Words Starting With SI
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter SI. This section showcases how SI 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 SI, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
2 letter words
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| si | 2 | 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 | - |
3 letter words
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|---|---|---|---|
| sir | 3 | a title used before the name of knight or baronet | - |
| sit | 3 | work or act as a baby-sitter | I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do |
| six | 10 | denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units | - |
| sin | 3 | estrangement from god | - |
| sis | 3 | a female person who has the same parents as another person | my sister married a musician |
| sip | 5 | a small drink | - |
| sim | 5 | - | - |
| sic | 5 | urge to attack someone | The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders |
| sig | 4 | - | - |
| sib | 5 | one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another | - |
| sif | 6 | (Norse mythology) wife of Thor and guardian of the home | - |
| sik | 7 | - | - |
4 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| side | 5 | an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute | there are two sides to every question |
| sick | 10 | affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function | - |
| sing | 5 | make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound | the kettle was singing |
| sign | 5 | structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted | the highway was lined with signboards |
| size | 13 | the actual state of affairs | that's the size of the situation |
| site | 4 | assign a location to | - |
| sink | 8 | fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly | - |
| sins | 4 | - | - |
| sigh | 8 | an utterance made by exhaling audibly | - |
| silk | 8 | a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae | - |
| sire | 4 | the founder of a family | - |
| sima | 6 | rock that form the continuous lower layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and magnesium | - |
| simi | 6 | - | - |
| sims | 6 | - | - |
| silt | 4 | become chocked with silt | The river silted up |
| silo | 4 | a cylindrical tower used for storing silage | - |
| sine | 4 | ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle | - |
| sill | 4 | (geology) a flat (usually horizontal) mass of igneous rock between two layers of older sedimentary rock | - |
| sida | 5 | large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances | - |
| sift | 7 | distinguish and separate out | sift through the job candidates |
| sike | 8 | - | - |
| sith | 7 | - | - |
| simp | 8 | - | - |
| sind | 5 | a region of southeastern Pakistan | - |
| sile | 4 | - | - |
| sice | 6 | - | - |
| sial | 4 | the granitelike rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and aluminum | - |
| sibb | 8 | - | - |
| sibs | 6 | - | - |
| sich | 9 | - | - |
| sics | 6 | - | - |
| sidh | 8 | - | - |
| sien | 4 | - | - |
| sies | 4 | - | - |
| sigs | 5 | - | - |
| sijo | 11 | - | - |
| sika | 8 | small deer of Japan with slightly forked antlers | - |
| sild | 5 | any of various young herrings (other than brislings) canned as sardines in Norway | - |
| sinh | 7 | - | - |
| sipe | 6 | - | - |
| sips | 6 | - | - |
| siri | 4 | - | - |
| sirs | 4 | - | - |
| siss | 4 | make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval | - |
| sist | 4 | - | - |
| sits | 4 | - | - |
| sitz | 13 | - | - |
| sizy | 16 | - | - |
5 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| since | 7 | From a definite past time until now. | he went a month ago, and I have not seen him since |
| silly | 8 | inspiring scornful pity | how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years |
| sight | 9 | the ability to see; the visual faculty | - |
| sixth | 15 | coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position | - |
| siren | 5 | a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive | - |
| sixty | 15 | being ten more than fifty | - |
| sissy | 8 | a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive | - |
| sized | 15 | having a specified size | - |
| siege | 6 | the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack | - |
| sided | 7 | - | - |
| silva | 8 | the forest trees growing in a country or region | - |
| silky | 12 | having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light | silky skin |
| sinus | 5 | a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel | - |
| sitar | 5 | a stringed instrument of India; has a long neck and movable frets; has 6 or 7 metal strings for playing and usually 13 resonating strings | - |
| sigma | 8 | the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet | - |
| sieve | 8 | a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles | - |
| sidle | 6 | move sideways | - |
| sitka | 9 | a town in southeastern Alaska that was the capital of Russian America and served as the capital of Alaska from 1867 until 1906 | - |
| silks | 9 | the brightly colored garments of a jockey; emblematic of the stable | - |
| simba | 9 | - | - |
| sixer | 12 | the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one | - |
| siree | 5 | - | - |
| sinew | 8 | possessing muscular strength | - |
