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

There are 349 7-letter words with SP in the first two positions, including familiar choices such as special, species, and speaker.

349 wordsTop pick SPECIALHighest score SPRITZY 21

34 of 349 are everyday words (10%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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  • P
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  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
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  • X
  • Y
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With S in 1st place, T is the most common 2nd letter (518 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 34 · most-used first

All valid words 349

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

  • SPACERS11
  • SPACIAL11
  • SPACIER11
  • SPACING12
  • SPACKLE15
  • SPADERS10
  • SPADGER11
  • SPADING11
  • SPADOES10
  • SPAEING10
  • SPAEMAN11
  • SPAEMEN11
  • SPAGGED12
  • SPAHEES12
  • SPAINED10
  • SPAINGS10
  • SPAIRGE10
  • SPALLED10
  • SPALLER9
  • SPALLES9
  • SPALTED10
  • SPAMBOT13
  • SPAMMED14
  • SPAMMER13
  • SPAMMIE13
  • SPANCEL11
  • SPANDEX17
  • SPANGED11
  • SPANGLE10
  • SPANGLY13
  • SPANIEL9
  • SPANING10
  • SPANKED14
  • SPANKER13
  • SPANNED10
  • SPANNER9
  • SPARELY12
  • SPARERS9
  • SPAREST9
  • SPARGED11
  • SPARGER10
  • SPARGES10
  • SPARIDS10
  • SPARING10
  • SPARKED14
  • SPARKER13
  • SPARKES13
  • SPARKIE13
  • SPARKLE13
  • SPARKLY16
  • SPAROID10
  • SPARRED10
  • SPARRER9
  • SPARRES9
  • SPARROW12
  • SPARSER9
  • SPARTAN9
  • SPARTHE12
  • SPARTHS12
  • SPASMED12
  • SPASMIC13
  • SPASTIC11
  • SPATHAL12
  • SPATHED13
  • SPATHES12
  • SPATHIC14
  • SPATIAL9
  • SPATTED10
  • SPATTEE9
  • SPATTER9
  • SPATULA9
  • SPATULE9
  • SPATZLE18
  • SPAULDS10
  • SPAVIES12
  • SPAVIET12
  • SPAVINS12
  • SPAWLED13
  • SPAWNED13
  • SPAWNER12
  • SPAYADS13
  • SPAYING13
  • SPAZZED28
  • SPAZZES27
  • SPEAKER13
  • SPEANED10
  • SPEARED10
  • SPEARER9
  • SPECCED14
  • SPECIAL11
  • SPECIES11
  • SPECIFY17
  • SPECKED16
  • SPECKLE15
  • SPECTED12
  • SPECTER11
  • SPECTRA11
  • SPECTRE11
  • SPECULA11
  • SPEEDED11
  • SPEEDER10
  • SPEEDOS10
  • SPEEDUP12
  • SPEELED10
  • SPEELER9
  • SPEERED10
  • SPEILED10
  • SPEIRED10
  • SPEISES9
  • SPELDED11
  • SPELDER10
  • SPELDIN10
  • SPELEAN9
  • SPELLED10
  • SPELLER9
  • SPELTER9
  • SPELUNK13
  • SPENCER11
  • SPENCES11
  • SPENDER10
  • SPENSES9
  • SPEOSES9
  • SPERMIC13
  • SPERRED10
  • SPERRES9
  • SPERSED10
  • SPERSES9
  • SPERTHE12
  • SPEWERS12
  • SPEWIER12
  • SPEWING13
  • SPHAERE12
  • SPHAERS12
  • SPHEARE12
  • SPHEARS12
  • SPHENES12
  • SPHENIC14
  • SPHERAL12
  • SPHERED13
  • SPHERES12
  • SPHERIC14
  • SPICATE11
  • SPICERS11
  • SPICERY14
  • SPICIER11
  • SPICILY14
  • SPICING12
  • SPICKER15
  • SPICULA11
  • SPICULE11
  • SPIDERS10
  • SPIDERY13
  • SPIEGEL10
  • SPIELED10
  • SPIELER9
  • SPIERED10
  • SPIFFED16
  • SPIGHTS13
  • SPIGNEL10
  • SPIGOTS10
  • SPIKERS13
  • SPIKERY16
  • SPIKIER13
  • SPIKILY16
  • SPIKING14
  • SPILING10
  • SPILITE9
  • SPILLED10
  • SPILLER9
  • SPILTHS12
  • SPINACH14
  • SPINAGE10
  • SPINALS9
  • SPINARS9
  • SPINATE9
  • SPINDLE10
  • SPINDLY13
  • SPINELS9
  • SPINETS9
  • SPINIER9
  • SPINNER9
  • SPINNET9
  • SPINNEY12
  • SPINODE10
  • SPINOFF15
  • SPINONE9
  • SPINONI9
