7-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| someone | 9 | a human being | - |
| serious | 7 | appealing to the mind | a serious book |
| special | 11 | added to a regular schedule | a special holiday flight |
| strange | 8 | not known before | used many strange words |
| station | 7 | assign to a station | - |
| sitting | 8 | a meeting of spiritualists | - |
| stopped | 12 | (of a nose) blocked | a stopped (or stopped-up) nose |
| service | 12 | mate with | - |
| suppose | 11 | express a supposition | - |
| staying | 11 | - | - |
| support | 11 | financial resources provided to make some project possible | the foundation provided support for the experiment |
| singing | 9 | smooth and flowing | - |
| student | 8 | a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution | - |
| several | 10 | considered individually | specialists in their several fields |
| sweetie | 10 | a person loved by another person | - |
| suicide | 10 | the act of killing yourself | it is a crime to commit suicide |
| society | 12 | the state of being with someone | he enjoyed the society of his friends |
| suspect | 11 | imagine to be the case or true or probable | I suspect he is a fugitive |
| survive | 13 | live longer than | - |
| selling | 8 | the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money | - |
| science | 11 | ability to produce solutions in some problem domain | the sweet science of pugilism |
| somehow | 15 | in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means | they managed somehow |
| stomach | 14 | the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis | - |
| smoking | 14 | a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion | - |
| soldier | 8 | an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army | the soldiers stood at attention |
| silence | 9 | the trait of keeping things secret | - |
| subject | 18 | a branch of knowledge | teachers should be well trained in their subject |
| showing | 14 | something shown to the public | - |
| success | 11 | a person with a record of successes | if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success |
| screwed | 13 | - | - |
| suggest | 9 | make a proposal, declare a plan for something | - |
| sending | 9 | the act of causing something to go (especially messages) | - |
| staring | 8 | without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers | stark staring mad |
| sheriff | 16 | the principal law-enforcement officer in a county | - |
| section | 9 | a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical) | he always turns first to the business section |
| similar | 9 | resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination | - |
| someday | 13 | - | - |
| surface | 12 | put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface | - |
| surgery | 11 | a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations | - |
| species | 11 | a specific kind of something | a species of molecule |
| settled | 8 | inhabited by colonists | - |
| studied | 9 | produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation | a studied smile |
| selfish | 13 | concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others | - |
| studies | 8 | - | - |
| scratch | 14 | a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game | - |
| spirits | 9 | an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented | - |
| smiling | 10 | a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement | - |
| setting | 8 | the context and environment in which something is set | the perfect setting for a ghost story |
| smaller | 9 | small or little relative to something else | - |
| succeed | 12 | attain success or reach a desired goal | The enterprise succeeded |
| schools | 12 | - | - |
| senator | 7 | a member of a senate | - |
| servant | 10 | a person working in the service of another (especially in the household) | - |
| shelter | 10 | a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings | - |
| shocked | 17 | struck with fear, dread, or consternation | - |
| swallow | 13 | the act of swallowing | one swallow of the liquid was enough |
| squeeze | 25 | to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition | squeeze a lemon |
| stretch | 12 | exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent | - |
| shaking | 15 | a shaky motion | the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe |
| sobbing | 12 | convulsive gasp made while weeping | - |
| shining | 11 | the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it | the shining of shoes provided a meager living |
| serving | 11 | an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal | there's enough for two servings each |
| session | 7 | a meeting of spiritualists | - |
| sharing | 11 | sharing thoughts and feelings | - |
| shortly | 13 | in the near future | the book will appear shortly |
| supreme | 11 | greatest or maximal in degree; extreme | supreme folly |
| surgeon | 8 | a physician who specializes in surgery | - |
| sweater | 10 | a person who perspires | - |
| sausage | 8 | a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon | - |
| spoiled | 10 | having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention | a spoiled child |
| savings | 11 | a fund of money put by as a reserve | - |
