6-Letter Words Starting with S: page 3

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

SP

• spooge9n. Any sealant or lubricant applied during the assembly of electronic...
• spooky15adj. Eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural.
• spoons8n. A child's card game.
• spoony11adj. Enamored in a silly or sentimental way; having a crush (on someone).
• spored9adj. Having spores.
• sporto8n. Synonym of sport (term of endearment).
• sports8n. Synonym of sport (“the class of physical activies; athletics”).
• sporty11adj. Fond of sports.
• spotty11adj. Having spots; spotted.
• spouse8n. A person in a marriage or marital relationship.
• sprain8v. To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive...
• sprawl11v. To sit with the limbs spread out.
• spread9v. To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers...
• sprent8v. To leap; bound; move quickly; dart.
• spring9v. To move or burst forth.
• sprink12v. To sprinkle; splash.
• sprint8n. A short race at top speed.
• sprite8n. A spirit; a soul; a shade.
• spritz17n. A sprinkling or spray of liquid; a small amount of liquid.
• sprout8n. A new growth of or on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.
• spruce10n. Any of various large coniferous evergreen trees or shrubs from the...
• spruik12v. To promote a thing or idea to another person, usually informally.
• spruit8n. A small headstream; a stream flowing through a village, dry in summer.
• sprung9adj. Fitted or cushioned with springs.
• sprunt8n. A steep road, hill, or incline.
• spunky15adj. Spirited or plucky.
• spurge9n. Any plant of the genus Euphorbia, a diverse genus of over 2,000 species.
• sputum10n. Matter coughed up and expectorated from the mouth, composed of saliva...
• spybot13n. A piece of spyware.
• spycam15n. A camera, especially a webcam, used for covert surveillance.
• spyder12n. An open-topped sports car; a roadster.
• spying12n. Espionage; the act of secretly gathering information.

SQ

• squall15v. To cry or wail loudly.
• squama17n. A scale cast off from the skin; a thin dry shred of epithelium.
• square15n. A polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right...
• squark19n. A hypothetical supersymmetric counterpart to a quark, having a spin of...
• squash18n. A sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like...
• squawk22n. A shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird. If made by a bird...
• squeak19n. A short, high-pitched sound, as of two objects rubbing together, or the...
• squeal15n. A high-pitched sound, such as the scream of a child or a female person...
• squill15n. A European bulbous liliaceous plant, of the genus Scilla, used in...
• squint15v. To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a...
• squire15n. A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.
• squirm17v. To twist one's body with snakelike motions.
• squirt15n. An instrument from which a liquid is forcefully ejected in a small...
• squish18v. To squeeze, compress, or crush (especially something moist).
• squonk19v. To produce a raucous noise like a squawk or honk.

