10-letter words starting with S
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter S. This section showcases how S at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with S, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| sweetheart | 16 | a very attractive or seductive looking woman | - |
| successful | 17 | having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome | a successful architect |
| surrounded | 12 | confined on all sides | a camp surrounded by enemies |
| suspicious | 14 | not as expected | suspicious behavior |
| scientific | 17 | conforming with the principles or methods used in science | a scientific approach |
| surprising | 13 | causing surprise or wonder or amazement | the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data |
| struggling | 13 | engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity | a financially struggling theater |
| screeching | 18 | sharp piercing cry | - |
| suggestion | 12 | a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection | it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse |
| specialist | 14 | practices one branch of medicine | - |
| supervisor | 15 | a program that controls the execution of other programs | - |
| straighten | 14 | put (things or places) in order | - |
| separation | 12 | (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) | - |
| strawberry | 18 | a soft red birthmark | - |
| supporting | 15 | furnishing support and encouragement | the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher |
| settlement | 12 | the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies | - |
| supposedly | 18 | believed or reputed to be the case | - |
| sufficient | 18 | of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant | sufficient food |
| screenplay | 17 | a script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets | - |
| substitute | 12 | act as a substitute | - |
| scratching | 18 | a harsh noise made by scraping | - |
| sunglasses | 11 | (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun | - |
| statistics | 12 | a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters | - |
| suspension | 12 | an interruption in the intensity or amount of something | - |
| separately | 15 | apart from others | - |
| stepmother | 17 | the wife of your father by a subsequent marriage | - |
| stepfather | 18 | the husband of your mother by a subsequent marriage | - |
| strengthen | 14 | give a healthy elasticity to | - |
| supportive | 17 | furnishing support or assistance | a supportive family network |
| solidarity | 14 | a union of interests or purposes or sympathies among members of a group | - |
| stretching | 16 | exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent | - |
| separating | 13 | - | - |
| starvation | 13 | the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine | the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender |
| satisfying | 17 | providing abundant nourishment | - |
| simulation | 12 | representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale) | - |
| skateboard | 17 | a board with wheels that is ridden in a standing or crouching position and propelled by foot | - |
| speechless | 17 | temporarily incapable of speaking | speechless with shock |
| shattering | 14 | the act of breaking something into small pieces | - |
| spacecraft | 19 | a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun | - |
| structural | 12 | pertaining to geological structure | structural effects of folding and faulting of the earth's surface |
| submission | 14 | something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition) | several of his submissions were rejected by publishers |
| stewardess | 14 | a woman steward on an airplane | - |
| staggering | 13 | so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm | the amount of money required was staggering |
| simplicity | 19 | lack of ornamentation | - |
| subversive | 18 | in opposition to a civil authority or government | - |
| suffocated | 19 | - | - |
| springtime | 15 | the season of growth | - |
| spectacles | 16 | (plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision | - |
| sanitation | 10 | making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing | - |
| speciality | 17 | an asset of special worth or utility | - |
| songwriter | 14 | a composer of words or music for popular songs | - |
| suppressed | 15 | held in check with difficulty | suppressed laughter |
| scandalous | 13 | giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation | scandalous behavior |
| specialize | 23 | evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment | - |
