Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: SPIRE, SPARE, SPIER, SPITE, SPATE and SPILE. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 66 of the 96 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- SPITZ16 points
- SPIKY14 points
- SPECK13 points
- SPICK13 points
- SPIFF13 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is I (25 words), followed by A (23).
More 5 letter words starting with S
SP at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words start with SP?
There are 96 5 letter words that start with SP in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with SP?
SPITZ, worth 16 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with SP?
SPIRE, SPARE and SPITE use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.