Common 6-letter words that start with S
With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.
- system★11a group of interacting elements forming a unified whole
- school★11an educational institution
- states★6the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
- sports★8an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
- source★8the place where something begins, where it springs into being
- select★8to choose
- series★6an arrangement of one after another
- second★9coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
- server★9one that serves another
- street★6a public thoroughfare
- stores★6a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
- social★8relating to human society and its members
- single★7being or characteristic of a single thing or person
- status★6relative position
- seller★6one that sells
- safety★12the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under…
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6-letter words starting with SA (312)
Top score: SAZZES, 24 points
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6-letter words starting with SB (2)
Top score: SBIRRI, 8 points (tied with one other)
6-letter words starting with SC (215)
Top score: SCUZZY, 29 points. dirty or shabby
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6-letter words starting with SD (4)
Top score: SDAYNS, 10 points
6-letter words starting with SE (245)
Top score: SEXFID, 17 points
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6-letter words starting with SH (273)
Top score: SHVITZ, 21 points. to sweat
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6-letter words starting with SI (173)
Top score: SIZZLE, 24 points. to burn or fry with a hissing sound
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6-letter words starting with SK (106)
Top score: SKYBOX, 22 points (tied with one other). an enclosure of seats situated high in a stadium
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6-letter words starting with SL (123)
Top score: SLEAZY, 18 points (tied with one other). of low quality or character
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6-letter words starting with SM (79)
Top score: SMAZES, 17 points. an atmospheric mixture of smoke and haze
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6-letter words starting with SN (85)
Top score: SNAZZY, 27 points. very stylish
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6-letter words starting with SO (208)
Top score: SOZZLY, 27 points
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6-letter words starting with SP (252)
Top score: SPHYNX, 21 points. a cat of a breed of hairless cats
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6-letter words starting with SQ (29)
Top score: SQUAWK, 22 points. to utter a loud, harsh cry
6-letter words starting with SR (2)
Top score: SRADHA, 10 points. a Hindu ceremonial offering
6-letter words starting with ST (371)
Top score: STYRAX, 16 points. a fragrant resin
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6-letter words starting with SU (166)
Top score: SUFFIX, 19 points. an affix that is added at the end of the word
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6-letter words starting with SV (2)
Top score: SVARAJ, 16 points. self-government in British India
6-letter words starting with SW (97)
Top score: SWACHH, 17 points
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6-letter words starting with SY (45)
Top score: SYZYGY, 25 points. the configuration of the earth, moon, and sun lying in a straight line
About these words
- 2,789 of the 23,108 6-letter words start with S (12%), the most of any letter.
- 1,954 are good in NWL2023, 2,785 in Collins Scrabble Words, 1,954 in WOW24 and 1,798 in the Words With Friends list. 399 are everyday words.
- In Scrabble points, scuzzy scores the most (29), then snazzy and sozzly (27 each), then scozza (26), then syzygy (25).