| sympathize | 29 | to feel or express sympathy or compassion | - |
| summertime | 16 | the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox | - |
| sentencing | 13 | - | - |
| succession | 14 | a following of one thing after another in time | - |
| sanatorium | 12 | pejorative terms for an insane asylum | - |
| schoolgirl | 16 | a girl attending school | - |
| silverware | 16 | tableware made of silver or silver plate or pewter or stainless steel | - |
| soundtrack | 17 | sound recording on a narrow strip of a motion picture film | - |
| supplement | 16 | a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency) | - |
| seamstress | 12 | someone who makes or mends dresses | - |
| standpoint | 13 | a mental position from which things are viewed | - |
| strangling | 12 | the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe | - |
| stimulated | 13 | emotionally aroused | - |
| structured | 13 | resembling a living organism in organization or development | - |
| striptease | 12 | a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music | - |
| superhuman | 17 | above or beyond the human or demanding more than human power or endurance | superhuman beings |
| supermodel | 15 | a fashion model who has attained the status of a celebrity | - |
| subsequent | 21 | following in time or order | subsequent developments |
| supervised | 16 | under observation or under the direction of a superintendent or overseer | supervised play |
| similarity | 15 | a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit | - |
| sputtering | 13 | the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively | - |
| submissive | 17 | abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant | she has become submissive and subservient |
| sweatshirt | 16 | cotton knit pullover with long sleeves worn during athletic activity | - |
| standstill | 11 | a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible | - |
| superpower | 17 | a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world | - |
| schoolwork | 22 | a school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacher | - |
| stabilized | 22 | made stable or firm | - |
| stronghold | 15 | a strongly fortified defensive structure | - |
| subjective | 24 | of a mental act performed entirely within the mind | - |
| systematic | 17 | of or relating to taxonomy | - |
| schoolyard | 19 | the yard associated with a school | - |
| sensuality | 13 | desire for sensual pleasures | - |
| sleepyhead | 19 | a sleepy person | - |
| stereotype | 15 | treat or classify according to a mental stereotype | I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European |
| succeeding | 16 | (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving | - |
| salutation | 10 | (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting) | - |
| sanitarium | 12 | a hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases | - |
| sanctioned | 13 | conforming to orthodox or recognized rules | - |
| sauerkraut | 14 | shredded cabbage fermented in brine | - |
| shopkeeper | 21 | a merchant who owns or manages a shop | - |
| shuddering | 16 | shaking convulsively or violently | - |
| splattered | 13 | covered with bright patches (often used in combination) | kitchen walls splattered with grease |
| silhouette | 13 | a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color | - |
| stupendous | 13 | so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe | a stupendous field of grass |
| sunbathing | 16 | - | - |
| sabbatical | 16 | a leave usually taken every seventh year | - |
| sisterhood | 14 | an association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest | - |
| stationery | 13 | paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters; usually with matching envelopes | - |
| squandered | 21 | not used to good advantage | squandered money cannot be replaced |
| skyscraper | 21 | a very tall building with many stories | - |
| stationary | 13 | not capable of being moved | stationary machinery |
| simplistic | 16 | characterized by extreme and often misleading simplicity | a simplistic theory of the universe |
| scheduling | 17 | setting an order and time for planned events | - |
| schoolmate | 17 | an acquaintance that you go to school with | - |
| sterilized | 20 | made infertile | - |
| sanctified | 16 | made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use | sanctified wine |
| secondhand | 17 | previously used or owned by another | bought a secondhand (or used) car |
| stealthily | 16 | in a stealthy manner | stealthily they advanced upstream |
| surgically | 16 | in a surgical manner; by means of surgery | surgically removed |
| sustenance | 12 | the financial means whereby one lives | - |
