5-letter words starting with SP
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter SP. This section showcases how SP at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with SP, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| speak | 11 | exchange thoughts; talk with | - |
| spend | 8 | pay out | spend money |
| space | 9 | (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences | - |
| spent | 7 | drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted | - |
| spoke | 11 | one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder | - |
| speed | 8 | a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens | the project advanced with gratifying speed |
| split | 7 | having been divided; having the unity destroyed | a split group |
| spare | 7 | not taken up by scheduled activities | spare time on my hands |
| spell | 7 | indicate or signify | I'm afraid this spells trouble! |
| spain | 7 | a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power | - |
| sport | 7 | someone who engages in sports | - |
| spoil | 7 | make a mess of, destroy or ruin | - |
| spray | 10 | a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist | - |
| sperm | 9 | the male reproductive cell; the male gamete | a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material |
| spots | 7 | spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens | - |
| spoon | 7 | as much as a spoon will hold | he added two spoons of sugar |
| spite | 7 | malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty | - |
| spill | 7 | flow, run or fall out and become lost | The milk spilled across the floor |
| spicy | 12 | producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves | a spicy sauce |
| spark | 11 | merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance | he had a sparkle in his eye |
| spike | 11 | a very high narrow heel on women's shoes | - |
| spine | 7 | a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf | - |
| spear | 7 | an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish | - |
| spice | 9 | make more interesting or flavorful | - |
| specs | 9 | (plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision | - |
| spank | 11 | give a spanking to; subject to a spanking | - |
| spade | 8 | a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it | she led a low spade |
| spree | 7 | a brief indulgence of your impulses | - |
| spook | 11 | a mental representation of some haunting experience | - |
| speck | 13 | (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything | - |
| spilt | 7 | - | - |
| spawn | 10 | call forth | - |
| spunk | 11 | the courage to carry on | he kept fighting on pure spunk |
| spout | 7 | talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner | - |
| spasm | 9 | a painful and involuntary muscular contraction | - |
| splat | 7 | a single splash | he heard a splat as it hit the floor |
| spurt | 7 | the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid) | - |
| spiky | 14 | having or as if having especially high-pitched spots | - |
| spelt | 7 | hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed | - |
| spans | 7 | - | - |
| spick | 13 | (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent | - |
| speer | 7 | German Nazi architect who worked for Hitler (1905-1981) | - |
| spiel | 7 | replay (as a melody) | - |
| spurn | 7 | reject with contempt | She spurned his advances |
| spitz | 16 | any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail | - |
| spoof | 10 | make a parody of | The students spoofed the teachers |
| spore | 7 | a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion | a sexual spore is formed after the fusion of gametes |
| spire | 7 | a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top | - |
| spiny | 10 | having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. | - |
| spool | 7 | a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound | - |
| sprat | 7 | small herring processed like a sardine | - |
| spate | 7 | the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow | - |
| sprit | 7 | a light spar that crosses a fore-and-aft sail diagonally | - |
| spake | 11 | - | - |
| spork | 11 | trademark for a plastic eating utensil that has both tines and a bowl like a spoon | - |
| spink | 11 | - | - |
| spacy | 12 | stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug | - |
| spica | 9 | the brightest star in Virgo | - |
| speil | 7 | - | - |
| spoor | 7 | the trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game | the hounds followed the fox's spoor |
| sprig | 8 | a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year | - |
| spiff | 13 | attractiveness in appearance or dress or manner | he gets by largely on pure spiff |
| spina | 7 | - | - |
| splay | 10 | move out of position | - |
| spode | 8 | English potter who started a pottery famous for its bone china (1754-1827) | - |
| sprog | 8 | a child | - |
| spume | 9 | make froth or foam and become bubbly | - |
| spado | 8 | - | - |
| spaed | 8 | - | - |
| spaer | 7 | - | - |
| spaes | 7 | - | - |
| spags | 8 | - | - |
| spahi | 10 | - | - |
| spail | 7 | - | - |
| spait | 7 | - | - |
| spald | 8 | - | - |
| spale | 7 | - | - |
| spall | 7 | a fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore and having at least one thin edge | a truck bearing a mound of blue spalls |
| spalt | 7 | - | - |
| spams | 9 | - | - |
| spane | 7 | - | - |
| spang | 8 | leap, jerk, bang | Bullets spanged into the trees |
| spard | 8 | - | - |
| spars | 7 | - | - |
| spart | 7 | - | - |
| spats | 7 | - | - |
| spaul | 7 | - | - |
| spawl | 10 | a fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore and having at least one thin edge | - |
| spaws | 10 | - | - |
| spayd | 11 | - | - |
| spays | 10 | - | - |
| spaza | 16 | - | - |
| spazz | 25 | - | - |
| speal | 7 | - | - |
| spean | 7 | - | - |
| speat | 7 | - | - |
| spect | 9 | - | - |
| speel | 7 | - | - |
| speir | 7 | - | - |
| speks | 11 | - | - |
| speld | 8 | - | - |
| spelk | 11 | - | - |
| speos | 7 | - | - |
| spets | 7 | - | - |
| speug | 8 | - | - |
| spews | 10 | - | - |
| spewy | 13 | - | - |
| spial | 7 | - | - |
| spics | 9 | - | - |
| spide | 8 | - | - |
| spied | 8 | - | - |
| spier | 7 | - | - |
| spies | 7 | - | - |
| spifs | 10 | - | - |
| spiks | 11 | - | - |
| spile | 7 | a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask | - |
| spims | 9 | - | - |
| spins | 7 | - | - |
| spirt | 7 | the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid) | - |
| spiry | 10 | - | - |
| spits | 7 | - | - |
| spivs | 10 | - | - |
| splog | 8 | - | - |
| spods | 8 | - | - |
| spoom | 9 | - | - |
| spoot | 7 | - | - |
| sposh | 10 | - | - |
| sprad | 8 | - | - |
| sprag | 8 | a wooden prop used to support the roof of a mine | - |
| spred | 8 | - | - |
| sprew | 10 | - | - |
| sprod | 8 | - | - |
| sprue | 7 | a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation | - |
| sprug | 8 | - | - |
| spuds | 8 | - | - |
| spued | 8 | - | - |
| spuer | 7 | - | - |
| spues | 7 | - | - |
| spugs | 8 | - | - |
| spule | 7 | - | - |
| spumy | 12 | emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation | - |
| spurs | 7 | - | - |
| sputa | 7 | - | - |
| spyal | 10 | - | - |
| spyre | 10 | - | - |
