4-letter words containing S
Embark on an exploration of 4-letter words that contain the letter S. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate S within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| this | 7 | As a demonstrative pronoun, this denotes something that is present or near in place or time, or something just mentioned, or that is just about to be mentioned. | - |
| just | 11 | (used for emphasis) absolutely | I just can't take it anymore |
| some | 6 | (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct | some forty people came |
| said | 5 | being the one previously mentioned or spoken of | said party has denied the charges |
| stop | 6 | put an end to a state or an activity | - |
| sure | 4 | having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured | was sure (or certain) she had seen it |
| must | 6 | the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy | - |
| does | 5 | - | - |
| last | 4 | persist for a specified period of time | The bad weather lasted for three days |
| shit | 7 | obscene terms for feces | - |
| stay | 7 | hang on during a trial of endurance | - |
| show | 10 | provide evidence for | The blood test showed that he was the father |
| same | 6 | a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer | - |
| else | 4 | - | - |
| best | 6 | Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978) | - |
| seen | 4 | - | - |
| also | 4 | in addition | - |
| most | 6 | (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but | the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded |
| days | 8 | the time during which someone's life continues | the monarch's last days |
| such | 9 | of so extreme a degree or extent | such weeping |
| used | 5 | (of persons) taken advantage of | after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used |
| lost | 4 | deeply absorbed in thought | lost in thought |
| miss | 6 | fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind | I missed that remark |
| says | 7 | - | - |
| shut | 7 | move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut | shut the window |
| soon | 4 | in the near future | the doctor will soon be here |
| eyes | 7 | opinion or judgment | in the eyes of the law |
| easy | 7 | not hurried or forced | an easy walk around the block |
| case | 6 | a specific size and style of type within a type family | - |
| goes | 5 | - | - |
| rest | 4 | sit, as on a branch | - |
| wish | 10 | prefer or wish to do something | - |
| side | 5 | an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute | there are two sides to every question |
| boss | 6 | raise in a relief | embossed stationery |
| shot | 7 | an estimate based on little or no information | - |
| lose | 4 | fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind | - |
| send | 5 | transfer | - |
| save | 7 | make unnecessary an expenditure or effort | This will save money |
| sick | 10 | affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function | - |
| news | 7 | information about recent and important events | they awaited news of the outcome |
| fast | 7 | unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause | fast friends |
| sent | 4 | 100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia | - |
| sing | 5 | make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound | the kettle was singing |
| sort | 4 | an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion | the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting |
| safe | 7 | contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse | - |
| past | 6 | a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past | - |
| sign | 5 | structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted | the highway was lined with signboards |
| song | 5 | the act of singing | with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates |
| kiss | 8 | the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) | - |
| less | 4 | used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs | less interesting |
| seem | 6 | give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect | She seems to be sleeping |
| sell | 4 | deliver to an enemy by treachery | - |
| step | 6 | treat badly | She is always stepping on others to get ahead |
| pass | 6 | move past | A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window |
| busy | 9 | (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line) | her line is busy |
| fish | 10 | (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces | - |
| star | 4 | mark with an asterisk | Linguists star unacceptable sentences |
| mess | 6 | informal terms for a difficult situation | - |
| soul | 4 | the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life | - |
| test | 4 | trying something to find out about it | - |
| seat | 4 | show to a seat; assign a seat for | The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith |
| sake | 8 | Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot | - |
| lots | 4 | to a very great degree or extent | - |
| shop | 9 | small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done | - |
| slow | 7 | cause to proceed more slowly | The illness slowed him down |
| cash | 9 | money in the form of bills or coins | there is a desperate shortage of hard cash |
| ship | 9 | go on board | - |
| legs | 5 | staying power | that old Broadway play really has legs |
| list | 4 | give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of | - |
