6-Letter Words Starting with S

All 1,109 six-letter words that start with S: page 1 of 3

SA

• sabbat10n. Witches' Sabbath.
• sabich13n. An Iraqi-Jewish eggplant sandwich popular in Israel.
• sabino8n. Bald cypress (Taxodium distichum).
• sabkha15n. An area of coastal salt flats, especially in North Africa and Arabia.
• sables8n. Black garments worn in mourning.
• sachem13n. A chief of one or several Native American tribe(s), especially of the...
• sachet11n. A small scented cloth bag filled with fragrant material such as herbs...
• sacked13adj. Bothered; willing to make an effort.
• sacker12n. A person who sacks or plunders.
• sacral8adj. Of the sacrum.
• sacred9adj. Characterized by solemn religious ceremony or religious use...
• sacrum10n. A large triangular bone at the base of the spine, located between the...
• sadaqa16n. Alms, charity.
• sadden8v. To make sad or unhappy.
• saddle8n. A seat for a rider, typically made of leather and raised in the front...
• sadiki11n. Homebrew alcohol; moonshine.
• sadism9n. The enjoyment of inflicting pain or humiliation without pity.
• sadist7n. One who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others.
• safari9n. A trip into any undeveloped area to see, photograph or to hunt wild...
• safely12adv. In a safe manner; without risk; using caution above all else.
• safety12n. The condition or feeling of being safe; security; certainty.
• sagely10adv. In the manner of a sage, with wisdom, wisely; sagacious.
• sageuk11n. A Korean genre of film and television set before the Japanese...
• saggar8n. A ceramic container used inside a fuel-fired kiln to protect pots from...
• sagged9adj. Worn hanging low off the waist; sagging.
• sagger8n. A young male who wears trousers very low on his hips, exposing...
• sailed7adj. Having a specified kind or number of sail.
• sailer6n. That which sails; a sailboat.
• sailor6n. A person who sails; one whose occupation is sailing or navigating ships...
• sainik10n. A soldier.
• sainty9adj. Characteristic of a saint.
• saison6n. A kind of highly carbonated pale ale.
• saithe9n. The pollock or coalfish or coley (Pollachius virens).
• sakaki14n. An evergreen tree, Cleyera japonica, native to East Asia.
• sakawa13n. In Ghana and other African countries, a form of Internet fraud...
• sakina10n. The divine tranquility obtained by reciting the Qur'an.
• sakura10n. Cherry tree.
• salaam8interj. A respectful ceremonial greeting used mostly by Muslims.
• salami8n. A large cured meat sausage of Italian origin, served in slices.
• salary9n. A fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually calculated on a...
• salema8n. A seabream, Sarpa salpa.
• salesy9adj. Characteristic of the language or techniques used to sell goods and...
• salina6n. A salt marsh, or salt pond, enclosed from the sea.
• saline6adj. Containing salt; salty.
• saliva9n. A clear, slightly alkaline liquid secreted into the mouth by the...
• sallee6n. Any of various wattles (acacia trees).
• sallet6n. A type of light spherical combat helmet used in the 15th century.
• sallow9adj. Of a sickly pale colour.
• salmon8n. One of several species of fish, typically of the Salmoninae subfamily...
• saloon6n. A tavern, especially in an American Old West setting.
• salted7adj. To which salt has been added.
• salten6v. To make or become salty or salted.
• salter6n. One who makes, sells, or applies salt.
• saltus6n. A break of continuity in time.
• salumi8n. Synonym of salume (“cured or cooked meat”).
• salute6n. An utterance or gesture expressing greeting or honor towards someone...
• salver9n. One who salves or cures.
• salvia9n. A plant in the genus Salvia, such as sage.
• salvor9n. One who salvages; especially, one who voluntarily assists in saving a...
• samana8n. An ascetic, (especially) an ascetic monk who ignores the Vedas in...
• samara8n. The winged indehiscent fruit of trees such as the ash, elm or maple.
• sambal10n. A hot relish made from chili peppers and other ingredients.
• sambar10n. A Southeast Asian deer (Rusa unicolor).
• samite8n. A material of rich silk, sometimes with gold threads, especially prized...
• samiti8n. A local political association.