  • SPINORS9
  • SPINOSE9
  • SPINOUS9
  • SPINOUT9
  • SPINTOS9
  • SPINULA9
  • SPINULE9
  • SPIRAEA9
  • SPIRALS9
  • SPIRANT9
  • SPIREAS9
  • SPIREME11
  • SPIREMS11
  • SPIRICS11
  • SPIRIER9
  • SPIRING10
  • SPIRITS9
  • SPIRITY12
  • SPIROID10
  • SPIRTED10
  • SPIRTLE9
  • SPIRULA9
  • SPITALS9
  • SPITING10
  • SPITTED10
  • SPITTEN9
  • SPITTER9
  • SPITTLE9
  • SPITTLY12
  • SPITZES18
  • SPLAKES13
  • SPLASHY15
  • SPLATCH14
  • SPLAYED13
  • SPLEENS9
  • SPLEENY12
  • SPLENIA9
  • SPLENIC11
  • SPLENII9
  • SPLENTS9
  • SPLICED12
  • SPLICER11
  • SPLICES11
  • SPLIFFS15
  • SPLINED10
  • SPLINES9
  • SPLINTS9
  • SPLODGE11
  • SPLODGY14
  • SPLOOSH12
  • SPLORES9
  • SPLOTCH14
  • SPLURGE10
  • SPLURGY13
  • SPLURTS9
  • SPODIUM12
  • SPOILED10
  • SPOILER9
  • SPOKING14
  • SPONCON11
  • SPONDEE10
  • SPONDYL13
  • SPONGED11
  • SPONGER10
  • SPONGES10
  • SPONGIN10
  • SPONSAL9
  • SPONSON9
  • SPONSOR9
  • SPOOFED13
  • SPOOFER12
  • SPOOKED14
  • SPOOLED10
  • SPOOLER9
  • SPOOMED12
  • SPOONED10
  • SPOONER9
  • SPOONEY12
  • SPOORED10
  • SPOORER9
  • SPORING10
  • SPOROID10
  • SPORRAN9
  • SPORTED10
  • SPORTER9
  • SPORTIF12
  • SPORULE9
  • SPOSHES12
  • SPOTLIT9
  • SPOTTED10
  • SPOTTER9
  • SPOTTIE9
  • SPOUSAL9
  • SPOUSED10
  • SPOUSES9
  • SPOUTED10
  • SPOUTER9
  • SPRAINS9
  • SPRAINT9
  • SPRANGS10
  • SPRAWLS12
  • SPRAWLY15
  • SPRAYED13
  • SPRAYER12
  • SPRAYEY15
  • SPREADS10
  • SPREAGH13
  • SPREAZE18
  • SPREDDE11
  • SPREDDS11
  • SPREEZE18
  • SPRIEST9
  • SPRIGGY14
  • SPRIGHT13
  • SPRINGE10
  • SPRINGS10
  • SPRINGY13
  • SPRINTS9
  • SPRITES9
  • SPRITZY21
  • SPROUTS9
  • SPRUCED12
  • SPRUCER11
  • SPRUCES11
  • SPRUIKS13
  • SPRUITS9
  • SPRYEST12
  • SPUDDED12
  • SPUDDER11
  • SPUDDLE11
  • SPUDGEL11
  • SPUEING10
  • SPULYED13
  • SPULYES12
  • SPULYIE12
  • SPULZIE18
  • SPUMIER11
  • SPUMING12
  • SPUMONE11
  • SPUMONI11
  • SPUMOUS11
  • SPUNGES10
  • SPUNKED14
  • SPUNKIE13
  • SPURGES10
  • SPURIAE9
  • SPURNED10
  • SPURNER9
  • SPURNES9
  • SPURRED10
  • SPURRER9
  • SPURREY12
  • SPURTED10
  • SPURTER9
  • SPURTLE9
  • SPURWAY15
  • SPUTNIK13
  • SPUTTER9
  • SPUTUMS11
  • SPYHOLE15
  • SPYINGS13
  • SPYWARE15
Letters by positionIn 46% of these words the 6th letter is E.
3rd letter
  1. A24%
  2. I22%
  3. E13%
4th letter
  1. R18%
  2. N15%
  3. E10%
5th letter
  1. I13%
  2. T11%
  3. N9%
6th letter
  1. E46%
  2. L9%
  3. N8%
7th letter
  1. S23%
  2. D18%
  3. R15%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; SPRITZY tops the list with 21. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 95 words
  2. 10 points: 75 words
  3. 1111 points: 47 words
  4. 12 points: 49 words
  5. 1313 points: 39 words
  6. 14 points: 18 words
  7. 1515 points: 11 words
  8. 16 points: 5 words
  9. 1717 points: 2 words
  10. 18 points: 5 words
  11. 1919 points: 0 words
  12. 20 points: 0 words
  13. 2121 points: 1 words
  14. 22 points: 0 words
  15. 2323 points: 0 words
  16. 24 points: 0 words
  17. 2525 points: 0 words
  18. 26 points: 0 words
  19. 2727 points: 1 words
  20. 28 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
SPRITZY2121NWL only
SPITZES1819All three
SPATZLE1820All three
SPREEZE1819Collins only
SPREAZE1819Collins only
SPULZIE1821Collins only
SPECIFY1718All three
SPANDEX1719All three
SPARKLY1617All three
SPIFFED1617All three
SPECKED1618All three
SPIKILY1617All three

