4 Letter Words Starting with S
There are 353 4-letter English words that start with S, ranging alphabetically from SABE to SYPH. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: SIZY (16), SPAZ (15), SEXY (14). Roughly 11% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
S
- SABE6 pts
- SABS6 pts
- SACK10 pts
- SACS6 pts
- SADE5 pts
- SADI5 pts
- SAFE7 pts
- SAGA5 pts
- SAGE5 pts
- SAGO5 pts
- SAGS5 pts
- SAGY8 pts
- SAID5 pts
- SAIL4 pts
- SAIN4 pts
- SAKE8 pts
- SAKI8 pts
- SALE4 pts
- SALL4 pts
- SALP6 pts
- SALS4 pts
- SALT4 pts
- SAME6 pts
- SAMP8 pts
- SAND5 pts
- SANE4 pts
- SANG5 pts
- SANK8 pts
- SANS4 pts
- SAPS6 pts
- SARD5 pts
- SARI4 pts
- SARK8 pts
- SASH7 pts
- SASS4 pts
- SATE4 pts
- SATI4 pts
- SAUL4 pts
- SAVE7 pts
- SAWN7 pts
- SAWS7 pts
- SAYS7 pts
- SCAB8 pts
- SCAD7 pts
- SCAG7 pts
- SCAM8 pts
- SCAN6 pts
- SCAR6 pts
- SCAT6 pts
- SCOP8 pts
- SCOT6 pts
- SCOW9 pts
- SCRY9 pts
- SCUD7 pts
- SCUM8 pts
- SCUP8 pts
- SCUT6 pts
- SEAL4 pts
- SEAM6 pts
- SEAR4 pts
- SEAS4 pts
- SEAT4 pts
- SECS6 pts
- SECT6 pts
- SEED5 pts
- SEEK8 pts
- SEEL4 pts
- SEEM6 pts
- SEEN4 pts
- SEEP6 pts
- SEER4 pts
- SEES4 pts
- SEGO5 pts
- SEGS5 pts
- SEIF7 pts
- SEIS4 pts
- SELF7 pts
- SELL4 pts
- SELS4 pts
- SEME6 pts
- SEMI6 pts
- SEND5 pts
- SENE4 pts
- SENT4 pts
- SEPT6 pts
- SERA4 pts
- SERE4 pts
- SERF7 pts
- SERS4 pts
- SETA4 pts
- SETS4 pts
- SETT4 pts
- SEWN7 pts
- SEWS7 pts
- SEXT11 pts
- SEXY14 pts
- SHAD8 pts
- SHAG8 pts
- SHAH10 pts
- SHAM9 pts
- SHAT7 pts
- SHAW10 pts
- SHAY10 pts
- SHEA7 pts
- SHED8 pts
- SHES7 pts
- SHEW10 pts
- SHIM9 pts
- SHIN7 pts
- SHIP9 pts
- SHIT7 pts
- SHIV10 pts
- SHMO9 pts
- SHOD8 pts
- SHOE7 pts
- SHOG8 pts
- SHOO7 pts
- SHOP9 pts
- SHOT7 pts
- SHOW10 pts
- SHRI7 pts
- SHUL7 pts
- SHUN7 pts
- SHUT7 pts
- SIAL4 pts
- SIBB8 pts
- SIBS6 pts
- SICE6 pts
- SICK10 pts
- SICS6 pts
- SIDE5 pts
- SIFT7 pts
- SIGH8 pts
- SIGN5 pts
- SIKE8 pts
- SILD5 pts
- SILK8 pts
- SILL4 pts
- SILO4 pts
- SILT4 pts
- SIMA6 pts
- SIMP8 pts
- SIMS6 pts
- SINE4 pts
- SING5 pts
- SINH7 pts
- SINK8 pts
- SINS4 pts
- SIPE6 pts
- SIPS6 pts
- SIRE4 pts
- SIRS4 pts
- SITE4 pts
- SITH7 pts
- SITS4 pts
- SIZE13 pts
- SIZY16 pts
- SKAG9 pts
- SKAS8 pts
- SKAT8 pts
- SKEE8 pts
- SKEG9 pts
- SKEP10 pts
- SKEW11 pts
- SKID9 pts
- SKIM10 pts
- SKIN8 pts
- SKIP10 pts
- SKIS8 pts
- SKIT8 pts
- SKUA8 pts
- SLAB6 pts
- SLAG5 pts
- SLAM6 pts
- SLAP6 pts
- SLAT4 pts
- SLAW7 pts
- SLAY7 pts
- SLED5 pts
- SLEW7 pts
- SLID5 pts
- SLIM6 pts
- SLIP6 pts
- SLIT4 pts
- SLOB6 pts
- SLOE4 pts
- SLOG5 pts
- SLOP6 pts
- SLOT4 pts
- SLOW7 pts
- SLUB6 pts
- SLUE4 pts
- SLUG5 pts
- SLUM6 pts
- SLUR4 pts
- SLUT4 pts
- SMEW9 pts
- SMIT6 pts
- SMOG7 pts
- SMUG7 pts
