Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: SEAT, SPAE, SATE, SEAL, SALE and SANE. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 270 of the 346 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- SIZY16 points
- SPAZ15 points
- SIZE13 points
- SUQS13 points
- SYPH12 points
Patterns in this list
The most common second letter is O (46 words), followed by A (42). 4 of them have no A, E, I, O or U: SCRY, SPRY, SYNC and SYPH.
4 letter words starting with…
- 4 letter words starting with a190 words
- 4 letter words starting with b249 words
- 4 letter words starting with c227 words
- 4 letter words starting with d232 words
- 4 letter words starting with e102 words
- 4 letter words starting with f189 words
- 4 letter words starting with g190 words
- 4 letter words starting with h189 words
- 4 letter words starting with i58 words
- 4 letter words starting with j86 words
- 4 letter words starting with k120 words
- 4 letter words starting with l208 words
- 4 letter words starting with m209 words
- 4 letter words starting with n103 words
- 4 letter words starting with o106 words
- 4 letter words starting with p253 words
- 4 letter words starting with q14 words
- 4 letter words starting with r181 words
- s346
- 4 letter words starting with t246 words
- 4 letter words starting with u37 words
- 4 letter words starting with v74 words
- 4 letter words starting with w166 words
- x1
- 4 letter words starting with y70 words
- 4 letter words starting with z31 words
First two letters
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Questions
How many 4 letter words start with S?
There are 346 4 letter words that start with S in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 4 letter word that start with S?
SIZY, worth 16 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 4 letter words that start with S make good guesses?
SEAT, SPAE and SOAP use 4 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

