Five-letter words starting with S

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SADLY Likely SAFER Likely SAINT Very unlikely used SALAD Possible used SALLY Very unlikely used SALON Likely SALSA Very unlikely used SALTY Very unlikely used SALVE Likely SALVO Likely SANDY Very unlikely used SANER Likely SAPPY Likely SASSY Very unlikely used SATIN Very unlikely used SATYR Likely SAUCE Likely SAUCY Very unlikely used SAUNA Very unlikely used SAUTE Very unlikely used SAVOR Very unlikely used SAVOY Likely SAVVY Very unlikely used SCALD Very unlikely used SCALE Very unlikely used SCALP Likely SCALY Likely SCAMP Likely SCANT Very unlikely used SCARE Very unlikely used SCARF Very unlikely used SCARY Likely SCENE Very unlikely used SCENT Very unlikely used SCION Likely SCOFF Very unlikely used SCOLD Very unlikely used SCONE Very unlikely used SCOOP Very unlikely used SCOOT Very unlikely used SCOPE Very unlikely used SCORE Very unlikely used SCORN Very unlikely used SCOUR Very unlikely used SCOUT Very unlikely used SCOWL Very unlikely used SCRAM Very unlikely used SCRAP Very unlikely used SCREE Likely SCREW Likely SCRUB Very unlikely used SCRUM Very unlikely used SCUBA Very unlikely used SEDAN Very unlikely used SEEDY Possible used SEGUE Very unlikely used SEIZE Likely SEMEN Very unlikely SENSE Very unlikely used SEPIA Very unlikely used SERIF Very unlikely used SERUM Very unlikely used SERVE Possible used SETUP Likely SEVEN Very unlikely used SEVER Very unlikely used SEWER Likely SHACK Very unlikely used SHADE Very unlikely used SHADY Very unlikely used SHAFT Very unlikely used SHAKE Very unlikely used SHAKY Very unlikely used SHALE Likely SHALL Very unlikely used SHALT Likely SHAME Very unlikely used SHANK Very unlikely used SHAPE Very unlikely used SHARD Very unlikely used SHARE Very unlikely used SHARK Likely SHARP Very unlikely used SHAVE Very unlikely used SHAWL Very unlikely used SHEAR Very unlikely used SHEEN Likely SHEEP Very unlikely used SHEER Likely SHEET Very unlikely used SHEIK Likely SHELF Very unlikely used SHELL Very unlikely used SHIED Likely SHIFT Very unlikely used SHILL Very unlikely used SHINE Very unlikely used SHINY Likely SHIRE Very unlikely used SHIRK Very unlikely used SHIRT Likely SHOAL Very unlikely used SHOCK Likely SHONE Very unlikely used SHOOK Likely SHOOT Likely SHORE Very unlikely used SHORN Very unlikely used SHORT Very unlikely used SHOUT Very unlikely used SHOVE Very unlikely used SHOWN Very unlikely used SHOWY Very unlikely used SHRED Very unlikely used SHREW Likely SHRUB Possible used SHRUG Very unlikely used SHUCK Very unlikely used SHUNT Very unlikely used SHUSH Very unlikely used SHYLY Very unlikely used SIEGE Very unlikely used SIEVE Likely SIGHT Very unlikely used SIGMA Likely SILKY Likely SILLY Very unlikely used SINCE Very unlikely used SINEW Likely SINGE Very unlikely used SIREN Very unlikely used SISSY Possible used SITAR Very unlikely used SIXTH Very unlikely used SIXTY Likely SKATE Very unlikely used SKIER Very unlikely used SKIFF Very unlikely used SKILL Very unlikely used SKIMP Very unlikely used SKIRT Very unlikely used SKULK Likely SKULL Very unlikely used SKUNK Very unlikely used SLACK Likely SLAIN Likely SLANG Very unlikely used SLANT Likely SLASH Likely SLATE Very unlikely used SLAVE Very unlikely SLEEK Very unlikely used SLEEP Very unlikely used SLEET Likely SLEPT Likely SLICE Very unlikely used SLICK Very unlikely used SLIDE Very unlikely used SLIME Very unlikely used SLIMY Likely SLING Very unlikely used SLINK Likely SLOOP Very unlikely used SLOPE Very unlikely used SLOSH Very unlikely used SLOTH Very unlikely used SLUMP Very unlikely used SLUNG Very unlikely used SLUNK Likely SLURP Likely SLUSH Very unlikely used SLYLY Likely SMACK Likely SMALL Very unlikely used SMART Possible used SMASH Very unlikely used SMEAR Very unlikely used SMELL Very unlikely used SMELT Very unlikely used SMILE Very unlikely used SMIRK Very unlikely used SMITE Very unlikely used SMITH Very unlikely used SMOCK Very unlikely used SMOKE Very unlikely used SMOKY Likely SMOTE Likely SNACK Very unlikely used SNAFU Very unlikely used SNAIL Very unlikely used SNAKE Very unlikely used SNAKY Very unlikely used SNARE Very unlikely used SNARL Very unlikely used SNEAK Very unlikely used SNEER Likely SNIDE Very unlikely used SNIFF Likely SNIPE Very unlikely used SNOOP Very unlikely used

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ANIME leaves 119.9491 matching words on average, weighted by the answer model through 2026-11-05. This is the recommended move among a fixed panel of 64 evaluated guesses. All 1666 matching words count, including words outside the working answer pool.

This move is an information probe: it does not fit this list and cannot solve this illustrated position immediately. It tests letters in Normal Mode; a Hard Mode move must also keep your revealed hints.

To attempt the most likely matching answer now, SADLY has a 0.9% modelled immediate solve chance and leaves 314.4409 words on average. This compares an immediate answer attempt with the information gained by the recommended move.

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How many five-letter words start with S?
There are 1,666 five-letter words that start with S in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 376 words are possible answers.