Wordle game help: 5-letter words starting with 'S'

Wordle has become a popular way to start the day for players all over the world. Each day, the game will pick a new five-letter word, which you need to guess in up to six tries. The word is the same for all players on the same calendar day, but there are no clues except the letters themselves—after each guess, they change colors to indicate if they are in the word or not.

Five-letter words starting with “S” to try on Wordle

SABAL
SABED
SABER
SABES
SABIN
SABIR
SABLE
SABOT
SABRA
SABRE
SACKS
SACRA

SADES
SADHE
SADHU
SADIS
SADLY
SAFER
SAFES
SAGAS
SAGER
SAGES
SAGGY
SAGOS

SAGUM
SAHIB
SAICE
SAIDS
SAIGA
SAILS

SAINS
SAINT
SAITH
SAJOU
SAKER
SAKES

SAKIS
SAKTI
SALAD
SALAL
SALAT
SALEP

SALES
SALIC
SALLY
SALMI
SALOL
SALON

SALPA
SALPS
SALSA
SALTS
SALTY
SALUT

SALVE
SALVO
SAMBA
SAMBO
SAMEK
SAMEY

SAMFU
SAMPS
SANDS
SANDY
SANED
SANER

SANES
SANGA
SANGH
SANTO
SAPID
SAPOR

SAPPY
SARAN
SARDS
SAREE
SARGE
SARGO

SARIN
SARIS
SARKS
SARKY
SAROD
SAROS

SASIN
SASSY
SATAY
SATED
SATEM
SATES

SATIN
SATIS
SATYR
SAUCE
SAUCH
SAUCY

SAUGH
SAULS
SAULT
SAUNA
SAURY
SAUTE

SAVED
SAVER
SAVES
SAVIN
SAVOR
SAVOY

SAVVY
SAWED
SAWER
SAXES
SAYED
SAYER

SAYID
SAYST
SCABS
SCADS
SCAGS
SCALD

SCALE
SCALL
SCALP
SCALY
SCAMP
SCAMS

SCANS
SCANT
SCAPE
SCARE
SCARF
SCARP

SCARS
SCART
SCARY
SCATS
SCATT
SCAUP

SCAUR
SCENA
SCEND
SCENE
SCENT
SCHAV

SCHMO
SCHUL
SCHWA
SCION
SCOFF
SCOLD

SCONE
SCOOP
SCOOT
SCOPA
SCOPE
SCOPS

SCORE
SCORN
SCOTS
SCOUR
SCOUT
SCOWL

SCOWS
SCRAG
SCRAM
SCRAN
SCRAP
SCREE

SCREW
SCRIM
SCRIP
SCROB
SCROD
SCRUB

SCRUM
SCUBA
SCUDI
SCUDO
SCUDS
SCUFF

SCULK
SCULL
SCULP
SCUMS
SCUPS
SCURF

SCUTA
SCUTE
SCUTS
SCUZZ
SEALS
SEAMS

SEAMY
SEARS
SEATS
SEBUM
SECCO
SECTS

SEDAN
SEDER
SEDGE
SEDGY
SEDUM
SEEDS

SEEDY
SEEKS
SEELS
SEELY
SEEMS
SEEPS

SEEPY
SEERS
SEGNI
SEGNO
SEGOS
SEGUE

SEIFS
SEINE
SEISE
SEISM
SEIZA
SEIZE

SELAH
SELFS
SELLE
SELLS
SELVA
SEMEE

SEMEN
SEMES
SEMIS
SENDS
SENES
SENGI

SENNA
SENOR
SENSA
SENSE
SENTE
SENTI

SENTS
SEPAL
SEPIA
SEPIC
SEPOY
SEPTA

