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5-letter words starting with SCA
There are 23 5-letter words starting with SCA in the standard word-game list. The most common are scare, scary, scale, scarf, scalp, scamp. Every five-letter word here is a valid Wordle guess, and the commonest ones are the likeliest answers.
Most common, with meanings
| Word | Meaning | Points |
|---|---|---|
| scare | sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events | 7 |
| scary | provoking fear or terror | 10 |
| scale | an ordered reference standard | 7 |
| scarf | a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration | 10 |
| scalp | the skin that covers the top of the head | 9 |
| scamp | one who is playfully mischievous | 11 |
| scaly | rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf | 10 |
| scant | less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so | 7 |
| scads | a large number or amount | 8 |
| scald | a burn cause by hot liquid or steam | 8 |
| scall | A scurf or scabby disease, especially of the scalp. | 7 |
| scape | erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip | 9 |
| scarp | a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion | 9 |
| scart | To scratch or scrape. | 7 |
| scaup | diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill | 9 |
| scaur | A steep cliff or bank. | 7 |