Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: SURAL, SURAS, SURAH, SUTRA, SUPRA and SURLY. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 24 of the 50 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- SULKY12 points
- SURFY11 points
- SUBAH10 points
- SUDSY9 points
- SUGHS9 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is R (11 words), followed by L (7).
More 5 letter words starting with S
SU at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words start with SU?
There are 50 5 letter words that start with SU in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with SU?
SULKY, worth 12 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with SU?
SURAL, SUGAR and SURAH use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

