9-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| something | 15 | An indeterminate or unknown event. | - |
| sometimes | 13 | - | - |
| somewhere | 17 | in or at or to some place | she must be somewhere |
| situation | 9 | a condition or position in which you find yourself | the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils |
| seriously | 12 | in a serious manner | a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce |
| screaming | 14 | sharp piercing cry | her screaming attracted the neighbors |
| surprised | 12 | taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment | surprised by her student's ingenuity |
| secretary | 14 | a person to whom a secret is entrusted | - |
| suffering | 16 | feelings of mental or physical pain | - |
| sacrifice | 16 | the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity | - |
| statement | 11 | (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program | - |
| sensitive | 12 | hurting | - |
| searching | 15 | having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect | searching insights |
| surrender | 10 | the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions) | - |
| satisfied | 13 | allayed | - |
| satellite | 9 | man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon | - |
| separated | 12 | being or feeling set or kept apart from others | thought of herself as alone and separated from the others |
| scientist | 11 | a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences | - |
| signature | 10 | a distinguishing style | - |
| someplace | 15 | in or at or to some place | - |
| structure | 11 | the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships | sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family |
| spiritual | 11 | a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States | - |
| suspected | 14 | believed likely | a suspected thief |
| suspended | 13 | (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment | suspended matter such as silt or mud... |
| scoundrel | 12 | a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately | - |
| salvation | 12 | (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil | - |
| spreading | 13 | process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space | - |
| slaughter | 13 | the savage and excessive killing of many people | - |
| sentenced | 12 | - | - |
| specially | 16 | to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common | an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger |
| strongest | 10 | - | - |
| supported | 14 | held up or having the weight borne especially from below | supported joints in a railroad track have ties directly under the rail ends |
| scheduled | 16 | planned or scheduled for some certain time or times | the scheduled meeting |
| sensation | 9 | someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field | - |
| selection | 11 | the person or thing chosen or selected | - |
| substance | 13 | the property of holding together and retaining its shape | - |
| suspicion | 13 | an impression that something might be the case | - |
| shattered | 13 | ruined or disrupted | our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity |
| scattered | 12 | lacking orderly continuity | scattered thoughts |
| specialty | 16 | an asset of special worth or utility | - |
| spaghetti | 15 | pasta in the form of long strings | - |
| sincerely | 14 | written formula for ending a letter | - |
| submarine | 13 | a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States | - |
| superstar | 11 | someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field | - |
| seventeen | 12 | being one more than sixteen | - |
| strangely | 13 | in a strange manner | - |
| secondary | 15 | coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil | - |
| shameless | 14 | feeling no shame | a shameless imposter |
| squealing | 19 | having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge | - |
| stupidity | 15 | a stupid mistake | - |
| sustained | 10 | (of an electric arc) continuous | - |
| splitting | 12 | resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree | - |
| surviving | 16 | still in existence | the Wollemi pine found in Australia is a surviving specimen of a conifer thought to have been long extinct and therefore known as a living fossil |
| squeaking | 23 | having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge | - |
| strangled | 11 | held in check with difficulty | a strangled scream |
| smuggling | 14 | secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due | - |
| socialist | 11 | advocating or following the socialist principles | socialistic government |
| sexuality | 19 | the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles | - |
| spaceship | 18 | a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction) | - |
| superhero | 14 | - | - |
| sanctuary | 14 | area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing | - |
| successor | 13 | a person who follows next in order | he was President Lincoln's successor |
| stretched | 15 | extended or spread over a wide area or distance | broad fields lay stretched on both sides of us |
| southeast | 12 | the southeastern region of the United States | - |
| sweetness | 12 | a pleasingly sweet olfactory property | - |
| sculpture | 13 | creating figures or designs in three dimensions | - |
| screening | 12 | the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it | - |
| scratches | 16 | - | - |
| spectacle | 15 | a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself | - |
