5-Letter Words Starting With S
There are 1,080 five-letter words that start with S. The list below ranks them by real-world frequency, so everyday words like STATE, STORE, SOUTH appear before the obscurities.
Every entry comes from the tournament word lists, the kind of list used in Wordle, Scrabble, and Words With Friends, so each one is a genuine dictionary word.
Most common
- state5
- store5
- south8
- since7
- small7
- sites5
- shall8
- still5
- stock11
- sales5
- start5
- study9
- staff11
- story8
- space9
- share8
- short8
- style8
- sound6
- shows11
All 1,080 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- speed 8
- stuff 11
- shoes 8
- score 7
- shown 11
- super 7
- smith 10
- sport 7
- stars 5
- ships 10
- seems 7
- sense 5
- stage 6
- steel 5
- songs 6
- scale 7
- stand 6
- suite 5
- sheet 8
- seven 8
- stone 5
- shirt 8
- saint 5
- steps 7
- shops 10
- solid 6
- serve 8
- smart 7
- sorry 8
- stats 5
- sweet 8
- signs 6
- speak 11
- spent 7
- sleep 7
- scene 7
- spend 8
- specs 9
- shape 10
- sharp 10
- sizes 14
- setup 7
- scope 9
- sugar 6
- stick 11
- slide 6
- storm 7
- swiss 8
- shell 8
- solar 5
- split 7
- shift 11
- saved 9
- shots 8
- strip 7
- sides 6
- seats 5
- smoke 11
- skill 9
- spray 10
- shock 14
- smile 7
- solve 8
- sight 9
- sized 15
- swing 9
- shoot 8
- shore 8
- slots 5
- sigma 8
- spoke 11
- strap 7
- shelf 11
- seeds 6
- steam 7
- stood 6
- stack 11
- sauce 7
- slave 8
- saver 8
- seeks 9
- spots 7
- salon 5
- spare 7
- skirt 9
- sixth 15
- sandy 9
- stamp 9
- sunny 8
- stuck 11
- stops 7
- sheep 10
- salad 6
- sword 9
- sells 5
- squad 15
- socks 11
- spell 7
- sluts 5
- screw 10
- suits 5
- snake 9
- sends 6
- skins 9
- sonic 7
- spice 9
- shade 9
- saves 8
- shake 12
- silly 8
- shame 10
- sheer 8
- smell 7
- satin 5
- slope 7
- shaft 11
- scuba 9
- steal 5
- scout 7
- sorts 5
- sperm 9
- sally 8
- shark 12
- shine 8
- serum 7
- swift 11
- samba 9
- spies 7
- scary 10
- stays 8
- surge 6
- souls 5
- spank 11
- spine 7
- scoop 9
- safer 8
- stake 9
- sewer 8
- sided 7
- seals 5
- skate 9
- sears 5
- sixty 15
- spark 11
- spike 11
- soils 5
- sedan 6
- stern 5
- shawn 11
- slice 7
- sweat 8
- spite 7
- skull 9
- sands 6
- steak 9
- supra 7
- salsa 5
- sauna 5
- spoon 7
- shout 8
- straw 8
- suede 6
- stove 8
- sadly 9
- stein 5
- spill 7
- scans 7
- snack 11
- squid 15
- slate 5
- skies 9
- scrap 9
- sweep 10
- stain 5
- stiff 11
- sushi 8
- stark 9
- sinks 9
- steep 7
- stems 7
- scent 7
- studs 6
- shiny 11
- smash 10
- scarf 10
- spicy 12
- savvy 14
- silva 8
- syrup 10
- swear 8
- stool 5
- scare 7
- spear 7
- slash 8
- shook 12
- shear 8
- stole 5
- snoop 7
- sting 6
- shack 14
- sleek 9
- sings 6
- shire 8
- scams 9
- swept 10
- slips 7
- shave 11
- swamp 12
- stoke 9
- siege 6
- slick 11
- slept 7
- scrub 9
- soaps 7
- sworn 8
- spurs 7
- sneak 9
- scion 7
- swell 8
- steer 5
- salts 5
- soups 7
- stall 5
- serif 8
- shady 12
- stair 5
- sonny 8
- slack 11
- stout 5
- stare 5
- scots 7
- seize 14
- spawn 10
- stony 8