An SP opening leaves five letters to complete the pattern, and the results range from everyday words to less familiar game entries. Special, species, and speaker are recognizable examples; spritzy leads the scoring group. Only 34 entries fall in the common-word group, so expect plenty of answers that are easier to spot on a board than in ordinary conversation.

Quick facts about seven-letter SP words

  • The pattern has 349 seven-letter matches across the tournament dictionaries.
  • Special, species, and speaker are familiar examples that fit SP.
  • SPRITZY scores 21 points, the top score among the listed examples.
  • The most frequent final letter is S, with 82 words ending that way.
  • Only 34 entries are classed as common, so many matches are uncommon vocabulary.

Which SP words are familiar or high-scoring?

Special, species, and speaker give you three recognizable routes through the pattern. Other examples include sponsor, spinach, and sparrow; their varied endings show why the first two letters alone do not narrow the remaining five to one word family.

For a stronger tile score, SPRITZY is the standout at 21 points. SPITZES, SPATZLE, SPREEZE, SPREAZE, and SPULZIE each score 18. Those options are much less familiar than special, so check your game's word list before building a play around one.

How many 7-letter words with SP are there?

There are 349 7-letter words with SP in the first two positions. Collins includes 341, compared with 269 in NWL2023 and 249 in ENABLE; those counts overlap, so they are not separate groups to add together. A total of 275 matches have a definition.

The endings vary more than the opening: 82 words finish in S, 64 in D, 51 in R, and 46 in E. For comparison, the same SP pattern has 248 six-letter matches, while seven-letter words starting with ST number 518. The S-P opening is substantial, but it is not the most numerous second-letter pairing for S.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words start with SP?
There are 349 seven-letter words that start with SP in the tournament-dictionary count. Familiar examples include special, species, and speaker, while the full set also contains many less common entries. The word that fits your game depends on its accepted dictionary.
Which seven-letter SP word scores the most?
SPRITZY is the highest scorer in this group at 21 points. SPITZES, SPATZLE, SPREEZE, SPREAZE, and SPULZIE follow at 18 points each. These are tile scores before any board-square bonuses.
Are most seven-letter SP words common?
No. Only 34 of the 349 matches are classed as common, while 275 have a definition set. Examples such as special and speaker are familiar, but many other entries are specialist or uncommon vocabulary.

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