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6-letter words starting with S

Need a 6-letter word that starts with S? Every one below is valid on Wordtide's board, the everyday words first with their tile points. There are 1,778 playable words with 6 letters starting with S in Wordtide's English dictionary. The highest-scoring is SCUZZY, worth 27 points.

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Popular words with 6 letters starting with S

SUFFIX19
SQUASH17
SEQUEL15
SIZING15
SQUARE15
SUBWAY14
SYNTAX14
SHOCKS13
SKETCH13
STICKY13
STUFFS13
SUFFER13
SUPPLY13
SURVEY13
SWAMPS13
SWITCH13
SACKED12
SCHEME12

Highest-scoring words with 6 letters starting with S

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

SCUZZY27
SNAZZY24
SIZZLE22
SQUAWK21
SYZYGY21
SCHIZY20
SUFFIX19
SKIVVY19
SKYBOX19
SQUEAK18
SCHIZO18
SCHNOZ18

6-letter words starting with S (1,778)

SACKED12
SACRED9
SADDEN8
SAFELY11
SAFEST9
SAFETY11
SALARY8
SAMPLE10
SANITY8
SAVING11
SAYING9
SCALED9
SCALES8
SCARCE10
SCARED9
SCARES8
SCENES8
SCHEME12
SCHOOL10
SCORED9
SCORES8
SCOTCH12
SCRAPS10
SCREAM10
SCREEN8
SCREWS11
SCRIPT10
SCROLL8
SEARCH10
SECOND9
SECRET8
SECTOR8
SECURE9
SEEMED9
SELDOM9
SELECT8
SEQUEL15
SERMON8
SERVED11
SERVER10
SERVES10
SEVERE10
SEXIST12
SHADES9
SHADOW12
SHAKEN11
SHAKES11
SHAPED11
SHAPES10
SHARED9
SHARES8
SHEETS8
SHELLS8
SHELVE12
SHIFTS11
SHINED9
SHINES8
SHOCKS13
SHOOTS8
SHORTS8
SHOULD10
SHOUTS9
SHOWED12
SHOWER11
SICKEN11
SIDING8
SIGHTS9
SIGNED8
SILVER10
SIMPLE10
SIMPLY12
SINFUL10
SIZING15
SKETCH13
SKILLS9
SLAVES10
SLEEPS8
SLICED9
SLICES8
SLIGHT9
SLOPPY12
SLOWED10
SLOWER9
SLOWLY11
SMELLS8
SMELLY10
SMILED9
SMILES8
SMOKED12
SMOKER11
SMOKES11
SMOOTH10
SNEAKS9
SNEAKY11
SOCIAL8
SOCKET11
SOLELY8
SOLVED11
SOLVES10
SORDID8
SOUGHT10
SOUNDS8
SOURCE9
SPACED11
SPACES10
SPARES8
SPEAKS11
SPEECH12
SPEEDS9
SPELLS8
SPENDS9
SPHERE10
SPIGOT9
SPIRAL8
SPIRIT8
SPLITS8
SPOKEN11
SPRANG9
SPREAD9
SPRING9
SPRUNG10
SQUARE15
SQUASH17
STACKS11
STAMPS10
STARVE10
STAYED9
STEADY9
STICKS11
STICKY13
STOCKS11
STRIKE9
STRIVE10
STROKE9
STRUCK12
STUFFS13
STUPID10
SUBMIT11
SUBSET9
SUBTLE9
SUBTLY11
SUBWAY14
SUDDEN9
SUFFER13
SUFFIX19
SUMMED12
SUMMER11
SUNDRY10
SUPERB11
SUPPLY13
SURELY9
SURVEY13
SWAMPS13
SWEARS9
SWEATS9
SWEEPS11
SWITCH13
SYMBOL12
SYNTAX14
SYSTEM10

The 160 most common shown, 1,618 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

How common are they?

1,778 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (1.1%) are with 6 letters starting with S. Most of them, 1,778, have 6 letters.

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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 6 letters starting with S?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,778 words with 6 letters starting with S.

What is the highest-scoring word with 6 letters starting with S?

SCUZZY, worth 27 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: SNAZZY (24), SIZZLE (22) and SQUAWK (21).

What are the most common words with 6 letters starting with S?

SUFFIX, SQUASH, SEQUEL, SIZING, SQUARE and SUBWAY. 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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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.

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