8-letter words starting with SU
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter SU. This section showcases how SU 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 SU, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| supposed | 13 | based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence | the supposed reason for his absence |
| surprise | 10 | the act of surprising someone | - |
| suddenly | 13 | on impulse; without premeditation | he made up his mind suddenly |
| survived | 15 | - | - |
| suitcase | 10 | a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes | - |
| sunshine | 11 | the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom | - |
| superman | 12 | street name for lysergic acid diethylamide | - |
| survival | 14 | a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment | - |
| superior | 10 | having a higher rank | superior officer |
| suitable | 10 | worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse | the parents found the girl suitable for their son |
| sunlight | 12 | the rays of the sun | - |
| survivor | 14 | one who lives through affliction | the survivors of the fire were taken to a hospital |
| suicidal | 11 | dangerous to yourself or your interests | suicidal impulses |
| surround | 9 | envelop completely | - |
| subtitle | 10 | translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen | - |
| surgical | 11 | relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine | a surgical appendix |
| supplied | 13 | - | - |
| supplier | 12 | someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity | - |
| suppress | 12 | come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority | - |
| suburban | 12 | relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs | suburban population |
| suspense | 10 | an uncertain cognitive state | the matter remained in suspense for several years |
| subtract | 12 | make a subtraction | subtract this amount from my paycheck |
| subpoena | 12 | a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court | - |
| surfaced | 14 | - | - |
| submerge | 13 | sink below the surface; go under or as if under water | - |
| subtlety | 13 | the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze | you had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew |
| sunbathe | 13 | expose one's body to the sun | - |
| suckling | 15 | English poet and courtier (1609-1642) | - |
| surveyor | 14 | an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures | - |
| suburbia | 12 | a residential district located on the outskirts of a city | - |
| succubus | 14 | a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men | - |
| sunstone | 8 | a translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other minerals | - |
| subdural | 11 | below the dura mater but above the arachnoid membrane of the meninges | - |
| sulfuric | 13 | of or relating to or containing sulfur | - |
| sukiyaki | 19 | thin beef strips (or chicken or pork) cooked briefly at the table with onions and greens and soy sauce | - |
| superbly | 15 | (used as an intensifier) extremely well | her voice is superbly disciplined |
| superego | 11 | (psychoanalysis) that part of the unconscious mind that acts as a conscience | - |
| suffrage | 15 | a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment | - |
| suitably | 13 | in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances | - |
| sunblock | 16 | a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn | - |
| subspace | 14 | a space that is contained within another space | - |
| sufferer | 14 | one who suffers for the sake of principle | - |
| surefire | 11 | - | - |
| subhuman | 15 | less than human or not worthy of a human being | treated natives as subhuman |
| sunburnt | 10 | suffering from overexposure to direct sunlight | - |
| sunburst | 10 | a design consisting of a central disk resembling the sun and rays emanating from it | - |