| self | 7 | your consciousness of your own identity | - |
| push | 9 | press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action | He pushed her to finish her doctorate |
| dogs | 6 | - | - |
| arms | 6 | the official symbols of a family, state, etc. | - |
| suit | 4 | enhance the appearance of | This behavior doesn't suit you! |
| nose | 4 | catch the scent of; get wind of | The dog nosed out the drugs |
| sold | 5 | disposed of to a purchaser | this merchandise is sold |
| cost | 6 | be priced at | These shoes cost $100 |
| spot | 6 | a job in an organization | - |
| nuts | 4 | informal or slang terms for mentally irregular | - |
| east | 4 | the countries of Asia | - |
| ways | 10 | structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired | - |
| wash | 10 | the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway) | from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water |
| west | 7 | United States film actress (1892-1980) | - |
| skin | 8 | a member of any of several British or American groups consisting predominantly of young people who shave their heads; some engage in white supremacist and anti-immigrant activities and this leads to the perception that all skinheads are racist and violent | - |
| risk | 8 | the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred | - |
| size | 13 | the actual state of affairs | that's the size of the situation |
| guns | 5 | - | - |
| piss | 6 | eliminate urine | - |
| plus | 6 | involving advantage or good | a plus (or positive) factor |
| rose | 4 | any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses | - |
| snow | 7 | English writer of novels about moral dilemmas in academe (1905-1980) | - |
| ours | 4 | - | - |
| suck | 10 | give suck to | The wetnurse suckled the infant |
| soft | 7 | not brilliant or glaring | the moon cast soft shadows |
| post | 6 | a job in an organization | he occupied a post in the treasury |
| sexy | 14 | stimulating sexual desire | - |
| swim | 9 | the act of swimming | it was the swimming they enjoyed most |
| base | 6 | a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries | - |
| eggs | 6 | oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food | - |
| rush | 7 | a sudden forceful flow | - |
| soup | 6 | an unfortunate situation | we're in the soup now |
| site | 4 | assign a location to | - |
| rise | 4 | get up and out of bed | - |
| dies | 5 | - | - |
| desk | 9 | a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments | - |
| bags | 7 | - | - |
| loss | 4 | the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue | the company operated at a loss last year |
| mass | 6 | the common people generally | separate the warriors from the mass |
| seek | 8 | make an effort or attempt | She always seeks to do good in the world |
| gosh | 8 | - | - |
| wise | 7 | United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949) | - |
| dust | 5 | the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up | - |
| thus | 7 | an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation | - |
| cast | 6 | the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel | - |
| bush | 9 | 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946) | - |
| sale | 4 | an agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer) | the salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office |
| sand | 5 | French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876) | - |
| laws | 7 | the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit | - |
| salt | 4 | the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth | - |
| sung | 5 | the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy | - |
| guts | 5 | fortitude and determination | he didn't have the guts to try it |
| slut | 4 | a woman adulterer | - |
| sean | 4 | - | - |
| sang | 5 | North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng | - |
| spit | 6 | expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth | - |
| josh | 14 | be silly or tease one another | - |
| mask | 10 | a party of guests wearing costumes and masks | - |
| task | 8 | a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee | the endless task of classifying the samples |
| shoe | 7 | a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation | - |
| slip | 6 | move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner | - |
| bust | 6 | an occasion for excessive eating or drinking | they went on a bust that lasted three days |
| ease | 4 | make easier | - |
| bars | 6 | gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights | - |
| skip | 10 | jump lightly | - |
| pigs | 7 | - | - |
| slap | 6 | the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand | - |
| mars | 6 | a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color | - |
| arts | 4 | studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills) | the college of arts and sciences |
| seal | 4 | a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare | - |
| soap | 6 | street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate | - |
| rats | 4 | - | - |
| acts | 6 | a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome | - |
| sink | 8 | fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly | - |
| sins | 4 | - | - |
| dish | 8 | an activity that you like or at which you are superior | marriage was scarcely his dish |
| hers | 7 | - | - |
| eats | 4 | informal terms for a meal | - |
