5-Letter Words Starting With S and Ending in S

There are 276 five-letter words starting with S and ending in S in our dictionary; 179 of them are common words.

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All 276 words

sizes14 points
shows11 points
shops10 points
seeks9 points
saves8 points
shuts8 points
stays8 points
seems7 points
spots7 points
stops7 points
sends6 points
sides6 points
signs6 points
sales5 points
sells5 points
sites5 points
sorts5 points
suits5 points
sexes12 points
sacks11 points
skips11 points
socks11 points
ships10 points
swaps10 points
swims10 points
sheds9 points
sinks9 points
shoes8 points
shots8 points
slows8 points
scans7 points
sects7 points
slips7 points
spies7 points
spits7 points
stems7 points
steps7 points
sings6 points
songs6 points
sails5 points
seals5 points
seats5 points
slots5 points
soles5 points
souls5 points
stars5 points
stirs5 points
stuns5 points
sixes12 points
skews12 points
sicks11 points
skims11 points
sucks11 points
sways11 points
shams10 points
skids10 points
spays10 points
spews10 points
swabs10 points
scabs9 points
scums9 points
sighs9 points
silks9 points
skies9 points
skins9 points
skits9 points
soaks9 points
sulks9 points
swigs9 points
safes8 points
shies8 points
shins8 points
shoos8 points
shuns8 points
sifts8 points
slays8 points
slews8 points
snows8 points
sofas8 points
spuds8 points
stews8 points
stows8 points
surfs8 points
swans8 points
swats8 points
scars7 points
seams7 points
seeps7 points
slabs7 points
slams7 points
slaps7 points
slims7 points
slobs7 points
slops7 points
slums7 points
smuts7 points
snaps7 points
snips7 points
snobs7 points
snubs7 points
soaps7 points
soups7 points
spans7 points
spars7 points
spats7 points
spins7 points
spurs7 points
stabs7 points
stubs7 points
sades6 points
sagas6 points
sages6 points
sands6 points
seeds6 points
sleds6 points
slogs6 points
slugs6 points
snags6 points
snugs6 points
sodas6 points
stags6 points
studs6 points
salts5 points
saris5 points
sears5 points
sills5 points
silos5 points
silts5 points
sinus5 points
sires5 points
slats5 points
slits5 points
slurs5 points
sluts5 points
snots5 points
soars5 points
soils5 points
solos5 points
sores5 points
sours5 points
saxes12 points
syncs10 points
scams9 points
scads8 points
shits8 points
snits5 points
stats5 points
shahs11 points
scows10 points
shims10 points
shads9 points
shags9 points
specs9 points
sumps9 points
swags9 points
scuds8 points
serfs8 points
scats7 points
semis7 points
slags6 points
sates5 points
seers5 points
sises5 points
sloes5 points
slues5 points
sties5 points
spivs10 points
skuas9 points
souks9 points
spics9 points
smogs8 points
swots8 points
snogs6 points
setts5 points
sines5 points
shays11 points
shews11 points
shivs11 points
stets5 points
sexts12 points
skeps11 points
skegs10 points
smews10 points
sakes9 points
scups9 points
scuts7 points
septs7 points
slubs7 points
somas7 points
sorbs7 points
spues7 points
sards6 points
silds6 points
surds6 points
saros5 points
seels5 points
situs5 points
solus5 points
sones5 points
sorus5 points
stoss5 points
suras5 points
syphs13 points
sojas12 points
sykes12 points
shaws11 points
spiks11 points
skags10 points
sophs10 points
swobs10 points
swops10 points
syces10 points
sakis9 points
samps9 points
sarks9 points
scops9 points
shogs9 points
sibbs9 points
sikes9 points
simps9 points
skats9 points
skees9 points
sokes9 points
sooks9 points
sughs9 points
scags8 points
seifs8 points
selfs8 points
sheas8 points
shris8 points
shuls8 points
sinhs8 points
slaws8 points
snaws8 points
snyes8 points
softs8 points
soths8 points
soyas8 points
styes8 points
swiss8 points
sylis8 points
sabes7 points
salps7 points
scots7 points
semes7 points
sices7 points
simas7 points
sipes7 points
snibs7 points
spaes7 points
stobs7 points
stums7 points
subas7 points
sudds7 points
sumos7 points
supes7 points
sadis6 points
sagos6 points
saids6 points
segos6 points
sneds6 points
sords6 points
sains5 points
sanes5 points
satis5 points
sauls5 points
seres5 points
sials5 points
soots5 points
soras5 points
sorns5 points
stoas5 points
suers5 points
suets5 points
sulus5 points
sunns5 points

Quick facts

Total words: 276
By usage: 140 very common, 39 common, 97 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

sizes 14
syphs 13
saxes 12
sexes 12
sexts 12
sixes 12
skews 12
sojas 12
sykes 12
sacks 11

Most common

sizes
shows
shops
seeks
saves
shuts
stays
seems
spots
stops

Definitions

stays (noun): A woman's close-fitting foundation garment.
spots (noun): Spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens.
stops (noun): A gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in their hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card.

The five-letter words that start with S and end in S number 276 in our dictionary. About 179 of them are common, which is the group most players will recognise on sight, and the remainder are rarer words that still count in the majority of games. The list is complete, computed from the full word list rather than typed by hand, so you can trust that nothing is missing. The best scorer is SIZES, at 14 points.

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

Hooks are single letters added to the front or back of an existing word to make a new one, and they are the cheapest way to score in a crowded game. Look through the words on this page for ones that become a different valid word with one more letter, or that can be formed by extending a shorter word already on the board. Suffixes such as S, ED, ER and ING, and prefixes such as RE and UN, do most of the work. A hook lets you play a second word in parallel and collect both scores.

Questions

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

SIZES scores 14 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.

Why are some of these words unfamiliar?

97 of the 276 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.