| submitting | 15 | - | - |
| sabotaging | 14 | - | - |
| subsidiary | 16 | functioning in a supporting capacity | - |
| smothering | 16 | causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat | the smothering soft voices |
| somersault | 12 | an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return | - |
| synonymous | 18 | (of words) meaning the same or nearly the same | - |
| sweetwater | 16 | - | - |
| scattering | 13 | the act of scattering | - |
| scoreboard | 15 | a large board for displaying the score of a contest (and some other information) | - |
| shockingly | 23 | very badly | they behaved shockingly at the funeral |
| skepticism | 20 | doubt about the truth of something | - |
| steakhouse | 17 | a restaurant that specializes in steaks | - |
| stipulated | 13 | - | - |
| salmonella | 12 | rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; cause typhoid fever and food poisoning; can be used as a bioweapon | - |
| saturation | 10 | chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue | - |
| subscriber | 16 | someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money | - |
| surrealism | 12 | a 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts and dreams | - |
| surrealist | 10 | an artist who is a member of the movement called surrealism | - |
| simplified | 18 | - | - |
| skillfully | 20 | with skill | fragments of a nearly complete jug, skillfully restored at the institute of archaeology |
| spellbound | 15 | having your attention fixated as though by a spell | - |
| stepsister | 12 | a sister who has only one parent in common with you | - |
| symbolized | 27 | - | - |
| salamander | 13 | fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire | - |
| southbound | 16 | moving toward the south | a southbound train |
| snowmobile | 17 | ride a snowmobile | - |
| speculated | 15 | - | - |
| steelworks | 17 | a factory where steel is made | - |
| storehouse | 13 | a depository for goods | storehouses were built close to the docks |
| serpentine | 12 | resembling a serpent in form | a serpentine wall |
| smoldering | 14 | showing scarcely suppressed anger | her tone was...conversational although...her eyes were smoldering |
| soundproof | 16 | impervious to, or not penetrable by, sound | a soundproof room |
| strychnine | 18 | an alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica; formerly used as a stimulant | - |
| stroganoff | 17 | - | - |
| successive | 17 | in regular succession without gaps | - |
| supersonic | 14 | having frequencies above those of audible sound | - |
| syndicated | 17 | - | - |
| scholastic | 17 | a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit | - |
| shopaholic | 20 | a compulsive shopper | shopaholics can never resist a bargain |
| sprinkling | 17 | a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby | - |
| splendidly | 17 | in an impressively beautiful manner | - |
| screenings | 13 | - | - |
| snorkeling | 15 | skin diving with a snorkel | - |
| storyboard | 16 | - | - |
| subversion | 15 | the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government | - |
| subliminal | 14 | below the threshold of conscious perception | - |
| substation | 12 | a subsidiary station where electricity is transformed for distribution by a low-voltage network | - |
| segregated | 13 | separated or isolated from others or a main group | a segregated school system |
| shortening | 14 | act of decreasing in length | the dress needs shortening |
| strategist | 11 | an expert in strategy (especially in warfare) | - |
| subsidized | 23 | having partial financial support from public funds | lived in subsidized public housing |
| sweltering | 14 | excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness | a sweltering room |
| sandalwood | 15 | close-grained fragrant yellowish heartwood of the true sandalwood; has insect repelling properties and is used for carving and cabinetwork | - |
| signifying | 18 | - | - |
| spoilsport | 14 | someone who spoils the pleasure of others | - |
| slithering | 14 | moving as on a slippery surface | his slipping and slithering progress over the ice |
| specialise | 14 | evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment | - |
| stunningly | 14 | in a spectacular manner | - |
| sympathise | 20 | to feel or express sympathy or compassion | - |
| scrupulous | 14 | characterized by extreme care and great effort | scrupulous attention to details |
| simulating | 13 | - | - |
| stabilizer | 21 | a device for making something stable | - |
| suggestive | 15 | tending to suggest or imply | artifacts suggestive of an ancient society |
