Guessers who already have the S and P in place are left with 5 letter words starting with SP and a vowel yet to find.
Ahead of the rest come I and A, as in SPIKE and SPARK.
Start with SPARK to test the A, then follow up on the I with SPIKE if that A turns grey.
List of 5 Letter Words Starting With SP
- 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
- SPAAD
- SPACK
- SPACY
- SPADO
- SPADS
- SPAED
- SPAER
- SPAES
- SPAGS
- SPAHI
- SPAID
- SPAIK
- SPAIL
- SPAIR
- SPAIT
- SPAKE
- SPALD
- SPALE
- SPALL
- SPALT
- SPAMS
- SPANE
- SPANG
- SPANN
- SPANS
- SPARD
- SPARM
- SPARS
- SPART
- SPARY
- SPASS
- SPATE
- SPATH
- SPATS
- SPAUL
- SPAVE
- SPAWL
- SPAWS
- SPAYD
- SPAYS
- SPAZA
- SPAZZ
- SPEAL
- SPEAN
- SPEAT
- SPECE
- SPECT
- SPEEL
- SPEEN
- SPEER
- SPEIL
- SPEIR
- SPEKS
- SPEKT
- SPELD
- SPELK
- SPEOS
- SPERE
- SPESH
- SPETE
- SPETS
- SPEUG
- SPEWS
- SPEWY
- SPHEX
- SPIAL
- SPICA
- SPICE
- SPICK
- SPICS
- SPICY
- SPIDE
- SPIER
- SPIFF
- SPIFS
- SPIKS
- SPILE
- SPIMS
- SPINA
- SPINK
- SPINS
- SPIRA
- SPIRO
- SPIRT
- SPIRY
- SPISE
- SPISS
- SPITS
- SPITZ
- SPIVS
- SPLAD
- SPLAY
- SPLET
- SPLOG
- SPOCK
- SPODE
- SPODS
- SPOKY
- SPOLE
- SPONG
- SPOOF
- SPOOM
- SPOON
- SPOOR
- SPOOT
- SPORK
- SPOSA
- SPOSH
- SPOSO
- SPRAD
- SPRAG
- SPRAT
- SPRED
- SPRET
- SPREW
- SPRIT
- SPROD
- SPROG
- SPROT
- SPRUE
- SPRUG
- SPUDS
- SPUED
- SPUER
- SPUES
- SPUGS
- SPUKE
- SPULE
- SPUME
- SPUMY
- SPUNG
- SPUNK
- SPURL
- SPURS
- SPUTA
- SPUTE
- SPYAL
- SPYER
- SPYRE
Common 5 Letter Words Starting With SP
- SPACE
- SPEAK
- SPENT
- SPEED
- SPEND
- SPORT
- SPLIT
- SPOKE
- SPELL
- SPARE
- SPRAY
- SPINE
- SPERM
- SPANK
- SPAIN
- SPOTS
- SPIES
- SPECS
Best 5 Letter Words Starting With SP for Wordle
- SPARE
- SPEAK
- SPACE
- SPENT
- SPEED
- SPEND
- SPORT
- SPLIT
- SPOKE
- SPELL
- SPRAY
- SPINE
- SPERM
- SPANK
- SPITE
- SPARK
- SPIKE
- SPILL
- SPOIL
- SPEAR
- SPREE
- SPAWN
- SPADE
- SPELT
- SPIRE
- SPOUT
- SPIED
- SPECK
- SPORE
- SPILT
- SPOOK
- SPOOL
- SPURT
- SPASM
- SPIKY
- SPLAT
- SPIEL
- SPINY
- SPRIG
- SPURN
5 Letter Words Starting With SP by Third Letter
5 Letter Words Starting With SPA
- SPACE
- SPARE
- SPANK
- SPARK
- SPAWN
- SPADE
- SPASM
- SPAIN
- SPANS
- SPATE
- SPAKE
- SPARS
5 Letter Words Starting With SPE
- SPEAK
- SPENT
- SPEED
- SPEND
- SPELL
- SPERM
- SPEAR
- SPELT
- SPECK
- SPECS
- SPEER
- SPEWS
5 Letter Words Starting With SPI
- SPINE
- SPITE
- SPIKE
- SPILL
- SPIRE
- SPIED
- SPILT
- SPIKY
- SPIEL
- SPINY
- SPIES
- SPICE
5 Letter Words Starting With SPO
- SPORT
- SPOKE
- SPOIL
- SPOUT
- SPORE
- SPOOK
- SPOOL
- SPOTS
- SPOON
- SPOOF
- SPOCK
- SPORK
5 Letter Words Starting With SPR
- SPRAY
- SPREE
- SPRIG
- SPRUE
- SPRIT
- SPRAT
- SPROG
- SPRED
- SPROT
- SPRAG
- SPRAD
- SPRET
5 Letter Words Starting With SPU
- SPURT
- SPURN
- SPURS
- SPUNK
- SPUDS
- SPUME
- SPUED
- SPUER
- SPUES
- SPUGS
- SPUKE
- SPULE
5 Letter Words Starting With SP by Ending Letter
5 Letter Words Starting With SP and Ending With E
- SPACE
- SPOKE
- SPARE
- SPINE
- SPITE
- SPIKE
- SPREE
- SPADE
- SPIRE
- SPORE
- SPICE
- SPATE
5 Letter Words Starting With SP and Ending With S
- SPOTS
- SPIES
- SPECS
- SPURS
- SPINS
- SPANS
- SPITS
- SPUDS
- SPARS
- SPATS
- SPEWS
- SPAMS
5 Letter Words Starting With SP and Ending With T
- SPENT
- SPORT
- SPLIT
- SPELT
- SPOUT
- SPILT
- SPURT
- SPLAT
- SPECT
- SPRIT
- SPRAT
- SPIRT
5 Letter Words Starting With SP and Ending With D
- SPEED
- SPEND
- SPIED
- SPRED
- SPAAD
- SPAED
- SPAID
- SPALD
- SPARD
- SPAYD
- SPELD
- SPLAD
5 Letter Words Starting With SP and Ending With L
- SPELL
- SPILL
- SPOIL
- SPOOL
- SPIEL
- SPALL
- SPEEL
- SPEAL
- SPAIL
- SPAUL
- SPAWL
- SPEIL
5 Letter Words Starting With SP and Ending With K
- SPEAK
- SPANK
- SPARK
- SPECK
- SPOOK
- SPOCK
- SPUNK
- SPINK
- SPORK
- SPACK
- SPAIK
- SPELK
5 Letter Words Starting With SP and Ending With Y
- SPRAY
- SPIKY
- SPINY
- SPICY
- SPLAY
- SPACY
- SPARY
- SPEWY
- SPIRY
- SPOKY
- SPUMY
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words Starting With SP in Scrabble
- SPIKY 14 points
- SPECK 13 points
- SPIFF 13 points
- SPACY 12 points
- SPICY 12 points
- SPUMY 12 points
- SPANK 11 points
- SPARK 11 points
- SPEAK 11 points
- SPIKE 11 points
Meanings of 5 Letter Words Starting With SP
- 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
What are 5 letter words starting with SP?
There are 183 of them. The everyday ones include SPACE, SPEAK, SPENT, SPEED and SPEND.
How many 5 letter words start with SP?
183 in total, and 40 of them are on the Wordle answer list.
What are the best 5 letter words starting with SP for Wordle?
SPARE, SPEAK and SPACE narrow this list fastest. SPARE leaves at most 39 words in the worst case.
What 5 letter words start with SP and end with E?
30 of them, including SPACE, SPOKE, SPARE, SPINE and SPITE.
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.
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