| seeking | 12 | the act of searching for something | - |
| stuffed | 14 | crammed with food | I feel stuffed |
| signing | 9 | language expressed by visible hand gestures | - |
| scaring | 10 | - | - |
| stadium | 10 | a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments | - |
| seventh | 13 | one part in seven equal parts | - |
| smashed | 13 | very drunk | - |
| sucking | 14 | the act of sucking | - |
| sadness | 8 | the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness | - |
| strings | 8 | the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments | - |
| samurai | 9 | a Japanese warrior who was a member of the feudal military aristocracy | - |
| shotgun | 11 | firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges | - |
| sincere | 9 | characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions | an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant |
| shooter | 10 | a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot) | a poor shooter |
| spotted | 10 | having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture) | a black-and-white spotted cow |
| storage | 8 | depositing in a warehouse | my car is in storage |
| scandal | 10 | a disgraceful event | - |
| sixteen | 14 | the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one | - |
| surfing | 11 | the sport of riding a surfboard toward the shore on the crest of a wave | - |
| speaker | 13 | electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance | - |
| satisfy | 13 | fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction | - |
| sailing | 8 | the activity of flying a glider | - |
| shallow | 13 | become shallow | the lake shallowed over time |
| sponsor | 9 | someone who supports or champions something | - |
| shuttle | 10 | badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers | - |
| snoring | 8 | the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound | - |
| seventy | 13 | the cardinal number that is the product of ten and seven | - |
| skating | 12 | the sport of gliding on skates | - |
| showers | 13 | - | - |
| springs | 10 | - | - |
| scooter | 9 | a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice | - |
| shouted | 11 | in a vehement outcry | his shouted words of encouragement could be heard over the crowd noises |
| shampoo | 14 | cleansing agent consisting of soaps or detergents used for washing the hair | - |
| sinking | 12 | a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension | with a sinking heart |
| sunrise | 7 | the first light of day | - |
| serpent | 9 | limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous | - |
| screech | 14 | sharp piercing cry | - |
| sparrow | 12 | any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects | - |
| stevens | 10 | United States filmmaker (1905-1975) | - |
| spencer | 11 | English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903) | - |
| scholar | 12 | someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs | - |
| shaving | 14 | the act of removing hair with a razor | - |
| swollen | 10 | characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance | so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty |
| stripes | 9 | V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service | they earned their stripes in Kuwait |
| surname | 9 | the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name) | - |
| slavery | 13 | the practice of owning slaves | - |
| stalker | 11 | someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions | - |
| snapped | 12 | - | - |
| scenery | 12 | the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale | they worked all night painting the scenery |
| scarlet | 9 | of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies | - |
| skipper | 15 | an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship | - |
| solving | 11 | finding a solution to a problem | - |
| starved | 11 | extremely hungry | the family was starved and ragged |
| stunned | 8 | in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock | lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow |
| sustain | 7 | lengthen or extend in duration or space | We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible |
| secrecy | 14 | the trait of keeping things secret | - |
| shutter | 10 | a hinged blind for a window | - |
| seizure | 16 | a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease | he suffered an epileptic seizure |
| seminar | 9 | a course offered for a small group of advanced students | - |
| stained | 8 | having a coating of stain or varnish | - |
| seduced | 11 | - | - |
| skilled | 12 | having or showing or requiring special skill | only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team |
| standby | 13 | an actor able to replace a regular performer when required | - |
| subedit | 10 | edit and correct (written or printed material) | - |
| saviour | 10 | a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29) | - |
| severed | 11 | detached by cutting | a severed head |
| slowing | 11 | a decrease in rate of change | - |
| starter | 7 | an electric motor for starting an engine | - |
| synchro | 15 | a system consisting of a generator and a motor so connected that the motor will assume the same relative position as the generator; the generator and the motor are synchronized | - |
