5-Letter Words Starting With SEI
- 8 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With SEI
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With SEI 8 words
How common is SEI at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 8 five-letter words that start with SEI. They average 7.1 points and the best is SEIZE (14 points).
- Total words
- 8
- Average Scrabble score
- 7.1
- out of 14 max
- Everyday words
- 13%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- E
- 37.5% of words
Most common last letters
- e 37.5%
- s 37.5%
- m 12.5%
Top vowel pairs
- ei100%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with SEI
s 1e 1i 1z 10e 1
S 1 + E 1 + I 1 + Z 10 + E 1 = 14 points
- Double word
- 28 pts
- Triple word
- 42 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
seize
- verbtake hold of; grab“The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter”
- verbtake or capture by force“The terrorists seized the politicians”
- verbtake possession of by force, as after an invasion“the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants”
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How many five-letter words that start with SEI are there?
There are 8 five-letter words that start with SEI 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 SEI?
SEIZE is worth 14 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SEIFS (8), SEITY (8), SEISM (7).
Which rare five-letter words that start with SEI score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include SEIFS (8), SEITY (8), SEILS (5), SEIRS (5). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.