6-letter words with S as the 1st letter and P as the 2nd letter

The 6-letter words with S first and P second number 248, including familiar picks like spring, sports, and speech.

248 wordsTop pick SPORTSHighest score SPHYNX 21

47 of 248 are everyday words (19%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

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

2nd letter
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C
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

With S in 1st place, T is the most common 2nd letter (361 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 47 · most-used first

SPORTS₈
SPRING₉
SPEECH₁₃
SPREAD₉
SPIRIT₈
SPOKEN₁₂
SPEAKS₁₂
SPACES₁₀
SPIDER₉
SPEEDS₉
SPRINT₈
SPENDS₉
SPOUSE₈
SPHERE₁₁
SPINAL₈
SPIRAL₈
SPLASH₁₁
SPELLS₈
SPARKS₁₂
SPEARS₈
SPEEDY₁₂
SPYING₁₂
SPARED₉
SPONGE₉
SPIKES₁₂
SPOOKY₁₅
SPLITS₈
SPACED₁₁
SPRUNG₉
SPRUCE₁₀
SPARSE₈
SPENCE₁₀
SPILLS₈
SPOILS₈
SPOONS₈
SPORES₈
SPINES₈
SPIKED₁₃
SPRAYS₁₁
SPRITE₈
SPADES₉
SPLEEN₈
SPRANG₉
SPROUT₈
SPOILT₈
SPORTY₁₁

Showing the top 46 of 47 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 248

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

SPACED₁₁
SPACER₁₀
SPACES₁₀
SPACEY₁₃
SPADED₁₀
SPADER₉
SPADES₉
SPADIX₁₆
SPADOS₉
SPAERS₈
SPAHEE₁₁
SPAHIS₁₁
SPAILS₈
SPAING₉
SPAINS₈
SPAITS₈
SPALDS₉
SPALES₈
SPALLE₈
SPALLS₈
SPALTS₈
SPAMMY₁₅
SPANED₉
SPANES₈
SPANGS₉
SPANKS₁₂
SPARED₉
SPARER₈
SPARES₈
SPARGE₉
SPARID₉
SPARKE₁₂
SPARKS₁₂
SPARKY₁₅
SPARRE₈
SPARRY₁₁
SPARSE₈
SPARTH₁₁
SPARTS₈
SPASMS₁₀
SPATES₈
SPATHE₁₁
SPAULD₉
SPAULS₈
SPAVIE₁₁
SPAVIN₁₁
SPAWLS₁₁
SPAWNS₁₁
SPAWNY₁₄
SPAYAD₁₂
SPAYDS₁₂
SPAYED₁₂
SPAZES₁₇
SPEAKS₁₂
SPEALS₈
SPEANS₈
SPEARS₈
SPEARY₁₁
SPEATS₈
SPECCY₁₅
SPECIE₁₀
SPECKS₁₄
SPECKY₁₇
SPECTS₁₀
SPEECH₁₃
SPEEDO₉
SPEEDS₉
SPEEDY₁₂
SPEELS₈
SPEERS₈
SPEILS₈
SPEIRS₈
SPEISE₈
SPEISS₈
SPELDS₉
SPELKS₁₂
SPELLS₈
SPELTS₈
SPELTZ₁₇
SPENCE₁₀
SPENDS₉
SPENDY₁₂
SPENSE₈
SPERMS₁₀
SPERRE₈
SPERSE₈
SPERST₈
SPETCH₁₃
SPEUGS₉
SPEWED₁₂
SPEWER₁₁
SPHAER₁₁
SPHEAR₁₁
SPHENE₁₁
SPHERE₁₁
SPHERY₁₄
SPHINX₁₈
SPHYNX₂₁
SPIALS₈
SPICAE₁₀
SPICAS₁₀
SPICED₁₁
SPICER₁₀
SPICES₁₀
SPICEY₁₃
SPICKS₁₄
SPIDER₉
SPIDES₉
SPIELS₈
SPIERS₈
SPIFFS₁₄
SPIFFY₁₇
SPIGHT₁₂
SPIGOT₉
SPIKED₁₃
SPIKER₁₂
SPIKES₁₂
SPIKEY₁₅
SPILED₉
SPILES₈
SPILLS₈
SPILTH₁₁
SPINAE₈
SPINAL₈
SPINAR₈
SPINAS₈
SPINED₉
SPINEL₈
SPINES₈
SPINET₈
SPINKS₁₂
SPINNY₁₁
SPINOR₈
SPINTO₈
SPIRAL₈
SPIREA₈
SPIRED₉
SPIREM₁₀
SPIRES₈
SPIRIC₁₀
SPIRIT₈
SPIRTS₈
SPITAL₈
SPITED₉
SPITES₈
SPITTY₁₁
SPIVVY₁₇
SPLAKE₁₂
SPLASH₁₁
SPLATS₈
SPLAYS₁₁
SPLEEN₈
SPLENT₈
SPLICE₁₀
SPLIFF₁₄
SPLINE₈
SPLINT₈
SPLITS₈
SPLORE₈
SPLOSH₁₁
SPLURT₈
SPODDY₁₃
SPODES₉
SPOFFY₁₇
SPOILS₈
SPOILT₈
SPOKED₁₃
SPOKEN₁₂
SPOKES₁₂
SPONGE₉
SPONGY₁₂
SPOOFS₁₁
SPOOFY₁₄
SPOOKS₁₂
SPOOKY₁₅
SPOOLS₈
SPOOMS₁₀
SPOONS₈
SPOONY₁₁
SPOORS₈
SPOOTS₈
SPORAL₈
SPORED₉
SPORES₈
SPORKS₁₂
SPORTS₈
SPORTY₁₁
SPOSHY₁₄
SPOTTY₁₁
SPOUSE₈
SPOUTS₈
SPOUTY₁₁
SPRACK₁₄
SPRAGS₉
SPRAID₉
SPRAIN₈
SPRANG₉
SPRATS₈
SPRAWL₁₁
SPRAYS₁₁
SPREAD₉
SPREDD₁₀
SPREDS₉
SPREED₉
SPREES₈
SPRENT₈
SPREWS₁₁
SPRIER₈
SPRIGS₉
SPRING₉
SPRINT₈
SPRITE₈
SPRITS₈
SPRITZ₁₇
SPRODS₉
SPROGS₉
SPRONG₉
SPROUT₈
SPRUCE₁₀
SPRUCY₁₃
SPRUES₈
SPRUGS₉
SPRUIK₁₂
SPRUIT₈
SPRUNG₉
SPRUSH₁₁
SPRYER₁₁
SPRYLY₁₄
SPUDDY₁₃
SPUERS₈
SPUGGY₁₃
SPUING₉
SPULES₈
SPULYE₁₁
SPUMED₁₁
SPUMES₁₀
SPUNGE₉
SPUNKS₁₂
SPUNKY₁₅
SPURGE₉
SPURNE₈
SPURNS₈
SPURRY₁₁
SPURTS₈
SPUTUM₁₀
SPYALS₁₁
SPYING₁₂
SPYRES₁₁