SEPTS
SERAC
SERAI
SERAL
SERED
SERER

SERES
SERFS
SERGE
SERIF
SERIN
SEROW

SERRY
SERUM
SERVE
SERVO
SETAE
SETAL

SETON
SETTS
SETUP
SEVEN
SEVER
SEWAN

SEWAR
SEWED
SEWER
SEXED
SEXER
SEXES

SEXTO
SEXTS
SHACK
SHADE
SHADS
SHADY

SHAFT
SHAGS
SHAHS
SHAKE
SHAKO
SHAKY

SHALE
SHALL
SHALT
SHALY
SHAME
SHAMS

SHANK
SHAPE
SHARD
SHARE
SHARK
SHARN

SHARP
SHAUL
SHAVE
SHAWL
SHAWM
SHAWN

SHAWS
SHAYS
SHEAF
SHEAL
SHEAR
SHEAS

SHEDS
SHEEN
SHEEP
SHEER
SHEET
SHEIK

SHELF
SHELL
SHEND
SHENT
SHEOL
SHERD

SHERO
SHEWN
SHEWS
SHIED
SHIEL
SHIER

SHIES
SHIFT
SHILL
SHILY
SHIMS
SHINE

SHINS
SHINY
SHIPS
SHIRE
SHIRK
SHIRR

SHIRT
SHIST
SHIUR
SHIVA
SHIVE
SHIVS

SHLEP
SHLUB
SHMOE
SHOAL
SHOAT
SHOCK

SHOED
SHOER
SHOES
SHOGI
SHOGS
SHOJI

SHOJO
SHONE
SHOOK
SHOOL
SHOON
SHOOS

SHOOT
SHOPS
SHORE
SHORL
SHORN
SHORT

SHOTE
SHOTS
SHOTT
SHOUT
SHOVE
SHOWN

SHOWS
SHOWY
SHOYU
SHRED
SHREW
SHRIS

SHRUB
SHRUG
SHTIK
SHTUM
SHUCK
SHULN

SHULS
SHUNS
SHUNT
SHURA
SHUSH
SHUTE

SHUTS
SHWAS
SHYER
SHYLY
SIALS
SIBBS

SIBYL
SICES
SICKO
SICKS
SIDED
SIDES

SIDHE
SIDLE
SIEGE
SIEUR
SIEVE
SIFTS

SIGHS
SIGHT
SIGIL
SIGLA
SIGMA
SIGNA

SIGNS
SIKAS
SIKER
SIKES
SILDS
SILEX

SILKS
SILKY
SILLS
SILLY
SILOS
SILTS

SILTY
SILVA
SIMAR
SIMAS
SIMPS
SINCE

SINES
SINEW
SINGE
SINGS
SINHS
SINKS

SINUS
SIPED
SIPES
SIRED
SIREE
SIREN

SIRES
SIRRA
SIRUP
SISAL
SISES
SISSY

SITAR
SITED
SITES
SITUP
SITUS
SIVER

SIXER
SIXES
SIXMO
SIXTE
SIXTH
SIXTY

SIZAR
SIZED
SIZER
SIZES
SKAGS
SKALD

SKANK
SKATE
SKATS
SKEAN
SKEDS
SKEED

SKEEN
SKEES
SKEET
SKEGS
SKEIN
SKELL

SKELM
SKELP
SKENE
SKEPS
SKEWS
SKIDS

SKIED
SKIER
SKIES
SKIEY
SKIFF
SKILL

SKIMP
SKIMS
SKINK
SKINS
SKINT
SKIPS

SKIRL
SKIRR
SKIRT
SKITE
SKITS
SKIVE

SKOAL
SKOLS
SKORT
SKOSH
SKUAS
SKULK

SKULL
SKUNK
SKYED
SKYEY
SLABS
SLACK

SLAGS
SLAIN
SLAKE
SLAMS
SLANG
SLANK

SLANT
SLAPS
SLASH
SLATE
SLATS
SLATY

SLAVE
SLAWS
SLAYS
SLEDS
SLEEK
SLEEP

SLEET
SLEPT
SLEWS
SLICE
SLICK
SLIDE

SLIER
SLILY
SLIME
SLIMS
SLIMY
SLING

SLINK
SLIPE
SLIPS
SLIPT
SLITS
SLOBS

SLOES
SLOGS
SLOID
SLOJD
SLOMO
SLOOP

SLOPE
SLOPS
SLOSH
SLOTH
SLOTS
SLOWS

SLOYD
