Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: SLIPE, SLATE, SLOPE, SLAKE, SLIME and SLOES. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 33 of the 66 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- SLOJD13 points
- SLACK11 points
- SLICK11 points
- SLUFF11 points
- SLYLY11 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is A (17 words), followed by I (14). 1 of them have no A, E, I, O or U: SLYLY.
More 5 letter words starting with S
SL at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words start with SL?
There are 66 5 letter words that start with SL in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with SL?
SLOJD, worth 13 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with SL?
SLIPE, SLIDE and SLICE use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.