| separatist | 12 | an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union) | - |
| subterfuge | 16 | something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity | he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge |
| subsection | 14 | a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided | - |
| shadowless | 17 | - | - |
| sketchbook | 25 | a book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be drawn | - |
| somebodies | 15 | - | - |
| spectacled | 17 | wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass | a bespectacled grandmother |
| soothsayer | 16 | someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge) | - |
| stimulator | 12 | - | - |
| succinctly | 19 | with concise and precise brevity; to the point | Please state your case as succinctly as possible |
| sequential | 19 | in regular succession without gaps | - |
| stubbornly | 17 | in a stubborn unregenerate manner | she remained stubbornly in the same position |
| swaggering | 16 | flamboyantly adventurous | - |
| sweatpants | 15 | loose-fitting trousers with elastic cuffs; worn by athletes | - |
| saleswoman | 15 | a woman salesperson | - |
| selflessly | 16 | in an altruistic manner | he acted selflessly when he helped the old lady in distress |
| singularly | 14 | in a singular manner or to a singular degree | Lord T. was considered singularly licentious even for the courts of Russia and Portugal; he acquired three wives and fourteen children during his Portuguese embassy alone |
| showerhead | 20 | a perforated nozzle that showers water on a bather | - |
| soldiering | 12 | the evasion of work or duty | - |
| suppertime | 16 | the customary or habitual hour for the evening meal | - |
| swimmingly | 21 | with no problems or difficulties | despite of some mishaps, everything went swimmingly |
| schmoozing | 27 | - | - |
| shantytown | 19 | a city district inhabited by people living in huts and shanties | - |
| septicemia | 16 | invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection | - |
| signalling | 12 | - | - |
| sidewinder | 15 | small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve | - |
| smokehouse | 19 | a small house where smoke is used to cure meat or fish | - |
| sleepiness | 12 | a very sleepy state | sleepiness causes many driving accidents |
| subscribed | 17 | (of a contract or will or other document) having a signature written at the end | the subscribed will |
| superwoman | 17 | - | - |
| sloppiness | 14 | a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for | - |
| slanderous | 11 | (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign | - |
| speculator | 14 | someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains | - |
| subculture | 14 | a social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs | - |
| summarized | 24 | - | - |
| submariner | 14 | a member of the crew of a submarine | - |
| surpassing | 13 | far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree | - |
| synthesize | 25 | combine so as to form a more complex, product | his operas synthesize music and drama in perfect harmony |
| scrutinize | 21 | examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification | - |
| silverfish | 19 | silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing | - |
| shoestring | 14 | a lace used for fastening shoes | - |
| solidified | 15 | changed into a solid mass | - |
| stagnation | 11 | inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation | - |
| squirrelly | 22 | - | - |
| strikingly | 18 | in a striking manner | this was strikingly demonstrated |
| sacrosanct | 14 | must be kept sacred | - |
| sexologist | 18 | - | - |
| shampooing | 18 | - | - |
| shouldered | 15 | having shoulders or shoulders as specified; usually used as a combining form | stoop-shouldered |
| socialized | 22 | under group or government control | socialized ownership |
| somewheres | 18 | - | - |
| stampeding | 16 | - | - |
| stagecoach | 18 | a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns | - |
| storefront | 13 | the front side of a store facing the street; usually contains display windows | - |
| suppressor | 14 | an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents | - |
| serviceman | 17 | someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force | - |
| sheepishly | 21 | in a sheepish manner | sheepishly he handed her back the money |
| shoplifter | 18 | a thief who steals goods that are in a store | - |
| shrivelled | 17 | lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness | - |
| shovelling | 17 | - | - |
| sleeveless | 13 | unproductive of success | a sleeveless errand |
| sophomoric | 19 | - | - |
| stabilised | 13 | made stable or firm | - |
