5 Letter Words Starting With SO

133 words (90 Scrabble US, 133 Scrabble UK, 90 WGPO, 82 Words With Friends, 20 everyday ★)

133 five-letter words start with SO. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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Common 5-letter words that start with SO

With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.

  • south★8situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south
  • sound★6the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
  • songs★6a musical composition written or adapted for singing
  • solid★6having definite shape and volume
  • sorry★8feeling grief or penitence
  • solar★5relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun
  • solve★8to find the answer or explanation for
  • socks★11hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot
  • sonic★7pertaining to sound
  • sorts★5a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
  • souls★5the spiritual aspect of human beings
  • soils★5the state of being covered with unclean things
  • soaps★7a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats
  • soups★7liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of…
  • sonny★8a small boy
  • sofas★8a long, upholstered seat

All 133 words

SOA…

5-letter words starting with SOA (6)

Top score: SOAPY, 10 points. containing or resembling soap

SOB…

5-letter words starting with SOB (2)

Top score: SOBER, 7 points (tied with one other). having control of one's faculties

SOC…

5-letter words starting with SOC (5)

Top score: SOCKS, 11 points (tied with one other). hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot

SOD…

5-letter words starting with SOD (4)

Top score: SODDY, 10 points. a house built of sod

SOF…

5-letter words starting with SOF (5)

Top score: SOFTY, 11 points. a sentimental person

SOG…

5-letter words starting with SOG (2)

Top score: SOGGY, 10 points. heavy with moisture

SOH…

5-letter words starting with SOH (1)

Top score: SOHUR, 8 points

SOI…

5-letter words starting with SOI (2)

Top score: SOILY, 8 points

SOJ…

5-letter words starting with SOJ (2)

Top score: SOJAS, 12 points (tied with one other). the soybean

SOK…

5-letter words starting with SOK (4)

Top score: SOKAH, 12 points

SOL…

5-letter words starting with SOL (18)

Top score: SOLVE, 8 points (tied with one other). to find the answer or explanation for

SOM…

5-letter words starting with SOM (2)

Top score: SOMAN, 7 points (tied with one other). a toxic chemical warfare agent

SON…

5-letter words starting with SON (11)

Top score: SONNY, 8 points (tied with two others). a small boy

SOO…

5-letter words starting with SOO (11)

Top score: SOOKY, 12 points

SOP…

5-letter words starting with SOP (5)

Top score: SOPHY, 13 points. a ruler of Persia

SOR…

5-letter words starting with SOR (20)

Top score: SOREX, 12 points. type genus of the family Soricidae: shrews

SOT…

5-letter words starting with SOT (2)

Top score: SOTHS, 8 points

SOU…

5-letter words starting with SOU (13)

Top score: SOUPY, 10 points. filled with fog

SOW…

5-letter words starting with SOW (14)

Top score: SOWFF, 14 points

SOY…

5-letter words starting with SOY (3)

Top score: SOYUZ, 17 points. a manned spacecraft of the former Soviet Union

SOZ…

5-letter words starting with SOZ (1)

Top score: SOZIN, 14 points. a type of protein

About these words

  • 133 of the 12,982 5-letter words start with SO (1%).
  • 90 are good in NWL2023, 133 in Collins Scrabble Words, 90 in WOW24 and 82 in the Words With Friends list. 20 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, soyuz scores the most (17), then sowff and sozin (14 each), then sophy (13), then six words on 12.

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