5-letter words with S as the 1st letter and S as the 5th letter

5-letter words with S as the 1st and 5th letter number 393, including SEEMS, SHOWS, SALES, STARS, and SONGS.

393 wordsTop pick SEEMSHighest score SKYFS 15

78 of 393 are everyday words (20%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

1st letter
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D
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F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

5th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With S in 1st place, S is the most common 5th letter (393 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 78 · most-used first

SEEMS₇
SHOWS₁₁
SALES₅
STARS₅
SONGS₆
SITES₅
SIDES₆
STEPS₇
SIGNS₆
SHOES₈
SHOTS₈
SHIPS₁₀
SEATS₅
STOPS₇
SHOPS₁₀
SPOTS₇
STATS₅
SEEDS₆
STAYS₈
SUITS₅
SORTS₅
SOULS₅
SWISS₈
SIZES₁₄
SENDS₆
SEEKS₉
SELLS₅
SAVES₈
SOCKS₁₁
SPURS₇
SKIES₉
SINGS₆
SEALS₅
SLOTS₅
STEMS₇
SANDS₆
SKINS₉
SCARS₇
SCOTS₇
SPIES₇
SNAPS₇
SLAMS₇
SCANS₇
SLIPS₇
SACKS₁₁
SOILS₅
SPECS₉
SAILS₅

Showing the top 48 of 78 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 393