ST

• stabby13adj. Having one or more sharp points.
• stable8n. A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and...
• stably11adv. In a stable manner.
• stache11n. A moustache.
• stacks12n. A large amount of money, especially winnings.
• stadia7n. A level staff or graduated rod used by surveyors to measure differences...
• staged8adj. Of an event, intentionally performed while being falsely contrived to...
• stager7n. An actor on the stage.
• stairs6n. A contiguous set of steps connecting two floors.
• staked11adj. Marked with stakes.
• staker10n. One who stakes something.
• stakes10n. The money wagered in gambling.
• stalag7n. A German prisoner-of-war camp, especially in World War II.
• stalky13adj. Long and thin, like a stalk of a plant.
• stamen8n. In flowering plants, a male reproductive structure in a flower that...
• stance8n. The manner, pose, or posture in which one stands.
• stanch11v. To stop the flow of (water or some other liquid).
• stanky13adj. Smelly; stinky.
• stanza15n. A unit of a poem, written or printed as a paragraph; equivalent to a...
• stapes8n. A small stirrup-shaped innermost ossicle of the middle ear of mammals...
• staple8n. A town containing merchants who have exclusive right, under royal...
• starch11n. A widely diffused vegetable substance, found in seeds, bulbs and...
• starer6n. One who stares.
• starky13adj. Stiff, rigid, hard to work (e.g. with a needle or plough).
• starry9adj. Having stars visible.
• starve9v. To die because of lack of food or of not eating.
• stasis6n. A slackening or arrest of the blood current, due not to a lessening of...
• stated7adj. Expressed in a statement; uttered or written.
• stater6n. One who states.
• static8adj. Unchanging; that cannot or does not change.
• statin6n. Any of a class of drugs, the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, that lower...
• stator6n. The stationary part of a motor or other machine.
• statua6n. A statue.
• statue6n. A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or...
• status6n. A person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others.
• staved10adj. Having staves.
• stayer9n. One who, or that which, upholds or supports; a prop.
• stderr7n. Standard error: a stream to which error messages are sent, often the...
• stdout7n. Standard output: a stream mapped to the primary output device...
• steady10adj. Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
• steals6n. The number of stolen bases by a baserunner.
• steamy11adj. Warm and humid; full of steam.
• steelo6n. A person’s unique style, aura, or way of carrying themselves.
• steels6n. Stocks or stock quotations concerning steel-manufacturing companies.
• steely9adj. Having qualities resembling those of steel, especially hardness and...
• steeve9n. The angle that a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of...
• steezy18adj. Gracefully stylish.
• stelar6adj. Of or relating to a stele.
• stella6n. A star-shaped structure.
• stemma10n. A family tree or recorded genealogy.
• stemme10n. A lesbian, chiefly African-American, exhibiting both stud and femme...
• stench11n. A strong foul smell; a stink.
• steppe10n. The grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia.
• stereo6n. A system of recording or reproducing sound that uses two or more...
• steric8adj. Relating to or involving the arrangement of atoms in space.
• sterol6n. Any steroid that contains a hydroxyl group in the 3-position of the...
• steven9n. Voice, especially when loud or strong.
• stevia9n. Any of the sweet herbs of genus Stevia, native to tropical and...
• stewed10adj. Having been cooked by slowly boiling or simmering (see stew).
• sticks12n. Hurdles or other obstacles to be jumped over.
• sticky15adj. Tending to stick; able to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance.
• stiffy15n. A computer floppy disk of the kind supplied in a stiff plastic outer...
• stifle9v. To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or...
• stigma9n. An indication of infamy or disgrace.
• stilly9adj. Silent; calm.
• stingo7n. Any strong beer.
• stingy10adj. Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean.
• stinko10adj. Drunk.
• stinks10n. Chemistry (as a subject taught in school).
• stinky13adj. Having a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking.
• stipes8n. The vertical beam of a cross used for crucifixion.
• stitch11n. A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread...
• stocks12n. A device, similar to a pillory, formerly used for public humiliation...
• stocky15adj. Sturdy; solidly built; heavy and compact.
• stodge8v. To stuff; to cram.
• stodgy11adj. Dull, old-fashioned.
• stogie7n. A cigar.
• stoked11adj. Feeling excitement or an exciting rush; exhilarated.
• stoker10n. A person who stokes, especially one on a steamship or steam train, who...
• stokes10n. A unit of kinematic viscosity in the CGS system of units. 1 stokes = 1...
• stoled7adj. Having or wearing a stole.
• stolen6adj. That has been stolen.
• stolid7adj. Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility.
• stolon6n. A shoot that grows along the ground and produces roots at its nodes; a...
• stompy13adj. Of a stomping style of dance, or music appropriate to such a dance.
• stoned7adj. Containing stones.
• stoner6n. One who stones.
• stones6n. Testicles; balls.
• stooge7n. One who knowingly allows themself to be used for another's profit; a...
• storax13n. Any member of the genus Styrax of about 130 species of large shrubs or...
• storer6n. One who lays up or forms a store.
• storey9n. A floor or level of a building or ship.
• storge7n. Natural affection or love, especially of parents for their children.
• stormy11adj. Of or pertaining to storms.
• stoush9n. A fight, an argument.
• stover9n. Fodder for cattle, especially straw or coarse hay.
• stower9n. One who stows.
• straat6n. A valley between dunes.
• strafe9v. To attack (ground targets) with automatic gunfire from a low-flying...
• strain6n. A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a...
• strait6n. A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
• strake10n. A type of aerodynamic surface mounted on an aircraft fuselage to...
• strand7n. The shore or beach of the sea or ocean.
• strass6n. A rhinestone, brilliant glass used in the manufacture of artificial...
• strata6n. Condominium unit, condominium building, condominium title.
• strath9n. A wide, flat river valley.
• streak10n. An irregular line, as is left from smearing or motion.
• stream8n. A small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks.
• streek10v. To stretch.
• street6n. A paved part of road, usually in a village or a town.
• stress6n. A physical, chemical, infective agent aggressing an organism.
• strewn9adj. Covered, scattered or overspread with objects.
• strich11n. An owl.
• strick12n. A flat piece of wood used for levelling off grain in a measure; a...
• strict8adj. Strained; drawn close; tight.
• stride7v. To walk with long steps.
• strife9n. Striving; earnest endeavor; hard work.
• striga7n. A sharp bristle or hair-like scale.
• strike10v. To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
• string7n. A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
• stripe8n. A long region of a single colour in a repeating pattern of similar...
• stripy11adj. Having stripes; striped.
• strive9v. To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly...
• strobe8n. A stroboscopic lamp: a device used to produce regular flashes of light.
• stroke10n. An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.
• stroll6n. A wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble; a saunter.
• stroma8n. The tissue structure of an organ, etc., that serves to support it.
• strong7adj. Capable of producing great physical force.
• stroud7n. A kind of coarse wool used in blankets or for garment by Native...
• strout6v. To cause to project or swell out; to enlarge affectedly.
• struct8n. A data structure, especially one that serves to group a number of...
• struma8n. Scrofula.
• stubby13adj. Abounding with stubs.
• stucco10n. A material with binder and aggregate that is used to coat interior...
• studen7n. Synonym of kholodets.
• studio7n. An artist’s or photographer’s workshop or the room in which an artist...
• studly10adj. Like a stud; being or relating to a sexually attractive male.
• stuffy15adj. Poorly ventilated; partially plugged.
• stumps10n. Close of play (when the stumps are pulled out of the ground by the...
• stumpy13adj. Like or resembling a stump; short and cut off.
• stupid9adj. Lacking in intelligence.
• stupor8n. A state of greatly dulled or completely suspended consciousness or...
• sturdy10adj. Of firm build; stiff; stout; strong.
• styled10adj. Set in place, arranged.
• stylee9n. Style.
• styler9n. Someone who styles (especially hair), a stylist.
• stylet9n. An engraving tool, a stylus.
• stylus9n. An ancient writing implement consisting of a small rod with a pointed...
• stymie11n. A situation where an opponent's ball is directly in the way of one's...