| scepticism | 18 | the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge | - |
| shanghaied | 18 | - | - |
| shortbread | 16 | very rich thick butter cookie | - |
| southerner | 13 | an American who lives in the South | - |
| specifying | 21 | - | - |
| solicitous | 12 | full of anxiety and concern | solicitous parents |
| stinginess | 11 | a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money | - |
| streamline | 12 | contour economically or efficiently | - |
| straightly | 17 | - | - |
| subjugated | 21 | reduced to submission | subjugated peoples |
| symbolised | 18 | - | - |
| schooldays | 19 | the time of life when you are going to school | - |
| scriptural | 14 | of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible | - |
| silverback | 21 | an adult male gorilla with grey hairs across the back | - |
| smoothness | 15 | powerful and effective language | his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police |
| springwood | 17 | - | - |
| subspecies | 16 | (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species | - |
| superseded | 14 | - | - |
| salubrious | 12 | promoting health; healthful | the salubrious mountain air and water |
| seductress | 13 | a woman who seduces | - |
| shamefully | 21 | in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree | - |
| sideswiped | 17 | - | - |
| smattering | 13 | a small number or amount | - |
| smokestack | 22 | a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated | - |
| southwards | 17 | toward the south | - |
| sportswear | 15 | attire worn for sport or for casual wear | - |
| stockpiled | 19 | - | - |
| stabiliser | 12 | a device for making something stable | - |
| stargazing | 21 | observation of the stars | - |
| subsurface | 17 | beneath the surface | subsurface materials of the moon |
| sulphurous | 15 | characterized by oppressive heat and humidity | - |
| sufferance | 18 | a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations | - |
| submersion | 14 | the act of wetting something by submerging it | - |
| subduction | 15 | a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate | - |
| switcheroo | 18 | a sudden unexpected switch | - |
| saccharine | 17 | overly sweet | - |
| seamlessly | 15 | - | - |
| seismology | 16 | the branch of geology that studies earthquakes | - |
| sculptress | 14 | a woman sculptor | - |
| slipstream | 14 | the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller | - |
| skywriting | 21 | writing formed in the sky by smoke released from an airplane | - |
| stepladder | 14 | a folding portable ladder hinged at the top | - |
| streetwise | 13 | having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment | - |
| syphilitic | 20 | a person suffering from syphilis | - |
| scandalize | 22 | strike with disgust or revulsion | - |
| schoolmarm | 19 | a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict) | - |
| sexualized | 27 | - | - |
| senatorial | 10 | of or relating to senators | senatorial election |
| seminarian | 12 | a student at a seminary (especially a Roman Catholic seminary) | - |
| serialized | 20 | - | - |
| snowblower | 18 | - | - |
| songstress | 11 | a woman songster (especially of popular songs) | - |
| statuesque | 19 | of size and dignity suggestive of a statue | - |
| strictness | 12 | uncompromising resolution | - |
| suddenness | 12 | the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning | - |
| suicidally | 16 | - | - |
| submerging | 16 | sinking until covered completely with water | - |
| synthesise | 16 | combine so as to form a more complex, product | - |
| smackeroos | 18 | - | - |
| schoolroom | 17 | a room in a school where lessons take place | - |
| schoolbook | 21 | a book prepared for use in schools or colleges | - |
| sandbagged | 16 | - | - |
| secondment | 15 | a speech seconding a motion | - |
| sculptural | 14 | resembling sculpture | rendered with...vivid sculptural effect |
| simulacrum | 16 | a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture) | - |
| shockproof | 24 | - | - |
| spattering | 13 | the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively | - |
| splashdown | 19 | a landing of a spacecraft in the sea at the end of a space flight | - |
| stiffening | 17 | the process of becoming stiff or rigid | - |
| stalactite | 12 | a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave | - |
| squirreled | 20 | - | - |
| steadiness | 11 | the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place | - |
| statehouse | 13 | a government building in which a state legislature meets | - |
| strongroom | 13 | a burglarproof and fireproof room in which valuables are kept | - |
