5-Letter Words Starting With S and Ending in I

Every word in this list has five letters and start with S and end in I. We count 15 of them, with 3 in common use. The score shown on each chip uses classic tile values, so SHOJI at 15 points is the one to remember when a premium square is open. Words with their own page, such as SWAMI, link through to a full breakdown of the shorter words hidden inside them.

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

The list puts common words first for a reason: they are the ones an opponent is least likely to challenge and the ones you will remember next time. When two plays score about the same, prefer the common word. Save the rare entries for situations where they are clearly better, such as a triple-word square that only an obscure word can reach. If you are learning vocabulary or solving a puzzle for a newspaper, stick to the very common words marked with a dot; they are the ones the setter almost certainly had in mind.

Questions

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

Our dictionary has 15 five-letter words starting with S and ending in I, of which 3 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 I?

SHOJI scores 15 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.