5-letter words with S as the 2nd letter

This pattern puts S in the second slot, leaving the first and final letters open. The first letter is A in 34 entries, while E begins 12 and P begins 10. Just 19 entries rank among the commonest English words, so the recognizable options sit alongside plenty of specialist vocabulary.

At a glance: 5-letter words with S as the 2nd letter

• There are 92 words with S in position two across the tournament dictionaries.
• ASKED, ISSUE, USERS, USUAL, and ASIDE are familiar examples.
• A begins 34 entries; E begins 12, and P and U each begin 10.
• The most frequent final letter is S, with 14 words; E and R each finish 11.
• PSYCH scores 15 points, while USQUE and ASSEZ each score 14.
• Seventy-four of the 92 entries carry a dictionary definition, and the average Scrabble score is 7.3 points.

How many of these words are Wordle answers?

Sixteen words in this pattern match the Wordle answer list and also appear in a tournament dictionary. The full allowed-guess set contains 92 entries, so the answer list is a much narrower filter than the playable-word list.

For a familiar starting point, try ASKED, ISSUE, ASSET, or USAGE when the clue fixes S in slot two. Each keeps the pattern while testing different letters; ASHES and ISLES offer repeated letters if your clues point that way.

How do 5-letter words with S as the 2nd letter score?

PSYCH leads the scoring examples at 15 points, with USQUE and ASSEZ next at 14. Pshaw scores 13, while ASKEW and PSYOP each reach 12. Those are base Scrabble scores, before any board-square bonuses.

The everyday-looking choices are not the whole story: 65 entries appear in ENABLE, 89 in Collins, and 71 in NWL2023. Dictionary coverage differs, so check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar option such as USQUE. The average score across the pattern is 7.3.