| shed | 8 | cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers | our dog sheds every Spring |
| spin | 6 | cause to spin | spin a coin |
| host | 7 | a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers) | - |
| tons | 4 | a large number or amount | - |
| snap | 6 | move or strike with a noise | his arm was snapped forward |
| cows | 9 | domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age | wait till the cows come home |
| oops | 6 | - | - |
| arse | 4 | vulgar slang for anus | - |
| sack | 10 | an enclosed space | - |
| scum | 8 | worthless people | - |
| soda | 5 | a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper | - |
| jess | 11 | - | - |
| bugs | 7 | - | - |
| odds | 6 | the ratio by which one better's wager is greater than that of another | he offered odds of two to one |
| soil | 4 | material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) | good agricultural soil |
| nest | 4 | move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position | - |
| scar | 6 | an indication of damage | - |
| stab | 6 | stab or pierce | - |
| cuts | 6 | - | - |
| solo | 4 | without anybody else or anything else | he flew solo |
| hush | 10 | cause to be quiet or not talk | - |
| fist | 7 | a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting) | - |
| fuss | 7 | a quarrel about petty points | - |
| vast | 7 | unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope | at vast (or immense) expense |
| pops | 8 | - | - |
| bass | 6 | the lowest adult male singing voice | - |
| sail | 4 | move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions | Shreds of paper sailed through the air |
| sofa | 7 | an upholstered seat for more than one person | - |
| toss | 4 | the act of flipping a coin | - |
| sore | 4 | roused to anger | sore over a remark |
| seed | 5 | the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract | - |
| shin | 7 | a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg | - |
| beds | 7 | - | - |
| surf | 7 | waves breaking on the shore | - |
| lars | 4 | - | - |
| slim | 6 | take off weight | - |
| visa | 7 | an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it | - |
| scan | 6 | examine hastily | She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi |
| sole | 4 | not divided or shared with others | sole rights of publication |
| sigh | 8 | an utterance made by exhaling audibly | - |
| silk | 8 | a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae | - |
| pose | 6 | introduce | This poses an interesting question |
| cans | 6 | - | - |
| shaw | 10 | United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885) | - |
| lust | 4 | have a craving, appetite, or great desire for | - |
| shan | 7 | a branch of the Tai languages | - |
| stir | 4 | summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic | - |
| sour | 4 | inaccurate in pitch | a false (or sour) note |
| tops | 6 | of the highest quality | she is absolutely tops |
| dash | 8 | the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code | - |
| scam | 8 | a fraudulent business scheme | - |
| sire | 4 | the founder of a family | - |
| slam | 6 | an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect | - |
| slit | 4 | a depression scratched or carved into a surface | - |
| stew | 7 | be in a huff; be silent or sullen | - |
| dose | 5 | street name for lysergic acid diethylamide | - |
| rash | 7 | marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences | a rash attempt to climb Mount Everest |
| lens | 4 | genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils | - |
| disk | 9 | draw a harrow over (land) | - |
| iris | 4 | diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening | - |
| sock | 10 | hit hard | - |
| alas | 4 | by bad luck | alas, I cannot stay |
| shoo | 7 | drive away by crying `shoo!' | - |
| stud | 5 | adult male horse kept for breeding | - |
| sync | 9 | make synchronous and adjust in time or manner | Let's synchronize our efforts |
| vase | 7 | an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers | - |
| swan | 7 | move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment | - |
| hose | 7 | a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas | - |
| bats | 6 | informal or slang terms for mentally irregular | - |
| swat | 7 | a sharp blow | - |
| sook | 8 | - | - |
| fuse | 7 | any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant | - |
| semi | 6 | a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle | - |
| swap | 9 | an equal exchange | - |
| vest | 7 | provide with power and authority | They vested the council with special rights |
| gasp | 7 | a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open | she gave a gasp and fainted |
| disc | 7 | sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove | - |
| bash | 9 | hit hard | - |
| shag | 8 | slang for sexual intercourse | - |
| sunk | 8 | doomed to extinction | - |
| moss | 6 | tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants | - |
| saul | 4 | (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an Apostle | - |
| buns | 6 | the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | - |
| sane | 4 | marked by sound judgment | sane nuclear policy |
| sari | 4 | a dress worn primarily by Hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body | - |
| shah | 10 | title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran | - |
| sway | 10 | move back and forth or sideways | the tall building swayed |