| subclavian | 17 | situated beneath the clavicle | - |
| stupidness | 13 | - | - |
| straggling | 13 | spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly | straggling branches |
| stonemason | 12 | a craftsman who works with stone or brick | - |
| subsidised | 14 | having partial financial support from public funds | - |
| superstate | 12 | - | - |
| superstore | 12 | - | - |
| switchback | 26 | - | - |
| sacrificer | 17 | a religious person who offers up a sacrifice | - |
| scalloping | 15 | - | - |
| secularism | 14 | a doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations | - |
| scurrilous | 12 | expressing offensive reproach | - |
| seamanship | 17 | skill in sailing | - |
| sensitized | 20 | having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor) | - |
| seminaries | 12 | - | - |
| serenading | 12 | - | - |
| sidesaddle | 13 | a saddle for a woman; rider sits with both feet on the same side of the horse | - |
| shillelagh | 17 | a cudgel made of hardwood (usually oak or blackthorn) | - |
| shotgunned | 15 | - | - |
| slipperier | 14 | - | - |
| sleazeball | 21 | - | - |
| spasticity | 17 | the quality of moving or acting in spasms | - |
| speciation | 14 | the evolution of a biological species | - |
| socialised | 13 | under group or government control | - |
| solicitude | 13 | a feeling of excessive concern | - |
| sportingly | 16 | so as to be sporting; in a sporting manner | - |
| squarehead | 23 | - | - |
| spermicide | 17 | a contraceptive agent that kills spermatozoa | - |
| spiralling | 13 | - | - |
| sterilised | 11 | made infertile | - |
| sterilizer | 19 | a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments | - |
| stagnating | 12 | - | - |
| streetlamp | 14 | - | - |
| suckerfish | 22 | marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects | - |
| supplicant | 16 | someone who prays to God | - |
| supergrass | 13 | a police informer who implicates many people | - |
| swivelling | 17 | - | - |
| syncopated | 18 | stressing a normally weak beat | - |
| sacredness | 13 | the quality of being sacred | - |
| sertraline | 10 | a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Zoloft) | - |
| seasonally | 13 | depending on the season | prices are seasonally adjusted |
| semicircle | 16 | a plane figure with the shape of half a circle | - |
| scrutinise | 12 | examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification | - |
| sheepshead | 19 | large (up to 20 lbs) food fish of the eastern coast of the United States and Mexico | - |
| separatism | 14 | advocacy of a policy of strict separation of church and state | - |
| sensuously | 13 | with aesthetic gratification or delight | sensuously delighting in the wine and food |
| sportscast | 14 | a broadcast of sports news or commentary | - |
| spirituous | 12 | containing or of the nature of alcohol | spirituous liquors |
| stalagmite | 13 | a cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the floor of a limestone cave | - |
| starfishes | 16 | - | - |
| studiously | 14 | in a studious manner | she examined the data studiously |
| stupefying | 19 | so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm | the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying |
| sublimated | 15 | passing or having passed from the solid to the gaseous state (or vice versa) without becoming liquid | - |
| sublingual | 13 | beneath the tongue | - |
| subdivided | 18 | - | - |
| subjection | 21 | the act of conquering | - |
| suppleness | 14 | the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple | - |
| symbolical | 19 | relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols | - |
| saltshaker | 17 | a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling salt | - |
| shadowland | 18 | - | - |
| scaloppine | 16 | - | - |
| scaloppini | 16 | - | - |
| satirising | 11 | - | - |
| saturnalia | 10 | a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity | - |
| sedulously | 14 | in a sedulous manner | this illusion has been sedulously fostered |
| seersucker | 16 | a light puckered fabric (usually striped) | - |
| sculptured | 15 | cut into a desired shape | sculptured representations |
| scornfully | 18 | without respect; in a disdainful manner | - |
| scrubwoman | 19 | - | - |
| scrimmaged | 18 | - | - |
| shabbiness | 17 | a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing | - |
| shamefaced | 21 | showing a sense of shame | - |
| shibboleth | 20 | a favorite saying of a sect or political group | - |
| seminarist | 12 | a student at a seminary (especially a Roman Catholic seminary) | - |
| semiquaver | 24 | a musical note having the time value of a sixteenth of a whole note | - |
