5-Letter Words Starting With SALT
- 3 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With SALT
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With SALT 3 words
How common is SALT at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 3 five-letter words that start with SALT. They average 6 points and the best is SALTY (8 points).
- Total words
- 3
- Average Scrabble score
- 6
- out of 8 max
- Everyday words
- 67%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- O
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- o 33.3%
- s 33.3%
- y 33.3%
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with SALT
s 1a 1l 1t 1y 4
S 1 + A 1 + L 1 + T 1 + Y 4 = 8 points
- Double word
- 16 pts
- Triple word
- 24 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
salty
- adjectiveengagingly stimulating or provocative“a piquant wit”
- adjectivecontaining or filled with salt“salt water”
- adjectiveone of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water
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How many five-letter words that start with SALT are there?
There are 3 five-letter words that start with SALT in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with SALT?
SALTY is worth 8 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SALTS (5), SALTO (5).