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5-letter words starting with S and ending with A

Need a 5-letter word that starts with S and ends with A? Every one below is valid on Wordtide's board, the everyday words first with their tile points. There are 36 playable words with 5 letters starting with S and ending with A in Wordtide's English dictionary. The highest-scoring is SCHWA, worth 12 points.

  • SIGMA8
  • SAUNA6
  • SCHWA12
  • SCUBA10
  • SAMBA9
  • SEPIA7
  • SEPTA7
  • SALSA5
  • SENNA5
  • SHIVA11
  • SYLVA11
  • SUMMA10
  • SELVA9
  • SILVA9
  • SPICA9
  • SULFA9
  • SCUTA8
  • SOFTA8

Highest-scoring words with 5 letters starting with S and ending with A

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

  • SCHWA12
  • SHIVA11
  • SYLVA11
  • SCUBA10
  • SUMMA10
  • SAMBA9
  • SELVA9
  • SILVA9
  • SPICA9
  • SULFA9
  • SIGMA8
  • SCUTA8

5-letter words starting with S and ending with A (36)

  • SABRA7
  • SACRA7
  • SAIGA6
  • SALPA7
  • SALSA5
  • SAMBA9
  • SANGA6
  • SAUNA6
  • SCENA7
  • SCHWA12
  • SCUBA10
  • SCUTA8
  • SELVA9
  • SENNA5
  • SENSA5
  • SEPIA7
  • SEPTA7
  • SHIVA11
  • SIGMA8
  • SILVA9
  • SIRRA5
  • SOFTA8
  • SPICA9
  • SPUTA8
  • STELA5
  • STOMA7
  • STRIA5
  • STUPA8
  • SULFA9
  • SUMMA10
  • SUNNA6
  • SUPRA8
  • SURRA6
  • SUTRA6
  • SUTTA6
  • SYLVA11

How common are they?

36 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.02%) are with 5 letters starting with S and ending with A. Most of them, 36, have 5 letters.

5-letter words starting with S, by last letter

Other lengths starting with S and ending with A

Related word lists

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there with 5 letters starting with S and ending with A?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 36 words with 5 letters starting with S and ending with A.

What is the highest-scoring word with 5 letters starting with S and ending with A?

SCHWA, worth 12 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: SHIVA (11), SYLVA (11) and SCUBA (10).

What are the most common words with 5 letters starting with S and ending with A?

SIGMA, SAUNA, SCHWA, SCUBA, SAMBA and SEPIA. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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Play these words on the shared board

Wordtide is a free word game on one endless board shared by players around the world. Build off anyone's words, claim bonus squares and grow your own island: no download, no sign-up. Every word on this page is valid in the English world.