- sheds 9
- sofas 8
- shalt 8
- smoky 14
- slang 6
- sacks 11
- stray 8
- santo 5
- stunt 5
- silky 12
- sinus 5
- synth 11
- sling 6
- scars 7
- spans 7
- sober 7
- sassy 8
- snowy 11
- sexes 12
- sails 5
- servo 8
- snail 5
- sutra 5
- swine 8
- spade 8
- stash 8
- snort 5
- snaps 7
- sable 7
- spool 7
- shrub 10
- smack 13
- spins 7
- spoil 7
- sissy 8
- stump 9
- scalp 9
- siren 5
- sonar 5
- seams 7
- slant 5
- snare 5
- shank 12
- smear 7
- serge 6
- slain 5
- strut 5
- swirl 8
- savoy 11
- solos 5
- spree 7
- scart 7
- saith 8
- salty 8
- sabre 7
- stomp 9
- slows 8
- swarm 10
- seton 5
- sheen 8
- seine 5
- shiva 11
- swaps 10
- synod 9
- stang 6
- safes 8
- stubs 7
- stale 5
- swans 8
- saber 7
- sniff 11
- sores 5
- sarge 6
- shawl 11
- shuts 8
- swish 11
- skunk 13
- stalk 9
- slams 7
- squat 14
- spoof 10
- spout 7
- sault 5
- slabs 7
- swami 10
- slump 9
- stink 9
- slime 7
- swung 9
- skier 9
- snuff 11
- sorta 5
- stint 5
- shred 9
- sieve 8
- shove 11
- sykes 12
- suing 6
- spiel 7
- scamp 11
- swain 8
- shale 8
- snell 5
- shaky 15
- soles 5
- speck 13
- sepia 7
- stork 9
- spire 7
- stead 6
- shrug 9
- shone 8
- steed 6
- swank 12
- spake 11
- sever 8
- swore 8
- stent 5
- sages 6
- scorn 7
- shams 10
- strep 7
- shunt 8
- synch 13
- sects 7
- sheik 12
- spore 7
- sucre 7
- sighs 9
- skips 11
- saggy 10
- saute 5
- summa 9
- scant 7
- solon 5
- sysop 10
- swipe 10
- sloth 8
- stews 8
- styli 8
- sager 6
- savor 8
- sited 6
- slurp 7
- spode 8
- silos 5
- saucy 10
- swoop 10
- soars 5
- slums 7
- squaw 17
- slits 5
- sully 8
- snark 9
- salvo 8
- slugs 6
- stott 5
- swath 11
- shoal 8
- senna 5
- spelt 7
- stirs 5
- scrum 9
- snipe 7
- salve 8
- silks 9
- scour 7
- stung 6
- smirk 11
- sodom 8
- speer 7
- sills 5
- swims 10
- spasm 9
- slush 8
- selva 8
- sorel 5
- shrew 11
- swede 9
- surly 8
- sabin 7
- soyuz 17
- skits 9
- spiny 10
- stave 8
- shins 8
- sedge 7
- stoop 7
- scape 9
- slaps 7
- spate 7
- semis 7
- stile 5
- sahib 10
- senor 5
- spitz 16
- splat 7
- snows 8
- stade 6
- slimy 10
- skids 10
- suave 8
- soggy 10
- snips 7
- scrip 9
- spurt 7
- surah 8
- spams 9
- swabs 10
- spits 7
- spook 11
- snags 6
- sleds 6
- seder 6
- selle 5
- sleet 5
- saree 5
- soapy 10
- savin 8
- smelt 7
- sodas 6
- slats 5
- snook 9
- sloop 7
- showy 14
- spied 8
- snore 5
- silty 8
- silex 12
- shard 9
- sires 5
- stags 6
- seedy 9
- sturt 5
- skiff 15
- sisal 5
- sagas 6
- smote 7
- snuck 11
- scaly 10
- stoic 7
- smite 7
- sarin 5
- scoot 7
- stabs 7
- situs 5
- swash 11
- snout 5
- sitar 5
- sheaf 11
- slung 6
- swoon 8
- sayer 8
- snafu 8
- shaul 8
- shits 8
- snide 6
- satis 5
- segue 6
- signa 6
- sayed 9
- shoji 15
- stull 5
- shays 11
- skank 13
- scuff 13
- sakes 9
- slurs 5
- smock 13
- sired 6
- sooty 8
- strum 7
- sappy 12
- saran 5
- spilt 7
- selah 8
- shyly 14
- scone 7
- shims 10
- skein 9
- septa 7
- spars 7
- sneer 5
- sizer 14
- sucky 14
- steno 5
- swale 8
- slink 9
- sokol 9
- staid 6
- shirk 12
- stipe 7
- sunna 5
- stilt 5
- seeps 7