• sammie10n. A sandwich.
• samosa8n. A South Asian snack consisting of a deep-fried triangular turnover...
• sampan10n. A Chinese flat-bottomed wooden boat propelled by two oars.
• sample10n. A part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or...
• samvat11n. An era in various Hindu calendar systems.
• sandal7n. A type of open shoe made up of straps or bands holding a sole to the...
• sanded8adj. Having been smoothed through any process.
• sander7n. A person employed to sand wood.
• sandhi10n. Any of a wide variety of phonological processes that occur at morpheme...
• sandur7n. A plain created by the outwash of glacial meltwater.
• sanely9adv. In a sane manner; sensibly; logically; rationally.
• sangar7n. A fortified breastwork, niche, or look-out post, especially one built...
• sangat7n. A Sikh community.
• sanger7n. A sandwich.
• sangha10n. The community of all followers of the Buddha; the ecclesia in which the...
• sanghi10n. A member or supporter of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
• sanity9n. The condition of being sane.
• sanjak17n. A district, a prefecture, particularly (historical) a second-level...
• sansad7n. A parliament, an assembly.
• sansei6n. A grandchild of a Japanese immigrant to the Americas.
• sansho9n. Any of the three special prizes awarded at the end of a basho.
• santal6n. A colourless crystalline substance, isomeric with piperonal, but having...
• santan6n. Coconut milk.
• santer6v. To saunter.
• santon6n. A Muslim holy man.
• sapele8n. Entandrophragma cylindricum, a large tree native to tropical Africa.
• sapien8n. A human, a specimen of Homo sapiens.
• sapote8n. The soft, edible fruit of various South American trees, including the...
• sapper10n. A combat engineer; an engineer or a soldier engaged in attacking...
• sarabi8n. A breed of large dogs originating from Iran, used for guarding...
• sarkar10n. An administrative unit used mostly in the Muslim states of South Asia.
• sarkin10n. Hypoxanthine.
• sarnie6n. A sandwich.
• sarong7n. A garment made of a length of printed cloth wrapped about the waist...
• sarsen6n. Any of various blocks of sandstone found in various locations in...
• sartor6n. A tailor.
• sarwan9n. One who drives a camel.
• sashay12n. A chassé.
• sashed10adj. Fitted with a sash (window opener).
• satara6n. A kind of ribbed, hotpressed and lustred woolen cloth.
• sateen6n. A type of cotton cloth with a shiny surface and dull back, woven using...
• satiny9adj. Like satin, smooth and shiny, glossy.
• satire6n. A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its...
• sativa9n. Cannabis sativa, a widely consumed form of cannabis.
• satnav9n. A satellite navigation system; the navigation that is done via the use...
• satori6n. A sudden inexpressible feeling of spiritual awakening or enlightenment...
• satrap8n. A governor of a Persian province.
• sattva9n. One of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy, representing things that...
• saturn6n. The Southeast Asian butterfly Zeuxidia amethystus, family Nymphalidae.
• sauced9adj. Covered with sauce.
• saucer8n. A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.
• sauger7n. A freshwater perciform fish, of species Sander canadensis.
• saurel6n. Any carangoid fish of the genus Trachurus, especially Trachurus...
• savage10adj. Wild; not cultivated or tamed.
• savant9n. A person of learning, especially one who is versed in literature or...
• savart9n. An interval of pitch equal to 1/1000 of a decade, practically identical...
• savate9n. A form of French martial art that involves combinations of punching and...
• saving10n. A reduction in cost or expenditure.
• savior9n. A person who saves someone, rescues another from harm.
• savory12adj. Tasty, attractive to the palate.
• savour9n. An aroma or smell.
• sawfly15n. Any of various flying insects of the suborder Symphyta, within the...
• sawing10n. The act by which something is sawn.
• sawney12n. A fool, an idiot.
• sawyer12n. One who saws timber, especially in a sawpit.
• saxman15n. A male saxophonist.
• sayang10n. Love.
• saying10n. A proverb or maxim.
• sayori9n. A slender, surface-dwelling fish of the species Hyporhamphus sajori in...