| hash | 10 | purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogen | - |
| sank | 8 | - | - |
| swam | 9 | - | - |
| slot | 4 | a slot machine that is used for gambling | they spend hours and hours just playing the slots |
| pros | 6 | - | - |
| posh | 9 | elegant and fashionable | a posh restaurant |
| pest | 6 | any epidemic disease with a high death rate | - |
| nosy | 7 | offensively curious or inquisitive | he flipped through my letters in his nosy way |
| mist | 6 | become covered with mist | The windshield misted over |
| ares | 4 | (Greek mythology) Greek god of war; son of Zeus and Hera; identified with Roman Mars | - |
| rust | 4 | the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water | - |
| slug | 5 | a strip of type metal used for spacing | - |
| caps | 8 | - | - |
| aids | 5 | a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles | - |
| psst | 6 | - | - |
| jaws | 14 | - | - |
| dusk | 9 | the time of day immediately following sunset | - |
| casa | 6 | - | - |
| wits | 7 | the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception | he used his wits to get ahead |
| stem | 6 | cylinder forming a long narrow part of something | - |
| rags | 5 | - | - |
| digs | 6 | an excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology | - |
| shiv | 10 | a knife used as a weapon | - |
| slay | 7 | kill intentionally and with premeditation | - |
| soak | 8 | make drunk (with alcoholic drinks) | - |
| anus | 4 | the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal | - |
| sage | 5 | of the grey-green color of sage leaves | - |
| spat | 6 | a quarrel about petty points | - |
| scot | 6 | a native or inhabitant of Scotland | - |
| rosy | 7 | having the pinkish flush of health | - |
| sumo | 6 | a Japanese form of wrestling; you lose if you are forced out of a small ring or if any part of your body (other than your feet) touches the ground | - |
| sham | 9 | adopted in order to deceive | sham modesty |
| snot | 4 | a person regarded as arrogant and annoying | - |
| span | 6 | to cover or extend over an area or time period | The parking lot spans 3 acres |
| muse | 6 | reflect deeply on a subject | - |
| dues | 5 | - | - |
| alps | 6 | a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction | - |
| smug | 7 | marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction | a smug glow of self-congratulation |
| puss | 6 | informal terms referring to a domestic cat | - |
| tsar | 4 | a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917) | - |
| taps | 6 | (military) signal to turn the lights out | - |
| user | 4 | a person who uses something or someone selfishly or unethically | - |
| sled | 5 | ride (on) a sled | - |
| snob | 6 | a person regarded as arrogant and annoying | - |
| lass | 4 | a girl or young woman who is unmarried | - |
| cons | 6 | - | - |
| mush | 9 | writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental | - |
| cosy | 9 | a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm | - |
| wuss | 7 | a person who is physically weak and ineffectual | - |
| sect | 6 | a subdivision of a larger religious group | - |
| hums | 9 | - | - |
| stag | 5 | a male deer, especially an adult male red deer | - |
| fest | 7 | - | - |
| lest | 4 | - | - |
| spun | 6 | - | - |
| mast | 6 | any sturdy upright pole | - |
| spur | 6 | give heart or courage to | - |
| sima | 6 | rock that form the continuous lower layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and magnesium | - |
| ness | 4 | a strip of land projecting into a body of water | - |
| wasp | 9 | a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination | - |
| slag | 5 | the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals | - |
| slum | 6 | a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions | - |
| mats | 6 | - | - |
| yous | 7 | - | - |
| shun | 7 | avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of | - |
| skid | 9 | move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner | the wheels skidded against the sidewalk |
| isle | 4 | a small island | - |
| kris | 8 | a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade | - |
| saki | 8 | Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot | - |
| scab | 8 | someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike | - |
| saga | 5 | a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled Iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account | - |
| slab | 6 | block consisting of a thick piece of something | - |
| slob | 6 | a coarse obnoxious person | - |
| hast | 7 | - | - |
| lush | 7 | a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually | - |
| mays | 9 | United States baseball player (born in 1931) | - |
| alms | 6 | money or goods contributed to the poor | - |
| airs | 4 | affected manners intended to impress others | don't put on airs with me |
| swig | 8 | a large and hurried swallow | - |
| tosh | 7 | pretentious or silly talk or writing | - |
| shea | 7 | - | - |
| sewn | 7 | fastened with stitches | - |
| stun | 4 | hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag | - |
| sars | 4 | a respiratory disease of unknown etiology that apparently originated in mainland China in 2003; characterized by fever and coughing or difficulty breathing or hypoxia; can be fatal | - |
| stat | 4 | - | - |
| soar | 4 | rise rapidly | the dollar soared against the yen |
| cuss | 6 | profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger | - |
| fats | 7 | - | - |
