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

279 7-letter words with S as the 1st letter and A as the 5th letter include SURFACE, STORAGE, and SUSTAIN.

279 wordsTop pick SURFACEHighest score SKYJACK 27

25 of 279 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With S in 1st place, I is the most common 5th letter (648 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 25 · most-used first

All valid words 279

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

  • SABBATH14
  • SABBATS11
  • SACCADE12
  • SACCATE11
  • SACKAGE14
  • SACRALS9
  • SADHANA11
  • SAGGARD10
  • SAGGARS9
  • SAGRADA9
  • SAGUARO8
  • SAHUARO10
  • SAKSAUL11
  • SALAAMS9
  • SALBAND10
  • SALLADS8
  • SALLALS7
  • SALSAED8
  • SALTANT7
  • SALTATE7
  • SALTATO7
  • SALVAGE11
  • SALWARS10
  • SAMAANS9
  • SAMBAED12
  • SAMBALS11
  • SAMBARS11
  • SAMPANS11
  • SAMSARA9
  • SANCAIS9
  • SANDALS8
  • SANGARS8
  • SANJAKS18
  • SANPANS9
  • SANSARS7
  • SANTALS7
  • SANYASI10
  • SAOUARI7
  • SAPPANS11
  • SAPSAGO10
  • SARCASM11
  • SARDANA8
  • SARDARS8
  • SARSARS7
  • SASHAYS13
  • SASSABY12
  • SATIATE7
  • SATRAPS9
  • SATRAPY12
  • SATSANG8
  • SAUNAED8
  • SAUSAGE8
  • SCALADE10
  • SCALADO10
  • SCALAGE10
  • SCALARE9
  • SCALARS9
  • SCAPAED12
  • SCARABS11
  • SCAVAGE13
  • SCENARY12
  • SCHMALZ23
  • SCHNAPS14
  • SCOPATE11
  • SCREAKS13
  • SCREAKY16
  • SCREAMS11
  • SCUBAED12
  • SCUTAGE10
  • SCUTATE9
  • SCYBALA14
  • SCYTALE12
  • SEABAGS10
  • SEABANK13
  • SEAHAWK17
  • SEAKALE11
  • SEALANT7
  • SEAMAID10
  • SEAMARK13
  • SEARATS7
  • SEAWALL10
  • SEAWANS10
  • SEAWANT10
  • SEAWARD11
  • SEAWARE10
  • SEAWAYS13
  • SECPARS11
  • SECTARY12
  • SEEPAGE10
  • SEESAWS10
  • SEGGARS9
  • SEITANS7
  • SEJEANT14
  • SELVAGE11
  • SENDALS8
  • SENSATE7
  • SEPTAGE10
  • SEPTATE9
  • SERDABS10
  • SERFAGE11
  • SERIALS7
  • SERIATE7
  • SERKALI11
  • SERRANO7
  • SERRANS7
  • SERRATE7
  • SERRATI7
  • SERVALS10
  • SERVANT10
  • SETBACK15
  • SETUALE7
  • SETWALL10
  • SEXTAIN14
  • SEXTANS14
  • SEXTANT14
  • SFUMATO12
  • SHABASH15
  • SHAHADA14
  • SHAMALS12
  • SHAMANS12
  • SHEBANG13
  • SHEMALE12
  • SHENAIS10
  • SHERANG11
  • SHIBAHS15
  • SHIKARA14
  • SHIKARI14
  • SHIKARS14
  • SHIMAAL12
  • SHITAKE14
  • SHIVAHS16
  • SHMEARS12
  • SHOFARS13
  • SHORANS10
  • SIAMANG10
  • SIDEARM10
  • SIGMATE10
  • SIGNAGE9
  • SIGNALS8
  • SIGNARY11
  • SILVANS10
  • SIMIANS9
  • SIMPAIS11
  • SINKAGE12
  • SINUATE7
  • SIRCARS9
  • SIRDARS8
  • SIRGANG9
  • SIRKARS11
  • SIRNAME9
  • SIRRAHS10
  • SITFAST10
  • SITTARS7
  • SITUATE7
  • SKYCAPS18
  • SKYJACK27
  • SKYLABS16
  • SKYLARK18
  • SKYSAIL14
  • SKYWALK21
  • SKYWARD18
  • SKYWAYS20
  • SLADANG9
  • SLAHALS10
  • SLOGANS8
  • SMARAGD11
  • SOAKAGE12
  • SOCCAGE12
  • SOCIALS9
  • SOCIATE9
  • SOILAGE8
  • SOLDADO9
  • SOLDANS8
  • SOLLARS7
  • SOLVATE10
  • SONDAGE9
  • SONTAGS8
  • SOPRANI9
  • SOPRANO9
  • SORBATE9
  • SORTALS7
  • SOUCARS9
  • SOUDANS8
  • SOUTANE7
  • SOUTARS7
  • SOVRANS10
  • SOWBACK18
  • SOWCARS12
  • SPAYADS13
  • SPHEARE12
  • SPHEARS12
  • SPICATE11
  • SPINACH14
  • SPINAGE10
  • SPINALS9
  • SPINARS9
  • SPINATE9
  • SPIRAEA9
  • SPIRALS9
  • SPIRANT9
  • SPITALS9
  • SPREADS10
  • SPREAGH13
  • SPREAZE18
  • SPYWARE15
  • SQUEAKS20
  • SQUEAKY23
  • SQUEALS16
  • STALAGS8
  • STATANT7
  • STERANE7
  • STEWARD11
  • STOMACH14
  • STOMACK15
  • STOMATA9
  • STOMATE9
  • STORAGE8
  • STOWAGE11
  • STREAKS11
  • STREAKY14
  • STREAMS9
  • STREAMY12
  • STRIATA7
  • STRIATE7
  • STROAMS9
  • STYLATE10
  • SUBBASE11
  • SUBBASS11
  • SUBLATE9
  • SUBPART11
  • SUBRACE11
  • SUBSALE9
  • SUBTACK15
  • SUBTASK13
  • SUBTAXA16
  • SUBWAYS15
  • SUCCADE12
  • SUCCAHS14
  • SUCRASE9
  • SUFFARI13
  • SUKKAHS18
  • SULCATE9
  • SULDANS8
  • SULFATE10
  • SULLAGE8
  • SULTANA7
  • SULTANS7
  • SUMMAND12
  • SUMMARY14
  • SUMMATE11
  • SUMMATS11
  • SUNBACK15
  • SUNBAKE13
  • SUNBATH12
  • SUNCARE9
  • SUNDAES8
  • SUNDARI8
  • SUNFAST10
  • SUNGARS8
  • SUNHATS10
  • SUNLAMP11
  • SUNLAND8
  • SUNNAHS10
  • SUNRAYS10
  • SUNTANS7
  • SUNWARD11
  • SUPPAWN14
  • SURBASE9
  • SURBATE9
  • SURFACE12
  • SURNAME9
  • SURPASS9
  • SUSTAIN7
  • SYLLABI12
  • SYLVANS13
  • SYNCARP14
  • SYNGAMY16
  • SYNTAGM13
  • SYNTANS10
Letters by positionIn 37% of these words the 7th letter is S.
2nd letter
  1. A19%
  2. U17%
  3. E15%
3rd letter
  1. R15%
  2. A12%
  3. N12%
4th letter
  1. T11%
  2. R9%
  3. B8%
6th letter
  1. R18%
  2. N17%
  3. T13%
7th letter
  1. S37%
  2. E25%
  3. D5%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; SKYJACK tops the list with 27. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 35 words
  2. 8 points: 26 words
  3. 99 points: 48 words
  4. 10 points: 43 words
  5. 1111 points: 36 words
  6. 12 points: 27 words
  7. 1313 points: 15 words
  8. 14 points: 21 words
  9. 1515 points: 8 words
  10. 16 points: 6 words
  11. 1717 points: 1 words
  12. 18 points: 7 words
  13. 1919 points: 0 words
  14. 20 points: 2 words
  15. 2121 points: 1 words
  16. 22 points: 0 words
  17. 2323 points: 2 words
  18. 24 points: 0 words
  19. 2525 points: 0 words
  20. 26 points: 0 words
  21. 2727 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
SKYJACK2729All three
SQUEAKY2323All three
SCHMALZ2325All three
SKYWALK2121All three
SQUEAKS2021All three
SKYWAYS2018All three
SKYWARD1817All three
SKYLARK1818All three
SKYCAPS1819All three
SANJAKS1821All three
SUKKAHS1818All three
SOWBACK1820Collins · NWL