SC

• scabby15adj. Affected with scabs; full of scabs.
• scalar8adj. Having magnitude but not direction.
• scaled9adj. Covered with scales or scale-like structures.
• scaler8n. An electronic circuit that aggregates many signals into one.
• scales8n. A device for measuring weight.
• scally11n. A flat cap or driving cap.
• scammy15adj. Of or relating to a scam; fraudulent.
• scampi12n. A Norway lobster, a langoustine (Nephrops norvegicus).
• scanty11adj. Somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent.
• scarab10n. A beetle of the species Scarabaeus sacer, sacred to the ancient...
• scarce10adj. Uncommon, rare; difficult to find; insufficient to meet a demand.
• scared9adj. Feeling fear; afraid, frightened.
• scarer8n. One who, or that which, scares.
• scarry11adj. Like a scar, or rocky eminence.
• scathe11n. Damage, harm, hurt, injury.
• scatty11adj. Scatterbrained; flighty.
• scenes8n. A funny or incredible and usually chaotic situation.
• scenic10adj. Having beautiful scenery; picturesque.
• schema13n. An outline or image universally applicable to a general conception...
• scheme13n. A representation of the aspects of the celestial bodies for any moment...
• schism13n. A split or separation within a group or organization, typically caused...
• schist11n. Any of a variety of coarse-grained crystalline metamorphic rocks with a...
• schlep13v. To carry, drag, or lug.
• schola11n. Originally, a musical school attached to a monastery or church. Also...
• school11n. An institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational...
• schout11n. A municipal officer in the North American Dutch colonies.
• schuss11n. A straight run downhill.
• schwag15n. Low-grade or commercial-grade marijuana.
• scient8adj. Knowing; aware; knowledgeable.
• scilla8n. A plant of the genus Scilla; a squill.
• sclera8n. The white of the eye; the tough outer coat of the eye that covers the...
• scolex15n. The structure at the front end of a tapeworm which, in the adult, has...
• sconce10n. A fixture for a light, which holds it and provides a screen against...
• scooch13v. To shift, move aside, or scoot over.
• scoopy13adj. Resembling a scoop; shaped like a scoop.
• scoots8n. Diarrhea.
• scooty11n. A scooter or moped.
• scoped11adj. Limited to a particular scope.
• scorch13n. A slight or surface burn.
• scorer8n. One who scores.
• scores8n. A bag of cannabis worth £20.
• scoria8n. The slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal from an ore.
• scotch13n. A surface cut or abrasion.
• scoter8n. Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus Melanitta.
• scotia8n. A concave molding with a lower edge projecting beyond the top.
• scours8n. Diarrhea in horses and cattle caused by intestinal infection.
• scouse8n. A stew associated with the Liverpool area, usually containing (at...
• scovel11n. A mop for sweeping ovens.
• scrape10v. To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along...
• scrapy13adj. Characteristic of a scraping sound or motion.
• scrawl11n. Irregular, poor handwriting; especially, such writing that is illegible.
• scream10n. A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror...
• screed9n. A piece of writing (such as an article, letter, or list) or a speech...
• screen8n. A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide...
• screwy14adj. Crazy; silly; ridiculous.
• scribe10n. Someone who writes; a draughtsperson; a writer for another; especially...
• scrimp12n. A pinching miser; a niggard.
• script10n. A writing; a written document.
• scroll8n. A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll.
• scroop10v. To make sounds such as of a chair on the floor or chalk on a blackboard.
• scrote8n. The scrotum.
• scrubs10n. Clothing worn while performing surgery.
• scruff14n. Someone with an untidy appearance.
• scrump12n. Anything small or undersized.
• scully11n. An obstacle set up against military vehicles; a Czech hedgehog.
• sculpt10v. To form by sculpture.
• scummy15adj. Covered in scum.
• scurfy14adj. Characterized by scurf; covered with scurf.
• scurry11v. To run with quick light steps, to scamper.
• scurvy14n. A disease caused by insufficient intake of vitamin C, leading to the...
• scutum10n. An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather...
• scuzzy29adj. Dirty or grimy.
• scythe14n. An instrument for mowing grass, grain, etc. by hand, composed of a...

