5-Letter Words With S as the First Letter and A as the Third
There are 255 five-letter words with S as the first letter and A as the third, including 79 common puzzle answers. These are the words matching the pattern S_A__ (an underscore is any letter). A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words With S as the First Letter and A as the Third
Common puzzle answers are everyday words of the kind word puzzles choose as solutions, most common first. Plurals and rare words are valid guesses but rarely answers, so they're listed separately below.
- STATE A condition or mode of being, or a political territory
- START The beginning of anything
- SMALL Little in size, amount, or degree
- SPACE The unlimited expanse in which everything is located
- SHARE A portion belonging to or contributed by an individual
- STAND A support or foundation for holding something
- STAGE A raised platform where performances take place
- STAFF The group of people who work for an organization
- SHALL Used to express future tense or intention
- SCALE A device for weighing or a system of measurement
- SMART Showing mental alertness and quick thinking
- SHAPE The form or outline of something
More Common Puzzle Answers
- SHAME
- SHARP
- SCARY
- SHAKE
- SPARE
- SNAKE
- SHADE
- STAKE
- STAMP
- SHARK
- SMASH
- SCARE
- STACK
- STARK
- SPARK
- STARE
- SHAFT
- SNACK
- SWAMP
- SHAVE
- SLATE
- STALL
- SKATE
- SHADY
- SLACK
- STAIN
- SHALE
- SCARF
- SNAIL
- SLASH
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- SMACK
- SLANG
- STASH
- SCALP
- STALK
- SHAKY
- SWARM
- STALE
- SHACK
- SPAWN
- SHALT
- STAIR
- SNARE
- SLANT
- SHAWL
- SCANT
- SHANK
- STAVE
- SWAMI
- SHARD
- SUAVE
- SWATH
- SPASM
- SCALY
- SPATE
- STANK
- SOAPY
- SWANK
- SNARK
- SNARL
- STAID
- STAPH
- SNAFU
- SCAMP
- SWASH
- SCALD
- SNAKY
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common last letter: S (26%), E (17%), K (8%)
- Most common additional vowel: E, in 21% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: T, L, P, E, N
- Most have 1 vowel (63%)
- 39% contain a repeated letter
- 79 of the 255 are common puzzle answers (31%)
Other Valid Words
176 additional dictionary words have S as the first letter and A as the third — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- STARS
- SPAIN
- SEATS
- STATS
- SLAVE
- STAYS
- SEALS
- SHAWN
- SCARS
- SNAPS
- SLAMS
- SCANS
- SLAIN
- SEARS
- SPANS
- STARR
- SCAMS
- SWANS
- SPADE
- SEAMS
- SLADE
- SLABS
- SOAPS
- SLAPS
- SWAPS
- SPANK
- STABS
- SCALA
- SWAIN
- SOARS
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- STANS
- STADE
- SCAPE
- SLATS
- SKANK
- SHAMS
- SNAGS
- SWABS
- SHAKA
- SWAMY
- SCABS
- SOAKS
- STAGS
- SPAKE
- SLAYS
- SHAND
- SPARS
- SPATS
- SWAYS
- SLAGS
- STANG
- SPAMS
- SCARP
- SPALL
- SWALE
- SWART
- SHAUL
- SHAMA
- SHAYS
- SLATY
- SCAPA
- SWATS
- SLAKE
- SHAGS
- SWAGS
- SHART
- SHAWS
- SWARD
- STANE
- SLANE
- SCADS
- STARY
- SHAHS
- SPANG
- SWARE
- SEAMY
- SCATS
- SCART
- SOAVE
- SCAUP
- STATU
- SPACY
- SHAKO
- SWANG
- SHAYA
- SNARF
- SWAGE
- SKALD
- SWARF
- SPADS
- SCAND
- SKARN
- SHANS
- SHARN
- SLANK
- STAGY
- SMARM
- SPART
- SWAIL
- STARN
- SEANS
- SPACK
- SEASE
- SPAZA
- SHADS
- SOARE
- SHAWM
- SHASH
- SHALY
- SPAYS
- SCAFF
- SCATT
- SKAGS
- SEARE
- SPALE
- SPANE
- SHAPS
- SWALY
- STAPS
- SEAME
- SPARD
- STAIG
- SPALD
- STAUN
- SCALL
- STAWS
- SIALS
- SPAIT
- SWACK
- SEAZE
- SLART
- SNARS
- SWADS
- SCATH
- SPAGS
- SPALT
- SLAID
- SKATS
- SCAGS
- SPAIL
- SCAUR
- SPAWS
- SNARY
- SMALT
- SMAZE
- SCAIL
- SCAWS
- SCAUD
- SLAWS
- SHALM
- SKART
- SPAES
- SPADO
- SPAED
- SPAUL
- SWAPT
- SKATT
- SLAES
- SNATH
- SPAER
- SNASH
- SCAPI
- SKAIL
- SKAWS
- SPAYD
- SNABS
- SMAIK
- SPAWL
- SNAWS
- SMALM
- SWAYL
- SHAKT
- SPAHI
- SAAGS
- SMAAK
- SDAYN
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Generated from the TurnWord word database, the dictionary behind the Word Solver and Word Bot. Common puzzle answers are our curated answer list, the everyday words word puzzles tend to use as answers — not the official answer list of any game; every other word is a valid guess. Counts and statistics are computed from this list. Word database updated September 19, 2026.