- slims 7
- saris 5
- solus 5
- shute 8
- snarl 5
- spiky 14
- sumac 9
- spier 7
- scoff 13
- sixes 12
- sewed 9
- sabra 7
- scull 7
- seely 8
- staph 10
- scold 8
- sawed 9
- soaks 9
- snobs 7
- shill 8
- sayid 9
- softs 8
- swart 8
- stuns 5
- sikes 9
- sacra 7
- sulky 12
- sylva 11
- sexed 13
- spews 10
- stour 5
- scree 7
- scrim 9
- stich 10
- sprig 8
- spica 9
- shorn 8
- surfs 8
- sooth 8
- sabot 7
- scram 9
- sambo 9
- swags 9
- sower 8
- satyr 8
- skied 10
- seers 5
- spoor 7
- satay 8
- sutta 5
- sedum 8
- syncs 10
- splay 10
- scabs 9
- stoma 7
- skint 9
- sigil 6
- serfs 8
- stupa 7
- shuck 14
- scowl 10
- sidhe 9
- shive 11
- sowed 9
- squib 16
- setae 5
- sibyl 10
- smolt 7
- sangh 9
- skeen 9
- swamy 13
- sprue 7
- segno 6
- skimp 13
- singe 6
- slags 6
- snarf 8
- slyly 11
- shied 9
- soled 6
- spuds 8
- scald 8
- skink 13
- siver 8
- stank 9
- skene 9
- skort 9
- sebum 9
- soupy 10
- soldi 6
- snubs 7
- soman 7
- swill 8
- scena 7
- shool 8
- scaup 9
- sensa 5
- sprit 7
- sabes 7
- sated 6
- sicko 11
- solum 7
- shuns 8
- smuts 7
- saner 5
- shogi 9
- saxes 12
- shaws 11
- sadhu 9
- shiel 8
- sabal 7
- sulfa 8
- snood 6
- suber 7
- spall 7
- sines 5
- slays 8
- sours 5
- spurn 7
- sward 9
- sonde 6
- spats 7
- sates 5
- sumps 9
- scarp 9
- stunk 9
- stele 5
- sways 11
- sophy 13
- skews 12
- sinew 8
- segni 6
- spiff 13
- surer 5
- sones 5
- sprat 7
- sheol 8
- sains 5
- stime 7
- sards 6
- schwa 13
- scats 7
- strop 7
- sente 5
- shewn 11
- soddy 10
- sieur 5
- setts 5
- supes 7
- sipes 7
- schmo 12
- swink 12
- shush 11
- spirt 7
- seral 5
- sware 8
- senti 5
- solan 5
- saker 9
- softy 11
- syren 8
- sanga 6
- soave 8
- seres 5
- slake 9
- sidle 6
- sauls 5
- salmi 7
- stela 5
- slosh 8
- somas 7
- squab 16
- speel 7
- sored 6
- scads 8
- stoat 5
- slaty 8
- sofar 8
- slank 9
- silts 5
- skive 12
- saiga 6
- stane 5
- skims 11
- spazz 25
- sabir 7
- skald 10
- swith 11
- sylph 13
- serac 7
- shier 8
- shies 8
- sorbs 7
- skoal 9
- shags 9
- spang 8
- slunk 9
- stria 5
- sudsy 9
- scuds 8
- spacy 12
- scops 9
- shews 11
- sigla 6
- serin 5
- saros 5
- sifts 8
- soppy 12
- shote 8
- swage 9
- slobs 7
- smush 10
- serai 5
- seamy 10
- souks 9
- sties 5
- salal 5
- swats 8
- selfs 8
- secco 9
- stroy 8
- sepoy 10
- sarod 6
- snoot 5
- schul 10
- sepal 7
- sural 5
- strew 8
- shyer 11
- stets 5
- styes 8
- shoyu 11
- spean 7
- simar 7
- semes 7
- sunup 7
- sirup 7
- sexto 12
- stows 8
- sculp 9
- suras 5
- skuas 9
- sakis 9
- shoed 9
- shoos 8
- shako 12
- shott 8
- spick 13
- slops 7
- simas 7
- sodic 8
- sulks 9
- skulk 13
- speir 7
- snick 11
- swigs 9
- samek 11
- surfy 11
- scrod 8
- sulci 7
- scums 9
- sarky 12
- sherd 9
- septs 7
- stopt 7
- shoon 8
- swang 9
- soras 5
- sered 6
- shads 9
- skean 9
- stope 7
- sumos 7
- snaky 12
- seism 7
- salep 7
- swarf 11
- sapid 8
- scute 7
- socle 7
- sopor 7
- sulfo 8
- scudo 8
- soldo 6
- sneap 7
- sloyd 9
- solei 5
- sough 9
- swail 8
- sasin 5
- sanes 5
- stere 5
- siree 5
- sharn 8
- slews 8
- scurf 10