Letters by positionIn 40% of these words the 6th letter is S.

3rd letter

A21%
I20%
E15%

4th letter

R15%
I10%
N10%

5th letter

E23%
T10%
N10%

6th letter

S40%
Y13%
E12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; SPHYNX tops the list with 21. Scores before board bonuses.

88 points: 88 words
9 points: 42 words
1010 points: 20 words
11 points: 38 words
1212 points: 24 words
13 points: 10 words
1414 points: 10 words
15 points: 6 words
1616 points: 1 words
17 points: 7 words
1818 points: 1 words
19 points: 0 words
2020 points: 0 words
21 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
SPHYNX	21	21	Collins · NWL
SPHINX	18	19	All three
SPRITZ	17	18	All three
SPIFFY	17	17	All three
SPECKY	17	18	Collins · NWL
SPIVVY	17	19	Collins · NWL
SPELTZ	17	19	All three
SPOFFY	17	17	Collins only
SPADIX	16	17	All three
SPOOKY	15	15	All three
SPARKY	15	15	All three
SPUNKY	15	17	All three

An SP opening gives you a broad set of six-letter options, but the list is not equally common in every word game. It includes 47 common words, such as spread, spirit, and spouse, alongside less familiar plays. The dictionary totals also differ: Collins includes 243 matches, while NWL2023 includes 179.

At a glance

There are 248 six-letter matches with S first and P second.
Spring, sports, speech, and spread are recognizable examples.
The average score is 10.2 points.
Sphynx scores 21 points, the highest score shown.

How do these S-P words differ by dictionary?

Collins has 243 matches, compared with 179 in NWL2023 and 170 in ENABLE. Those totals overlap, so they should not be added together; a word can appear in more than one list. For tournament play, check the dictionary your game uses before relying on an unfamiliar entry.

The opening is less frequent than several other S-plus-letter patterns at the same length. S-T has 361 matches, S-A has 306, and S-H has 272, each more than the 248 S-P options. That makes the second letter a useful filter when you already know the first two tiles.

6-letter words with S first and P second

The final letter narrows the choices quickly: 99 matches end in S, while 33 end in Y and 30 end in E. Sports and speaks fit the common S ending; speedy gives you a Y ending. If your clue fixes the last tile, start with that split rather than scanning every SP word.

For a rack that needs points, Sphynx leads at 21, followed by sphinx at 18; spritz and spiffy each score 17. Those standout scores come from less everyday words, while spring and spirit are easier to recognize. Only 47 entries are common, so the full set is a word-game resource, not a list of words you are likely to use in ordinary writing.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words start with SP?

There are 248 six-letter words with S in the first position and P in the second. Familiar examples include spring, sports, speech, and spread. The total covers words found in at least one of ENABLE, Collins, or NWL2023, so dictionary-specific counts differ.

What is the highest-scoring six-letter SP word?

Sphynx scores 21 points, the highest score among these matches. Sphinx follows at 18, while spritz and spiffy score 17 each. Scores can change with board placement, so these figures compare the words before any premium-square bonuses.

Which six-letter SP words end in S?

A total of 99 matches end in S. Sports, speaks, and spaces are familiar examples of that ending. The next most common final letter is Y, with 33 matches, followed by E, with 30.

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