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

SABES₇
SACKS₁₁
SADES₆
SADIS₆
SADOS₆
SAFES₈
SAGAS₆
SAGES₆
SAGOS₆
SAICS₇
SAIDS₆
SAILS₅
SAIMS₇
SAINS₅
SAIRS₅
SAKES₉
SAKIS₉
SALES₅
SALPS₇
SALTS₅
SAMAS₇
SAMES₇
SAMPS₉
SANDS₆
SANES₅
SANGS₆
SANTS₅
SARDS₆
SARIS₅
SARKS₉
SAROS₅
SARUS₅
SATES₅
SATIS₅
SAULS₅
SAUTS₅
SAVES₈
SAXES₁₂
SAZES₁₄
SCABS₉
SCADS₈
SCAGS₈
SCAMS₉
SCANS₇
SCARS₇
SCATS₇
SCAWS₁₀
SCOGS₈
SCOPS₉
SCOTS₇
SCOWS₁₀
SCUDS₈
SCUGS₈
SCULS₇
SCUMS₉
SCUPS₉
SCURS₇
SCUTS₇
SCYES₁₀
SEALS₅
SEAMS₇
SEANS₅
SEARS₅
SEATS₅
SECHS₁₀
SECTS₇
SEDES₆
SEEDS₆
SEEKS₉
SEELS₅
SEEMS₇
SEEPS₇
SEERS₅
SEGOS₆
SEIFS₈
SEILS₅
SEIRS₅
SEKOS₉
SEKTS₉
SELES₅
SELFS₈
SELLS₅
SEMES₇
SEMIS₇
SENAS₅
SENDS₆
SENES₅
SENTS₅
SEPTS₇
SERES₅
SERFS₈
SERKS₉
SERRS₅
SETTS₅
SEXES₁₂
SEXTS₁₂
SHADS₉
SHAGS₉
SHAHS₁₁
SHAMS₁₀
SHANS₈
SHAPS₁₀
SHAWS₁₁
SHAYS₁₁
SHEAS₈
SHEDS₉
SHETS₈
SHEWS₁₁
SHIES₈
SHIMS₁₀
SHINS₈
SHIPS₁₀
SHIRS₈
SHITS₈
SHIVS₁₁
SHOES₈
SHOGS₉
SHOOS₈
SHOPS₁₀
SHOTS₈
SHOWS₁₁
SHRIS₈
SHULS₈
SHUNS₈
SHUTS₈
SHWAS₁₁
SIALS₅
SIBBS₉
SICES₇
SICKS₁₁
SIDAS₆
SIDES₆
SIENS₅
SIFTS₈
SIGHS₉
SIGNS₆
SIJOS₁₂
SIKAS₉
SIKES₉
SILDS₆
SILES₅
SILKS₉
SILLS₅
SILOS₅
SILTS₅
SIMAS₇
SIMIS₇
SIMPS₉
SINDS₆
SINES₅
SINGS₆
SINHS₈
SINKS₉
SINUS₅
SIPES₇
SIRES₅
SIRIS₅
SISES₅
SISTS₅
SITES₅
SITUS₅
SIXES₁₂
SIZES₁₄
SKAGS₁₀
SKATS₉
SKAWS₁₂
SKEDS₁₀
SKEES₉
SKEGS₁₀
SKENS₉
SKEOS₉
SKEPS₁₁
SKERS₉
SKETS₉
SKEWS₁₂
SKIDS₁₀
SKIES₉
SKIMS₁₁
SKINS₉
SKIOS₉
SKIPS₁₁
SKITS₉
SKOLS₉
SKUAS₉
SKUGS₁₀
SKYFS₁₅
SKYRS₁₂
SLABS₇
SLAES₅
SLAGS₆
SLAMS₇
SLAPS₇
SLATS₅
SLAWS₈
SLAYS₈
SLEDS₆
SLEWS₈
SLEYS₈
SLIMS₇
SLIPS₇
SLITS₅
SLOBS₇
SLOES₅
SLOGS₆
SLOPS₇
SLOTS₅
SLOWS₈
SLUBS₇
SLUES₅
SLUGS₆
SLUMS₇
SLURS₅
SLUTS₅
SMEES₇
SMEWS₁₀
SMIRS₇
SMITS₇
SMOGS₈
SMUGS₈
SMURS₇
SMUTS₇
SNABS₇
SNAGS₆
SNAPS₇
SNARS₅
SNAWS₈
SNEBS₇
SNEDS₆
SNEES₅
SNIBS₇
SNIES₅
SNIGS₆
SNIPS₇
SNITS₅
SNOBS₇
SNODS₆
SNOGS₆
SNOTS₅
SNOWS₈
SNUBS₇
SNUGS₆
SNYES₈
SOAKS₉
SOAPS₇
SOARS₅
SOBAS₇
SOCAS₇
SOCES₇
SOCKS₁₁
SODAS₆
SOFAS₈
SOFTS₈
SOILS₅
SOJAS₁₂
SOJUS₁₂
SOKES₉
SOLAS₅
SOLDS₆
SOLES₅
SOLOS₅
SOLUS₅
SOMAS₇
SONES₅
SONGS₆
SOOKS₉
SOOLS₅
SOOMS₇
SOOPS₇
SOOTS₅
SOPHS₁₀
SORAS₅
SORBS₇
SORDS₆
SORES₅
SORNS₅
SORTS₅
SORUS₅
SOTHS₈
SOUKS₉
SOULS₅
SOUMS₇
SOUPS₇
SOURS₅
SOUTS₅
SOWFS₁₁
SOWLS₈
SOWMS₁₀
SOWPS₁₀
SOYAS₈
SPAES₇
SPAGS₈
SPAMS₉
SPANS₇
SPARS₇
SPATS₇
SPAWS₁₀
SPAYS₁₀
SPECS₉
SPEKS₁₁
SPEOS₇
SPETS₇
SPEWS₁₀
SPICS₉
SPIES₇
SPIFS₁₀
SPIKS₁₁
SPIMS₉
SPINS₇
SPITS₇
SPIVS₁₀
SPODS₈
SPOTS₇
SPUDS₈
SPUES₇
SPUGS₈
SPURS₇
STABS₇
STAGS₆
STANS₅
STAPS₇
STARS₅
STATS₅
STAWS₈
STAYS₈
STEDS₆
STEMS₇
STENS₅
STEPS₇
STETS₅
STEWS₈
STIES₅
STIMS₇
STIRS₅
STOAS₅
STOBS₇
STOPS₇
STOSS₅
STOTS₅
STOWS₈
STUBS₇
STUDS₆
STUMS₇
STUNS₅
STYES₈
SUBAS₇
SUCKS₁₁
SUDDS₇
SUERS₅
SUETS₅
SUGHS₉
SUIDS₆
SUITS₅
SUKHS₁₂
SULKS₉
SULUS₅
SUMIS₇
SUMOS₇
SUMPS₉
SUNKS₉
SUNNS₅
SUPES₇
SURAS₅
SURDS₆
SURES₅
SURFS₈
SUSES₅
SUSUS₅
SWABS₁₀
SWADS₉
SWAGS₉
SWANS₈
SWAPS₁₀
SWATS₈
SWAYS₁₁
SWEES₈
SWEYS₁₁
SWIES₈
SWIGS₉
SWIMS₁₀
SWISS₈
SWITS₈
SWOBS₁₀
SWOPS₁₀
SWOTS₈
SYCES₁₀
SYENS₈
SYKES₁₂
SYLIS₈
SYNCS₁₀
SYNDS₉
SYNES₈
SYPES₁₀
SYPHS₁₃

