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5-Letter Words Starting with SCA

There are 14 five-letter words that start with SCA on Word.ws, from scala to scaup. The most common are scale, scary, scare, scarf and scalp.

Meanings from Wiktionary. Not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list.

All 14 five-letter words that start with SCA

  • scala7n. Ladder; sequence.
  • scald8v. To burn with hot liquid.
  • scale7n. An ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement; means of...
  • scalp9n. The top of the head; the skull.
  • scaly10adj. Covered or abounding with scales.
  • scamp11n. A rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well.
  • scant7adj. Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager.
  • scape9n. A leafless stalk growing directly out of a root, bulb, or subterranean...
  • scare7n. A minor fright.
  • scarf10n. A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.
  • scarp9n. The steep artificial slope below a fort's parapet.
  • scart7v. To scratch or scrape.
  • scary10adj. Causing fear or anxiety.
  • scaup9n. Any of three species of small diving duck in the genus Aythya.
2 rare five-letter words that start with SCA

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with SCA are there?
Word.ws lists 14 five-letter words that start with SCA, plus 2 rare ones.
What are common five-letter words that start with SCA?
scale, scary, scare, scarf, scalp, scant, scala and scaly.
Which of the five-letter words that start with SCA has the highest letter score?
scamp scores 11 points with the standard letter tile values.

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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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