| sideboards | 14 | - | - |
| sinisterly | 13 | - | - |
| sinfulness | 13 | estrangement from god | - |
| simpleness | 14 | lack of ornamentation | - |
| shoemaking | 20 | the shoemaker's trade | - |
| shopwindow | 22 | a window of a store facing onto the street; used to display merchandise for sale in the store | - |
| shutterbug | 16 | a photography enthusiast | - |
| shrewdness | 17 | intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) | - |
| sneeringly | 14 | with a sneer; in an uncomplimentary sneering manner | `I don't believe in these customs,' he said sneeringly |
| snowplough | 19 | a vehicle used to push snow from roads | - |
| solubility | 15 | the property (of a problem or difficulty) that makes it possible to solve | - |
| springiest | 13 | - | - |
| spiritedly | 16 | in a spirited or lively manner; with animation and vivacity | - |
| spiritless | 12 | evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant | - |
| spitefully | 18 | in a maliciously spiteful manner | pray for them that despitefully use us |
| stenciling | 13 | - | - |
| stockinged | 18 | wearing stockings | walks about in his stockinged feet |
| stagecraft | 16 | skill in writing or staging plays | - |
| subchapter | 19 | - | - |
| stumblebum | 18 | an awkward stupid person | - |
| storminess | 12 | the state of being stormy | he dreaded the storminess of the North Atlantic in winter |
| strabismus | 14 | abnormal alignment of one or both eyes | - |
| summarised | 15 | - | - |
| suffragist | 17 | an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women) | - |
| subsistent | 12 | - | - |
| subnuclear | 14 | - | - |
| subroutine | 12 | a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program | - |
| surmounted | 13 | having something on top | columns surmounted by statues |
| superwomen | 17 | - | - |
| suppliance | 16 | - | - |
| supplicate | 16 | ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer | supplicate God's blessing |
| survivable | 18 | - | - |
| suspensive | 15 | (of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense | - |
| switchover | 21 | - | - |
| sycophancy | 25 | fawning obsequiousness | - |
| sweepstake | 19 | - | - |
| sweetening | 14 | something added to foods to make them taste sweeter | - |
| synchronic | 20 | occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase | - |
| symposiums | 19 | - | - |
| saddleback | 20 | a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end | - |
| sacroiliac | 14 | - | - |
| salivation | 13 | the secretion of saliva | - |
| sutureless | 10 | - | - |
| surreality | 13 | - | - |
| supercross | 14 | - | - |
| supercheap | 19 | - | - |
| sunglassed | 12 | - | - |
| suncatcher | 17 | - | - |
| subminimum | 18 | - | - |
| sublicence | 16 | - | - |
| subfaculty | 20 | - | - |
| sweatproof | 18 | - | - |
| sweetgrass | 14 | - | - |
| synesthete | 16 | - | - |
| swimsuited | 16 | - | - |
| studmuffin | 19 | - | - |
| studentish | 14 | - | - |
| sanseveria | 13 | - | - |
| sangiovese | 14 | - | - |
| sandcherry | 19 | - | - |
| sandalfoot | 14 | - | - |
| sandalfeet | 14 | - | - |
| saquinavir | 22 | a weak protease inhibitor (trade name Invirase) used in treating HIV | - |
| strainable | 12 | - | - |
| spatialise | 12 | - | - |
| stereoptic | 14 | - | - |
| spaciality | 17 | - | - |
| spaceframe | 19 | - | - |
| spacefarer | 17 | - | - |
| solderless | 11 | - | - |
| sneakernet | 14 | - | - |
| smartassed | 13 | - | - |
| slumminess | 14 | - | - |
| spatialize | 21 | - | - |
| spincaster | 14 | - | - |
| streetside | 11 | - | - |
| stormwater | 15 | - | - |
| stitchless | 15 | - | - |
| staystitch | 18 | - | - |
| squeezebox | 37 | - | - |
| springform | 18 | - | - |
| sportsplex | 21 | - | - |
| spitballer | 14 | - | - |
| spinmaster | 14 | - | - |
| slopestyle | 15 | - | - |
| slipstitch | 17 | - | - |
| shaganappi | 18 | - | - |
| senioritis | 10 | - | - |
| scuzziness | 30 | - | - |
| schnozzola | 33 | - | - |
| schizotype | 29 | - | - |
| sawtoothed | 17 | - | - |
| sawmilling | 16 | - | - |
| shinkansen | 17 | - | - |
| shitheaded | 18 | - | - |
| shitkicker | 23 | - | - |
| sleepshirt | 15 | - | - |
| slapsticky | 21 | - | - |
| skywatcher | 25 | - | - |
| skunkbrush | 23 | - | - |
| sinkerball | 16 | - | - |
| singlefoot | 14 | - | - |
| sialorrhea | 13 | - | - |
| shortgrass | 14 | any of various grasses that are short and can tolerate drought conditions; common on the dry upland plains just east of the Rocky Mountains | - |
| showrunner | 16 | - | - |
| subaudibly | 18 | - | - |
| squushiest | 22 | - | - |
| saddlesore | 12 | - | - |
| scrunchins | 17 | - | - |
| semantrons | 12 | - | - |
| semestered | 13 | - | - |