| skinned | 12 | having skin of a specified kind | - |
| swimmer | 14 | a person who travels through the water by swimming | he is not a good swimmer |
| sanders | 8 | - | - |
| sliding | 9 | being a smooth continuous motion | - |
| singles | 8 | badminton played with one person on each side | - |
| stylish | 13 | being or in accordance with current social fashions | - |
| scanner | 9 | an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer | - |
| seaside | 8 | the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort | - |
| seafood | 11 | edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc | - |
| shelves | 13 | - | - |
| sighted | 12 | able to see | - |
| soaking | 12 | washing something by allowing it to soak | - |
| skinner | 11 | a worker who drives mules | - |
| sharply | 15 | changing suddenly in direction and degree | the road twists sharply after the light |
| sparkle | 13 | merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance | he had a sparkle in his eye |
| suspend | 10 | stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it | - |
| sleeper | 9 | a rester who is sleeping | - |
| soviets | 10 | the government of the Soviet Union | - |
| sticker | 13 | a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf | - |
| syringe | 11 | a medical instrument used to inject or withdraw fluids | - |
| scoring | 10 | evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score | - |
| schmuck | 20 | (Yiddish) a jerk | - |
| shuffle | 16 | mix so as to make a random order or arrangement | shuffle the cards |
| stating | 8 | - | - |
| sensual | 7 | marked by the appetites and passions of the body | a sensual delight in eating |
| smuggle | 11 | import or export without paying customs duties | She smuggled cigarettes across the border |
| soprano | 9 | the pitch range of the highest female voice | - |
| spinach | 14 | southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves | - |
| stealth | 10 | avoiding detection by moving carefully | - |
| sterile | 7 | incapable of reproducing | - |
| squared | 17 | having been made square | - |
| scatter | 9 | strew or distribute over an area | scatter cards across the table |
| scalpel | 11 | a thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery | - |
| seating | 8 | an area that includes places where several people can sit | there is seating for 40 students in this classroom |
| steward | 11 | an attendant on an airplane | - |
| sarcasm | 11 | witty language used to convey insults or scorn | he used sarcasm to upset his opponent |
| snowman | 12 | a figure of a person made of packed snow | - |
| sabbath | 14 | a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims | - |
| stirred | 8 | being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion | - |
| shatter | 10 | break into many pieces | The wine glass shattered |
| sublime | 11 | change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting | sublime iodine |
| slipper | 11 | low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors | - |
| slumber | 11 | be asleep | - |
| smitten | 9 | (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming | conscience-smitten |
| slander | 8 | charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone | - |
| steamed | 10 | aroused to impatience or anger | - |
| stifler | 10 | a person who stifles or smothers or suppresses | he is a real conversation stifler |
| suffice | 15 | be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity | A `B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school |
| symptom | 16 | anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence | - |
| siamese | 9 | a branch of the Tai languages | - |
| sorting | 8 | an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion | the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting |
| stacked | 14 | (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves | - |
| salvage | 11 | collect discarded material | - |
| summons | 11 | a request to be present | - |
| sellers | 7 | English comic actor (1925-1980) | - |
| seaweed | 11 | plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae | - |
| signora | 8 | an Italian title of address equivalent to Mrs. when used before a name | - |
| staging | 9 | the production of a drama on the stage | - |
| stumble | 11 | miss a step and fall or nearly fall | She stumbled over the tree root |
| sundown | 11 | the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon | - |
| segment | 10 | divide into segments | segment an orange |
| stamina | 9 | enduring strength and energy | - |
| summary | 14 | briefly giving the gist of something | a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject |
| swiftly | 16 | in a swift manner | she moved swiftly |
| shekels | 14 | informal terms for money | - |
| sensing | 8 | becoming aware of something via the senses | - |
| scarred | 10 | blemished by injury or rough wear | the scarred piano bench |
| slashed | 11 | (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply | the slashed prices attracted buyers |
| sparing | 10 | avoiding waste | a sparing father and a spending son |
| stature | 7 | (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot | - |
| stutter | 7 | speak haltingly | - |
| suction | 9 | the act of sucking | - |
