5-Letter Words Starting With SP
95 five-letter words start with SP; 39 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 | spare | 0.57 | 1.10 |
| 2 | spear | 0.41 | 1.26 |
| 3 | spore | 0.53 | 1.03 |
| 4 | spire | 0.54 | 1.00 |
| 5 | spade | 0.52 | 0.97 |
| 6 | space | 0.57 | 0.92 |
| 7 | spite | 0.53 | 0.93 |
| 8 | spree | 0.61 | 0.84 |
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98 words starting with SP
- spacecommon
- speakcommon
- spentcommon
- speedcommon
- spendcommon
- sportcommon
- splitcommon
- spokecommon
- spellcommon
- spotscommon
- sparecommon
- spraycommon
- spitecommon
- spurscommon
- sparkcommon
- spikecommon
- spicecommon
- spinecommon
- spooncommon
- spermcommon
- spillcommon
- spoilcommon
- spicycommon
- spearcommon
- spiescommon
- spreecommon
- specscommon
- spinscommon
- spanscommon
- spawncommon
- spadecommon
- speltcommon
- spirecommon
- spoutcommon
- spoofcommon
- spankcommon
- spiedcommon
- spitscommon
- speckcommon
- sporecommon
- spilt
- spook
- spool
- spurt
- spasm
- spate
- spiky
- splat
- speer
- spiel
- spunk
- spiny
- spake
- spitz
- spuds
- spars
- spats
- spews
- sprig
- spurn
All 95 five-letter words
Starting with SPA 23
space spacy spade spado spaed spaes spahi spail spait spake spale spall spang spank spans spare spark spars spasm spate spats spawn spays
Starting with SPE 16
speak spean spear speck specs speed speel speer speil speir spell spelt spend spent sperm spews
Starting with SPI 24
spica spice spick spied spiel spier spies spiff spike spiks spiky spile spill spilt spine spins spiny spire spirt spiry spite spits spitz spivs
Starting with SPL 3
splat splay split
Starting with SPO 12
spode spoil spoke spoof spook spool spoon spoor spore sport spots spout
Starting with SPR 8
sprag sprat spray spree sprig sprit sprue sprug
Starting with SPU 9
spuds spued spues spume spumy spurn spurs spurt sputa
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Questions people ask
How many five-letter words start with SP?
Our list has 95. 39 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 SP?
SPACE, SPEAK, SPENT, SPEED, SPEND — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.
What is the best Wordle guess that starts with SP?
SPARE. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.57 green and 1.1 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.