SLUBS
SLUED
SLUES
SLUFF
SLUGS

SLUMP
SLUMS
SLUNG
SLUNK
SLURB
SLURP

SLURS
SLUSH
SLYER
SLYLY
SLYPE
SMACK

SMALL
SMALT
SMARM
SMART
SMASH
SMAZE

SMEAR
SMEEK
SMELL
SMELT
SMERK
SMEWS

SMILE
SMIRK
SMITE
SMITH
SMOCK
SMOGS

SMOKE
SMOKY
SMOLT
SMORG
SMOTE
SMUSH

SMUTS
SNACK
SNAFU
SNAGS
SNAIL
SNAKE

SNAKY
SNAPS
SNARE
SNARF
SNARK
SNARL

SNASH
SNATH
SNAWS
SNEAK
SNEAP
SNECK

SNEDS
SNEER
SNELL
SNIBS
SNICK
SNIDE

SNIFF
SNIPE
SNIPS
SNITS
SNOBS
SNOGS

SNOOD
SNOOK
SNOOL
SNOOP
SNOOT
SNORE

SNORT
SNOTS
SNOUT
SNOWS
SNOWY
SNUBS

SNUCK
SNUFF
SNUGS
SNYES
SOAKS
SOAPS

SOAPY
SOARS
SOAVE
SOBAS
SOBER
SOCAS

SOCES
SOCKO
SOCKS
SOCLE
SODAS
SODDY

SODIC
SODOM
SOFAR
SOFAS
SOFTA
SOFTS

SOFTY
SOGGY
SOILS
SOJAS
SOJUS
SOKES

SOKOL
SOLAN
SOLAR
SOLAS
SOLDI
SOLDO

SOLED
SOLEI
SOLES
SOLID
SOLON
SOLOS

SOLUM
SOLUS
SOLVE
SOMAN
SOMAS
SONAR

SONDE
SONES
SONGS
SONIC
SONLY
SONNY

SONSY
SOOEY
SOOKS
SOOTH
SOOTS
SOOTY

SOPHS
SOPHY
SOPOR
SOPPY
SORAS
SORBS

SORDS
SORED
SOREL
SORER
SORES
SORGO

SORNS
SORRY
SORTS
SORUS
SOTHS
SOTOL

SOUGH
SOUKS
SOULS
SOUND
SOUPS
SOUPY

SOURS
SOUSE
SOUTH
SOWAR
SOWED
SOWER

SOYAS
SOYUZ
SOZIN
SPACE
SPACY
SPADE

SPADO
SPAED
SPAES
SPAHI
SPAIL
SPAIT

SPAKE
SPALE
SPALL
SPAMS
SPANG
SPANK

SPANS
SPARE
SPARK
SPARS
SPASM
SPATE

SPATS
SPAWN
SPAYS
SPEAK
SPEAN
SPEAR

SPECK
SPECS
SPEED
SPEEL
SPEER
SPEIL

SPEIR
SPELL
SPELT
SPEND
SPENT
SPERM

SPEWS
SPICA
SPICE
SPICY
SPIED
SPIEL

SPIER
SPIES
SPIFF
SPIKE
SPIKY
SPILE

SPILL
SPILT
SPINE
SPINS
SPINY
SPIRE

SPIRT
SPIRY
SPITE
SPITS
SPITZ
SPIVS

SPLAT
SPLAY
SPLIT
SPODE
SPOIL
SPOKE

SPOOF
SPOOK
SPOOL
SPOON
SPOOR
SPORE

SPORT
SPOTS
SPOUT
SPRAG
SPRAT
SPRAY

SPREE
SPRIG
SPRIT
SPROG
SPRUE
SPRUG

SPUDS
SPUED
SPUES
SPUME
SPUMY
SPUNK

SPURN
SPURS
SPURT
SPUTA
SQUAB
SQUAD

SQUAT
SQUEG
SQUIB
SQUID
STABS
STACK

STADE
STAFF
STAGE
STAGS
STAGY
STAID

STAIG
STAIN
STAIR
STAKE
STALE
STALK

STALL
STAMP
STAND
STANE
STANG
STANK

STAPH
STARE
STARK
STARS
START
STASH

STATE
STATS
STAVE
STAYS
STEAD
STEAK

STEAL
STEAM
STEED
STEEK
STEEL
STEEP

STEER
STEIN
STELA
STELE
STEMS
STENO

STENT