| setback | 15 | an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating | - |
| squeaky | 23 | having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge | - |
| sweetly | 13 | in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly') | Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly |
| sipping | 12 | - | - |
| soaring | 8 | the activity of flying a glider | - |
| shoving | 14 | - | - |
| silicon | 9 | a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors | - |
| surplus | 9 | more than is needed, desired, or required | surplus cheese distributed to the needy |
| sixties | 14 | the decade from 1960 to 1969 | - |
| shyness | 13 | a feeling of fear of embarrassment | - |
| statute | 7 | enacted by a legislative body | statute law |
| startle | 7 | a sudden involuntary movement | - |
| striped | 10 | marked or decorated with stripes | - |
| surreal | 7 | characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions | the incongruous imagery in surreal art and literature |
| scarier | 9 | - | - |
| sharpen | 12 | make (one's senses) more acute | This drug will sharpen your vision |
| sorcery | 12 | the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world | - |
| sexiest | 14 | - | - |
| sharper | 12 | a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games | - |
| shaping | 13 | any process serving to define the shape of something | - |
| specify | 17 | decide upon or fix definitely | specify the parameters |
| swindle | 11 | the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme | - |
| slender | 8 | being of delicate or slender build | she was slender as a willow shoot is slender |
| seagull | 8 | mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs | - |
| scented | 10 | filled or impregnated with perfume | scented soap |
| shorten | 10 | edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate | - |
| stylist | 10 | someone who cuts or beautifies hair | - |
| sedated | 9 | - | - |
| shagged | 13 | having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags | junipers with shagged trunks |
| seasick | 13 | experiencing motion sickness | - |
| slasher | 10 | a weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing | - |
| stalked | 12 | having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk | - |
| satanic | 9 | extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell | satanic cruelty |
| scrawny | 15 | inferior in size or quality | scrawny cattle |
| seismic | 11 | subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration | - |
| secular | 9 | characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world | - |
| showbiz | 24 | - | - |
| spanner | 9 | a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt | - |
| stocked | 14 | furnished with more than enough | rivers well stocked with fish |
| sweeten | 10 | make sweeter in taste | - |
| saffron | 13 | a shade of yellow tinged with orange | - |
| sketchy | 19 | giving only major points; lacking completeness | a sketchy account |
| slammer | 11 | a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) | - |
| scrooge | 10 | a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend | - |
| seizing | 17 | the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) | - |
| sardine | 8 | small fatty fish usually canned | - |
| scepter | 11 | a ceremonial or emblematic staff | - |
| sensory | 10 | relating to or concerned in sensation | the sensory cortex |
| spatter | 9 | rain gently | - |
| stellar | 7 | indicating the most important performer or role | a stellar role |
| succumb | 15 | consent reluctantly | - |
| smother | 12 | envelop completely | smother the meat in gravy |
| slicing | 10 | a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer | he took lessons to cure his slicing |
| shudder | 12 | shake, as from cold | - |
| sibling | 10 | a person's brother or sister | - |
| squishy | 22 | easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility | - |
| surpass | 9 | move past | One line of soldiers surpassed the other |
| sashimi | 12 | very thinly sliced raw fish | - |
| satchel | 12 | luggage consisting of a small case with a flat bottom and (usually) a shoulder strap | - |
| scourge | 10 | a person who inspires fear or dread | - |
| snuggle | 9 | position comfortably | - |
| straits | 7 | a difficult juncture | - |
| scarves | 12 | - | - |
| slacker | 13 | a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime) | - |
| spinner | 9 | someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads) | - |
| staking | 12 | - | - |
| striker | 11 | someone who hits | a fine striker of the ball |
| styling | 11 | - | - |
| shylock | 19 | someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest | - |
| starred | 8 | marked with an asterisk | the starred items |
| scrotum | 11 | the external pouch that contains the testes | - |
| shocker | 16 | a sensational message (in a film or play or novel) | - |
| soundly | 11 | completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly') | he was soundly defeated |
| spacing | 12 | the property possessed by an array of things that have space between them | - |
| spastic | 11 | affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm | spastic movements |
| storing | 8 | - | - |
| sulphur | 12 | an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions) | - |
