5-Letter Words Starting With S and Ending in S
Our word finder knows 281 five-letter words that start with S and end in S. Common picks such as SITES, SALES, SHOWS lead the list, which makes it faster to spot the word your puzzle is hiding.
Words are ordered by usage frequency in a trillion-word English corpus, which is the closest thing to "most likely answer first" that a word list can offer.
Most common
- sites5
- sales5
- shows11
- shoes8
- stars5
- ships10
- seems7
- songs6
- steps7
- shops10
- stats5
- signs6
- specs9
- sizes14
- swiss8
- shots8
- sides6
- seats5
- slots5
- seeds6
All 281 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- seeks 9
- spots 7
- stops 7
- sells 5
- socks 11
- sluts 5
- suits 5
- sends 6
- skins 9
- saves 8
- sorts 5
- spies 7
- stays 8
- souls 5
- seals 5
- sears 5
- soils 5
- sands 6
- scans 7
- skies 9
- sinks 9
- stems 7
- studs 6
- sings 6
- scams 9
- slips 7
- soaps 7
- spurs 7
- salts 5
- soups 7
- scots 7
- sheds 9
- sofas 8
- sacks 11
- sinus 5
- scars 7
- spans 7
- sexes 12
- sails 5
- snaps 7
- spins 7
- seams 7
- solos 5
- slows 8
- swaps 10
- safes 8
- stubs 7
- swans 8
- sores 5
- shuts 8
- slams 7
- slabs 7
- sykes 12
- soles 5
- sages 6
- shams 10
- sects 7
- sighs 9
- skips 11
- stews 8
- silos 5
- soars 5
- slums 7
- slits 5
- slugs 6
- stirs 5
- silks 9
- sills 5
- swims 10
- skits 9
- shins 8
- slaps 7
- semis 7
- snows 8
- skids 10
- snips 7
- spams 9
- swabs 10
- spits 7
- snags 6
- sleds 6
- sodas 6
- slats 5
- sires 5
- stags 6
- sagas 6
- stabs 7
- situs 5
- shits 8
- satis 5
- shays 11
- sakes 9
- slurs 5
- shims 10
- spars 7
- seeps 7
- slims 7
- saris 5
- solus 5
- sixes 12
- soaks 9
- snobs 7
- softs 8
- stuns 5
- sikes 9
- spews 10
- surfs 8
- swags 9
- seers 5
- syncs 10
- scabs 9
- serfs 8
- slags 6
- spuds 8
- snubs 7
- sabes 7
- shuns 8
- smuts 7
- saxes 12
- shaws 11
- sines 5
- slays 8
- sours 5
- spats 7
- sates 5
- sumps 9
- sways 11
- skews 12
- sones 5
- sains 5
- sards 6
- scats 7
- setts 5
- supes 7
- sipes 7
- seres 5
- sauls 5
- somas 7
- scads 8
- silts 5
- skims 11
- shies 8
- sorbs 7
- shags 9
- scuds 8
- scops 9
- shews 11
- saros 5
- sifts 8
- slobs 7
- souks 9
- sties 5
- swats 8
- selfs 8
- stets 5
- styes 8
- semes 7
- stows 8
- suras 5
- skuas 9
- sakis 9
- shoos 8
- slops 7
- simas 7
- sulks 9
- swigs 9
- scums 9
- septs 7
- soras 5
- shads 9
- sumos 7
- sanes 5
- slews 8
- sadis 6
- sades 6
- sagos 6
- saids 6
- salps 7
- samps 9
- sarks 9
- scags 8
- scows 10
- scups 9
- scuts 7
- seels 5
- segos 6
- seifs 8
- sexts 12
- shahs 11
- sheas 8
- shivs 11
- shogs 9
- shris 8
- shuls 8
- shwas 11
- sials 5
- sibbs 9
- sices 7
- sicks 11
- sikas 9
- silds 6
- simps 9
- sinhs 8
- sises 5
- skags 10
- skats 9
- skees 9
- skegs 10
- skeps 11
- slaws 8
- sloes 5
- slogs 6
- slubs 7
- slues 5
- smews 10
- smogs 8
- snaws 8
- sneds 6
- snibs 7
- snits 5
- snogs 6
- snots 5
- snugs 6
- snyes 8
- sobas 7
- socas 7
- sojas 12
- sokes 9
- sooks 9
- soots 5
- sophs 10
- sords 6
- sorns 5
- sorus 5
- soths 8
- soyas 8
- spaes 7
- spays 10
- spics 9
- spiks 11
- spivs 10
- spues 7
- stoas 5
- stobs 7
- stoss 5
- stots 5
- stums 7
- subas 7
- sudds 7
- suers 5
- suets 5
- sughs 9
- sulus 5
- sunns 5
- surds 6
- swobs 10
- swops 10
- swots 8
- syces 10
- sylis 8
- syphs 13
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words are there that start with S and end in S?
There are 281 five-letter words that start with S and end in S in the tournament word lists. The most common are SITES, SALES, SHOWS.
What are common five-letter words that start with S and end in S?
SITES, SALES, SHOWS, SHOES, STARS are the most frequently used. The full list of 281 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Can I play these words in Scrabble?
Yes. The list combines ENABLE and the North American tournament list (TWL), so these words are playable in Scrabble-style games, including Words With Friends.