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5-Letter Words Starting With S and Ending in Y

There are 82 five-letter words starting with S and ending in Y in our dictionary; 58 of them are common words.

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All 82 words

  • sadly9 points
  • study9 points
  • silly8 points
  • sorry8 points
  • story8 points
  • shaky15 points
  • sixty15 points
  • shiny11 points
  • spray10 points
  • stray8 points
  • sunny8 points
  • savvy14 points
  • showy14 points
  • smoky14 points
  • shady12 points
  • spicy12 points
  • sulky12 points
  • slyly11 points
  • snowy11 points
  • saucy10 points
  • scaly10 points
  • scary10 points
  • slimy10 points
  • soapy10 points
  • soggy10 points
  • sandy9 points
  • seedy9 points
  • sally8 points
  • salty8 points
  • sassy8 points
  • sissy8 points
  • sooty8 points
  • stony8 points
  • surly8 points
  • shyly14 points
  • silky12 points
  • softy11 points
  • splay10 points
  • spiky14 points
  • sappy12 points
  • snaky12 points
  • soppy12 points
  • seamy10 points
  • soupy10 points
  • spiny10 points
  • sudsy9 points
  • satay8 points
  • sonny8 points
  • sully8 points
  • sarky12 points
  • savoy11 points
  • saggy10 points
  • stagy9 points
  • spumy12 points
  • sedgy10 points
  • spiry10 points
  • silty8 points
  • suety8 points
  • sepoy10 points
  • surgy9 points
  • saury8 points
  • slaty8 points
  • sonly8 points
  • stroy8 points
  • skyey15 points
  • sophy13 points
  • stymy13 points
  • swamy13 points
  • skiey12 points
  • spacy12 points
  • shaly11 points
  • shily11 points
  • surfy11 points
  • seepy10 points
  • soddy10 points
  • stimy10 points
  • stogy9 points
  • seely8 points
  • serry8 points
  • slily8 points
  • sonsy8 points
  • sooey8 points

Quick facts

  • Total words: 82
  • By usage: 34 very common, 24 common, 24 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

  1. shaky 15
  2. sixty 15
  3. skyey 15
  4. savvy 14
  5. showy 14
  6. shyly 14
  7. smoky 14
  8. spiky 14
  9. sophy 13
  10. stymy 13

Most common

  1. sadly
  2. study
  3. silly
  4. sorry
  5. story
  6. shaky
  7. sixty
  8. shiny
  9. spray
  10. stray

Definitions

sadly (adverb)
In an unfortunate way.
study (noun)
A detailed critical inspection.
silly (adjective)
Ludicrous, foolish.
sorry (adjective)
Feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone.

Every word in this list has five letters and start with S and end in Y. We count 82 of them, with 58 in common use. The score shown on each chip uses classic tile values, so SHAKY at 15 points is the one to remember when a premium square is open. Words with their own page, such as SADLY, 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

A balanced rack has roughly three vowels and four consonants, and a lopsided rack is the most common reason players get stuck. If you are drowning in vowels, look for the words on this page with the most vowels and use them to reset. If you have too many consonants, a word with a single vowel will do the same job. When you cannot find a decent play, it is often better to swap tiles or play a short word that dumps the surplus than to force a poor score and keep the bad rack.

Questions

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

SHAKY 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.

Why are some of these words unfamiliar?

24 of the 82 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.

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