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5 Letter Words Starting With S

All 1,666 five-letter words that start with S, common words first, scored for Scrabble and Words With Friends.

All words · 1,666

544 common words
1,122 less common wordsvalid in Scrabble and most word games

How many five-letter words start with S?

1,666 five-letter words start with S. 544 of them are everyday words, and 370 are on the Wordle answer list.

1,666
words in total
544
everyday words
370
Wordle answers
SWIZZ
top score, 26 points

Most common letter after S

T comes after S in 15% of these words. Share of words by letter:

T15%
H13%
P11%
L9%
A8%
I7%
C6%
O6%

Common beginnings

5 letter words starting with another letter

Questions

How many five-letter words start with S?

1,666 five-letter words start with S. 544 of them are everyday words, such as SABER, SACKS, SADES, SADLY.

Which five-letter word starting with S scores the most in Scrabble?

SWIZZ scores 26 points before any bonus squares, the highest in this list.