| singe | 6 | become superficially burned | my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames |
| sited | 6 | - | - |
| sibyl | 10 | (ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet | - |
| sills | 5 | United States operatic soprano (born in 1929) | - |
| silty | 8 | full of silt | silty soil |
| sials | 5 | - | - |
| sibbs | 9 | - | - |
| sices | 7 | - | - |
| sicht | 10 | - | - |
| sicko | 11 | - | - |
| sicks | 11 | - | - |
| sicky | 14 | - | - |
| sidas | 6 | - | - |
| sider | 6 | - | - |
| sides | 6 | - | - |
| sidha | 9 | - | - |
| sidhe | 9 | - | - |
| sield | 6 | - | - |
| siens | 5 | - | - |
| sient | 5 | - | - |
| sieth | 8 | - | - |
| sieur | 5 | - | - |
| sifts | 8 | - | - |
| sighs | 9 | - | - |
| sigil | 6 | - | - |
| sigla | 6 | - | - |
| signa | 6 | - | - |
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6 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| sister | 6 | a female person who has the same parents as another person | my sister married a musician |
| simple | 10 | apart from anything else; without additions or modifications | the simple passage of time was enough |
| single | 7 | characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing | single occupancy |
| simply | 13 | in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment | they lived very simply |
| signal | 7 | be a signal for or a symptom of | The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued |
| signed | 8 | used of the language of the deaf | - |
| silent | 6 | implied by or inferred from actions or statements | gave silent consent |
| silver | 9 | silverware eating utensils | - |
| singer | 7 | United States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1811-1875) | - |
| sights | 10 | an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument | - |
| sinner | 6 | a person who sins (without repenting) | - |
| sierra | 6 | a Spanish mackerel of western North America | - |
| sinful | 9 | characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin | he said it was sinful to wear lipstick |
| sitter | 6 | a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home | - |
| signor | 7 | used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately | - |
| silene | 6 | any plant of the genus Silene | - |
| sickle | 12 | an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle | - |
| sitcom | 10 | a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life | - |
| simmer | 10 | boil slowly at low temperature | simmer the sauce |
| siding | 8 | a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass | - |
| sienna | 6 | an earth color containing ferric oxides; used as a pigment | - |
| sickly | 15 | somewhat ill or prone to illness | a sickly child |
| sicker | 12 | - | - |
| siesta | 6 | a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries) | - |
| sizzle | 24 | a sizzling noise | - |
| silken | 10 | having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light | silken eyelashes |
| siphon | 11 | convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon | - |
| simian | 8 | an ape or monkey | - |
| sicken | 12 | cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of | The pornographic pictures sickened us |
| sirree | 6 | - | - |
| sinker | 10 | a small ring-shaped friedcake | - |
| sizing | 16 | any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics | - |
| silica | 8 | a white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2); various forms occur widely in the earth's crust as quartz or cristobalite or tridymite or lechatelierite | - |
| signet | 7 | a seal (especially one used to mark documents officially) | - |
| signer | 7 | someone who signs and is bound by a document | - |
| silvan | 9 | relating to or characteristic of wooded regions | - |
| sirrah | 9 | formerly a contemptuous term of address to an inferior man or boy; often used in anger | - |
| sickie | 12 | - | - |
| siting | 7 | - | - |
| sitrep | 8 | - | - |
| simile | 8 | a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as') | - |
| sinewy | 12 | (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew | - |
| singly | 10 | apart from others | the fine points are treated singly |
| silage | 7 | fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo | - |
| simper | 10 | smile affectedly or derisively | - |
| sialic | 8 | - | - |
| sialid | 7 | - | - |
| sialon | 6 | - | - |
| sibyls | 11 | - | - |
| siccan | 10 | - | - |
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7 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| sitting | 8 | a meeting of spiritualists | - |
| singing | 9 | smooth and flowing | - |
| silence | 9 | the trait of keeping things secret | - |
| similar | 9 | resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination | - |
| signing | 9 | language expressed by visible hand gestures | - |
| sincere | 9 | characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions | an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant |
| sixteen | 14 | the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one | - |
| sinking | 12 | a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension | with a sinking heart |
| singles | 8 | badminton played with one person on each side | - |
| sighted | 12 | able to see | - |
| siamese | 9 | a branch of the Tai languages | - |
| signora | 8 | an Italian title of address equivalent to Mrs. when used before a name | - |
| sipping | 12 | - | - |