| sincerity | 14 | the trait of being serious | - |
| switching | 18 | the act of changing one thing or position for another | - |
| sovereign | 13 | a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right | - |
| staircase | 11 | a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps | - |
| spotlight | 15 | a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer | - |
| sparkling | 16 | used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide | sparkling wines |
| starboard | 12 | located on the right side of a ship or aircraft | - |
| submitted | 14 | - | - |
| senseless | 9 | not marked by the use of reason | a senseless act |
| strategic | 12 | relating to or concerned with strategy | strategic weapon |
| sentiment | 11 | a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty | - |
| stressful | 12 | extremely irritating to the nerves | the stressful days before a war |
| sarcastic | 13 | expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds | - |
| straining | 10 | an intense or violent exertion | - |
| stretcher | 14 | a stone that forms the top of wall or building | - |
| shivering | 16 | a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever | - |
| southwest | 15 | the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado | - |
| squeezing | 28 | the act of gripping and pressing firmly | - |
| strangest | 10 | - | - |
| seemingly | 15 | from appearances alone | the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned |
| stability | 14 | the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation | - |
| shrieking | 17 | sharp piercing cry | - |
| synthetic | 17 | not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially | synthetic leather |
| suffocate | 17 | become stultified, suppressed, or stifled | - |
| scrambled | 16 | thrown together in a disorderly fashion | a scrambled plan of action |
| socialism | 13 | an economic system based on state ownership of capital | - |
| synagogue | 14 | (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation | - |
| separates | 11 | - | - |
| scapegoat | 14 | someone who is punished for the errors of others | - |
| skinheads | 17 | a youth subculture that appeared first in England in the late 1960s as a working-class reaction to the hippies; hair was cropped close to the scalp; wore work-shirts and short jeans (supported by suspenders) and heavy red boots; involved in attacks against Asians and football hooliganism | - |
| secretive | 14 | inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information | - |
| sleepless | 11 | always watchful | - |
| sophomore | 16 | used of the second year in United States high school or college | the sophomore class |
| scarecrow | 16 | an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds | - |
| stimulate | 11 | provide the needed stimulus for | - |
| scripture | 13 | the sacred writings of the Christian religions | - |
| syndicate | 15 | an association of companies for some definite purpose | - |
| supervise | 14 | watch and direct | - |
| schooling | 15 | the process of being formally educated at a school | - |
| stripping | 14 | the removal of covering | - |
| splashing | 15 | the act of scattering water about haphazardly | - |
| storeroom | 11 | a room in which things are stored | - |
| spiderman | 14 | - | - |
| spokesman | 17 | a male spokesperson | - |
| streaming | 12 | the circulation of cytoplasm within a cell | - |
| seduction | 12 | an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone | - |
| shrinking | 17 | process or result of becoming less or smaller | - |
| sunflower | 15 | any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays | - |
| solicitor | 11 | a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes | - |
| seductive | 15 | tending to entice into a desired action or state | - |
| sleepover | 14 | an occasion of spending a night away from home or having a guest spend the night in your home (especially as a party for children) | - |
| speculate | 13 | invest at a risk | - |
| stairwell | 12 | a vertical well around which there is a stairway | - |
| sasquatch | 23 | large hairy humanoid creature said to live in wilderness areas of the United States and Canada | - |
| starlight | 13 | the light of the stars | - |
| severance | 14 | the act of severing | - |
| stabilize | 20 | make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium | The drug stabilized her blood pressure |
| startling | 10 | so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm | Sydney's startling new Opera House |
| submerged | 15 | beneath the surface of the water | submerged rocks |
| skeptical | 17 | marked by or given to doubt | a skeptical attitude |
| similarly | 14 | in like or similar manner | He was similarly affected |
| saxophone | 21 | a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore | - |
| sorceress | 11 | a woman sorcerer | - |
| sheltered | 13 | protected from danger or bad weather | a sheltered harbor |
| smilingly | 15 | with smiles; in a smiling manner | the girl reminded her smilingly of their childhood spent together |
| supposing | 14 | - | - |
| shipwreck | 23 | an accident that destroys a ship at sea | - |
| surrogate | 10 | providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties | surrogate father |
| scenarios | 11 | - | - |
| scrubbing | 16 | the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water | - |
| simpleton | 13 | a person lacking intelligence or common sense | - |
| squatting | 19 | the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels | - |
| supporter | 13 | a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose | - |
| schoolboy | 19 | a boy attending school | - |
| socialize | 20 | take part in social activities; interact with others | He never socializes with his colleagues |
| sociology | 15 | the study and classification of human societies | - |
| supplying | 17 | the activity of supplying or providing something | - |
| shoeshine | 15 | a shiny finish put on shoes with polish and buffing | his trousers had a sharp crease and you could see your reflection in his shoeshine |
| swordsman | 15 | someone skilled at fencing | - |
| supernova | 14 | a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process | - |
| selective | 14 | characterized by very careful or fastidious selection | the school was very selective in its admissions |
| spectator | 13 | a woman's pump with medium heel; usually in contrasting colors for toe and heel | - |
| samaritan | 11 | a member of the people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times | - |
| sabotaged | 13 | - | - |
| scavenger | 15 | someone who collects things that have been discarded by others | - |
| sharpened | 15 | having the point made sharp | a sharpened pencil |
| simulator | 11 | a machine that simulates an environment for the purpose of training or research | - |
| spineless | 11 | weak in willpower, courage or vitality | - |
| stitching | 15 | joining or attaching by stitches | - |
| strangler | 10 | someone who kills by strangling | - |
| symbolism | 18 | the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning | - |
| surfboard | 15 | ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard | - |
| shellfish | 18 | invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell | - |
| safeguard | 14 | a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc. | an insurance policy is a good safeguard |
| scrapbook | 19 | an album into which clippings or notes or pictures can be pasted | - |
| sidelines | 10 | - | - |
| slingshot | 13 | a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones | - |
| stainless | 9 | steel containing chromium that makes it resistant to corrosion | - |
| seventies | 12 | the time of life between 70 and 80 | - |
| shuffling | 19 | the act of mixing cards haphazardly | - |
| snowboard | 15 | a board that resembles a broad ski or a small surfboard; used in a standing position to slide down snow-covered slopes | - |
| subscribe | 15 | adopt as a belief | I subscribe to your view on abortion |
| sideburns | 12 | - | - |
| smothered | 15 | held in check with difficulty | a smothered cough |
| succulent | 13 | tender and full of juice | succulent roast beef |
| servicing | 15 | the act of mating by male animals | the bull was worth good money in servicing fees |
| sickening | 16 | causing or able to cause nausea | a sickening stench |
| sugarcane | 12 | juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice | - |
| sorrowful | 15 | experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss | sorrowful widows |
| sportsman | 13 | someone who engages in sports | - |
| sociopath | 16 | someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath') | - |
| sphincter | 16 | a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening | - |
| scorching | 17 | hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface | scorching heat |
| serialize | 18 | arrange serially | - |
| stopwatch | 19 | a timepiece that can be started or stopped for exact timing (as of a race) | - |
| sacrament | 13 | a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the two Protestant ceremonies are baptism and the Lord's Supper; in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church there are seven traditional rites accepted as instituted by Jesus: baptism and confirmation and Holy Eucharist and penance and holy orders and matrimony and extreme unction | - |
| sunscreen | 11 | a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn | - |
| supremacy | 18 | power to dominate or defeat | - |
| signaling | 11 | any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message | - |
| simulated | 12 | not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article | a purse of simulated alligator hide |
| snowstorm | 14 | a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds | - |
| snowflake | 19 | a crystal of snow | - |
| sprinkles | 15 | bits of sweet chocolate used as a topping on e.g. ice cream | - |
| shoreline | 12 | a boundary line between land and water | - |
| splinters | 11 | wood in small pieces or splinters | - |
| seniority | 12 | higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service | - |
| saturated | 10 | being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance | a saturated solution |
| schnitzel | 23 | deep-fried breaded veal cutlets | - |
| seasoning | 10 | something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts | - |
| serotonin | 9 | a neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory | - |
| shortened | 13 | cut short in duration | her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking |
| squeamish | 23 | excessively fastidious and easily disgusted | so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow |
| summarize | 22 | be a summary of | The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper |
| sceptical | 15 | marked by or given to doubt | - |
| strapping | 14 | muscular and heavily built | a strapping boy of eighteen |
| shoemaker | 18 | a person who makes or repairs shoes | - |
