5-Letter Words Starting With S and Ending in E

There are 133 five-letter words starting with S and ending in E in our dictionary; 91 of them are common words.

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All 133 words

spoke11 points
shame10 points
shape10 points
space9 points
serve8 points
share8 points
solve8 points
style8 points
scale7 points
scene7 points
score7 points
since7 points
smile7 points
spare7 points
spite7 points
stage6 points
sense5 points
state5 points
stone5 points
store5 points
shake12 points
shove11 points
smoke11 points
spike11 points
scope9 points
shade9 points
stake9 points
shine8 points
shone8 points
slave8 points
swore8 points
sauce7 points
scare7 points
slice7 points
slope7 points
slide6 points
stale5 points
stare5 points
stole5 points
suite5 points
seize14 points
shave11 points
swipe10 points
skate9 points
slake9 points
snake9 points
spice9 points
stoke9 points
salve8 points
shire8 points
shore8 points
sieve8 points
spade8 points
stave8 points
stove8 points
suave8 points
swine8 points
sabre7 points
slime7 points
smite7 points
smote7 points
snipe7 points
spate7 points
spine7 points
spire7 points
spore7 points
spree7 points
sidle6 points
siege6 points
singe6 points
snide6 points
suede6 points
surge6 points
slate5 points
snare5 points
snore5 points
spake11 points
spume9 points
shale8 points
sable7 points
scone7 points
sedge7 points
segue6 points
serge6 points
souse5 points
stile5 points
skive12 points
swede9 points
scree7 points
sarge6 points
seine5 points
smaze16 points
shive11 points
slype10 points
sycee10 points
scape9 points
skite9 points
swage9 points
shote8 points
soave8 points
swale8 points
scute7 points
socle7 points
spile7 points
sprue7 points
stipe7 points
stope7 points
stupe7 points
sucre7 points
sonde6 points
seise5 points
sente5 points
setae5 points
stane5 points
stele5 points
stere5 points
sixte12 points
swive11 points
sadhe9 points
skene9 points
shute8 points
spode8 points
sware8 points
saice7 points
slipe7 points
spale7 points
stime7 points
stade6 points
saree5 points
saute5 points
selle5 points
siree5 points
stoae5 points

Quick facts

Total words: 133
By usage: 76 very common, 15 common, 42 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

smaze 16
seize 14
shake 12
sixte 12
skive 12
shave 11
shive 11
shove 11
smoke 11
spake 11

Most common

spoke
shame
shape
space
serve
share
solve
style
scale
scene

Definitions

spoke (noun): Support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim.
shame (noun): A painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt.
shape (noun): Any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline).
space (noun): The unlimited expanse in which everything is located.

Words that start with S and end in E come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 133 of the five-letter ones. The most useful are the common words at the top of the list; the rare ones at the bottom are worth knowing when you need to hook onto an awkward board position. SMAZE is the top scorer here, worth 16 points before any board multiplier.

How to use this page

Read the list from the top if you want the everyday words, or jump to the quick facts for the highest scorers. Click any word with a link to see every shorter word hidden inside it. When you have a specific rack, the search box at the top filters the list down to the words you can play right now.

Tips

Most of the time you are not building a word in empty space but playing through a letter already on the board. That is where a list like this one earns its keep. Find the letter you need to play through, then filter these words with the contains box so only the ones with that letter remain. The best plays are usually the ones where the board letter sits in the middle of your word, because that leaves both ends free for future hooks and keeps the premium squares within reach.

Questions

How many five-letter words starting with S and ending in E are there?

Our dictionary has 133 five-letter words starting with S and ending in E, of which 91 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.

What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with S and ending in E?

SMAZE scores 16 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.