The pattern is S _ _ _ A _ _, with four open positions between its fixed letters. Familiar fits include SURFACE, STORAGE, STOMACH, SUMMARY, and SUSTAIN; in each, A lands in position five. Just 25 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so many of the 279 tournament-dictionary entries are less familiar vocabulary.

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

  • 279 entries match S _ _ _ A _ _ in at least one tournament dictionary.
  • Only 25 match the top-25,000 English-word frequency cutoff.
  • 234 matches have definitions; the average tile score is 10.8.
  • SKYJACK leads the scoring list at 27 points.
  • Ending S is most common: 104 words, versus 70 ending in E.

Which familiar words fit this letter pattern?

Try SURFACE, STORAGE, STOMACH, or SUMMARY as familiar examples of the S _ _ _ A _ _ shape. STREAMS, SERVANT, and SALVAGE fit too, but each rearranges the open letters differently. Check the fifth tile carefully: shifting A to the fourth or sixth spot changes the clue.

The 25 common matches are only a small slice of the 279-word set. Some candidates will be outside everyday vocabulary, even though they appear in at least one tournament dictionary. Start with familiar words, then verify unusual possibilities against the word list used in your game.

Where do strong scores and common endings appear?

For raw tile value, SKYJACK tops the set at 27 points. SQUEAKY and SCHMALZ each reach 23, SKYWALK scores 21, and SQUEAKS and SKYWAYS score 20 apiece. These are listed scores; premium squares can alter the points you actually earn.

An S ending is the likeliest finish, appearing in 104 matches; E follows with 70 and D with 15. Collins includes 270 words, compared with 211 in NWL2023 and 188 in ENABLE. The dictionary counts overlap, so check your game's list before playing an unfamiliar word.

Questions people ask

What is the highest-scoring 7-letter word with S first and A fifth?
SKYJACK leads the scoring list for this pattern with a base tile score of 27 points. SQUEAKY and SCHMALZ are next at 23 points each, and SKYWALK scores 21. Premium squares can raise a play's total, but these scores compare the words before board bonuses.
How many of these words end in S?
104 of the 279 matching words finish in S, more than any other recorded ending. E is next with 70, while D closes 15 words. If your final letter is known to be S, that clue points to the largest ending group in this set.
Are all 279 words accepted in every word game?
No. The set has 270 matches in Collins, 211 in NWL2023, and 188 in ENABLE, and those dictionary groups overlap. A word present in one list may be absent from another, so verify less familiar candidates against the dictionary your game uses.

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