| sulphate | 13 | a salt or ester of sulphuric acid | - |
| succinct | 14 | briefly giving the gist of something | succinct comparisons |
| sufficed | 17 | - | - |
| sulphide | 14 | a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive | - |
| subsonic | 12 | (of speed) less than that of sound in a designated medium | aircraft flying at subsonic speeds |
| sundress | 9 | a light loose sleeveless summer dress with a wide neckline and thin shoulder straps that expose the arms and shoulders | - |
| sundries | 9 | miscellaneous objects too numerous or too small to be specified | - |
| suicided | 12 | - | - |
| suchlike | 17 | of the same kind | a locker that usually contained paper, ink, and suchlike equipment |
| sunshiny | 14 | - | - |
| supplant | 12 | take the place or move into the position of | the computer has supplanted the slide rule |
| sunglass | 9 | a convex lens that focuses the rays of the sun; used to start a fire | - |
| sunniest | 8 | - | - |
| subduing | 12 | - | - |
| surmount | 10 | get on top of; deal with successfully | - |
| suffused | 15 | - | - |
| summoner | 12 | - | - |
| supermom | 14 | an informal term for a mother who can combine childcare and full-time employment | - |
| supposal | 12 | a hypothesis that is taken for granted | - |
| suturing | 9 | surgical joining of two surfaces | - |
| suasible | 10 | being susceptible to persuasion | - |
| suasions | 8 | - | - |
| subabbot | 14 | - | - |
| subacrid | 13 | - | - |
| subacted | 13 | - | - |
| subacute | 12 | less than acute; relating to a disease present in a person with no symptoms of it | - |
| subadars | 11 | - | - |
| subadult | 11 | - | - |
| subagent | 11 | - | - |
| subahdar | 14 | - | - |
| subareas | 10 | - | - |
| subatoms | 12 | - | - |
| subaudio | 11 | - | - |
| subaural | 10 | - | - |
| subaxial | 17 | - | - |
| subbasal | 12 | - | - |
| subbases | 12 | - | - |
| subbasin | 12 | - | - |
| subbings | 13 | - | - |
| subblock | 18 | - | - |
| subbreed | 13 | - | - |
| subcaste | 12 | - | - |
| subcause | 12 | - | - |
| subcells | 12 | - | - |
| subchief | 18 | - | - |
| subchord | 16 | - | - |
| subclaim | 14 | - | - |
| subclans | 12 | - | - |
| subclass | 12 | (biology) a taxonomic category below a class and above an order | - |
| subclerk | 16 | - | - |
| subcodes | 13 | - | - |
| subcools | 12 | - | - |
| subcosta | 12 | - | - |
| subcrust | 12 | - | - |
| subcults | 12 | - | - |
| subcutes | 12 | - | - |
| subcutis | 12 | - | - |
| subdeans | 11 | - | - |
| subdepot | 13 | - | - |
| subdewed | 15 | - | - |
| subduals | 11 | - | - |
| subduced | 14 | - | - |
| subduces | 13 | - | - |
| subducts | 13 | - | - |
| subduers | 11 | - | - |
| subduple | 13 | - | - |
| subdwarf | 17 | - | - |
| subedars | 11 | - | - |
| subedits | 11 | - | - |
| subentry | 13 | - | - |
| subepoch | 17 | - | - |
| subequal | 19 | - | - |
| suberate | 10 | - | - |
| suberect | 12 | - | - |
| suberins | 10 | - | - |
| suberise | 10 | - | - |
| suberize | 19 | - | - |
| suberose | 10 | - | - |
| suberous | 10 | - | - |
| subfeued | 14 | - | - |
| subfield | 14 | - | - |
| subfiles | 13 | - | - |
| subfixes | 20 | - | - |
| subfloor | 13 | - | - |
| subfluid | 14 | - | - |
| subframe | 15 | - | - |
| subfuscs | 15 | - | - |
| subfusks | 17 | - | - |
| subgenre | 11 | - | - |
| subgenus | 11 | (biology) taxonomic group between a genus and a species | - |
| subgoals | 11 | - | - |
| subgrade | 12 | - | - |
| subgraph | 16 | - | - |
| subgroup | 13 | a distinct and often subordinate group within a group | - |
| subheads | 14 | - | - |
| subhumid | 16 | - | - |
| subideas | 11 | - | - |
| subimago | 13 | - | - |
| subindex | 18 | - | - |
| subitems | 12 | - | - |
| subitise | 10 | - | - |
| subitize | 19 | - | - |
| subjects | 19 | - | - |
| subjoins | 17 | - | - |
| sublated | 11 | - | - |
