SP is a consonant pair that gives a Wordle player no vowel at all in the first two positions. Every one of the 5 letter words starting with SP therefore carries its first vowel in position three, which is where a second guess removes the most candidates.
A takes that position more often than I or E. Space, Spare, Spark and Spain all follow it, and SPR is the one group that breaks the pattern by stacking a third consonant instead of a vowel.
There are 141 five letter words starting with SP. Space, Speak, Spent, Spend and Sport are the strongest Wordle guesses because none of them repeat a letter. SPA and SPI hold the deepest runs, so test A and I in the third slot first.
5 Letter Words Starting With SP
S and P take two slots without a vowel between them, which pushes the first vowel to position three. The wider set begins at five letter words in English.
| Space | Spacy | Spade | Spado |
| Spaed | Spaer | Spaes | Spags |
| Spahi | Spail | Spain | Spait |
| Spake | Spald | Spale | Spall |
| Spalt | Spams | Spane | Spang |
| Spank | Spans | Spare | Spark |
| Spars | Spart | Spasm | Spate |
| Spats | Spaul | Spawl | Spawn |
| Spaws | Spayd | Spays | Spaza |
| Speak | Speal | Spean | Spear |
| Speat | Speck | Specs | Spect |
| Speed | Speel | Speer | Speil |
| Speir | Speks | Speld | Spelk |
| Spell | Spelt | Spend | Spent |
| Speos | Sperm | Spets | Speug |
| Spews | Spewy | Spial | Spica |
| Spice | Spick | Spicy | Spide |
| Spied | Spiel | Spier | Spies |
| Spiff | Spifs | Spike | Spiky |
| Spile | Spill | Spilt | Spims |
| Spina | Spine | Spink | Spins |
| Spiny | Spire | Spirt | Spiry |
| Spite | Spits | Spitz | Spivs |
| Splat | Splay | Split | Splog |
| Spode | Spods | Spoil | Spoke |
| Spoof | Spook | Spool | Spoom |
| Spoon | Spoor | Spoot | Spore |
| Spork | Sport | Sposh | Spots |
| Spout | Sprad | Sprag | Sprat |
| Spray | Spred | Spree | Sprew |
| Sprig | Sprit | Sprod | Sprog |
| Sprue | Sprug | Spuds | Spued |
| Spuer | Spues | Spugs | Spule |
| Spume | Spumy | Spunk | Spurn |
| Spurs | Spurt | Sputa | Spyal |
| Spyre |
5 Letter Words Starting With SP By Third Letter
A and I lead the third slot, and SPR is the one run that stacks a third consonant instead. Five letter words with P as the second letter leaves the first letter open.
5 Letter Words Starting With SPA
| Space | Spain | Spare |
| Spark | Spade | Spake |
| Spank | Spans | Spasm |
| Spate | Spawn | Spacy |
| Spall | Spams | Spang |
| Spars | Spats | Spado |
| Spaed | Spaer | Spaes |
| Spags | Spahi | Spail |
| Spait | Spald | Spale |
| Spalt | Spane | Spart |
| Spaul | Spawl | Spaws |
| Spayd | Spays | Spaza |
5 Letter Words Starting With SPE
| Speak | Spear | Specs |
| Speed | Spell | Spend |
| Spent | Sperm | Speck |
| Speer | Spelt | Spean |
| Spect | Spews | Speal |
| Speat | Speel | Speil |
| Speir | Speks | Speld |
| Spelk | Speos | Spets |
| Speug | Spewy |
5 Letter Words Starting With SPI
| Spice | Spicy | Spies |
| Spike | Spill | Spine |
| Spins | Spite | Spied |
| Spiel | Spiky | Spilt |
| Spina | Spiny | Spire |
| Spits | Spitz | Spica |
| Spick | Spier | Spiff |
| Spink | Spirt | Spial |
| Spide | Spifs | Spile |
| Spims | Spiry | Spivs |
5 Letter Words Starting With SPO
| Spoil | Spoke | Spoon |
| Sport | Spots | Spoof |
| Spook | Spool | Spore |
| Spout | Spode | Spoor |
| Spork | Spods | Spoom |
| Spoot | Sposh |
5 Letter Words Starting With SPR
| Spray | Spree | Sprat |
| Sprig | Sprit | Sprog |
| Sprue | Sprad | Sprag |
| Spred | Sprew | Sprod |
| Sprug |
5 Letter Words Starting With SPU
| Spurs | Spunk | Spurt |
| Spuds | Spurn | Spued |
| Spuer | Spues | Spugs |
| Spule | Spume | Spumy |
| Sputa |
5 Letter Words Starting With SP By Ending Letter
S and E close nearly half the SP words between them, with T and L following. 5 letter words starting with ST works the same way.
