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Wordle game help: 5-letter words with ‘I’ and starting with ‘S’

Two possible placements are more common for the "I" in this case.

Jéssica Gubert

Published: Sep 22, 2022 11:41 pm

Every Wordle player must have faced some complicated moments in the game. Having a strategy helps, but there are only so many letters you can cover within a single guess, so some days definitely start harder than others. After finding a couple of letters over a few guesses, you might be feeling stuck, with no idea of what to do next.

Five-letter words with “I” and starting with “S” to try on Wordle

SABIN
SABIR
SADIS
SAHIB
SAICE
SAICK
SAICS
SAIDS
SAIGA
SAILS

SAIMS
SAINE
SAINS
SAINT
SAIRS
SAIST
SAITH
SAKAI
SAKIA
SAKIS

SAKTI
SALIC
SALIX
SALMI
SAMPI
SAPID
SARIN
SARIS
SASIN
SATAI

SATIN
SATIS
SAVIN
SAYID
SCAIL
SCAPI
SCION
SCLIM
SCRIM
SCRIP

SCUDI
SDEIN
SEGNI
SEHRI
SEIFS
SEILS
SEINE
SEIRS
SEISE
SEISM

SEITY
SEIZA
SEIZE
SEMIE
SEMIS
SENGI
SENSI
SENTI
SEPIA
SEPIC

SERAI
SERIC
SERIF
SERIN
SEWIN
SHCHI
SHEIK
SHIAI
SHIED
SHIEL

SHIER
SHIES
SHIFT
SHILL
SHILY
SHIMS
SHINE
SHINS
SHINY
SHIPS

SHIRE
SHIRK
SHIRR
SHIRS
SHIRT
SHISH
SHISO
SHIST
SHITE
SHITS

SHIUR
SHIVA
SHIVE
SHIVS
SHOGI
SHOJI
SHRIS
SHTIK
SIALS
SIBBS

SIBYL
SICES
SICHT
SICKO
SICKS
SICKY
SIDAS
SIDED
SIDER
SIDES

SIDHA
SIDHE
SIDLE
SIEGE
SIELD
SIENS
SIENT
SIETH
SIEUR
SIEVE

SIFTS
SIGHS
SIGHT
SIGIL
SIGLA
SIGMA
SIGNA
SIGNS
SIJOS
SIKAS

SIKER
SIKES
SILDS
SILED
SILEN
SILER
SILES
SILEX
SILKS
SILKY

SILLS
SILLY
SILOS
SILTS
SILTY
SILVA
SIMAR
SIMAS
SIMBA
SIMIS

SIMPS
SIMUL
SINCE
SINDS
SINED
SINES
SINEW
SINGE
SINGS
SINHS

SINKS
SINKY
SINUS
SIPED
SIPES
SIPPY
SIRED
SIREE
SIREN
SIRES

SIRIH
SIRIS
SIROC
SIRRA
SIRUP
SISAL
SISES
SISSY
SISTA
SISTS

SITAR
SITED
SITES
SITHE
SITKA
SITUP
SITUS
SIVER
SIXER
SIXES

SIXMO
SIXTE
SIXTH
SIXTY
SIZAR
SIZED
SIZEL
SIZER
SIZES
SKAIL

SKEIN
SKIDS
SKIED
SKIER
SKIES
SKIEY
SKIFF
SKILL
SKIMO
SKIMP

SKIMS
SKINK
SKINS
SKINT
SKIOS
SKIPS
SKIRL
SKIRR
SKIRT
SKITE

SKITS
SKIVE
SKIVY
SKLIM
SKRIK
SLAID
SLAIN
SLICE
SLICK
SLIDE

SLIER
SLILY
SLIME
SLIMS
SLIMY
SLING
SLINK
SLIPE
SLIPS
SLIPT

SLISH
SLITS
SLIVE
SLOID
SLUIT
SMAIK
SMEIK
SMILE
SMIRK
SMIRR

SMIRS
SMITE
SMITH
SMITS
SNAIL
SNIBS
SNICK
SNIDE
SNIES
SNIFF

SNIFT
SNIGS
SNIPE
SNIPS
SNIPY
SNIRT
SNITS
SODIC
SOILS
SOILY

SOLDI
SOLEI
SOLID
SONIC
SOZIN
SPAHI
SPAIL
SPAIN
SPAIT
SPEIL

SPEIR
SPIAL
SPICA
SPICE
SPICK
SPICS
SPICY
SPIDE
SPIED
SPIEL

SPIER
SPIES
SPIFF
SPIFS
SPIKE
SPIKS
SPIKY
SPILE
SPILL
SPILT

SPIMS
SPINA
SPINE
SPINK
SPINS
SPINY
SPIRE
SPIRT
SPIRY
SPITE

SPITS
SPITZ
SPIVS
SPLIT
SPOIL
SPRIG
SPRIT
SQUIB
SQUID
SQUIT

SQUIZ
STAID
STAIG
STAIN
STAIR
STEIL
STEIN
STICH
STICK
STIED

STIES
STIFF
STILB
STILE
STILL
STILT
STIME
STIMS
STIMY
STING

STINK
STINT
STIPA
STIPE
STIRE
STIRK
STIRP
STIRS
STIVE
STIVY

STOAI
STOIC
STOIT
STRIA
STRIG
STRIM
STRIP
STYLI
SUCCI
SUIDS

SUING
SUINT
SUITE
SUITS
SULCI
SUMIS
SUNIS
SUSHI
SWAIL
SWAIN

SWAMI
SWEIR
SWIES
SWIFT
SWIGS
SWILE
SWILL
SWIMS
SWINE
SWING

SWINK
SWIPE
SWIRE
SWIRL
SWISH
SWISS
SWITH
SWITS
SWIVE
SWIZZ
SYBIL
SYLIS

The “I” is more likely to appear as the second or third letter in the word, and knowing something about its placement can already narrow down your options. Whether its box already turned out green or it’s still yellow for you, cross out all the words from the list that contain the vowel in places where you know it can’t be.

Remember that words where the “I” is repeated and one of them fits into your criteria are still valid words for you.

Then, start looking into the other letters. You may start from some of the most common: other vowels (“A,” “E,” “O,” “U”), “H,” “L,” “R,” and “T.” But it is important to avoid including letters that, based on previous feedback, you know can’t be part of the answer, such as the ones that came out gray. To prevent you from doing so, one thing you can do is also cross out all the words from the list that contain any of those letters. Keep doing so after each new guess, and make sure you include as many different letters as you can per single guess.

That should give you enough information to guess the word of the day.

If you’re still unsure and don’t want to wait until Wordle resets at midnight local time, you can always look up the answer to today’s puzzle (which we update around 12am CT).

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Author

Jéssica Gubert

Contributing Writer

Jéssica is a writer, editor, and translator working at GAMURS since 2019, but with a lifelong experience in word games and TV shows. She can also be found at concerts or babbling about board games anywhere.