| sulk | 8 | a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal | stayed home in a sulk |
| mash | 9 | to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition | - |
| gems | 7 | - | - |
| miso | 6 | a thick paste made from fermented soybeans and barley or rice malt; used in Japanese cooking to make soups or sauces | - |
| bros | 6 | - | - |
| slid | 5 | - | - |
| soho | 7 | a district in southwestern Manhattan noted for its shops and restaurants and galleries and artist's lofts | - |
| snag | 5 | an unforeseen obstacle | - |
| bias | 6 | a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation | - |
| ames | 6 | - | - |
| tres | 4 | - | - |
| dibs | 7 | a claim of rights | I have dibs on that last slice of pizza |
| sone | 4 | a unit of perceived loudness equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz tone at 40 dB above threshold | - |
| jest | 11 | activity characterized by good humor | - |
| swab | 9 | wash with a swab or a mop | swab the ship's decks |
| lash | 7 | leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip | - |
| shim | 9 | a thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices | - |
| sera | 4 | - | - |
| spam | 8 | unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk) | - |
| sumi | 6 | - | - |
| fess | 7 | (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield | - |
| slop | 6 | writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental | - |
| peso | 6 | the basic unit of money in Cuba; equal to 100 centavos | - |
| oaks | 8 | - | - |
| masa | 6 | an independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages | - |
| mesa | 6 | flat tableland with steep edges | the tribe was relatively safe on the mesa but they had to descend into the valley for water |
| dost | 5 | - | - |
| reis | 4 | - | - |
| axes | 11 | - | - |
| shay | 10 | a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top; drawn by a single horse | - |
| stow | 7 | fill by packing tightly | stow the cart |
| gust | 5 | a strong current of air | the tree was bent almost double by the gust |
| dens | 5 | - | - |
| shad | 8 | bony flesh of herring-like fish usually caught during their migration to fresh water for spawning; especially of Atlantic coast | - |
| snug | 5 | a small secluded room | - |
| hiss | 7 | make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval | - |
| musk | 10 | an odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer; used as a perfume fixative | - |
| wisp | 9 | a flock of snipe | - |
| soma | 6 | alternative names for the body of a human being | - |
| egos | 5 | - | - |
| ruse | 4 | a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture) | - |
| simi | 6 | - | - |
| sims | 6 | - | - |
| snip | 6 | cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of | - |
| sown | 7 | sprinkled with seed | - |
| sped | 7 | - | - |
| hors | 7 | - | - |
| hops | 9 | twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer | - |
| sass | 4 | an impudent or insolent rejoinder | don't give me any of your sass |
| eros | 4 | a desire for sexual intimacy | - |
| scat | 6 | singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument | - |
| slew | 7 | move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner | - |
| oars | 4 | - | - |
| silt | 4 | become chocked with silt | The river silted up |
| mesh | 9 | the topology of a network whose components are all connected directly to every other component | - |
| coos | 6 | - | - |
| spec | 8 | a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work | - |
| soot | 4 | a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink | - |
| soya | 7 | erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia | - |
| gash | 8 | a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument | - |
| silo | 4 | a cylindrical tower used for storing silage | - |
| foss | 7 | - | - |
| skim | 10 | used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed | yogurt made with skim milk |
| seam | 6 | a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface | - |
| joss | 11 | a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol | - |
| cusp | 8 | a thin triangular flap of a heart valve | - |
| zest | 13 | a tart spicy quality | - |
| tusk | 8 | remove the tusks of animals | tusk an elephant |
| sena | 4 | - | - |
| spar | 6 | making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer | - |
| sora | 4 | - | - |
| sash | 7 | a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers | - |
| opus | 6 | a musical work that has been created | - |
| gist | 5 | the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work | - |
| sept | 6 | the month following August and preceding October | - |
| sans | 4 | - | - |
| sade | 5 | French soldier and writer whose descriptions of sexual perversion gave rise to the term `sadism' (1740-1814) | - |
| spic | 8 | (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent | - |
| duds | 6 | informal terms for clothing | - |
| tush | 7 | the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | - |
| snub | 6 | an instance of driving away or warding off | - |
| spud | 7 | an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland | - |
| seer | 4 | an authoritative person who divines the future | - |
| soph | 9 | a second-year undergraduate | - |
| bask | 10 | derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in | She relished her fame and basked in her glory |
| gush | 8 | issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth | - |
| cyst | 9 | a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid) | - |
| spew | 9 | expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth | - |
| sulu | 4 | - | - |
| diss | 5 | treat, mention, or speak to rudely | the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone |
| bans | 6 | - | - |
| wast | 7 | - | - |
| swag | 8 | goods or money obtained illegally | - |
| sine | 4 | ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle | - |
| smut | 6 | an offensive or indecent word or phrase | - |
| smog | 7 | air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog | - |
| husk | 11 | remove the husks from | husk corn |
| stub | 6 | a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt | - |
| sill | 4 | (geology) a flat (usually horizontal) mass of igneous rock between two layers of older sedimentary rock | - |
| slur | 4 | a blemish made by dirt | - |
| sura | 4 | the muscular back part of the shank | - |
| skit | 8 | a short theatrical episode | - |
| hays | 10 | United States lawyer and politician who formulated a production code that prescribed the moral content of United States films from 1930 to 1966 (1879-1954) | - |
| syne | 7 | - | - |
| nous | 4 | that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason | - |
| posy | 9 | an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present | - |
| bobs | 8 | - | - |
| sant | 4 | - | - |
| slog | 5 | work doggedly or persistently | - |
| scud | 7 | the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale) | - |
| sida | 5 | large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances | - |
| sift | 7 | distinguish and separate out | sift through the job candidates |
| pecs | 8 | either of two large muscles of the chest | - |
| sais | 4 | - | - |
| suds | 5 | make froth or foam and become bubbly | - |
| lisp | 6 | a flexible procedure-oriented programing language that manipulates symbols in the form of lists | - |
| gabs | 7 | - | - |
| deus | 5 | - | - |
| seep | 6 | pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings | - |
| anis | 4 | - | - |
| sike | 8 | - | - |
| rusk | 8 | slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp | - |
| suet | 4 | hard fat around the kidneys and loins in beef and sheep | - |
| debs | 7 | United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926) | - |
| bots | 6 | - | - |
| lees | 4 | the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage | - |
| mobs | 8 | - | - |
| taos | 4 | a member of the Pueblo people living in northern New Mexico | - |
| sith | 7 | - | - |
| huss | 7 | Czechoslovakian religious reformer who anticipated the Reformation; he questioned the infallibility of the Catholic Church was excommunicated (1409) for attacking the corruption of the clergy; he was burned at the stake (1372-1415) | - |
| amis | 6 | - | - |
| bish | 9 | - | - |
| sear | 4 | cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat | - |
| mons | 6 | a mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women | - |
| vise | 7 | a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place | - |
| skee | 8 | - | - |
| bosh | 9 | pretentious or silly talk or writing | - |
| nosh | 7 | eat a snack; eat lightly | - |
| ides | 5 | in the Roman calendar: the 15th of March or May or July or October or the 13th of any other month | - |
| arcs | 6 | - | - |
| shul | 7 | - | - |
| loos | 4 | Austrian architect (1870-1933) | - |
| dais | 5 | a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it | - |
| swum | 9 | - | - |
| muss | 6 | a state of confusion and disorderliness | she smoothed the mussiness of the bed |
| mosh | 9 | dance the slam dance | - |
| disa | 5 | a combat support agency in the Department of Defense responsible for developing and operating and supporting information systems to serve the needs of the President and the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff | - |
| bast | 6 | (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes | - |
| ursa | 4 | - | - |
| seco | 6 | - | - |
| snog | 5 | touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc. | - |
| pash | 9 | - | - |
| espy | 9 | catch sight of | - |
| gobs | 7 | a large number or amount | - |
| bris | 6 | the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life | - |
| sate | 4 | fill to satisfaction | I am sated |
| slaw | 7 | basically shredded cabbage | - |
| sola | 4 | - | - |
| pish | 9 | - | - |
| ales | 4 | - | - |
| wads | 8 | a large number or amount | - |
| skew | 11 | having an oblique or slanting direction or position | the picture was skew |
| gris | 5 | Spanish cubist painter (1887-1927) | - |
| tums | 6 | an antacid | - |
| sere | 4 | (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture | the desert was edged with sere vegetation |
| anas | 4 | type genus of the Anatidae: freshwater ducks | - |
| yips | 9 | nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts) | to avoid the yips he changed his style of putting |
| suss | 4 | - | - |
| onus | 4 | an onerous or difficult concern | - |
| mews | 9 | street lined with buildings that were originally private stables but have been remodeled as dwellings | she lives in a Chelsea mews |
| bors | 6 | - | - |
| bist | 6 | - | - |
| simp | 8 | - | - |
| mise | 6 | - | - |
| ashy | 10 | of a light grey | - |
| shod | 8 | used of certain religious orders who wear shoes | - |
| spry | 9 | moving quickly and lightly | the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it |
| boas | 6 | - | - |
