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5-Letter Words Starting with S: page 3

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All 896 five-letter words that start with S: page 3 of 3

ST

  • stupa7n. A Buddhist monument used to house relics of the Buddha or others...
  • stupe7n. A stupid person or (rarely) thing.
  • sturt5n. In an embryo, an angle equal to two gons. If a mosaic forms in the...
  • style8n. A sharp stick used for writing on clay tablets or other surfaces; a...
  • stylo8n. A stylographic pen.

SU

  • suave8adj. Of a person, charming, though often in a manner that is insincere or...
  • subah10n. A province of the Mughal Empire.
  • subak11n. An ancient Korean barehand martial art.
  • subby12adj. Submissive (in regard to BDSM roles).
  • suber7n. Cork, or the corresponding layer of woody tissue below the epidermis of...
  • sucky14adj. Suitable for sucking.
  • sucre7n. The former currency of Ecuador, divided into 100 centavos.
  • sudan6n. A traditional Korean punch, made from boiled rice flour cakes and...
  • sudra6n. A turban or headdress, similar to the keffiyeh, worn by Jewish men in...
  • sudsy9adj. Having suds; having froth or lather like soapy water.
  • suede6n. A type of soft leather, made from calfskin, with a brushed texture to...
  • suero5n. A condiment based on fermented milk, from Colombia's Caribbean coastal...
  • sugan6n. A straw rope.
  • sugar6n. A food consisting of small, sweet crystals, principally of sucrose...
  • sugoi6adj. Amazing, awesome.
  • suing6n. The act of one who sues for something.
  • suite5n. A group or train of attendants, servants etc.; a retinue.
  • sujud13n. Prostration.
  • sukuk13n. A bond that generates a return to an investor without infringing...
  • sulfa8adj. Of or containing sulfonamide or sulfanilamide.
  • sulky12n. A light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in harness racing.
  • sulla5n. Any of the species in the genus Sulla (syn. Hedysarum).
  • sully8v. To soil or stain; to dirty.
  • sumac9n. Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Rhus and certain...
  • suman7n. Rice cake from the Philippines made from glutinous rice cooked in...
  • summa9n. A comprehensive summary of, or treatise on a subject, especially...
  • summy12n. Somersault.
  • sunga6n. A narrow, rectangular men's swimsuit to cover the genitals and...
  • sunny8adj. Featuring a lot of sunshine.
  • sunup7n. The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
  • super7adj. Of excellent quality, superfine.
  • supes7adv. Super; extremely.
  • supra7adv. Used to indicate that the current citation is from a source cited...
  • surah8n. Soft twilled silk.
  • sural5adj. Of or pertaining to the calf of the leg.
  • suran5n. A tropical plant of the species Amorphophallus paeoniifolius...
  • surau5n. A small mosque or other Islamic assembly building in parts of Sumatra...
  • surfy11adj. Of a shore, having lots of breaking waves.
  • surge6n. A sudden transient rush, flood or increase.
  • surly8adj. Irritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.
  • surra5n. A disease of vertebrate animals caused by protozoan trypanosomes...
  • surry8n. Friend.
  • susah8adj. Difficult.
  • sushi8n. A Japanese dish made of small portions of sticky white rice flavored...
  • susto5n. An illness in Latin American cultures, a condition of fear and chronic...
  • sutor5n. Shoemaker; cobbler.
  • sutra5n. A rule or thesis in Sanskrit grammar or Hindu law or philosophy.

SV

  • svara8n. A concept in Indian music, comparable to a note or tone.

SW

  • swage9n. A tool, used by blacksmiths and other metalworkers, for shaping of a...
  • swain8n. A rural lover; a male sweetheart in a pastoral setting.
  • swale8n. A low tract of moist or marshy land.
  • swami10n. A Hindu ascetic or religious teacher.
  • swamp12n. An area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees...
  • swang9n. A swamp.
  • swara8n. Synonym of vani (“arranged marriage practice”).
  • sward9n. Earth which grass has grown into the upper layer of; greensward, sod...
  • swarf11n. The waste chips or shavings from an abrasive activity, such as...
  • swarm10n. A large number of insects or other bugs (e.g. centipedes), especially...
  • swart8adj. Of a dark hue; moderately black; swarthy; tawny.
  • swash11n. The water that washes up on shore after an incoming wave has broken.
  • swath11n. The track cut out by a scythe in mowing.
  • swear8v. To take an oath, to promise intensely, solemnly, and/or with legally...
  • sweat8n. Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to...
  • swede9n. The fleshy yellow root of a variety of rapeseed, Brassica napus var....
  • sweep10v. To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
  • sweet8adj. Tasting of sugars.
  • swell8v. To become larger, fuller, or rounder, or expand in size or shape...
  • swept10adj. Cleared of mines (explosive devices).
  • swift11adj. Fast; quick; rapid.
  • swill8n. A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs etc; especially...
  • swine8n. A pig, an animal of family Suidae, especially in agricultural contexts.
  • swing9v. To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
  • swink12n. Toil, work, drudgery.
  • swipe10v. To grab or bat quickly.
  • swire8n. A hollow between two hills or peaks, especially with a road running...
  • swirl8v. To twist or whirl, as an eddy.
  • swish11adj. Sophisticated; fashionable; smooth.
  • swiss8v. To prepare (meat, fabric, etc.) by rolling or pounding in order to...
  • swith11adj. Strong; vehement.
  • swizz26n. A swindle, con.
  • swole8adj. Swollen, enlarged.
  • swoon8n. A faint.
  • swoop10v. To fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge (in the air) or nosedive.
  • sword9n. A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard...
  • sworn8adj. Given or declared under oath.

SY

  • sylph13n. An invisible being of the air.
  • synod9n. An ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters.
  • synth11n. A musical synthesizer.
  • syrah11n. A dark-skinned variety of grape, used to produce red wines.
  • syrup10n. Any thick liquid that has a high sugar content and which is added to or...
  • sysop10n. An administrator on a wiki.

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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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