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7-Letter Words Starting With S

There are 2,651 seven-letter words starting with S in our dictionary; 1,376 of them are common words.

Type your own letters to find only the 7-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.

The 600 most common of 2,651 words

Quick facts

  • Total words: 2,651
  • By usage: 877 very common, 499 common, 1,275 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

  1. schizzy 33
  2. schnozz 30
  3. swizzle 28
  4. skyjack 27
  5. spazzes 27
  6. sizzled 26
  7. sovkhoz 26
  8. sozzled 26
  9. sizzler 25
  10. sizzles 25

Most common

  1. subject
  2. specify
  3. shopped
  4. somehow
  5. suffice
  6. scratch
  7. showing
  8. summary
  9. symbols
  10. satisfy

Definitions

subject (adjective)
Possibly accepting or permitting.
specify (verb)
Specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement.
somehow (adverb)
In some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means.
suffice (verb)
Be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity.

Words that start with S come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 2,651 of the seven-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. SCHIZZY is the top scorer here, worth 33 points before any board multiplier.

How to use this page

To use this page, start with the search box. Type the letters on your rack, add a question mark for each blank, and press search. The tool keeps this page's constraint and returns only the words you can spell. Below the box, the full list is arranged with common words first, followed by the quick facts, definitions and related lists.

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

Which seven-letter words starting with S are the most common?

SUBJECT, SPECIFY and SHOPPED are among the most familiar. The list is sorted with everyday words first, and the very common ones carry a small dot, so you can read the top of the page and skip the obscure entries at the bottom.

Can I search this list with my own letters?

Yes. Type your letters into the search box at the top of the page, using a question mark for a blank, and the tool will show only the seven-letter words starting with S you can actually spell from that rack, with scores.

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