Common 12-letter words that start with S
With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.
- subscription★18a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
- specifically★24in a specific manner
- satisfaction★17the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
- successfully★22in a successful manner
- surveillance★17close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)
- significance★20the quality of being significant
- scholarships★22the skills required of a scholar
- spirituality★17the property of being spiritual
- shareholders★19one that owns a share
- subcommittee★20a subset of committee members organized for a specific purpose
- subsequently★26in a subsequent manner
- satisfactory★20sufficient for a specific requirement
- stakeholders★20one that holds a stake
- supplemental★18functioning in a supporting capacity
- specializing★26to make special
- subsidiaries★15an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
All 2,293 words
12-letter words starting with SA (147)
Top score: SACCHARIZING, 29 points
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12-letter words starting with SC (194)
Top score: SCHEMOZZLING, 38 points
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12-letter words starting with SE (229)
Top score: SESQUIOXIDES, 29 points
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12-letter words starting with SH (107)
Top score: SHOWBIZZIEST, 38 points. most showbizzy
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12-letter words starting with SI (90)
Top score: SIDEWHISKERS, 23 points (tied with four others)
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12-letter words starting with SK (30)
Top score: SKYROCKETING, 26 points (tied with two others). shoot up abruptly, like a rocket
12-letter words starting with SL (69)
Top score: SLUGGARDIZED, 25 points
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12-letter words starting with SM (21)
Top score: SMARTWATCHES, 22 points. a computerized wristwatch
12-letter words starting with SN (42)
Top score: SNAZZINESSES, 30 points. the quality of being snazzy
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12-letter words starting with SO (130)
Top score: SOMNILOQUIZE, 32 points
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12-letter words starting with SP (232)
Top score: SPHYGMOGRAPH, 29 points
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12-letter words starting with SQ (17)
Top score: SQUEEZEBOXES, 39 points. an accordion
12-letter words starting with ST (353)
Top score: STOCKJOBBERY, 32 points
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12-letter words starting with SU (500)
Top score: SUBJECTIVIZE, 35 points
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12-letter words starting with SV (2)
Top score: SVARABHAKTIS, 24 points
12-letter words starting with SW (27)
Top score: SWITCHBACKED, 29 points
12-letter words starting with SY (103)
Top score: SYMPATHIZING, 32 points. share the feelings of
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About these words
- 2,293 of the 21,965 12-letter words start with S (10%), the most of any letter.
- 1,363 are good in NWL2023, 2,201 in Collins Scrabble Words, 1,315 in WOW24 and 1,131 in the Words With Friends list. 52 are everyday words.
- In Scrabble points, squeezeboxes scores the most (39), then schemozzling and showbizziest (38 each), then three words on 36.