| sublates | 10 | - | - |
| sublease | 10 | lease or rent all or part of (a leased or rented property) to another person | - |
| sublevel | 13 | - | - |
| sublimed | 13 | passing or having passed from the solid to the gaseous state (or vice versa) without becoming liquid | - |
| sublimer | 12 | - | - |
| sublimes | 12 | - | - |
| sublimit | 12 | - | - |
| sublines | 10 | - | - |
| sublunar | 10 | of this earth | transcendental motives for sublunary actions |
| submenta | 12 | - | - |
| submenus | 12 | - | - |
| submerse | 12 | sink below the surface; go under or as if under water | - |
| subnasal | 10 | - | - |
| subniche | 15 | - | - |
| subnodal | 11 | - | - |
| subocean | 12 | formed or situated or occurring beneath the ocean or the ocean bed | suboceanic oil resources |
| suboptic | 14 | - | - |
| suborder | 11 | (biology) taxonomic group that is a subdivision of an order | - |
| suborned | 11 | - | - |
| suborner | 10 | someone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a wrongful act | - |
| subovate | 13 | - | - |
| suboxide | 18 | - | - |
| subpanel | 12 | - | - |
| subparts | 12 | - | - |
| subpenas | 12 | - | - |
| subphase | 15 | - | - |
| subphyla | 18 | - | - |
| subplots | 12 | - | - |
| subpolar | 12 | - | - |
| subprime | 14 | - | - |
| subprior | 12 | - | - |
| subpubic | 16 | - | - |
| subraces | 12 | - | - |
| subrents | 10 | - | - |
| subrings | 11 | - | - |
| subrules | 10 | - | - |
| subsales | 10 | - | - |
| subscale | 12 | - | - |
| subsects | 12 | - | - |
| subsense | 10 | - | - |
| subseres | 10 | - | - |
| subserve | 13 | be helpful or useful | - |
| subshaft | 16 | - | - |
| subshell | 13 | - | - |
| subshrub | 15 | low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base | - |
| subsided | 12 | - | - |
| subsider | 11 | - | - |
| subsides | 11 | - | - |
| subsists | 10 | - | - |
| subsites | 10 | - | - |
| subsizar | 19 | - | - |
| subskill | 14 | - | - |
| subsoils | 10 | - | - |
| subsolar | 10 | - | - |
| subsongs | 11 | - | - |
| substage | 11 | - | - |
| substate | 10 | - | - |
| substorm | 12 | - | - |
| substyle | 13 | - | - |
| subsumed | 13 | - | - |
| subsumes | 12 | - | - |
| subtacks | 16 | - | - |
| subtalar | 10 | - | - |
| subtasks | 14 | - | - |
| subtaxon | 17 | - | - |
| subteens | 10 | - | - |
| subtends | 11 | - | - |
| subtense | 10 | - | - |
| subtests | 10 | - | - |
| subtexts | 17 | - | - |
| subtheme | 15 | - | - |
| subtidal | 11 | - | - |
| subtiler | 10 | - | - |
| subtilin | 10 | a polypeptide antibiotic (similar to bacitracin) obtained from a soil bacterium | - |
| subtilty | 13 | - | - |
| subtlest | 10 | - | - |
| subtones | 10 | - | - |
| subtonic | 12 | (music) the seventh note of the diatonic scale | - |
| subtopia | 12 | monotonous urban sprawl of standardized buildings | - |
| subtopic | 14 | - | - |
| subtotal | 10 | the sum of part of a group of numbers | - |
| subtrade | 11 | - | - |
| subtrend | 11 | - | - |
| subtribe | 12 | - | - |
| subtrist | 10 | - | - |
| subtrude | 11 | - | - |
| subtunic | 12 | - | - |
| subtweet | 13 | - | - |
| subtypes | 15 | - | - |
| subucula | 12 | - | - |
| subulate | 10 | - | - |
| subunits | 10 | - | - |
| suburbed | 13 | - | - |
| subvened | 14 | - | - |
| subvenes | 13 | - | - |
| subverse | 13 | - | - |
| subverst | 13 | - | - |
| subverts | 13 | - | - |
| subvicar | 15 | - | - |
| subviral | 13 | - | - |
| subvirus | 13 | - | - |
| subvocal | 15 | - | - |
| subwayed | 17 | - | - |
| subworld | 14 | - | - |
| subzonal | 19 | - | - |
| subzones | 19 | - | - |
| succades | 13 | - | - |
| succeeds | 13 | - | - |
| succinic | 14 | of or relating to or obtained from amber | - |
| succinyl | 15 | - | - |
| succored | 13 | - | - |
| succorer | 12 | someone who gives help in times of need or distress or difficulty | - |
| succours | 12 | - | - |
| succubae | 14 | - | - |
| succubas | 14 | - | - |
