Words That Start With SO
- 1,959 words
- All English dictionaries
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Popular Words That Start With SO
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words That Start With SO 1,959 words
3-Letter Words Starting With SO 16
Full 3-letter list4-Letter Words Starting With SO 65
Full 4-letter list5-Letter Words Starting With SO 129
Full 5-letter list6-Letter Words Starting With SO 198
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words Starting With SO 263
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words Starting With SO 304
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words Starting With SO 281
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words Starting With SO 237
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words Starting With SO 162
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words Starting With SO 119
Full 12-letter list13-Letter Words Starting With SO 93
Full 13-letter list14-Letter Words Starting With SO 53
Full 14-letter list15-Letter Words Starting With SO 26
Full 15-letter list16-Letter Words Starting With SO 7
17-Letter Words Starting With SO 2
18-Letter Words Starting With SO 3
How common is SO at the start of words?
Our combined English word list has 1,959 words that start with SO. Most are 8 letters long, they average 12.7 points, the best is SOMNILOQUIZING (35 points) and 39.8% end in S.
- Total words
- 1,959
- Most common length
- 8 letters
- 304 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 12.7
- out of 35 max
- Longest word
- SOMNAMBULISTICALLY
- 18 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 39.8% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 39.8%
- e 9.6%
- d 7.9%
Top vowel pairs
- ou16%
- ie7.5%
- io6.1%
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 word that starts with SO
s 1o 1m 3n 1i 1l 1o 1q 10u 1i 1z 10i 1n 1g 2
S 1 + O 1 + M 3 + N 1 + I 1 + L 1 + O 1 + Q 10 + U 1 + I 1 + Z 10 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 35 points
- Double word
- 70 pts
- Triple word
- 105 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
somniloquizing
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many words that start with SO are there?
There are 1,959 words that start with SO in our combined English word list. The most common length is 8 letters, with 304 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word that starts with SO?
SOMNILOQUIZING is worth 35 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SOMNILOQUIZED (34), SOCIOPSYCHOLOGICAL (33), SOMNILOQUIZES (33).
What are some common words that start with SO?
Everyday examples include SORT, SOUGHT, SOUND, SOUTH, SOMEBODY, SOPHISTICATE, SOLUTION, SOONER. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word that starts with SO?
SOMNAMBULISTICALLY has 18 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, SOPHISTICATING (14 letters) is the longest common one.