SE

• seabed9n. The floor or bottom of the sea or ocean.
• seadog8n. A sailor accustomed to the sea.
• sealab8n. An underwater laboratory.
• sealed7adj. Closed by a seal (something to prevent leakage).
• sealer6n. A tool used to seal something.
• seaman8n. Synonym of sailor, particularly on a maritime vessel.
• seamed9adj. Having or furnished with seams.
• seamer8n. A person who sews seams.
• search11n. An attempt to find something.
• seared7adj. Blackened by heat; scorched; burned.
• season6n. Each of the divisions of a year based on the prevailing weather...
• seated7adj. Sitting.
• seater6n. A vehicle or item of furniture that has a specified seating capacity.
• seaway12n. A lane or route at sea that is regularly used by ships; a sea lane or...
• secant8n. A straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points.
• secede9v. To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an...
• secesh11adj. Secessionist, supportive of the Confederacy during the United States...
• second9adj. Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them....
• secret8n. A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.
• sectio8n. A section or cutting; a subdivision or segment.
• sector8n. A section.
• secure8adj. Free from attack or danger; protected.
• sedate7adj. Of a person or animal, or their behaviour: calm and composed (often in...
• seduce9v. To beguile or lure (someone) away from duty, accepted principles, or...
• seeded8adj. Bearing seed.
• seeder7n. A device used to plant seeds; a seed drill.
• seeing7adj. Having vision; not blind.
• seeker10n. One who seeks.
• seemly11adj. Of behavior, appropriate; suited to the occasion or purpose; becoming.
• seesaw9n. A structure composed of a plank, balanced in the middle, used as a game...
• seethe9v. Of a liquid or other substance, or a container holding it: to be boiled...
• seiche11n. A short-term standing wave oscillation of the water level in a lake, or...
• seidel7n. A large beer mug or tankard, especially one with a lid.
• seinen6n. A kind of manga written for an older male audience, generally 18-30...
• seiner6n. A fisherman who uses a seine to catch fish.
• seisin6n. An entitlement to a freehold estate with a right to immediate...
• seitan6n. Specially processed wheat gluten, used as a protein-rich food.
• seiyuu9n. A voice actor in a native-language version anime, a video game, a radio...
• sekali10adv. What if, lest (something problematic or unanticipated happens).
• seldom9adv. Infrequently, rarely.
• select8adj. Privileged, specially selected.
• selfie9n. A photographic self-portrait, especially one taken manually (not using...
• selkie10n. A seal which can magically transform into a human by shedding its skin.
• sellar6adj. Relating to the sella turcica.
• seller6n. Someone who sells; a vendor; a clerk.
• semble10v. It seems; it appears that.
• semion8n. A kind of anyon with statistical properties between those of fermions...
• semple10adj. Simple; low-born; of mean birth.
• sempre10adv. Always, still; maintaining the same style.
• semtex15n. A highly malleable general-purpose plastic explosive.
• senang7adj. Relaxed, easy (of a job, etc.).
• senate6n. In some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber.