| symposium | 18 | a meeting or conference for the public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations | - |
| socialite | 11 | a socially prominent person | - |
| saltwater | 12 | water containing salts | the water in the ocean is all saltwater |
| solitaire | 9 | a card game played by one person | - |
| strutting | 10 | - | - |
| seclusion | 11 | the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others | - |
| servitude | 13 | state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment | penal servitude |
| signorina | 10 | an Italian courtesy title for an unmarried woman; equivalent to `Miss', it is either used alone or before a name | - |
| styrofoam | 17 | a light resilient foam of polystyrene | - |
| strumming | 14 | - | - |
| shorthand | 16 | a method of writing rapidly using an abbreviated symbolic system | - |
| sixteenth | 19 | one part in sixteen equal parts | - |
| specified | 17 | clearly and explicitly stated | meals are at specified times |
| sprinkler | 15 | mechanical device that attaches to a garden hose for watering lawn or garden | - |
| sacrilege | 12 | blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character | - |
| shriveled | 16 | lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness | the old woman's shriveled skin |
| splendour | 12 | a quality that outshines the usual | - |
| scholarly | 17 | characteristic of scholars or scholarship | scholarly pursuits |
| shadowing | 17 | the act of following someone secretly | - |
| shielding | 14 | a shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to radiation emitted in nuclear decay | - |
| subatomic | 15 | of smaller than atomic dimensions | - |
| shoveling | 16 | - | - |
| skedaddle | 16 | a hasty flight | - |
| steadfast | 13 | firm and dependable especially in loyalty | a steadfast ally |
| shortstop | 14 | the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base | - |
| silliness | 9 | an impulsive scatterbrained manner | - |
| singleton | 10 | a set containing a single member | - |
| statistic | 11 | a datum that can be represented numerically | - |
| sterilize | 18 | make infertile | in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized |
| symbolize | 25 | express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol | What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize? |
| subsidize | 21 | secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces | - |
| swordfish | 19 | large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw; not completely cold-blooded i.e. they are able to warm their brains and eyes: worldwide in warm waters but feed on cold ocean floor coming to surface at night | - |
| synthesis | 15 | the combination of ideas into a complex whole | - |
| shredding | 15 | - | - |
| semblance | 15 | an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading | he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity |
| springing | 13 | - | - |
| stimulant | 11 | a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process | - |
| statutory | 12 | prescribed or authorized by or punishable under a statute | statutory restrictions |
| swordplay | 18 | the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully | - |
| stalemate | 11 | a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible | - |
| surfacing | 15 | emerging to the surface and becoming apparent | - |
| secretion | 11 | the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance | - |
| squirting | 19 | propelled violently in a usually narrow stream | - |
| statesman | 11 | a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs | - |
| summoning | 14 | calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations | - |
| salesgirl | 10 | a woman salesperson | - |
| sclerosis | 11 | any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue | - |
| shortness | 12 | an abrupt discourteous manner | - |
| stateside | 10 | - | - |
| streetcar | 11 | a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity | - |
| sandpaper | 14 | stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand | - |
| skydiving | 21 | performing acrobatics in free fall before pulling the ripcord of a parachute | - |
| smooching | 17 | affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) | - |
| stillness | 9 | calmness without winds | - |
| symbiotic | 18 | used of organisms (especially of different species) living together but not necessarily in a relation beneficial to each | - |
| sandstone | 10 | a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.) | - |
| sniveling | 13 | whining in a tearful manner | - |
| speedboat | 14 | a fast motorboat | - |
| sugarplum | 14 | any of various small sugary candies | - |
| selfishly | 18 | in an egotistical manner | - |
| semantics | 13 | the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text | a petty argument about semantics |
| stockroom | 17 | storeroom for storing goods and supplies used in a business | - |
| strenuous | 9 | taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance | a strenuous task |
| sumptuous | 13 | ostentatiously rich and superior in quality | - |
| sweetener | 12 | anything that serves as an enticement | - |
| sandstorm | 12 | a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand | - |
| smoothies | 14 | - | - |
| strangles | 10 | an acute bacterial disease of horses characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes | - |
| surcharge | 15 | place too much a load on | - |
| semifinal | 14 | one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament | - |
