Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: SPIREA, SPIRED, SPIRES, SPIDER, SPRITE and SPICER. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 70 of the 168 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- SPHINX18 points
- SPELTZ17 points
- SPIFFY17 points
- SPRITZ17 points
- SPADIX16 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is I (39 words), followed by A (31). 1 of them have no A, E, I, O or U: SPRYLY.
More 6 letter words starting with S
SP at other lengths
Questions
How many 6 letter words start with SP?
There are 168 6 letter words that start with SP in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 6 letter word that start with SP?
SPHINX, worth 18 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 6 letter words that start with SP make good guesses?
SPIREA, SPIRED and SPIDER use 6 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.