How many words start with SA?

1,558, ranging from 3 to 15 letters.

What is the best scoring word that starts with SA?

SAPROPHYTICALLY, worth 30 points in Scrabble.

SAPROPHYTICALLY and SADOMASOCHISTIC, at 15 letters.

1,558 words begin with SA, and SAPROPHYTICALLY scores the most at 30 points.

Showing the highest-scoring of 1,558 words. The pages linked below split the rest into smaller lists.

SA starts 1,558 words in the Tournament dictionary. Longest first below.

The distribution peaks at 8 letters (283 words) and thins out toward 15, where only 13 remain.

The most valuable word in this set is SAPROPHYTICALLY at 30 points. It tops both tables: 32 in Words With Friends as well.

The longest answers are SAPROPHYTICALLY, SADOMASOCHISTIC and SANCTIFICATIONS, at 15 letters.

The solver above accepts the same query with extra filters, which is the quickest way to narrow a list this size.

sadomasochistic: of or relating to sadomasochism
sanctimoniously: in a sanctimonious manner
satisfactorily: in a satisfactory manner
sanctification: a religious ceremony in which something is made holy
saponification: a chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap)

How many words start with SA?: 1,558, ranging from 3 to 15 letters.
What is the best scoring word that starts with SA?: SAPROPHYTICALLY, worth 30 points in Scrabble.
What is the longest word that starts with SA?: SAPROPHYTICALLY and SADOMASOCHISTIC, at 15 letters.