| sharpener | 14 | any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper | a knife sharpener |
| spiraling | 12 | in the shape of a coil | - |
| sprawling | 15 | spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly | sprawling handwriting |
| surveying | 16 | the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map | he studied surveying at college |
| scrimmage | 16 | a noisy riotous fight | - |
| stillborn | 11 | failing to accomplish an intended result | a stillborn plot to assassinate the President |
| storybook | 18 | a book containing a collection of stories (usually for children) | - |
| summation | 13 | the final aggregate | - |
| saltpeter | 11 | (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive | - |
| salacious | 11 | suggestive of or tending to moral looseness | salacious limericks |
| southland | 13 | any region lying in or toward the south | - |
| stoplight | 15 | a red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop | - |
| statewide | 13 | occurring or extending throughout a state | the statewide recycling program |
| sunstroke | 13 | sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat | - |
| schematic | 18 | represented in simplified or symbolic form | - |
| sharpness | 14 | the attribute of urgency in tone of voice | - |
| shipshape | 19 | of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder | even the barn was shipshape |
| sweetened | 13 | with sweetening added | - |
| screwball | 16 | a whimsically eccentric person | - |
| stonewall | 12 | engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate | The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist |
| sterility | 12 | the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate | - |
| strapless | 11 | a woman's garment that exposes the shoulders and has no shoulder straps | - |
| stringent | 10 | demanding strict attention to rules and procedures | stringent safety measures |
| shakedown | 20 | a very thorough search of a person or a place | a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs |
| signboard | 13 | structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted | the highway was lined with signboards |
| sprouting | 12 | the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow | - |
| stringing | 11 | - | - |
| supremely | 16 | to the maximum degree | he was supremely confident |
| shortwave | 18 | - | - |
| shogunate | 13 | a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | - |
| skyrocket | 22 | sends a firework display high into the sky | - |
| simmering | 14 | cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil | - |
| socialise | 11 | take part in social activities; interact with others | - |
| softening | 13 | having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin | - |
| steelhead | 13 | - | - |
| summarily | 16 | without delay; in a summary manner | the suspected spy was summarily executed |
| satirical | 11 | exposing human folly to ridicule | a persistent campaign of mockery by the satirical fortnightly magazine |
| scurrying | 15 | moving with great haste | lashed the scurrying horses |
| sideboard | 13 | a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers | - |
| stipulate | 11 | specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement | The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life |
| steamboat | 13 | a boat propelled by a steam engine | - |
| storyline | 12 | the plot of a book or play or film | - |
| strikeout | 13 | an out resulting from the batter getting three strikes | - |
| sainthood | 13 | saints collectively | - |
| symbiosis | 16 | the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other | - |
| sweepings | 15 | - | - |
| sassafras | 12 | yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America | - |
| senhorita | 12 | - | - |
| shapeless | 14 | having no definite form or distinct shape | a shapeless mass of protoplasm |
| smartness | 11 | a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore | - |
| spearhead | 15 | the head and sharpened point of a spear | - |
| stockpile | 17 | something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose | - |
| symphonic | 21 | harmonious in sound | the symphonic hum of a million insects |
| sunburned | 12 | suffering from overexposure to direct sunlight | - |
| schoolbag | 17 | a bag for carrying school books and supplies | found just the right dictionary to fit into his schoolbag |
| shirtless | 12 | - | - |
| squinting | 19 | having eyes half closed in order to see better | - |
| sweatshop | 17 | factory where workers do piecework for poor pay and are prevented from forming unions; common in the clothing industry | - |
| salvaging | 14 | - | - |
| sheepskin | 18 | a document certifying the successful completion of a course of study | - |
| silencing | 12 | - | - |
| snakeskin | 17 | - | - |
| sleuthing | 13 | a police investigation to determine the perpetrator | - |
| sourdough | 14 | a leaven of dough in which fermentation is active; used by pioneers for making bread | - |
| soldering | 11 | fastening firmly together | - |
| superglue | 12 | - | - |
| sanitized | 19 | made sanitary | - |
| scrambler | 15 | a lightweight motorcycle equipped with rugged tires and suspension; an off-road motorcycle designed for riding cross country or over unpaved ground | - |
| scrapping | 16 | - | - |
| seafaring | 13 | travel by water | - |
| shittiest | 12 | - | - |
| stagehand | 14 | an employee of a theater who performs work involved in putting on a theatrical production | - |
