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5-Letter Words Starting with SO

There are 58 five-letter words that start with SO on Word.ws, from soapy to sower. The most common are south, sorry, sound, solid and solar.

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All 58 five-letter words that start with SO

SOA

  • soapy10adj. Resembling soap.

SOB

  • sobel7n. A government soldier who joined the rebels during the Sierra Leone...
  • sober7adj. Not drunk; not intoxicated.

SOC

  • socca9n. A French dish popular in Nice; a kind of chickpea pancake seasoned and...
  • socio7n. At an institute of education, a class where sociology is taught.
  • socko11adj. Superb, excellent, stunning.
  • socky14adj. Socklike.
  • socle7n. A low plinth or pedestal used to display a statue or other artwork.

SOD

  • sodic8adj. Of, relating to, or containing sodium.

SOF

  • sofar8n. A system for determining the position of vessels lost at sea by means...
  • sofer8n. A Jewish scribe who can transcribe Torah scrolls and other religious...
  • softy11n. Somebody who finds it difficult to scold or punish.

SOG

  • soggy10adj. Soaked with moisture or other liquid.

SOH

  • sohan8n. A traditional Persian brittle toffee made with saffron.

SOK

  • soken9n. The 'resort' (right) of specific farmers to have their grain ground at...
  • sokha12n. Russian ard (a type of wooden plough with high, horizontal draft-poles...

SOL

  • solan5n. Solan goose.
  • solar5adj. Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun.
  • soldo6n. An Italian coin, formerly one-twentieth of a lira.
  • soled6adj. Having a specified kind of sole.
  • solen5n. A cradle, as for a broken limb.
  • soler5n. One who fits the soles to shoes.
  • solid6adj. That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm....
  • solon5n. A wise legislator or lawgiver.
  • solum7n. Within a soil profile, a set of related soil horizons that share the...
  • solus5adj. Alone, unaccompanied (as a stage direction).
  • solve8v. To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.

SOM

  • somal7adj. Of or related to the soma, or cell body, of a neuron.
  • soman7n. A highly toxic G-series nerve agent in the organophosphate class of...
  • somen7n. Thin, white noodles usually served cold with sauce for dipping.
  • somma9n. A volcanic caldera that has been partially filled by a new central cone.

SON

  • sonar5n. Artificial echolocation by use of electronic equipment, with...
  • sonde6n. Probe; sound.
  • songo6n. A kind of contemporary Cuban music originating in Havana.
  • songy9adj. Song-like.
  • sonic7adj. Of or relating to sound.
  • sonny8n. A familiar form of address for a boy.

SOO

  • sooky12adj. Complaining, whingeing, sad; jealous.
  • soong6n. In American Chinese cuisine, minced meat or vegetables.
  • sooth8n. Truth.
  • sooty8adj. Of, relating to, or producing soot.

SOP

  • soper7n. Methaqualone.
  • sophi10n. Wise men; sages.
  • sophy13n. Any one of the various fields of study whose names end in -sophy.
  • sopor7n. An unnaturally deep sleep.
  • soppy12adj. Very wet; sodden, soaked.

SOR

  • sored6adj. Subjected to soring.
  • sorel5n. A young buck (deer) in the third year.
  • soror5n. A sorority sister; a fellow member of one's sorority.
  • sorry8adj. Regretful or apologetic for one's actions.

SOT

  • sotah8n. An ordeal of a woman drinking priest-cursed bitter liquid to determine...

SOU

  • sough9v. To make a soft rustling or murmuring sound.
  • sound6adj. Healthy.
  • soupy10adj. Resembling soup; creamy.
  • sourd6v. To arise, issue or emerge; to give rise.
  • souse5n. The pickled ears, feet, etc., of swine.
  • south8n. The direction towards the pole to the right-hand side of someone facing...

SOW

  • sower8n. One who or that which sows.
32 rare five-letter words that start with SO

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with SO are there?
Word.ws lists 58 five-letter words that start with SO, plus 32 rare ones.
What are common five-letter words that start with SO?
south, sorry, sound, solid, solar, solve, sober and sonic.
Which of the five-letter words that start with SO has the highest letter score?
socky scores 14 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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