5-Letter Words Starting With SO
There are 140 five-letter words starting with SO, including 15 common puzzle answers. A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words Starting With SO
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.
- SOUTH The direction or compass point that is directly opposite to north
- SORRY Feeling regret or sorrow over something done or undone
- SOUND The auditory effect produced by vibrations traveling through air
- SOLID Having a firm, stable shape; not liquid or gas
- SOLAR Relating to or derived from the sun
- SOLVE Find the solution to a problem or question
- SOBER Not affected by alcohol or other intoxicating substances
- SONIC Relating to audible sound
- SONAR A device that uses sound waves to detect objects underwater
- SOGGY Saturated with moisture; soaked and heavy with water
- SOAPY Resembling or having the qualities of soap
- SOOTY Covered with or resembling soot
More Common Puzzle Answers
- SOOTH
- SOUPY
- SOWER
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common last letter: S (34%), E (14%), Y (12%)
- Most common additional vowel: E, in 27% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: E, R, L, A, N
- Most have 2 vowels (74%)
- 57% contain a repeated letter
- 15 of the 140 are common puzzle answers (11%)
Other Valid Words
125 additional dictionary words start with SO — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- SONGS
- SORTS
- SOULS
- SOCKS
- SONNY
- SOILS
- SOLOS
- SORTA
- SOAPS
- SOLES
- SOUPS
- SORES
- SODAS
- SOYUZ
- SOARS
- SOFAS
- SODOM
- SOLON
- SOWED
- SOAKS
- SOTTO
- SOLER
- SOURS
- SONNE
- SOREL
- SOLAS
- SOLUS
- SOPPY
- SOLED
- SOFTY
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- SOKOL
- SOPHY
- SOPRA
- SONES
- SOUKS
- SOLAN
- SOFAR
- SORBO
- SOMAN
- SOFTS
- SODDY
- SOLUM
- SOCIA
- SOAVE
- SOLDI
- SOUSE
- SOLDO
- SONGY
- SORDO
- SOUGH
- SOREX
- SOCKO
- SOCLE
- SONDE
- SORER
- SOKEN
- SONGO
- SOUCE
- SOZIN
- SODIC
- SOPOR
- SOLDE
- SOMAS
- SOPHS
- SORBS
- SOARE
- SOOKY
- SORAS
- SORED
- SOOKS
- SONCE
- SOLAH
- SOOTS
- SOWLE
- SORBI
- SOKES
- SORUS
- SOUTS
- SOWAR
- SOULY
- SORAL
- SOCES
- SOOLE
- SONSE
- SOCAS
- SOOTE
- SOREE
- SOBAS
- SOUMS
- SOOLS
- SORNS
- SOGER
- SORDS
- SOWND
- SOOPS
- SOXES
- SOILY
- SOOMS
- SONSY
- SOWNE
- SOWSE
- SOLDS
- SOTOL
- SOUCT
- SORRA
- SOTHS
- SOWLS
- SONLY
- SOJUS
- SORDA
- SOJAS
- SOYAS
- SOYLE
- SORGO
- SOOEY
- SOFTA
- SOHUR
- SOWMS
- SOLEI
- SOWTH
- SOWPS
- SOKAH
- SOWFS
- SOWFF
- SOWCE
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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.