| 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 | - |
| sixties | 14 | the decade from 1960 to 1969 | - |
| sibling | 10 | a person's brother or sister | - |
| sirloin | 7 | the portion of the loin (especially of beef) just in front of the rump | - |
| signore | 8 | an Italian title of respect for a man; equivalent to the English `sir'; used separately (not prefixed to his name) | - |
| signify | 14 | denote or connote | - |
| sizable | 18 | fairly large in size | a sizable fortune |
| silvery | 13 | resembling or reminiscent of silver | singing in her silvery tones |
| sinning | 8 | an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will | - |
| sifting | 11 | the act of separating grain from chaff | - |
| signior | 8 | used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately | - |
| sinuses | 7 | - | - |
| sidearm | 10 | (of pitches) made with the arm moving parallel to the ground | a sidearm pitch |
| 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) | - |
| sizzler | 25 | - | - |
| signage | 9 | signs collectively (especially commercial signs or posters) | there will be signage displayed at each post |
| silesia | 7 | a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland | - |
| sidecar | 10 | a cocktail made of orange liqueur with lemon juice and brandy | - |
| sideway | 14 | toward one side | the car slipped sideways into the ditch |
| sickbay | 18 | (nautical) a room for the treatment of the sick or injured (as on a ship) | - |
| sickbed | 16 | the bed on which a sick person lies | - |
| sideman | 10 | - | - |
| sinless | 7 | free from sin | - |
| sinuous | 7 | curved or curving in and out | - |
| sirocco | 11 | a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand | - |
| signori | 8 | - | - |
| situate | 7 | put (something somewhere) firmly | - |
| silents | 7 | a movie without a soundtrack | - |
| sialids | 8 | - | - |
| sialoid | 8 | - | - |
| sialons | 7 | - | - |
| siamang | 10 | large black gibbon of Sumatra having the 2nd and 3rd toes partially united by a web | - |
| siameze | 18 | - | - |
| sibship | 14 | - | - |
| sibylic | 14 | - | - |
| sicario | 9 | - | - |
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8 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| sickness | 14 | impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism | - |
| sidewalk | 16 | walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway | - |
| silently | 11 | without speaking | - |
| sideways | 15 | to, toward or at one side | - |
| sinister | 8 | stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable | the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him |
| sidekick | 19 | a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities | - |
| silenced | 11 | reduced to silence | the silenced crowd waited expectantly |
| sizzling | 27 | characterized by intense emotion or interest or excitement | sizzling political issues |
| situated | 9 | situated in a particular spot or position | nicely situated on a quiet riverbank |
| silicone | 10 | any of a large class of siloxanes that are unusually stable over a wide range of temperatures; used in lubricants and adhesives and coatings and synthetic rubber and electrical insulation | - |
| sighting | 13 | the act of observing | several sightings of enemy troops were reported |
| simulate | 10 | make a pretence of | - |
| singular | 9 | beyond or deviating from the usual or expected | singular behavior |
| silencer | 10 | a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise | - |
| simplify | 18 | make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent | We had to simplify the instructions |
| sideshow | 15 | a minor show that is part of a larger one (as at the circus) | - |
| sideline | 9 | a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field | - |
| singsong | 10 | uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting | a singsong manner of speaking |
| signaled | 10 | - | - |
| sixpence | 19 | a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970 | - |
| sizeable | 19 | fairly large in size | - |
| signpost | 11 | a post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way | - |
| sinkhole | 15 | a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof | - |
| sightsee | 12 | visit famous or interesting sights | - |
| silkworm | 17 | larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon | - |
| sisterly | 11 | like or characteristic of or befitting a sister | sisterly kindness |
| sickroom | 16 | a room to which a sick person is confined | - |
| sidestep | 11 | avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | - |
| sikorsky | 19 | United States industrialist (born in Russia) who designed the first four-engine airplane and the first mass-produced helicopter (1889-1972) | - |
| silicate | 10 | a salt or ester derived from silicic acid | - |
| sixtieth | 18 | one part in sixty equal parts | - |
| sideburn | 11 | facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off) | - |
| sideward | 13 | toward one side | turn the figure sideward |
| sidelong | 10 | (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy | sidelong glances |
| sicklied | 15 | - | - |
| simoleon | 10 | - | - |
| simonize | 19 | polish with wax | - |
| sinfully | 14 | - | - |
| singeing | 10 | - | - |
| sialidan | 9 | - | - |
| siamangs | 11 | - | - |
| siamesed | 11 | - | - |
| siameses | 10 | - | - |