• sencha11n. A form of Japanese green tea made by infusing the processed whole tea...
• sender7n. Someone who sends.
• senhor9n. A Portuguese gentleman.
• senile6adj. Of, or relating to old age.
• senior6adj. Older.
• sennet6n. A signal call given on a cornet or trumpet for entrance or exit on a...
• sennin6n. An antiseptic preparation made from boric acid, iodine, and phenol.
• senpai8n. The senior member of a group in Japanese arts; a mentor.
• sensed7adj. Having a specified number or kind of senses.
• sensei6n. A martial arts instructor; especially one for a Japanese martial art.
• sensor6n. A device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in...
• sentai6n. A Japanese military unit; a squadron, task force, group or wing.
• senton6n. A variation of a splash in which a wrestler jumps, sometimes from a...
• sentry9n. A guard, particularly on duty at the entrance to a military base.
• sepium10n. Cuttlebone.
• sepsis8n. A serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed...
• septal8adj. Of or pertaining to a septum.
• septet8n. A group of seven musicians.
• septic10adj. Of or pertaining to sepsis.
• septon8n. Nitrogen.
• septum10n. Either of the two walls that separate the atria or ventricles of the...
• sequel15n. The events, collectively, which follow a previously mentioned event...
• sequin15n. Any of various small gold coins minted in Italy and Turkey.
• serail6n. A seraglio.
• serang7n. A native Indian boatswain; a lascar captain.
• serape8n. A type of blanket worn as a cloak, especially by Spanish-Americans, or...
• seraph11n. A burning serpent, often winged, with human hands and sometimes feet...
• seraya9n. Meranti.
• serdar7n. The holder of a particular military rank in the Ottoman Empire.
• serene6adj. Calm, peaceful, unruffled.
• serger7n. A type of sewing machine designed to produce an overlock stitch and to...
• serial6adj. Having to do with or arranged in a series.
• serica8n. Any June beetle of the genus Serica.
• series6n. A number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected...
• serine6n. A nonessential amino acid, CH₂OH.CH(NH₂)COOH, found in most animal...
• sermon8n. Religious discourse; a written or spoken address on a religious or...
• seroma8n. A pocket of clear serous fluid that sometimes develops in the body...
• serosa6n. Synonym of serous membrane.
• serous6adj. Containing, secreting, or resembling serum; watery; a fluid or...
• serval9n. A medium-sized African wild cat, Leptailurus serval, formerly Felis...
• server9n. A program that provides services to other programs or devices, either...
• sesame8n. A tropical Asian plant (Sesamum indicum) bearing small flat seeds used...
• sestet6n. A piece of music composed for six voices or six instruments; a sextet...
• seston6n. All particulate matter suspended in bodies of water such as lakes and...
• setose6adj. Thickly set with bristles or bristly hairs.
• settee6n. A long seat with a back, made to accommodate several persons at once; a...
• setter6n. A typesetter.
• settle6v. To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to...
• sevens9n. Rugby sevens.
• severe9adj. Very bad or intense.
• sewage10n. A suspension of water and solid waste, transported by sewers to be...
• sewing10n. The action of the verb to sew.