| scottie | 9 | old Scottish breed of small long-haired usually black terrier with erect tail and ears | - |
| scorned | 10 | treated with dislike or contempt | - |
| stinker | 11 | an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory | - |
| shitter | 10 | a person who defecates | - |
| sweeper | 12 | a cleaning implement with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the implement is pushed over a carpet | - |
| seeming | 10 | appearing as such but not necessarily so | his seeming honesty |
| slaying | 11 | unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being | - |
| sodding | 10 | without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers | what a sodding mess |
| steamer | 9 | an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe | - |
| stopper | 11 | blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly | - |
| swelled | 11 | feeling self-importance | had a swelled head |
| scissor | 9 | cut with or as if with scissors | - |
| sniffer | 13 | a person who sniffs | - |
| subdued | 11 | lacking in light; not bright or harsh | subdued lights and soft music |
| saintly | 10 | marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint | a saintly concern for his fellow men |
| sandbox | 17 | a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in | - |
| sunburn | 9 | get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun | - |
| stifled | 11 | held in check with difficulty | a stifled yawn |
| seminal | 9 | containing seeds of later development | seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another |
| sparkly | 16 | marked by high spirits or excitement | a row of sparkly cheerleaders |
| spartan | 9 | unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment | - |
| steppes | 11 | - | - |
| stimuli | 9 | - | - |
| synapse | 12 | the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle | nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters |
| saddled | 10 | subject to an imposed burden | left me saddled with the bill |
| skillet | 11 | a pan used for frying foods | - |
| soulful | 10 | full of or expressing deep emotion | soulful eyes |
| snapper | 11 | (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback | - |
| spatial | 9 | pertaining to or involving or having the nature of space | the first dimension to concentrate on is the spatial one |
| slugger | 9 | a boxer noted for an ability to deliver hard punches | - |
| stardom | 10 | the status of being acknowledged as a star | stardom meant nothing to her |
| scruffy | 18 | shabby and untidy | a surge of ragged scruffy children |
| sirloin | 7 | the portion of the loin (especially of beef) just in front of the rump | - |
| skyline | 14 | the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet | - |
| slaving | 11 | - | - |
| spindle | 10 | any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object | - |
| specter | 11 | a mental representation of some haunting experience | it aroused specters from his past |
| scuffle | 15 | a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling | - |
| smarten | 9 | - | - |
| spotter | 9 | a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event | - |
| soloist | 7 | a musician who performs a solo | - |
| sweated | 11 | - | - |
| sandman | 10 | an elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy | - |
| seltzer | 16 | effervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon dioxide | - |
| sealing | 8 | the act of treating something to make it repel water | - |
| shopper | 14 | a commercial agent who shops at the competitor's store in order to compare their prices and merchandise with those of the store that employs her | - |
| signore | 8 | an Italian title of respect for a man; equivalent to the English `sir'; used separately (not prefixed to his name) | - |
| sapiens | 9 | of or relating to or characteristic of Homo sapiens | - |
| sawdust | 11 | fine particles of wood made by sawing wood | - |
| shindig | 12 | a large and noisy party of people | - |
| snooker | 11 | a form of pool played with 15 red balls and six balls of other colors and a cue ball | - |
| stagger | 9 | an unsteady uneven gait | - |
| sawmill | 12 | a mill for dressing logs and lumber | - |
| sagging | 10 | hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness) | - |
| shimmer | 14 | a weak and tremulous light | the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers |
| signify | 14 | denote or connote | - |
| solvent | 10 | a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances | the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution |
| subbing | 12 | working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence | - |
| subside | 10 | wear off or die down | The pain subsided |
| swinger | 11 | a person who engages freely in promiscuous sex | - |
| scrappy | 16 | full of fighting spirit | a scrappy admiral |
| slimmer | 11 | - | - |
| spectre | 11 | a mental representation of some haunting experience | - |
| starlet | 7 | a small star | - |
| studded | 10 | dotted or adorned with or as with studs or nailheads; usually used in combination | star-studded heavens |
| subsidy | 13 | a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public | a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence |
| seeping | 10 | leaking out slowly | - |
| shadowy | 17 | lacking in substance | strange fancies of unreal and shadowy worlds |
| shrivel | 13 | decrease in size, range, or extent | My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me |
| slowest | 10 | most slowly | - |
| spender | 10 | English poet and critic (1909-1995) | - |
| stapler | 9 | a machine that inserts staples into sheets of paper in order to fasten them together | - |
| sizable | 18 | fairly large in size | a sizable fortune |
| steroid | 8 | any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs | - |
| stipend | 10 | a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose | - |
| spooner | 9 | - | - |
| sherbet | 12 | a frozen dessert made primarily of fruit juice and sugar, but also containing milk or egg-white or gelatin | - |
| spitter | 9 | an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it | - |
| spatula | 9 | a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances | - |
| stepson | 9 | the son your spouse by a former marriage | - |
| stammer | 11 | speak haltingly | - |
| strudel | 8 | thin sheet of filled dough rolled and baked | - |
| sandlot | 8 | a vacant lot used by city boys to play games | - |
| scamper | 13 | to move about or proceed hurriedly | - |
| servile | 10 | relating to or involving slaves or appropriate for slaves or servants | Brown's attempt at servile insurrection |
| silvery | 13 | resembling or reminiscent of silver | singing in her silvery tones |
| stooped | 10 | having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect | - |
| scaling | 10 | the act of arranging in a graduated series | - |
| shelled | 11 | of animals or fruits that have a shell | - |
| skeeter | 11 | - | - |
| skeptic | 15 | someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs | - |
| skilful | 14 | having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude | - |
| spandex | 17 | an elastic synthetic fabric | - |
| spaniel | 9 | any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears | - |
| surging | 9 | characterized by great swelling waves or surges | surging waves |
| swagger | 12 | a proud stiff pompous gait | - |
| sinning | 8 | an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will | - |
| skimmed | 16 | used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed | she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter |
| slicker | 13 | a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof | - |
| solicit | 9 | make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently | Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce |
| stunner | 7 | a very attractive or seductive looking woman | - |
| strider | 8 | a person who walks rapidly with long steps | he was such a strider that she couldn't keep up without running |
| surmise | 9 | imagine to be the case or true or probable | I surmised that the butler did it |
| sangria | 8 | sweetened red wine and orange or lemon juice with soda water | - |
| shiatsu | 10 | treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body | - |
| shoebox | 19 | an oblong rectangular (usually cardboard) box designed to hold a pair of shoes | - |
| slobber | 11 | saliva spilling from the mouth | - |
| soybean | 12 | 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 | - |
| steeper | 9 | a vessel (usually a pot or vat) used for steeping | - |
| stubble | 11 | material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds | - |
| seducer | 10 | a man who takes advantage of women | - |
| slanted | 8 | favoring one person or side over another | - |
| synergy | 14 | the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects | - |
| sanctum | 11 | a sacred place of pilgrimage | - |
| sellout | 7 | a betrayal of one's principles principles, country, cause, etc. | - |
| sheared | 11 | having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers | naked as a sheared sheep |
| slapper | 11 | a hitter who slaps (usually another person) with an open hand | someone slapped me on the back and I turned to see who the slapper was |
| sternum | 9 | the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs | - |
| steeple | 9 | a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top | - |
| sumatra | 9 | a mountainous island in western Indonesia | - |
| sandbag | 11 | hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag | - |
| scuttle | 9 | container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire | - |
| shackle | 16 | bind the arms of | - |
| souffle | 13 | light fluffy dish of egg yolks and stiffly beaten egg whites mixed with e.g. cheese or fish or fruit | - |
| stately | 10 | impressive in appearance | stately columns |
| swiping | 13 | - | - |
| sapling | 10 | young tree | - |
| seraphs | 12 | - | - |
| searing | 8 | severely critical | - |
| snicker | 13 | laugh quietly | - |
| sneaker | 11 | a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole | - |
| speeded | 11 | - | - |
| spurned | 10 | rebuffed (by a lover) without warning | - |
| squalor | 16 | sordid dirtiness | - |
| stunted | 8 | inferior in size or quality | old stunted thorn trees |
| sulfate | 10 | a salt or ester of sulphuric acid | - |
| shebang | 13 | an entire system; used in the phrase `the whole shebang' | - |
| snorkel | 11 | air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time | - |