5 Letter Words Starting With SP Ending In S
| Specs | Spies | Spins |
| Spots | Spurs | Spans |
| Spits | Spams | Spars |
| Spats | Spews | Spuds |
| Spaes | Spags | Spaws |
| Spays | Speks | Speos |
| Spets | Spifs | Spims |
| Spivs | Spods | Spues |
| Spugs |
5 Letter Words Starting With SP Ending In E
| Space | Spare | Spice |
| Spike | Spine | Spite |
| Spoke | Spree | Spade |
| Spake | Spate | Spire |
| Spore | Spode | Sprue |
| Spale | Spane | Spide |
| Spile | Spule | Spume |
| Spyre |
5 Letter Words Starting With SP Ending In T
| Spent | Split | Sport |
| Spelt | Spilt | Splat |
| Spout | Spurt | Spect |
| Spirt | Sprat | Sprit |
| Spait | Spalt | Spart |
| Speat | Spoot |
5 Letter Words Starting With SP Ending In L
| Spell | Spill | Spoil |
| Spiel | Spool | Spall |
| Spail | Spaul | Spawl |
| Speal | Speel | Speil |
| Spial | Spyal |
5 Letter Words Starting With SP Ending In D
| Speed | Spend | Spied |
| Spaed | Spald | Spayd |
| Speld | Sprad | Spred |
| Sprod | Spued |
5 Letter Words Starting With SP Ending In K
| Spark | Speak | Spank |
| Speck | Spook | Spunk |
| Spick | Spink | Spork |
| Spelk |
5 Letter Words Starting With SP With A
A takes the third slot more often than any other letter, and 52 SP words carry one somewhere. 5 letter words starting with SH works the same way.
| Space | Spain | Spare |
| Spark | Speak | Spear |
| Spray | Spade | Spake |
| Spank | Spans | Spasm |
| Spate | Spawn | Spina |
| Splat | Spacy | Spall |
| Spams | Spang | Spars |
| Spats | Spean | Spica |
| Splay | Sprat | Spado |
| Spaed | Spaer | Spaes |
| Spags | Spahi | Spail |
| Spait | Spald | Spale |
| Spalt | Spane | Spart |
| Spaul | Spawl | Spaws |
| Spayd | Spays | Spaza |
| Speal | Speat | Spial |
| Sprad | Sprag | Sputa |
| Spyal |
5 Letter Words Starting With SP With E
E runs through 60 of these, more than any other letter in the set. 5 letter words starting with SC works the same way.
| Space | Spare | Speak |
| Spear | Specs | Speed |
| Spell | Spend | Spent |
| Sperm | Spice | Spies |
| Spike | Spine | Spite |
| Spoke | Spree | Spade |
| Spake | Spate | Speck |
| Speer | Spelt | Spied |
| Spiel | Spire | Spore |
| Spean | Spect | Spews |
| Spier | Spode | Sprue |
| Spaed | Spaer | Spaes |
| Spale | Spane | Speal |
| Speat | Speel | Speil |
| Speir | Speks | Speld |
| Spelk | Speos | Spets |
| Speug | Spewy | Spide |
| Spile | Spred | Sprew |
| Spued | Spuer | Spues |
| Spule | Spume | Spyre |
5 Letter Words Starting With SP For Wordle
Every word here uses five different letters, so no slot goes to a repeat. 5 letter words starting with SN works the same way.
