183 words start with SP, few enough to read in one pass. 40 of them are possible answers.
SPACE is the most familiar word here that could still come up as the answer.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 183 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- SPARE: takes 183 down to 39 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- SPEAK: down to 46. It is on the answer list.
- SPACE: down to 51. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
E is the ending to expect here, closing 30 of these words. If you need a second letter to test, E (75), A (69) and I (49) appear here more than any others. 18 of these 183 words turn up in ordinary writing. The rest are worth a read, but not worth a guess.
Best 5 Letter Words Starting with SP
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- SPACE
- SPADE
- SPANK
- SPARE
- SPARK
- SPASM
- SPAWN
- SPEAK
- SPEAR
- SPECK
- SPEED
- SPELL
- SPELT
- SPEND
- SPENT
- SPERM
- SPIED
- SPIEL
- SPIKE
- SPIKY
- SPILL
- SPILT
- SPINE
- SPINY
- SPIRE
- SPITE
- SPLAT
- SPLIT
- SPOIL
- SPOKE
- SPOOK
- SPOOL
- SPORE
- SPORT
- SPOUT
- SPRAY
- SPREE
- SPRIG
- SPURN
- SPURT
- SPAIN
- SPECS
- SPIES
- SPOTS
5 Letter Words Starting with S and Ending in D
- SPEED
- SPEND
- SPIED
- SPAAD
- SPAED
- SPAID
- SPALD
- SPARD
- SPAYD
- SPELD
- SPLAD
- SPRAD
- SPRED
- SPROD
- SPUED
5 Letter Words Starting with S and Ending in E
- SPACE
- SPADE
- SPARE
- SPIKE
- SPINE
- SPIRE
- SPITE
- SPOKE
- SPORE
- SPREE
- SPAKE
- SPALE
- SPANE
- SPATE
- SPAVE
- SPECE
- SPERE
- SPETE
- SPICE
- SPIDE
- SPILE
- SPISE
- SPODE
- SPOLE
- SPRUE
- SPUKE
- SPULE
- SPUME
- SPUTE
- SPYRE
5 Letter Words Starting with S and Ending in G
- SPRIG
- SPANG
- SPEUG
- SPLOG
- SPONG
- SPRAG
- SPROG
- SPRUG
- SPUNG
5 Letter Words Starting with S and Ending in K
- SPANK
- SPARK
- SPEAK
- SPECK
- SPOOK
- SPACK
- SPAIK
- SPELK
- SPICK
- SPINK
- SPOCK
- SPORK
- SPUNK
5 Letter Words Starting with S and Ending in L
- SPELL
- SPIEL
- SPILL
- SPOIL
- SPOOL
- SPAIL
- SPALL
- SPAUL
- SPAWL
- SPEAL
- SPEEL
- SPEIL
- SPIAL
- SPURL
- SPYAL
5 Letter Words Starting with S and Ending in R
- SPEAR
- SPAER
- SPAIR
- SPEER
- SPEIR
- SPIER
- SPOOR
- SPUER
- SPYER
5 Letter Words Starting with S and Ending in S
- SPECS
- SPIES
- SPOTS
- SPADS
- SPAES
- SPAGS
- SPAMS
- SPANS
- SPARS
- SPASS
- SPATS
- SPAWS
- SPAYS
- SPEKS
- SPEOS
- SPETS
- SPEWS
- SPICS
- SPIFS
- SPIKS
- SPIMS
- SPINS
- SPISS
- SPITS
- SPIVS
- SPODS
- SPUDS
- SPUES
- SPUGS
- SPURS
5 Letter Words Starting with S and Ending in T
- SPELT
- SPENT
- SPILT
- SPLAT
- SPLIT
- SPORT
- SPOUT
- SPURT
- SPAIT
- SPALT
- SPART
- SPEAT
- SPECT
- SPEKT
- SPIRT
- SPLET
- SPOOT
- SPRAT
- SPRET
- SPRIT
- SPROT
5 Letter Words Starting with S and Ending in Y
- SPIKY
- SPINY
- SPRAY
- SPACY
- SPARY
- SPEWY
- SPICY
- SPIRY
- SPLAY
- SPOKY
- SPUMY
5 Letter Words Starting with S and Ending in A, F, H and other letters
- SPAZA
- SPICA
- SPINA
- SPIRA
- SPOSA
- SPUTA
- SPIFF
- SPOOF
- SPATH
- SPESH
- SPOSH
- SPAHI
- SPASM
- SPERM
- SPARM
- SPOOM
- SPAWN
- SPURN
- SPAIN
- SPANN
- SPEAN
- SPEEN
- SPOON
- SPADO
- SPIRO
- SPOSO
- SPREW
- SPHEX
- SPAZZ
- SPITZ
Part of: 5 Letter Words Starting with S
Less Familiar Words Here
This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.
- SPILE: A plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask.
- SPUME: Foam or froth on the sea.
- SPACY: Stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug.
- SPROG: A child.
- SPANG: Leap, jerk, bang.
- SPIRT: Gush forth in a sudden stream or jet.
- SPIFF: Attractiveness in appearance or dress or manner.
- SPICK: Completely neat and clean.
- SPRAT: Small herring processed like a sardine.
- SPRIT: A light spar that crosses a fore-and-aft sail diagonally.
- SPLAY: Turn outward.
- SPOOR: The trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game.
- SPALL: A fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore and having at least one thin edge.
- SPURN: Reject with contempt. It is on the answer list.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer start with SP?
Yes. SPACE, SPEAK and SPENT all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. SPEED and SPELL are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is SPAWL really a word?
Yes. A fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore and having at least one thin edge. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
SPACE. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.
Are all of these accepted as guesses?
Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. SPYRE and SPYAL are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.