STEPS
STERE
STERN
STETS
STEWS

STEWY
STICH
STICK
STIED
STIES
STIFF

STILE
STILL
STILT
STIME
STIMY
STING

STINK
STINT
STIPE
STIRK
STIRP
STIRS

STOAE
STOAI
STOAS
STOAT
STOBS
STOCK

STOGY
STOIC
STOKE
STOLE
STOMA
STOMP

STONE
STONK
STONY
STOOD
STOOK
STOOL

STOOP
STOPE
STOPS
STOPT
STORE
STORK

STORM
STORY
STOSS
STOTS
STOTT
STOUP

STOUR
STOUT
STOVE
STOWP
STOWS
STRAP

STRAW
STRAY
STREP
STREW
STRIA
STRIP

STROP
STROW
STROY
STRUM
STRUT
STUBS

STUCK
STUDS
STUDY
STUFF
STULL
STUMP

STUMS
STUNG
STUNK
STUNS
STUNT
STUPA

STUPE
STURT
STYED
STYES
STYLE
STYLI

STYMY
SUAVE
SUBAH
SUBAS
SUBER
SUCKS

SUCKY
SUCRE
SUDDS
SUDOR
SUDSY
SUEDE

SUERS
SUETE
SUETS
SUETY
SUGAR
SUGHS

SUING
SUINT
SUITE
SUITS
SUKHS
SULCI

SULFA
SULFO
SULKS
SULKY
SULLY
SULUS

SUMAC
SUMIS
SUMMA
SUMOS
SUMPS
SUNNA

SUNNS
SUNNY
SUNUP
SUPER
SUPES
SUPRA

SURAH
SURAL
SURAS
SURDS
SURER
SURFS

SURFY
SURGE
SURGY
SURLY
SURRA
SUSED

SUSES
SUSHI
SUTRA
SUTTA
SWABS
SWAGE

SWAGS
SWAIL
SWAIN
SWALE
SWAMI
SWAMP

SWAMY
SWANG
SWANK
SWANS
SWAPS
SWARD

SWARE
SWARF
SWARM
SWART
SWASH
SWATH

SWATS
SWAYS
SWEAR
SWEAT
SWEDE
SWEEP

SWEER
SWEET
SWELL
SWEPT
SWIFT
SWIGS

SWILE
SWILL
SWIMS
SWINE
SWING
SWINK

SWIPE
SWIRL
SWISH
SWISS
SWITH
SWIVE

SWOBS
SWOON
SWOOP
SWOPS
SWORD
SWORE

SWORN
SWOTS
SWOUN
SWUNG
SYCEE
SYCES

SYCON
SYKES
SYLIS
SYLPH
SYLVA
SYNCH

SYNCS
SYNOD
SYNTH
SYREN
SYRUP
SYSOP

You’re going to need to narrow down that list to make good use of it. Some good strategies include finding out what are the vowels in the word, prioritizing the most common letters on the list (respectively, “E,” “A,” “S,” “O,” and “T”), and avoiding plural forms. Wordle will never pick a plural form as the answer to the challenge, although plural words are valid guesses. Also, remember to cross-check any clues you find, like letters that came out gray or yellow, to optimize your next guesses.

If you’re still unsure and don’t want to wait until Wordle resets at midnight local time, you can always look up the answer to today’s puzzle (which we update around 12am CT).