| Space | Speak | Spent |
| Spend | Sport | Split |
| Spoke | Spain | Spare |
| Spray | Spite | Spark |
| Spike | Spice | Spine |
| Sperm | Spoil | Spicy |
Forty three SP words repeat a letter. Spell, Spill and Speed are the ones that catch players out most often.
5 Letter Words Starting With SP For Scrabble
Z carries the top plays here, and Spitz and Spaza share the highest mark at 16 points.
| Word | Points |
|---|---|
| Spitz | 16 |
| Spaza | 16 |
| Spiky | 14 |
| Spiff | 13 |
| Spick | 13 |
| Spewy | 13 |
| Speck | 13 |
| Spumy | 12 |
| Spicy | 12 |
| Spacy | 12 |
| Spunk | 11 |
| Spork | 11 |
| Spook | 11 |
| Spoke | 11 |
| Spink | 11 |
5 Letter Words Starting With SP And Their Meanings
Scots and dialect usage account for most of the entries a reader would not meet in general reading.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Spasm | A sudden involuntary contraction of a muscle |
| Spate | A sudden rush of something, or a river in flood |
| Spica | A bandage wound in a figure of eight, or a bright star in Virgo |
| Spiel | A rehearsed speech delivered to persuade or sell |
| Spile | A wooden peg driven into a cask to control the flow |
| Spina | A spine or thorn like projection in anatomy |
| Spink | A Scots name for the chaffinch |
| Spirt | An older spelling of spurt, a short forceful jet |
| Spode | Fine English bone china named after its maker |
| Spoor | The track or scent trail left by an animal |
| Spork | A utensil combining a spoon bowl with fork tines |
| Sprat | A small silvery sea fish of the herring family |
| Sprig | A small shoot or twig taken from a plant |
| Sprit | A spar running diagonally across a sail to spread it |
| Sprue | A channel through which molten metal enters a mould |
| Spume | Froth or foam thrown up on the surface of water |
| Spunk | Courage and determination, or a spark of tinder |
| Spurn | To reject something with open contempt |
| Sputa | The plural of sputum, matter coughed up from the lungs |
| Spaza | An informal shop run from a home in South Africa |
FAQs
The strongest are Space, Speak, Spent, Spend and Sport, since none of them repeat a letter. Spell, Spill and Speed hand a slot to a repeat, so hold those back.
The K ending gives you Speak, Spark, Spook, Spunk, Spank and Speck. Spick, Spelk, Spink and Spork close the group.
SPR is the one run that stacks a third consonant, and it gives you Spray, Spree, Sprig, Sprit, Sprat, Sprue, Sprad, Sprag, Spred, Sprew, Sprod, Sprog and Sprug.
The I words run to Split, Spite, Spike, Spice, Spine, Spoil, Spicy, Spiel, Spied, Spies and Spill. Spain, Spait and Spial belong there too.
Spitz and Spaza share the top score at 16 points. Spiky reaches 14, then Spiff, Spick, Spunk and Speck at 13.
The L ending gives you Spell, Spill, Spoil, Spool, Spiel and Spall. Spail, Spaul, Spawl, Speal, Speel, Speil, Spial and Spyal are accepted in Scrabble.
SPO gives you Spoke, Sport, Spoil, Spoon, Spore, Spool, Spots, Spout, Spoof, Spook and Spoor, along with Spode, Spods, Spoom, Spoot, Spork and Sposh.
Yes, Spork is valid and scores 11 points. It names a utensil that combines a spoon bowl with fork tines.