| sprightly | 18 | full of spirit and vitality | a sprightly young girl |
| stickball | 17 | a form of baseball played in the streets with a rubber ball and broomstick handle | - |
| stoppable | 15 | capable of being stopped | if we pick up our pace he may be stoppable |
| streamlet | 11 | a small stream | - |
| scoliosis | 11 | an abnormal lateral curve to the vertebral column | - |
| shortcake | 18 | very short biscuit dough baked as individual biscuits or a round loaf; served with sweetened fruit and usually whipped cream | - |
| shortfall | 15 | the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required | - |
| sommelier | 13 | a waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurant | - |
| southerly | 15 | from the south; used especially of wind | a hot southerly wind |
| spaceport | 15 | - | - |
| sublimate | 13 | remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation | - |
| seaworthy | 18 | fit for a sea voyage | - |
| sightless | 13 | lacking sight | - |
| snakehead | 17 | showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple | - |
| sleepwalk | 18 | walk in one's sleep | - |
| soliloquy | 21 | speech you make to yourself | - |
| solemnity | 14 | a trait of dignified seriousness | - |
| stabilise | 11 | make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium | - |
| stonework | 16 | masonry done with stone | - |
| statuette | 9 | a small carved or molded figure | - |
| symbolise | 16 | express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol | - |
| scorecard | 14 | (golf) a record of scores (as in golf) | - |
| scratcher | 16 | a device used for scratching | - |
| schilling | 15 | formerly the basic unit of money in Austria | - |
| sectarian | 11 | a member of a sect | most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect |
| sepulchre | 16 | a chamber that is used as a grave | - |
| signalled | 11 | - | - |
| simpatico | 15 | - | - |
| snakebite | 15 | a bite inflicted by a (venomous) snake | - |
| snuggling | 12 | affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) | - |
| snowbound | 15 | confined or shut in by heavy snow | - |
| spherical | 16 | having the shape of a sphere or ball | a spherical object |
| sparingly | 15 | to a meager degree or in a meager manner | - |
| spearmint | 13 | common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring | - |
| stargazer | 19 | someone indifferent to the busy world | - |
| stateless | 9 | without nationality or citizenship | stateless persons |
| sugarcoat | 12 | coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze | - |
| subsystem | 16 | a system that is part of some larger system | - |
| swiftness | 15 | a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens | - |
| scallywag | 18 | one who is playfully mischievous | - |
| scribbler | 15 | a writer whose handwriting is careless and hard to read | - |
| sectional | 11 | consisting of or divided into sections | a sectional sofa |
| secession | 11 | an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s | - |
| shrinkage | 17 | process or result of becoming less or smaller | the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage |
| signified | 14 | the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted | the signifier is linked to the signified |
| soporific | 16 | inducing mental lethargy | - |
| sodbuster | 12 | a person who operates a farm | - |
| spareribs | 13 | baked or roasted with a spicy sauce | - |
| spattered | 12 | covered with bright patches (often used in combination) | a blood-spattered room |
| stovepipe | 16 | a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur | - |
| sacristan | 11 | an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects | - |
| sugarless | 10 | not containing sugar | - |
| sequencer | 20 | (chemistry) an apparatus that can determine the sequence of monomers in a polymer | - |
| sensually | 12 | in a sultry and sensual manner | the belly dancer mover sensually among the tables |
| showpiece | 19 | the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection | - |
| skinflint | 16 | a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend | - |
| sinusitis | 9 | inflammation of one of the paranasal sinuses | - |
| smallness | 11 | the property of having a relatively small size | - |
| sniveller | 12 | a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining | - |
| southward | 16 | toward the south | - |
| spearfish | 17 | any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare | - |
| steamship | 16 | a ship powered by one or more steam engines | - |
| stepchild | 17 | a child of your spouse by a former marriage | - |
| stutterer | 9 | someone who speaks with involuntary pauses and repetitions | - |
| stylishly | 18 | in a stylish manner | she was dressed very stylishly |
| sagebrush | 15 | any of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidium | - |
| saddlebag | 14 | a large bag (or pair of bags) hung over a saddle | - |
| suspender | 12 | elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural) | - |
| schnauzer | 23 | old German breed of sturdy black or greyish wire-haired terriers having a blunt muzzle ranging in size from fairly small to very large; used as ratters and guard dogs or police dogs | - |
| schmaltzy | 28 | effusively or insincerely emotional | a schmaltzy song |
| scrounger | 12 | someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free) | - |
| shampooed | 17 | - | - |
| sheetrock | 18 | a kind of plasterboard | - |
| smelliest | 11 | - | - |
