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6 Letter Words Starting with S

There are 1,801 6-letter English words that start with S, ranging alphabetically from SABBAT to SYZYGY. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: SCUZZY (29), SNAZZY (27), SYZYGY (25). Roughly 9% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.

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 1,801 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
1scuzzy2930
2snazzy2727
3syzygy2523
4sizzle2425
5schizy2322
6squawk2223
7skybox2222
8schnoz2021
9schizo2020
10skivvy1920

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 6-letter words start with S?

1,801 valid 6-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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