Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: SOLAR, SOREL, SOLES, SORES, SORAS and SOLAN. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 31 of the 82 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- SOYUZ17 points
- SOZIN14 points
- SOPHY13 points
- SOJAS12 points
- SOPPY12 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is L (13 words), followed by R (11).
More 5 letter words starting with S
SO at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words start with SO?
There are 82 5 letter words that start with SO in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with SO?
SOYUZ, worth 17 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with SO?
SOLED, SOLAR and SOLEI use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.