| sophistry | 17 | a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone | - |
| solipsism | 13 | (philosophy) the philosophical theory that the self is all that you know to exist | - |
| soundness | 10 | the muscle tone of healthy tissue | - |
| soldierly | 13 | (of persons) befitting a warrior | - |
| stateroom | 11 | a guest cabin | - |
| stratagem | 12 | an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade | - |
| sycophant | 19 | a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage | - |
| subjugate | 19 | make subservient; force to submit or subdue | - |
| subwoofer | 17 | a loudspeaker that is designed to reproduce very low bass frequencies | - |
| subtenant | 11 | - | - |
| swiveling | 16 | - | - |
| scalloped | 14 | having a margin with rounded scallops | - |
| savouring | 13 | taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality | - |
| sceneries | 11 | - | - |
| scintilla | 11 | a tiny or scarcely detectable amount | - |
| segmented | 13 | having the body divided into successive metameres or segments, as in earthworms or lobsters | - |
| sedentary | 13 | requiring sitting or little activity | forced by illness to lead a sedentary life |
| sensorial | 9 | involving or derived from the senses | - |
| shrouding | 14 | - | - |
| shrubbery | 19 | a collection of shrubs growing together | - |
| sidetrack | 16 | wander from a direct or straight course | - |
| sibilance | 13 | - | - |
| shuttered | 13 | provided with shutters or shutters as specified; often used in combination | a church with a shuttered belfry and spire |
| shipboard | 17 | casual or ephemeral as if taking place on board a ship | shipboard romances |
| slackness | 15 | the quality of being loose (not taut) | he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope |
| signifier | 13 | the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something | - |
| smokeless | 15 | emitting or containing little or no smoke | smokeless factory stacks |
| spinnaker | 15 | a large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind | - |
| sparkplug | 18 | - | - |
| spatially | 14 | with regard to space | spatially limited |
| spacesuit | 13 | a pressure suit worn by astronauts while in outer space | - |
| speedster | 12 | - | - |
| stagnated | 11 | - | - |
| springbok | 18 | a South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air | - |
| strongman | 12 | a man who performs feats of strength at a fair or circus | - |
| succotash | 16 | fresh corn and lima beans with butter or cream | - |
| supersede | 12 | take the place or move into the position of | - |
| sanitizer | 18 | - | - |
| scrapyard | 17 | - | - |
| segregate | 11 | divide from the main body or mass and collect | Many towns segregated into new counties |
| sectioned | 12 | consisting of or divided into sections | sectioned plates |
| semiotics | 13 | (philosophy) a philosophical theory of the functions of signs and symbols | - |
| sepulcher | 16 | a chamber that is used as a grave | - |
| shiftless | 15 | lacking or characterized by lack of ambition or initiative; lazy | a shiftless student |
| skintight | 17 | so tight as to cling to the skin | skintight jeans |
| sightseer | 13 | a tourist who is visiting sights of interest | - |
| signalman | 12 | a railroad employee in charge of signals and point in a railroad yard | - |
| slapstick | 17 | a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes | - |
| slowcoach | 19 | someone who moves slowly | in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach |
| slivovitz | 24 | a colorless plum brandy popular in the Balkans | - |
| spasmodic | 16 | affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm | his body made a spasmodic jerk |
| straggler | 11 | someone who strays or falls behind | - |
| sulphuric | 16 | of or relating to or containing sulfur | sulphuric esters |
| summarise | 13 | be a summary of | - |
| subsiding | 13 | a gradual sinking to a lower level | - |
| subsidise | 12 | secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces | - |
| swampland | 17 | low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog | - |
| swallower | 15 | - | - |
| supersize | 20 | - | - |
| supercool | 13 | - | - |
| saleslady | 13 | a woman salesperson | - |
| scoreless | 11 | having no points scores | a scoreless inning |
| schlemiel | 16 | (Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler | - |
| seditious | 10 | in opposition to a civil authority or government | - |
| secateurs | 11 | small pruning shears with a spring that holds the handles open and a single blade that closes against a flat surface | - |
| shamanism | 16 | an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans | - |
| shambolic | 18 | (British slang) disorderly or chaotic | it's a shambolic system |
| shovelled | 16 | - | - |
| shortlist | 12 | a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen | - |
| skinniest | 13 | - | - |
| sloughing | 14 | the process whereby something is shed | - |
| sombreros | 13 | - | - |
| sortilege | 10 | - | - |
| snuffling | 16 | liable to sniffle | - |
| stiffness | 15 | the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) | - |
| stockyard | 19 | enclosed yard where cattle, pigs, horses, or sheep are kept temporarily | - |
| steadying | 14 | causing to become steady | had a steadying effect on her nerves |
| staunchly | 17 | in a staunch manner | he staunchly defended his principles |
| stylistic | 14 | of or relating to style (especially in the use of language) | stylistic devices |
