Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: SANER, SAYER, SABER, SAGER, SANED and SAVER. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 59 of the 108 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- SAVVY14 points
- SAJOU12 points
- SAPPY12 points
- SARKY12 points
- SAXES12 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is L (16 words), followed by R (10).
More 5 letter words starting with S
SA at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words start with SA?
There are 108 5 letter words that start with SA in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with SA?
SAVVY, worth 14 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with SA?
SANER, SABER and SAYER use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

