Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: SALTIER, SALTINE, SALTIRE, SANDIER, SALIENT and SARDINE. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 59 of the 270 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- SACQUES18 points
- SANJAKS18 points
- SAWBUCK18 points
- SANDBOX17 points
- SAXHORN17 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is L (47 words), followed by N (33).
More 7 letter words starting with S
SA at other lengths
Questions
How many 7 letter words start with SA?
There are 270 7 letter words that start with SA in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 7 letter word that start with SA?
SACQUES, worth 18 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 7 letter words that start with SA make good guesses?
SALTINE, SALTIER and SALTIRE use 7 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