- stirk 9
- socko 11
- sadis 6
- sabed 8
- sades 6
- sadhe 9
- sagos 6
- sagum 8
- saice 7
- saids 6
- sajou 12
- salic 7
- salol 5
- salpa 7
- salps 7
- samps 9
- saned 6
- sapor 7
- sargo 6
- sarks 9
- satem 7
- sauch 10
- saugh 9
- saury 8
- sawer 8
- sayst 8
- scags 8
- scall 7
- scatt 7
- scaur 7
- scend 8
- schav 13
- scows 10
- scrag 8
- scudi 8
- sculk 11
- scups 9
- scuta 7
- scuts 7
- scuzz 25
- sedgy 10
- seels 5
- seepy 10
- segos 6
- seifs 8
- seise 5
- sengi 6
- sepic 9
- serer 5
- serow 8
- serry 8
- setal 5
- sewan 8
- sewar 8
- sexts 12
- shahs 11
- shaly 11
- shawm 13
- sheal 8
- sheas 8
- shend 9
- shent 8
- shily 11
- shirr 8
- shist 8
- shivs 11
- shlep 10
- shlub 10
- shoat 8
- shoer 8
- shogs 9
- shorl 8
- shris 8
- shtik 12
- shuln 8
- shuls 8
- shwas 11
- sials 5
- sibbs 9
- sices 7
- sicks 11
- sikas 9
- siker 9
- silds 6
- simps 9
- sinhs 8
- siped 8
- sirra 5
- sises 5
- situp 7
- sixmo 14
- sixte 12
- sizar 14
- skags 10
- skats 9
- skeed 10
- skees 9
- skegs 10
- skell 9
- skelm 11
- skelp 11
- skeps 11
- skiey 12
- skimo 11
- skirl 9
- skirr 9
- skite 9
- skosh 12
- skyed 13
- skyey 15
- slaws 8
- slier 5
- slily 8
- slipe 7
- slipt 7
- sloes 5
- slogs 6
- sloid 6
- slojd 13
- slubs 7
- slued 6
- slues 5
- sluff 11
- slurb 7
- slyer 8
- slype 10
- smalt 7
- smarm 9
- smaze 16
- smeek 11
- smerk 11
- smews 10
- smogs 8
- snash 8
- snath 8
- snaws 8
- sneck 11
- sneds 6
- snibs 7
- snits 5
- snogs 6
- snool 5
- snots 5
- snugs 6
- snyes 8
- sobas 7
- socas 7
- softa 8
- sojas 12
- sokes 9
- sonly 8
- sonsy 8
- sooey 8
- sooks 9
- soots 5
- sophs 10
- sords 6
- sorer 5
- sorgo 6
- sorns 5
- sorus 5
- soths 8
- sotol 5
- souse 5
- sowar 8
- soyas 8
- sozin 14
- spado 8
- spaed 8
- spaes 7
- spahi 10
- spail 7
- spait 7
- spale 7
- spays 10
- speil 7
- spics 9
- spiks 11
- spile 7
- spiry 10
- spivs 10
- sprag 8
- sprug 8
- spued 8
- spues 7
- spume 9
- spumy 12
- sputa 7
- squeg 15
- stagy 9
- staig 6
- steek 9
- stewy 11
- stied 6
- stimy 10
- stirp 7
- stoae 5
- stoai 5
- stoas 5
- stobs 7
- stogy 9
- stook 9
- stoss 5
- stots 5
- stoup 7
- stowp 10
- strow 8
- stums 7
- stupe 7
- styed 9
- stymy 13
- subah 10
- subas 7
- sudds 7
- sudor 6
- suers 5
- suets 5
- suety 8
- sughs 9
- suint 5
- sulus 5
- sunns 5
- surds 6
- surgy 9
- surra 5
- sweer 8
- swive 11
- swobs 10
- swops 10
- swots 8
- swoun 8
- sycee 10
- 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?
There are 1,080 five-letter words that start with S in the tournament word lists. The most common are STATE, STORE, SOUTH.
What are common five-letter words that start with S?
STATE, STORE, SOUTH, SINCE, SMALL are the most frequently used. The full list of 1,080 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Are these valid Wordle words?
Nearly all of them. Wordle draws its answers from a curated list of common five-letter words, but it accepts almost any dictionary word as a guess, including the words on this page.
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