- SMUT6 pts
- SNAG5 pts
- SNAP6 pts
- SNAW7 pts
- SNED5 pts
- SNIB6 pts
- SNIP6 pts
- SNIT4 pts
- SNOB6 pts
- SNOG5 pts
- SNOT4 pts
- SNOW7 pts
- SNUB6 pts
- SNUG5 pts
- SNYE7 pts
- SOAK8 pts
- SOAP6 pts
- SOAR4 pts
- SOBS6 pts
- SOCK10 pts
- SODA5 pts
- SODS5 pts
- SOFA7 pts
- SOFT7 pts
- SOIL4 pts
- SOJA11 pts
- SOKE8 pts
- SOLA4 pts
- SOLD5 pts
- SOLE4 pts
- SOLI4 pts
- SOLO4 pts
- SOLS4 pts
- SOMA6 pts
- SOME6 pts
- SONE4 pts
- SONG5 pts
- SONS4 pts
- SOOK8 pts
- SOON4 pts
- SOOT4 pts
- SOPH9 pts
- SOPS6 pts
- SORA4 pts
- SORB6 pts
- SORD5 pts
- SORE4 pts
- SORI4 pts
- SORN4 pts
- SORT4 pts
- SOTH7 pts
- SOTS4 pts
- SOUK8 pts
- SOUL4 pts
- SOUP6 pts
- SOUR4 pts
- SOUS4 pts
- SOWN7 pts
- SOWS7 pts
- SOYA7 pts
- SOYS7 pts
- SPAE6 pts
- SPAN6 pts
- SPAR6 pts
- SPAS6 pts
- SPAT6 pts
- SPAY9 pts
- SPAZ15 pts
- SPEC8 pts
- SPED7 pts
- SPEW9 pts
- SPIC8 pts
- SPIK10 pts
- SPIN6 pts
- SPIT6 pts
- SPIV9 pts
- SPOT6 pts
- SPRY9 pts
- SPUD7 pts
- SPUE6 pts
- SPUN6 pts
- SPUR6 pts
- SRIS4 pts
- STAB6 pts
- STAG5 pts
- STAR4 pts
- STAT4 pts
- STAW7 pts
- STAY7 pts
- STEM6 pts
- STEP6 pts
- STET4 pts
- STEW7 pts
- STEY7 pts
- STIR4 pts
- STOA4 pts
- STOB6 pts
- STOP6 pts
- STOW7 pts
- STUB6 pts
- STUD5 pts
- STUM6 pts
- STUN4 pts
- STYE7 pts
- SUBA6 pts
- SUBS6 pts
- SUCH9 pts
- SUCK10 pts
- SUDD6 pts
- SUDS5 pts
- SUED5 pts
- SUER4 pts
- SUES4 pts
- SUET4 pts
- SUGH8 pts
- SUIT4 pts
- SULK8 pts
- SULU4 pts
- SUMO6 pts
- SUMP8 pts
- SUMS6 pts
- SUNG5 pts
- SUNK8 pts
- SUNN4 pts
- SUNS4 pts
- SUPE6 pts
- SUPS6 pts
- SUQS13 pts
- SURA4 pts
- SURD5 pts
- SURE4 pts
- SURF7 pts
- SUSS4 pts
- SWAB9 pts
- SWAG8 pts
- SWAM9 pts
- SWAN7 pts
- SWAP9 pts
- SWAT7 pts
- SWAY10 pts
- SWIG8 pts
- SWIM9 pts
- SWOB9 pts
- SWOP9 pts
- SWOT7 pts
- SWUM9 pts
- SYBO9 pts
- SYCE9 pts
- SYKE11 pts
- SYLI7 pts
- SYNC9 pts
- SYNE7 pts
- SYPH12 pts
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sizy | 16 | 15 |
| 2 | spaz | 15 | 16 |
| 3 | sexy | 14 | 13 |
| 4 | suqs | 13 | 14 |
| 5 | size | 13 | 13 |
| 6 | syph | 12 | 11 |
| 7 | soja | 11 | 13 |
| 8 | sext | 11 | 11 |
| 9 | skew | 11 | 11 |
| 10 | syke | 11 | 10 |
Strategy for this list
S is worth 1 in Scrabble and starts ~13,000 words — the largest slice of the dictionary. S is the game's single most valuable tile because it pluralises almost anything and hooks onto virtually every common noun and verb. S-openers with premium potential include SEIZED, SIZZLE, SIZE. In Wordle, S is common in position 1 and position 5 (SHORE, HORES); an S in either position is a strong information-gathering test.
FAQs
How many 4-letter words start with S?
353 valid 4-letter English words begin with S in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).