5-Letter Words Starting With S
S is the king of starting letters. SLATE and SIREN became legendary Wordle openers, while Scrabble players treasure S for its ability to pluralize almost any word on the board.
5-Letter Words Starting With S
1,666words match
Top 368 likely answersSADLY
SAFER
SAINT
SALAD
SALLY
SALON
SALSA
SALTY
SALVE
SALVO
SANDY
SANER
SAPPY
SASSY
SATIN
SATYR
SAUCE
SAUCY
SAUNA
SAUTE
SAVOR
SAVOY
SAVVY
SCALD
SCALE
SCALP
SCALY
SCAMP
SCANT
SCARE
SCARF
SCARY
SCENE
SCENT
SCION
SCOFF
SCOLD
SCONE
SCOOP
SCOPE
SCORE
SCORN
SCOUR
SCOUT
SCOWL
SCRAM
SCRAP
SCREE
SCREW
SCRUB
SCRUM
SCUBA
SEDAN
SEEDY
SEGUE
SEIZE
SEMEN
SENSE
SEPIA
SERIF
SERUM
SERVE
SETUP
SEVEN
SEVER
SEWER
SHACK
SHADE
SHADY
SHAFT
SHAKE
SHAKY
SHALE
SHALL
SHALT
SHAME
SHANK
SHAPE
SHARD
SHARE
SHARK
SHARP
SHAVE
SHAWL
SHEAR
SHEEN
SHEEP
SHEER
SHEET
SHEIK
SHELF
SHELL
SHIED
SHIFT
SHINE
SHINY
SHIRE
SHIRK
SHIRT
SHOAL
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Popular Words That Start With S
Here are some of the most useful 5-letter words that start with S. The highlighted letter shows the position you're filtering for.
Common everyday words:
SMILE
STAND
STORY
SWEET
Strategic picks for word games:
SLATE
SIREN
STARE
Wordle and Scrabble Strategy
•SLATE (S, L, A, T, E) — all common letters, no repeats, top 10 starter
•SIREN and STARE are equally strong alternatives
•In Scrabble, S pluralizes words — score twice by extending existing words
•Save S tiles for high-value plays rather than S-starting words
S at a Glance
Frequency1,666 5-letter words start with S
Wordle368 Wordle answers start with S (22.1%)
PatternsCommon patterns: SH-, ST-, SP-, SW-, SC-, SL-, SM-, SN-