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5 Letter Words Starting with S

There are 1,056 5-letter English words that start with S, ranging alphabetically from SABED to SYSOP. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: SQUAW (17), SOYUZ (17), SQUAB (16). The list is ordered alphabetically; use the filter box below to jump to a specific starting letter.

Word list

S

Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.

Showing the first 600 of 1,056 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

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.

#WordScrabbleWWF
1squaw1718
2soyuz1717
3squab1618
4squib1618
5smaze1617
6spitz1617
7squeg1517
8shoji1516
9squad1516
10squid1516

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 5-letter words start with S?

1,056 valid 5-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).

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