SH

• shaadi10n. Synonym of wedding.
• shabby16adj. Of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor...
• shaded11adj. Being in the shade, not in direct light.
• shaden10v. To make or become shaded or shady.
• shader10n. One who, or that which, shades.
• shades10n. Sunglasses.
• shadow13n. A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation)...
• shaggy14adj. Having long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur or wool.
• shahin12n. The shaheen falcon.
• shaila9n. A question, especially a religious or legal one posed to a rabbi...
• shaken13adj. Moved rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
• shaker13n. A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken.
• shakes13n. Delirium tremens; typically due to alcohol withdrawal.
• shakha16n. Either a school of the Vedas, or the traditional texts followed by a...
• shakti13n. The divine force that pervades the universe.
• shaler9n. A producer of shale oil.
• shalom11interj. A traditional Jewish greeting or farewell.
• shamal11n. A hot, dry wind that blows across the Persian Gulf during the summer.
• shaman11n. A traditional faith healer.
• shamba13n. An area of cultivated ground; a plot of land, a small subsistence farm...
• shambo13n. A style of music made by the Ovambo people of Namibia, influenced by...
• shamed12adj. That has been shamed.
• shamer11n. One who disgraces someone or makes them feel ashamed, especially by...
• shamma13n. An Ethiopian shawl.
• shammy16n. Chamois leather.
• shamus11n. A private detective; originally, a policeman or police detective.
• shanda10n. Shame; disgrace.
• shandy13n. A drink made by mixing beer and lemonade.
• shanny12n. A fish, the prickleback.
• shanti9interj. A call for peace, often recited three times as a prayer for peace of...
• shanto9n. A form of Guyanese music, related to calypso and mento.
• shanty12n. A roughly-built hut or cabin.
• shaped12adj. Having been given a shape, especially a curved shape.
• shapen11adj. Shaped; wrought with a definite shape.
• shaper11n. Any agent that shapes (something), whether literally or figuratively.
• shards10n. The drug methamphetamine hydrochloride (crystal meth).
• shared10adj. Used by multiple entities or for multiple purposes or in multiple ways.
• sharee9n. A person with whom something is shared.
• sharer9n. One who shares.
• sharia9n. A street in Arabic-speaking countries.
• sharif12n. A traditional Arab tribal title for one who serves as the protector of...
• sharky16adj. Resembling or characteristic of a shark.
• sharon9v. Wrapping leftover foods to take home from any kind of social function...
• sharqi18n. A hot desert wind in an Arabic country, especially in North Africa.
• shaved13adj. Having had a shave.
• shaven12adj. Having been shaved.
• shaver12n. One who shaves.
• shawty15pron. She or her.
• shayla12n. A traditional Islamic headcovering worn by some Muslim women to observe...
• shazam20interj. Used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been...
• shears9n. A tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges, connected by a pivot...
• sheath12n. A holster for a sword; a scabbard.
• sheave12n. A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a...
• sheely12n. A shilfa, or chaffinch.
• sheeny12n. A cheat or fraudster.
• sheepy14adj. Resembling or characteristic of a sheep.
• sheers9n. Synonym of shear legs.
• sheesh12interj. An expression of disbelief or exasperation.
• sheets9n. Of rain or other precipitation, a great amount.
• sheikh16n. The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe.
• sheila9n. A woman.
• shekel13n. A currency unit of both ancient and modern Israel.
• shelly12adj. Composed of the shells of dead marine creatures.
• shelve12v. To furnish (a place) with shelves; especially, to furnish (a library...
• shenzi18n. A barbarian (variously used to refer to foreigners, Europeans, or...
• sheppy16n. A sheepcote.
• sherpa11n. A local mountain guide or porter, particularly a male of the Nepalese...
• sherry12n. A fortified wine produced in Jerez de la Frontera in Spain, or a...
• shield10n. A broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use...
• shifta12n. Outlaw, bandit.
• shifty15adj. Subject to frequent changes in direction.
• shiiit9interj. Elongated form of shit.
• shikar13n. Hunting, sport; a hunting expedition.
• shikha16n. The long lock of hair left on the shaved head of an orthodox Hindu...
• shimmy16n. A dance move involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth...
• shinai9n. A bamboo sword used in the Japanese martial art kendo.
• shindy13n. A shindig.
• shiner9n. One who shines; a luminary.
• shinju16n. The binding of the female breasts.
• shinny12v. To climb in an awkward manner.
• shinty12n. A game derived from hurling, and resembling hockey, played in Scotland.
• shippo13n. Japanese cloisonné enamel on a background of metal or porcelain.
• shippy16adj. Related to or characteristic of a ship (vessel).
• shirah12n. Praise to god in the form of song.
• shirky16adj. Disposed to shirk; tending to avoid work, obligations, etc.
• shirty12adj. Ill-tempered or annoyed.
• shisha12n. An Arabic water-pipe, or hookah.
• shiver12v. To tremble or shake, especially when cold or frightened.
• shloka13n. A distich of Sanskrit verse, in which each line contains sixteen...

Questions about these words

How many six-letter words that start with S are there?

Word.ws lists 1,109 six-letter words that start with S, plus 1,098 rare ones.

What are common six-letter words that start with S?

should, school, second, system, season, social, single and saying.

Which of the six-letter words that start with S has the highest letter score?

spazzy scores 29 points with the standard letter tile values.

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