| siamezed | 20 | - | - |
| siamezes | 19 | - | - |
| sibilant | 10 | of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') | - |
| sibilate | 10 | make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval | - |
| sibilous | 10 | - | - |
| siblings | 11 | - | - |
| sibships | 15 | - | - |
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9 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| situation | 9 | a condition or position in which you find yourself | the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils |
| signature | 10 | a distinguishing style | - |
| sincerely | 14 | written formula for ending a letter | - |
| sincerity | 14 | the trait of being serious | - |
| similarly | 14 | in like or similar manner | He was similarly affected |
| simpleton | 13 | a person lacking intelligence or common sense | - |
| simulator | 11 | a machine that simulates an environment for the purpose of training or research | - |
| sidelines | 10 | - | - |
| sideburns | 12 | - | - |
| sickening | 16 | causing or able to cause nausea | a sickening stench |
| 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 |
| signorina | 10 | an Italian courtesy title for an unmarried woman; equivalent to `Miss', it is either used alone or before a name | - |
| sixteenth | 19 | one part in sixteen equal parts | - |
| silliness | 9 | an impulsive scatterbrained manner | - |
| singleton | 10 | a set containing a single member | - |
| signboard | 13 | structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted | the highway was lined with signboards |
| simmering | 14 | cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil | - |
| sideboard | 13 | a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers | - |
| silencing | 12 | - | - |
| sightless | 13 | lacking sight | - |
| signalled | 11 | - | - |
| simpatico | 15 | - | - |
| 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 |
| sinusitis | 9 | inflammation of one of the paranasal sinuses | - |
| sibilance | 13 | - | - |
| sidetrack | 16 | wander from a direct or straight course | - |
| signifier | 13 | the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something | - |
| 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 | - |
| signatory | 13 | someone who signs and is bound by a document | - |
| simoleons | 11 | informal terms for money | - |
| sialidans | 10 | - | - |
| sialogram | 12 | - | - |
| sialolith | 12 | a stone formed in the salivary gland | - |
| siamesing | 12 | - | - |
| siamezing | 21 | - | - |
| sibilancy | 16 | - | - |
| sibilants | 11 | - | - |
| sibilated | 12 | - | - |
| sibilates | 11 | - | - |
| sibilator | 11 | - | - |
| sibylline | 14 | having a secret or hidden meaning | thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements |
| siccative | 16 | a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture) | - |
| siccities | 13 | - | - |
| siciliana | 11 | - | - |
| siciliane | 11 | - | - |
| siciliano | 11 | - | - |
| sickeners | 15 | - | - |
| sickishly | 21 | - | - |
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10 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| simulation | 12 | representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale) | - |
| simplicity | 19 | lack of ornamentation | - |
| silverware | 16 | tableware made of silver or silver plate or pewter or stainless steel | - |
| 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 | - |
| silhouette | 13 | a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color | - |
| sisterhood | 14 | an association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest | - |
| simplistic | 16 | characterized by extreme and often misleading simplicity | a simplistic theory of the universe |
| simplified | 18 | - | - |
| signifying | 18 | - | - |
| simulating | 13 | - | - |
| 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 |
| sidewinder | 15 | small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve | - |
| signalling | 12 | - | - |
| silverfish | 19 | silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing | - |
| silverback | 21 | an adult male gorilla with grey hairs across the back | - |
| sideswiped | 17 | - | - |
| simulacrum | 16 | a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture) | - |
| sidesaddle | 13 | a saddle for a woman; rider sits with both feet on the same side of the horse | - |
| sideboards | 14 | - | - |
| simpleness | 14 | lack of ornamentation | - |
| sinfulness | 13 | estrangement from god | - |
| sinisterly | 13 | - | - |
| sialagogic | 14 | - | - |
| sialagogue | 12 | - | - |
| sialogogic | 14 | - | - |
| sialogogue | 12 | - | - |
| sialograms | 13 | - | - |
| sialoliths | 13 | - | - |
| sialorrhea | 13 | - | - |
| sibilances | 14 | - | - |
| sibilantly | 15 | - | - |
| sibilating | 13 | - | - |
| sibilation | 12 | a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval) | - |
| sibilators | 12 | - | - |
| sibilatory | 15 | - | - |
| siccatives | 17 | - | - |
| sicilianas | 12 | - | - |
| sicilianos | 12 | - | - |
| sicilienne | 12 | - | - |
| sickenings | 17 | - | - |
| sickerness | 16 | - | - |
| sicklebill | 18 | - | - |
| sicklemias | 18 | - | - |
| sickliness | 16 | - | - |
| sicknesses | 16 | - | - |
| sicknursed | 17 | - | - |
| sicknurses | 16 | - | - |
| siddhuisms | 17 | - | - |
| sidearmers | 13 | - | - |
| sidearming | 14 | - | - |
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