5-Letter Words Starting With SC
69 five-letter words start with SC; 23 of them are common words, shown in bold. Common words are where Wordle answers come from.
Best Wordle guesses
Ranked by how many green and yellow tiles each word turns up, on average, against the common words Wordle answers come from.
| # | Word | Green | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | scare | 0.56 | 1.17 |
| 2 | score | 0.52 | 1.10 |
| 3 | scale | 0.55 | 1.06 |
| 4 | scent | 0.43 | 1.06 |
| 5 | screw | 0.42 | 0.99 |
| 6 | scant | 0.48 | 0.91 |
| 7 | scary | 0.50 | 0.88 |
| 8 | scene | 0.52 | 0.86 |
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70 words starting with SC
- scenecommon
- scalecommon
- scorecommon
- scarycommon
- scopecommon
- screwcommon
- scarecommon
- scoutcommon
- scrapcommon
- scentcommon
- scarscommon
- scotscommon
- scoopcommon
- scrubcommon
- scarfcommon
- scanscommon
- scalpcommon
- scamscommon
- scubacommon
- scrumcommon
- scorncommon
- scantcommon
- scioncommon
- scour
- scaly
- scold
- scoot
- scoff
- scone
- scape
- scrip
- scabs
- scowl
- scrim
- scuff
- scram
- scamp
- scree
- scull
- scarp
- scald
- scums
- scads
- schwa
- schmo
- scats
- scart
- scaup
- scuds
- scena
- scute
- scudi
- scops
- scrag
- scudo
- scows
- schul
- sculp
- scurf
- scrod
All 69 five-letter words
Starting with SCA 22
scabs scads scags scald scale scall scalp scaly scamp scams scans scant scape scare scarf scarp scars scart scary scatt scaup scaur
Starting with SCE 4
scena scend scene scent
Starting with SCH 4
schav schmo schul schwa
Starting with SCI 1
scion
Starting with SCO 14
scoff scold scone scoop scoot scope scops score scorn scots scour scout scowl scows
Starting with SCR 10
scrag scram scrap scree screw scrim scrip scrod scrub scrum
Starting with SCU 14
scuba scudi scudo scuds scuff sculk scull sculp scums scups scurf scuta scute scuts
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Questions people ask
How many five-letter words start with SC?
Our list has 69. 23 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.
What are the most common five-letter words that start with SC?
SCENE, SCALE, SCORE, SCARY, SCOPE — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.
What is the best Wordle guess that starts with SC?
SCARE. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.56 green and 1.17 yellow tiles on average — more than any other word on this list. The method is the same as on our Best Wordle Starting Words page.