAGS is a common five-letter word with S as its first letter.

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