5-Letter Words Starting with SC

All 56 five-letter words that start with SC

SCA

• scala7n. Ladder; sequence.
• scald8v. To burn with hot liquid.
• scale7n. An ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement; means of...
• scalp9n. The top of the head; the skull.
• scaly10adj. Covered or abounding with scales.
• scamp11n. A rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well.
• scant7adj. Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager.
• scape9n. A leafless stalk growing directly out of a root, bulb, or subterranean...
• scare7n. A minor fright.
• scarf10n. A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.
• scarp9n. The steep artificial slope below a fort's parapet.
• scart7v. To scratch or scrape.
• scary10adj. Causing fear or anxiety.
• scaup9n. Any of three species of small diving duck in the genus Aythya.

SCE

• scena7n. A scene in an opera.
• scene7n. The location of an event that attracts attention.
• scent7n. A distinctive smell.

SCH

• schiz19n. An insane person.
• schwa13n. An indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "about", represented...

SCI

• scion7n. A descendant, especially a first-generation descendant of a...

SCO

• scoff13n. A derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.
• scold8n. A person who habitually scolds, in particular a troublesome and angry...
• scone7n. A small, rich, pastry or quick bread, sometimes baked on a griddle.
• scoon7v. To skim along (a surface) like a vessel on the water.
• scoop9n. Any cup-shaped or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift...
• scoot7n. A swift movement or trip.
• scopa9n. Any of various clusters of hair of non-parasitic bees that serve to...
• scope9n. The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; the extent of applicability...
• scops9n. The scops owl.
• score7n. The total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant...
• scorn7v. To feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to...
• scorp9n. A resident of Gibraltar.
• scour7v. To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it...
• scout7n. A person sent out to gather and bring back information; especially, one...
• scowl10n. The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowning; the expression of...

SCR

• scrag8n. A scrog.
• scram9v. To leave in a hurry; to go away.
• scran7n. Food, especially that of an inferior quality; grub.
• scrap9n. A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
• scrat7v. To scratch or scrape.
• scray10n. A tern; the sea swallow.
• scree7n. Loose stony debris on a slope.
• screw10n. A simple machine, a helical inclined plane.
• scrim9n. A kind of light cotton or linen fabric, often woven in openwork...
• scrip9n. A small medieval bag used to carry food, money, utensils etc.
• scrod8n. Any cod, pollock, haddock, or other whitefish.
• scrub9n. A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing...
• scrum9n. A tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people.

SCU

• scuba9n. An apparatus carried by a diver, which includes a tank holding...
• scudo8n. A silver coin and unit of currency of various Italian states from the...
• scuff13v. To scrape the feet while walking.
• scull7n. A single oar mounted at the stern of a boat and moved from side to side...
• sculp9v. To flay.
• scurf10n. A skin disease.
• scute7n. A horny, chitinous, or bony external plate or scale, as on the shell of...
• scuzz25n. A scuzzy person, an unpleasant or disgusting person.

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with SC are there?

Word.ws lists 56 five-letter words that start with SC, plus 26 rare ones.

What are common five-letter words that start with SC?

scene, scale, score, scary, scope, screw, scare and scout.

Which of the five-letter words that start with SC has the highest letter score?

scuzz scores 25 points with the standard letter tile values.

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