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Words That Start With S

There are 18,988 English words that start with the letter S, from SAB to SYZYGY. The highest-scoring word beginning with S in Scrabble® is SCHIZOPHRENICALLY at 41 points, and the longest is SPECTROPHOTOMETRICALLY (22 letters). Use the list for Scrabble, Words With Friends, Wordscapes and crossword help. The list is ordered alphabetically; use the filter box below to jump to a specific starting letter.

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S

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Showing the first 600 of 18,988 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
1schizophrenically4144
2subjectivizations4047
3sympathectomized4042
4subjectivization3946
5subjectivizing3846
6spectrophotometrically3843
7showbizzy3837
8subjectivized3743
9subjectivizes3642
10squeezability3638

What these words mean

schizophrenically
Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
subjectivizations
Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
sympathectomized
Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
subjectivization
Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
subjectivizing
Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
spectrophotometrically
Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
showbizzy
(adjective)Of or pertaining to showbiz; glitzy, glamorous (possibly implying a lack of intellectual depth).
subjectivized
Valid 13-letter English word — definition not on file.
subjectivizes
Valid 13-letter English word — definition not on file.
squeezability
Valid 13-letter English word — definition not on file.

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API, cached for repeat visits.

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 words start with S?

18,988 valid English words begin with S.

Best Scrabble word starting with S?

SCHIZOPHRENICALLY at 41 pts.

Longest word starting with S?

SPECTROPHOTOMETRICALLY (22 letters).

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