| succumbs | 16 | - | - |
| suchness | 13 | - | - |
| suchwise | 16 | - | - |
| suckener | 14 | - | - |
| suckered | 15 | - | - |
| suckfish | 20 | - | - |
| suckhole | 17 | - | - |
| suckiest | 14 | - | - |
| suckings | 15 | - | - |
| sucklers | 14 | - | - |
| suckless | 14 | - | - |
| sucrases | 10 | - | - |
| sucriers | 10 | - | - |
| sucroses | 10 | - | - |
| suctions | 10 | - | - |
| sucuruju | 17 | - | - |
| sudamens | 11 | - | - |
| sudamina | 11 | - | - |
| sudaries | 9 | - | - |
| sudarium | 11 | - | - |
| sudating | 10 | - | - |
| sudation | 9 | the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid | - |
| sudatory | 12 | a medicine that causes or increases sweating | - |
| suddenty | 13 | - | - |
| sudorous | 9 | - | - |
| sudsiest | 9 | - | - |
| sudsless | 9 | - | - |
| suedette | 9 | - | - |
| suetiest | 8 | - | - |
| suettier | 8 | - | - |
| suffaris | 14 | - | - |
| suffects | 16 | - | - |
| suffered | 15 | - | - |
| suffetes | 14 | - | - |
| sufficer | 16 | - | - |
| suffices | 16 | - | - |
| suffixal | 21 | - | - |
| suffixed | 22 | - | - |
| suffixes | 21 | - | - |
| sufflate | 14 | - | - |
| suffuses | 14 | - | - |
| sugarers | 9 | - | - |
| sugarier | 9 | - | - |
| sugaring | 10 | - | - |
| suggests | 10 | - | - |
| suggings | 11 | - | - |
| suicides | 11 | - | - |
| suidians | 9 | - | - |
| suilline | 8 | - | - |
| suiplaps | 12 | - | - |
| suitings | 9 | - | - |
| suitlike | 12 | - | - |
| suitored | 9 | - | - |
| suitress | 8 | - | - |
| suivante | 11 | - | - |
| sulcated | 11 | - | - |
| sulfated | 12 | - | - |
| sulfates | 11 | - | - |
| sulfatic | 13 | - | - |
| sulfides | 12 | - | - |
| sulfinyl | 14 | - | - |
| sulfites | 11 | - | - |
| sulfitic | 13 | - | - |
| sulfones | 11 | - | - |
| sulfonic | 13 | - | - |
| sulfonyl | 14 | - | - |
| sulfured | 12 | - | - |
| sulfuret | 11 | - | - |
| sulfuryl | 14 | - | - |
| sulkiest | 12 | - | - |
| sullages | 9 | - | - |
| sullener | 8 | - | - |
| sullenly | 11 | in a sullen manner | - |
| sullying | 12 | - | - |
| sulphids | 14 | - | - |
| sulphite | 13 | - | - |
| sulphone | 13 | - | - |
| sulphurs | 13 | - | - |
| sulphury | 16 | - | - |
| sultanas | 8 | - | - |
| sultanic | 10 | - | - |
| sultrier | 8 | - | - |
| sultrily | 11 | in a sultry and sensual manner | - |
| sumatras | 10 | - | - |
| sumbitch | 17 | - | - |
| summable | 14 | - | - |
| summands | 13 | - | - |
| summated | 13 | - | - |
| summates | 12 | - | - |
| summered | 13 | - | - |
| summerly | 15 | - | - |
| summings | 13 | - | - |
| summists | 12 | - | - |
| summital | 12 | - | - |
| summited | 13 | - | - |
| summitry | 15 | - | - |
| summoned | 13 | - | - |
| sumoists | 10 | - | - |
| sumotori | 10 | - | - |
| sumphish | 18 | - | - |
| sumpitan | 12 | - | - |
| sumpters | 12 | - | - |
| sumpweed | 16 | - | - |
| sunbaked | 15 | dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight | sunbaked salt flats |
| sunbakes | 14 | - | - |
| sunbaths | 13 | - | - |
| sunbeams | 12 | - | - |
| sunbeamy | 15 | - | - |
| sunbelts | 10 | - | - |
| sunberry | 13 | improved garden variety of black nightshade having small edible orange or black berries | - |
| sunbirds | 11 | - | - |
| sunblind | 11 | a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun | - |
| sunburns | 10 | - | - |
| suncares | 10 | - | - |
| sunchoke | 17 | sunflower tuber eaten raw or boiled or sliced thin and fried as Saratoga chips | - |
| sundaris | 9 | - | - |
| sundecks | 15 | - | - |
| sundered | 10 | - | - |
| sunderer | 9 | - | - |
| sundials | 9 | - | - |
| sundowns | 12 | - | - |
| sundrily | 12 | - | - |
| sundrops | 11 | a day-flowering biennial or perennial of the genus Oenothera | - |
| sungazer | 18 | - | - |
| sunglows | 12 | - | - |
| sungrebe | 11 | - | - |
| sunlamps | 12 | - | - |
| sunlands | 9 | - | - |
| sunporch | 15 | a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun | - |
