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7 Letter Words Starting With S and Ending With A

Need seven-letter words that begin with S and end with A? Here are all 84 from the Collins dictionary, with subaqua (18 pts) topping the table on points.

84
Total Words
subaqua
Top Scorer
18
Best Score

7 Letter Words Starting With S and Ending With A

84 words
subaqua18 sheikha17 saxtuba16 sequela16 sequoia16 shicksa16 siliqua16 squilla16 subtaxa16 skimmia15 schisma14 scybala14 shahada14 sokaiya14 sambuca13 shehita13 succuba13 synovia13 saphena12 scholia12 shamina12 silphia12 sraddha12 syconia12 sadhana11 sarcoma11 scapula11 scopula11 scotoma11 sevruga11 spectra11 specula11 spicula11 subpena11 syringa11 sangoma10 savanna10 scaglia10 scandia10 senhora10 shastra10 shortia10 sthenia10 subidea10 sabella9 saburra9 sacella9 sagrada9 samsara9 sarcina9 satsuma9 secreta9 selecta9 senopia9 seriema9 serpula9 sinopia9 spatula9 spinula9 spiraea9 spirula9 splenia9 stamina9 stasima9 stomata9 subarea9 sumatra9 sagitta8 sangria8 sardana8 sedilia8 seringa8 signora8 soredia8 sudaria8 santera7 sestina7 silesia7 sitella7 solaria7 solatia7 stretta7 striata7 sultana7

About These 7-Letter Words

This page gathers every one of the seven-letter words that begin with S and end with A that are valid in Collins Scrabble Words — 84 in all. A focused list like this is useful when you already know the first and last letter of the slot you are filling.

Highest-scoring picks

On points, the strongest play here is subaqua at 18. Other high scorers include sheikha (17), saxtuba (16), and sequela (16). Because every word is exactly seven letters, any of them can score a bingo when you empty your rack in a single turn.

Holding too many vowels? sequoia clears several of them in one play.

How these words break down

Out of 84 words, 7 use a high-value tile (J, Q, X or Z) and 11 have a double letter.

Where you can play them

These come from the Collins word list; 56 are also valid in Words With Friends, and 59 appear in the North American list (NWL/TWL). Use the dictionary selector in the finder to match the exact game you are playing.

The list is sorted by Scrabble score by default — tap Points, A–Z or Z–A to reorder it, or use the finder to narrow it down by your own tiles.

FAQs - 7 Letter Words Starting with S and Ending with A

How many 7-letter words start with S and end with A?

There are 84 seven-letter words that start with S and end with A in the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary used on this site.

What is the highest-scoring 7-letter word that starts with S and ends with A?

Subaqua scores 18 points, the highest on this page. Playing all seven tiles at once also earns a 50-point bingo bonus in Scrabble.

Are 7-letter words that start with S and end with A valid in Words With Friends?

56 of the 84 are also valid in Words With Friends. Switch the dictionary in the finder to see only those.

Are these words allowed in Scrabble in North America?

59 of them are also in the North American list (NWL/TWL); the rest are Collins-only.

Which 7-letter words that start with S and end with A score the most points?

Ranked by Scrabble value, the top three are subaqua (18), sheikha (17), and saxtuba (16).

Which 7-letter words that start with S and end with A use a Q, Z, X or J?

7 of them include at least one high-value tile, such as subaqua, saxtuba, and sequela.