5 letter words starting with S
494 of the 3,542 words with 5 letters start with S (14%); the most frequent are still, state, since and start.
Word list
494 words
- still
- state
- since
- start
- small
- story
- south
- short
- study
- seems
- shows
- space
- share
- sense
- sorry
- sound
- stand
- stuff
- style
- stage
- seven
- staff
- super
- sleep
- shall
- speak
- sales
- spent
- store
- speed
- scene
- spend
- stock
- sweet
- shown
- smith
- stars
- serve
- songs
- scale
- score
- smart
- stone
- stick
- sites
- shoot
- sides
- solid
- sport
- steps
- shape
- signs
- steel
- stuck
- sugar
- saved
- shoes
- smoke
- squad
- storm
- split
- smile
- shirt
- shots
- spoke
- shift
- stood
- shame
- ships
- sight
- seats
- solar
- steam
- swear
- smell
- sharp
- shock
- skill
- solve
- saint
- steal
- sheet
- stops
- shell
- silly
- sixth
- sucks
- scary
- spell
- sword
- strip
- shops
- swing
- shake
- shore
- spots
- stats
- slave
- sauce
- slide
- seeds
- spare
- sized
- scope
- stays
- screw
- suits
- snake
- sorts
- souls
- stole
- sandy
- sheep
- sadly
- sizes
- slept
- spray
- suite
- shine
- shade
- salad
- sends
- stake
- swift
- sweat
- seeks
- stamp
- shark
- safer
- sells
- setup
- skull
- smash
- saves
- scare
- sunny
- shout
- shook
- stack
- spite
- socks
- shelf
- sheer
- stark
- slice
- spurs
- sneak
- spark
- steep
- straw
- sally
- scout
- steak
- sweep
- skirt
- spike
- sided
- sober
- spice
- swept
- siege
- sixty
- sonic
- spine
- skies
- stare
- scrap
- shaft
- slope
- snack
- stern
- stiff
- sworn
- sings
- shiny
- spoon
- salon
- stunt
- seals
- sperm
- spill
- swamp
- shave
- slots
- stems
- scent
- slate
- surge
- sands
- spoil
- seize
- spicy
- sting
- skins
- stall
- strap
- scars
- syrup
- salty
- serum
- skate
- stray
- stoke
- steer
- shady
- slack
- slick
- stove
- spear
- spies
- stain
- scoop
- scrub
- shale
- scarf
- sushi
- snail
- shove
- snaps
- slash
- stein
- sewer
- smack
- sonny
- swell
- slams
- scans
- slips
- stint
- sacks
- swipe
- soils
- savvy
- spree
- sedan
- slang
- slain
- specs
- stash
- salsa
- swore
- sails
- stool
- sigma
- spins
- suing
- sears
- shuts
- scalp
- sheds
- spans
- squat
- shire
- sinks
- swung
- siren
- smear
- snowy
- stalk
- stink
- swine
- shaky
- stout
- stump
- sniff
- squid
- swarm
- sexes
- shack
- stale
- salts
- shear
- snoop
- satin
- slows
- semen
- sighs
- slime
- spawn
- scams
- slump
- synth
- sheen
- sleek
- sling
- studs
- smoky
- solos
- spade
- swans
- seams
- shred
- synod
- scuba
- shrug
- sonar
- stony
- sinus
- stung
- saver
- silky
- stair
- sauna
- scrum
- snare
- stomp
- suede
- shone
- sissy
- serge
- sassy
- skier
- slabs
- slums
- swoop
- shrub
- sluts
- soaps
- stead
- saber
- samba
- slant
- soles
- spelt
- seine
- shawl
- slaps
- strut
- swirl
- sever
- skips
- snuff
- stoic
- swaps
- sects
- soggy
- stoop
- scorn
- slurs
- spire
- spout
- sully
- scant
- skunk
- sloth
- soups
- spoof
- savoy
- slimy
- snout
- spank
- spied
- spits
- supra
- shank
- semis
- slugs
- stabs
- swede
- smirk
- snipe
- stave
- swami
- scion
- sores
- sabre
- speck
- sahib
- snort
- swims
- shard
- sieve
- spore
- swain
- sable
- slush
- smelt
- stirs
- savor
- scour
- snows
- steed
- senna
- silos
- shoal
- smite
- sages
- sixes
- sodas
- spilt
- sutra
- saucy
- servo
- suave
- sewed
- stuns
- swish
- skits
- slits
- spook
- stork
- swoon
- soars
- salvo
- sofas
- slung
- surly
- spool
- spurt
- seedy
- sleet
- spasm
- stubs
- swath
- shunt
- stent
- salve
- scaly
- scold
- sawed
- sloop
- sarin
- scoot
- showy
- silks
- sills
- spate
- scoff
- sepia
- safes
- snore
- stank
- shrew
- shush
- sited
- soapy
- spiky
- scone
- strep
- skids
- saggy
- septa
- serfs
- skeet
- sneer
- splat
- sacra
- sappy
- shill
- shins
- slats
- squaw
- seeps
- shirk
- spiel
- spunk
- swank
- shams
- sired
- snags
- stews
- serif
- spiny
- swabs
- skiff
- snarl
- sagas
- senor
- saran
- scrip
- sheaf
- snobs
- snide
- sowed
- scabs
- soaks
- staid
- sleds
- smock
- stags
- staph
- segue
- slurp
- sicko
- sarge
- snafu
- slays
- sires
- skimp
- sabra
- scowl
- shied
- sooty
- scrim
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Word list: SCOWL (Spell Checker Oriented Word Lists by Kevin Atkinson; wordlist.aspell.net), size 60, US and British spellings, lower-case words a–z only (no names or abbreviations), including plurals and verb forms; of these only words with a frequency of at least 2.5 on the Zipf scale (about 3 in 10 million words) in the frequency list wordfreq by Robyn Speer (data CC BY-SA 4.0; origin and processing), sorted by that frequency. Counted are the letters a–z. Licence of these lists: GNU GPL version 3 or later (GPL-3.0, SCOWL copyright notice). Raw list as a text file (word and frequency value): haeufig-5.txt.
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