Letters by positionIn 16% of these words the 3rd letter is A.

2nd letter

O12%
A10%
E9%

3rd letter

A16%
I13%
E11%

4th letter

E15%
T12%
D7%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 5 in Scrabble; SKYFS tops the list with 15. Scores before board bonuses.

55 points: 94 words
6 points: 39 words
77 points: 81 words
8 points: 61 words
99 points: 52 words
10 points: 31 words
1111 points: 19 words
12 points: 12 words
1313 points: 1 words
14 points: 2 words
1515 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
SKYFS	15	14	Collins only
SIZES	14	14	All three
SAZES	14	14	Collins only
SYPHS	13	12	All three
SYKES	12	11	All three
SIXES	12	12	All three
SKEWS	12	12	All three
SEXTS	12	12	All three
SAXES	12	12	All three
SOJUS	12	15	NWL only
SOJAS	12	14	All three
SIJOS	12	14	Collins only

The pattern is S _ _ _ S: both ends are fixed, leaving three middle letters to solve. Of the 393 tournament-dictionary entries, 78 are common, so familiar forms such as seems, shows, sales, stars, and songs sit beside less everyday options. The middle letters carry the clue; the final S by itself does little to separate candidates.

At a glance: the S _ _ _ S pattern

393 entries fit S _ _ _ S in at least one tournament list.
78 are common by our frequency measure.
327 have a definition available.
SEEMS, SHOWS, SALES, STARS, and SONGS are familiar examples.

How many 5-letter words have S in both end positions?

All 393 entries match S _ _ _ S, but dictionary coverage varies: Collins has 387, NWL2023 has 292, and ENABLE has 276. That gap matters in competitive play; check the list your game uses before relying on an obscure match.

Build guesses from the middle three positions. SEEMS, SHOWS, SALES, STARS, SONGS, SITES, SIDES, and STEPS cover familiar patterns, while SIGNS, SHOES, SHOTS, and SHIPS offer other recognizable choices.

The same starting S paired with a different final letter produces 200 words ending in E, versus 105 ending in T and 104 in Y. The double-S clue narrows the possibilities, but it is not the broadest S-starting pattern.

Scoring standouts in the S _ _ _ S pattern

SKYFS tops the scoring examples at 15 points; SIZES and SAZES follow at 14 each. SIZES is the recognizable standout with a strong base score, while SKYFS is a specialist entry that depends on your game's dictionary.

Only 78 of the 393 matches are common, so many options will feel unfamiliar. With three open positions, keep the end letters fixed and test the middle slots against familiar clusters before turning to less common candidates.

Questions people ask

How many five-letter words start and end with S?

There are 393 tournament-dictionary words with S in both the first and fifth positions. Examples include SEEMS, SHOWS, STARS, and SONGS. The common subset is 78 words, so many valid matches are less familiar than those everyday examples.

Are all S _ _ _ S words accepted in every game?

No. Collins includes 387 matches, NWL2023 includes 292, and ENABLE includes 276. Those different totals mean an entry accepted in one game's word list may not work in another, especially among the less familiar words.

Which S _ _ _ S word scores the most?

SKYFS leads the scoring examples at 15 points. SIZES and SAZES each score 14, making SIZES the more recognizable high-scoring option. Actual board placement can change a play's value, so the listed base score is only part of the decision.

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