| shapely | 15 | having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape | a slim waist and shapely legs |
| showman | 15 | a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments | - |
| signior | 8 | used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately | - |
| sifting | 11 | the act of separating grain from chaff | - |
| solidly | 11 | as an undiversified whole | the unions voted solidly for Roosevelt |
| spurred | 10 | - | - |
| squelch | 21 | to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition | - |
| subtext | 16 | - | - |
| sunbeam | 11 | a ray of sunlight | - |
| sampler | 11 | someone who samples food or drink for its quality | - |
| scoured | 10 | worn away as by water or ice or wind | - |
| serafin | 10 | - | - |
| shakers | 14 | a celibate and communistic Christian sect in the United States | - |
| sloping | 10 | having an oblique or slanted direction | - |
| smasher | 12 | a conspicuous success | that new Broadway show is a real smasher |
| splurge | 10 | any act of immoderate indulgence | a splurge of spending |
| squalid | 17 | foul and run-down and repulsive | a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town |
| stinger | 8 | a remark capable of wounding mentally | - |
| sullied | 8 | - | - |
| shingle | 11 | building material used as siding or roofing | - |
| sinuses | 7 | - | - |
| sleeved | 11 | made with sleeves or sleeves especially as specified; often used in combination | sleeved garments |
| spiegel | 10 | pig iron containing manganese; used as a deoxidizing agent and to raise the manganese content in making steel | - |
| staunch | 12 | firm and dependable especially in loyalty | a staunch defender of free speech |
| stealer | 7 | a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it | - |
| startup | 9 | the act of starting a new operation or practice | the startup of the new factory was delayed by strikes |
| sainted | 8 | marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint | my sainted mother |
| screwup | 14 | the complete mismanagement or mishandling of a situation | a typical bureaucratic screwup |
| scalper | 11 | someone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial cost | he got theater tickets through a scalper |
| shading | 12 | a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades | - |
| slurred | 8 | spoken as if with a thick tongue | his words were slurred |
| sloshed | 11 | very drunk | - |
| sleight | 11 | adroitness in using the hands | - |
| stringy | 11 | (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew | - |
| suiting | 8 | a fabric used for suits | - |
| sugared | 9 | with sweetening added | - |
| sacking | 14 | the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) | - |
| saluted | 8 | - | - |
| sciatic | 11 | relating to or caused by or afflicted with sciatica | - |
| secrete | 9 | generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids | secrete digestive juices |
| sexless | 14 | having no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organs | - |
| sidearm | 10 | (of pitches) made with the arm moving parallel to the ground | a sidearm pitch |
| slinger | 8 | a person who uses a sling to throw something | - |
| smartly | 12 | with vigor; in a vigorous manner | - |
| souther | 10 | a wind from the south | - |
| sputnik | 13 | a Russian artificial satellite | - |
| shipman | 14 | - | - |
| sheaves | 13 | - | - |
| shaming | 13 | - | - |
| sidebar | 10 | a short news story presenting sidelights on a major story | - |
| siemens | 9 | engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and who moved to England (1823-1883) | - |
| someway | 15 | in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means | he tried to make is someway acceptable |
| spittle | 9 | a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches | - |
| spectra | 11 | - | - |
| stickup | 15 | robbery at gunpoint | - |
| sunroof | 10 | an automobile roof having a sliding or raisable panel | `sunshine-roof' is a British term for `sunroof' |
| shelved | 14 | - | - |
| shrimpy | 17 | (used especially of persons) of inferior size | - |
| sniffle | 13 | the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested) | - |
| spicier | 11 | - | - |
| spackle | 15 | powder (containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste used to fill cracks and holes in plaster | - |
| succour | 11 | assistance in time of difficulty | - |
| samsara | 9 | (Hinduism and Buddhism) the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth | - |
| scallop | 11 | thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled | - |
| seaport | 9 | a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo | - |
| settler | 7 | a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country | - |
| sextant | 14 | a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant | - |
| shyster | 13 | a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods | - |
| soluble | 9 | (of a substance) capable of being dissolved in some solvent (usually water) | - |
| soiling | 8 | the act of soiling something | - |
| soonest | 7 | with the least delay | the soonest I can arrive is 3 P.M. |
| soapbox | 18 | a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it | - |
| spindly | 13 | long and lean | - |
