Word list

4-Letter Words That Start With S

The 120 most familiar everyday answers, ranked by how often each word is actually used. Common picks like SOME, SAID and SURE come first.

• SOMEVery common · Tile score 6
• SAIDVery common · Tile score 5
• SUREVery common · Tile score 4
• STOPVery common · Tile score 6
• STAYVery common · Tile score 7
• SHOWVery common · Tile score 10
• SHITVery common · Tile score 7
• SAMEVery common · Tile score 6
• SEENVery common · Tile score 4
• SAYSVery common · Tile score 7
• SUCHVery common · Tile score 9
• SHUTVery common · Tile score 7
• SOONVery common · Tile score 4
• SHOTVery common · Tile score 7
• SIDEVery common · Tile score 5
• SENDVery common · Tile score 5
• SICKVery common · Tile score 10
• SAVEVery common · Tile score 7
• SORTVery common · Tile score 4
• SAFEVery common · Tile score 7
• SEEMVery common · Tile score 6
• SENTVery common · Tile score 4
• SIGNVery common · Tile score 5
• STEPVery common · Tile score 6
• SHIPVery common · Tile score 9
• SINGVery common · Tile score 5
• SONGVery common · Tile score 5
• SELLVery common · Tile score 4
• STARVery common · Tile score 4
• SEATVery common · Tile score 4
• SOULVery common · Tile score 4
• SLOWVery common · Tile score 7
• SUITVery common · Tile score 4
• SAKEVery common · Tile score 8
• SPOTVery common · Tile score 6
• SHOPVery common · Tile score 9
• SOLDVery common · Tile score 5
• SIZEVery common · Tile score 13
• SKINVery common · Tile score 8
• SEESVery common · Tile score 4
• SUCKVery common · Tile score 10
• SOFTVery common · Tile score 7
• SWIMVery common · Tile score 9
• SNOWVery common · Tile score 7
• SHOEVery common · Tile score 7
• SEXYVery common · Tile score 14
• SLIPVery common · Tile score 6
• SALEVery common · Tile score 4
• SOUPVery common · Tile score 6
• SKIPVery common · Tile score 10
• SANDVery common · Tile score 5
• SODAVery common · Tile score 5
• SETH*Very common · Tile score 7
• SALTVery common · Tile score 4
• SPITVery common · Tile score 6
• SITEVery common · Tile score 4
• SEEKVery common · Tile score 8
• SONSVery common · Tile score 4
• SNAPVery common · Tile score 6
• SINKVery common · Tile score 8
• SOAPVery common · Tile score 6
• SOREVery common · Tile score 4
• SETSVery common · Tile score 4
• SEALVery common · Tile score 4
• SPINVery common · Tile score 6
• SELFVery common · Tile score 7
• SAILVery common · Tile score 4
• SIREVery common · Tile score 4
• SACKVery common · Tile score 10
• SLAPVery common · Tile score 6
• SLIMVery common · Tile score 6
• SLUTVery common · Tile score 4
• SHEDVery common · Tile score 8
• SHAWVery common · Tile score 10
• SITSVery common · Tile score 4
• SCUMVery common · Tile score 8
• SILKVery common · Tile score 8
• SCANVery common · Tile score 6
• SOCKVery common · Tile score 10
• SINSVery common · Tile score 4
• STABVery common · Tile score 6
• SOLOVery common · Tile score 4
• SCARVery common · Tile score 6
• SANGVery common · Tile score 5
• SOILCommon · Tile score 4
• SEEDCommon · Tile score 5
• STUDCommon · Tile score 5
• SWANCommon · Tile score 7
• STEWCommon · Tile score 7
• SURFCommon · Tile score 7
• SCAMCommon · Tile score 8
• SARKCommon · Tile score 8
• STIRCommon · Tile score 4
• SOFACommon · Tile score 7
• SOURCommon · Tile score 4
• SLAMCommon · Tile score 6
• SANECommon · Tile score 4
• SLOTCommon · Tile score 4
• SOLECommon · Tile score 4
• SHOOCommon · Tile score 7
• SLUGCommon · Tile score 5
• SUEDCommon · Tile score 5
• SUNKCommon · Tile score 8
• SEASCommon · Tile score 4
• SWATCommon · Tile score 7
• SIRSCommon · Tile score 4
• SLITCommon · Tile score 4
• SWAPCommon · Tile score 9
• SLOBCommon · Tile score 6
• SUNGCommon · Tile score 5
• SOAKCommon · Tile score 8
• SIGHCommon · Tile score 8
• SYNCCommon · Tile score 9
• SHINCommon · Tile score 7
• SUBSCommon · Tile score 6
• SLEDCommon · Tile score 5
• STATCommon · Tile score 4
• SOBSCommon · Tile score 6
• SWAYCommon · Tile score 10
• SIAM*Common · Tile score 6

* 2 words are capitalised in our source and absent from a standard English dictionary — usually a name, place or abbreviation. Crossword setters and Wordle do not use them, and most games will not accept them. How we work this out.

Keep exploring

Still stuck?

Got specific letters to work with? Open this pattern in the Crossword Helper or unscramble your own letters with the Word Finder.