5-Letter Words Starting With SIE
- 7 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With SIE
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With SIE 7 words
How common is SIE at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 7 five-letter words that start with SIE. They average 6.1 points and the best is SIEVE (8 points).
- Total words
- 7
- Average Scrabble score
- 6.1
- out of 8 max
- Everyday words
- 29%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- E
- 28.6% of words
Most common last letters
- e 28.6%
- d 14.3%
- h 14.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ie100%
- eu14.3%
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 SIE
s 1i 1e 1v 4e 1
S 1 + I 1 + E 1 + V 4 + E 1 = 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).
sieve
- nouna strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
- verbexamine in order to test suitability“screen these samples”
- verbcheck and sort carefully“sift the information”
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How many five-letter words that start with SIE are there?
There are 7 five-letter words that start with SIE 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 SIE?
SIEVE is worth 8 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SIETH (8), SIEGE (6), SIELD (6).
Which rare five-letter words that start with SIE score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include SIETH (8), SIELD (6), SIENS (5), SIENT (5). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.