Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: SALE, SANE, SAGE, SADE, SAKE and SATE. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 30 of the 42 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- SACK10 points
- SAGY8 points
- SAKE8 points
- SAKI8 points
- SAMP8 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is G (5 words), followed by L (5).
More 4 letter words starting with S
SA at other lengths
Questions
How many 4 letter words start with SA?
There are 42 4 letter words that start with SA in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 4 letter word that start with SA?
SACK, worth 10 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 4 letter words that start with SA make good guesses?
SANE, SALE and SADE use 4 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