| sunproof | 13 | - | - |
| sunrises | 8 | - | - |
| sunroofs | 11 | - | - |
| sunrooms | 10 | - | - |
| sunscald | 11 | - | - |
| sunshade | 12 | a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun | - |
| sunspecs | 12 | - | - |
| sunspots | 10 | - | - |
| sunstars | 8 | - | - |
| sunsuits | 8 | - | - |
| suntraps | 10 | - | - |
| sunwards | 12 | - | - |
| superadd | 12 | - | - |
| superate | 10 | - | - |
| superbad | 13 | - | - |
| superber | 12 | - | - |
| superbug | 13 | a strain of pest accidentally imported into Florida from the Middle East then spread to California where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias | - |
| supercar | 12 | - | - |
| supercop | 14 | - | - |
| supercow | 15 | - | - |
| superfan | 13 | - | - |
| superfit | 13 | - | - |
| superfix | 20 | - | - |
| superfly | 16 | - | - |
| supergun | 11 | - | - |
| superhet | 13 | a radio receiver that combines a locally generated frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a supersonic signal that is demodulated and amplified | - |
| superhit | 13 | - | - |
| superhot | 13 | - | - |
| supering | 11 | - | - |
| superjet | 17 | - | - |
| superlay | 13 | - | - |
| superlie | 10 | - | - |
| superloo | 10 | - | - |
| supermax | 19 | - | - |
| supermen | 12 | - | - |
| supernal | 10 | of heaven or the spirit | the supernal happiness of a quiet death |
| superpro | 12 | - | - |
| superset | 10 | - | - |
| supersex | 17 | - | - |
| superspy | 15 | - | - |
| supertax | 17 | an additional tax on certain kinds of income that has already been taxed | - |
| supinate | 10 | turn (the hand or forearm) so that the back is downward or backward, or turn out (the leg) | - |
| supinely | 13 | with the face upward | she was stretched supinely on her back |
| suplexes | 17 | - | - |
| suppawns | 15 | - | - |
| suppeago | 13 | - | - |
| suppered | 13 | - | - |
| supplely | 15 | - | - |
| supplest | 12 | - | - |
| supplial | 12 | - | - |
| supplies | 12 | - | - |
| suppling | 13 | - | - |
| supports | 12 | - | - |
| supposer | 12 | - | - |
| supposes | 12 | - | - |
| supremer | 12 | - | - |
| supremes | 12 | - | - |
| supremos | 12 | - | - |
| supremum | 14 | - | - |
| suramins | 10 | - | - |
| surances | 10 | - | - |
| surbahar | 13 | - | - |
| surbased | 11 | - | - |
| surbases | 10 | - | - |
| surbated | 11 | - | - |
| surbates | 10 | - | - |
| surcease | 10 | a stopping | - |
| surcoats | 10 | - | - |
| surculus | 10 | - | - |
| sureness | 8 | freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities | - |
| suretied | 9 | - | - |
| sureties | 8 | - | - |
| surfable | 13 | - | - |
| surfacer | 13 | - | - |
| surfaces | 13 | - | - |
| surfbird | 14 | sandpiper-like shorebird of Pacific coasts of North America and South America | - |
| surfboat | 13 | a boat that can be launched or landed in heavy surf | - |
| surfeits | 11 | - | - |
| surffish | 17 | small to medium-sized shallow-water fishes of the Pacific coast of North America | - |
| surfiest | 11 | - | - |
| surfings | 12 | - | - |
| surflike | 15 | - | - |
| surfride | 12 | - | - |
| surfrode | 12 | - | - |
| surfside | 12 | - | - |
| surgeful | 12 | - | - |
| surgeons | 9 | - | - |
| surgiest | 9 | - | - |
| surgings | 10 | - | - |
| suricate | 10 | burrowing diurnal meerkat of southern Africa; often kept as a pet | - |
| surliest | 8 | - | - |
| surloins | 8 | - | - |
| surmisal | 10 | a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence | - |
| surmised | 11 | - | - |
| surmiser | 10 | - | - |
| surmises | 10 | - | - |
| surnamed | 11 | - | - |
| surnamer | 10 | - | - |
| surnames | 10 | - | - |
| surplice | 12 | a loose-fitting white ecclesiastical vestment with wide sleeves | - |
| surprint | 10 | something added by overprinting | - |
| surprize | 19 | - | - |
| surquedy | 21 | - | - |
| surreals | 8 | - | - |
| surrebut | 10 | - | - |