SU

• subber10n. A subheading.
• subbie10n. A subcontractor.
• subdue9v. To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
• subito8adv. Suddenly, abruptly.
• subkey15n. A partial key.
• sublet8v. To grant a sublease out of property held under a lease.
• submit10v. To yield or give way to another.
• subnet8n. The abstraction of a sequence.
• suborn8v. To induce (someone) to commit an unlawful or malicious act, especially...
• subpar10adj. Of less than a traditional or accepted standard.
• subsea8adj. Beneath the sea, that is, beneath the sea surface, inside the sea.
• subset8n. A set A such that every element of A is also an element of S.
• subtle8adj. Of an action or movement: very delicate or slight, and thus barely...
• subtly11adv. With subtleness, in a subtle manner; with cleverness rather than brute...
• suburb10n. A residential area located on the outskirts of a city or large town...
• subway14n. An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban...
• sucker12n. A person or animal that sucks, especially a breast or udder; especially...
• suckle12n. An act of suckling.
• sudden8adj. Occurring quickly with little or no warning or expectation; instantly.
• sudoku11n. A type of pencil puzzle played on a square grid, requiring each of the...
• suffer12v. To undergo hardship.
• suffix19n. A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.
• sugary10adj. Of food, drink, etc., containing or covered with a large amount of...
• suited7adj. Suitable.
• suiter6n. Something having a certain number of suits.
• suitor6n. One who pursues someone, especially a woman, for a romantic...
• sukkah17n. A temporary dwelling or booth used by practising Jews during...
• sulcus8n. A furrow or groove in an organ or a tissue, especially that marking the...
• sulfur9n. A chemical element with atomic number 16, having a bright yellow color...
• sullen6adj. Having a brooding ill temper; sulky.
• sultan6n. The holder of a secular office, formally subordinate to, but de facto...
• sultry9adj. Hot and humid; sweltering.
• sumbal10n. The plant muskroot.
• summat10pron. Something.
• summer10n. One of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest...
• summit10n. The highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature.
• summon10v. To call people together; to convene; to convoke.
• sunbae8n. An upperclassman or senior, in the context of Korea.
• sunbed9n. A device emitting ultraviolet radiation used to produce a cosmetic...
• sundae7n. A dessert consisting of ice cream with various toppings.
• sunder7v. To break or separate or to break apart, especially with force.
• sundew10n. Any of a group of insectivorous plants in the genus Drosera that catch...
• sundry10adj. More than one or two but not very many; a number of, several.
• sunhat9n. A light, broadbrimmed hat to protect the wearer from the sun.
• sunken10adj. Caused, by natural or unnatural means, to be depressed (lower than the...
• sunlit6adj. Illuminated by sunlight.
• sunnah9n. (An example of) Muhammad's way of life, as recorded in the hadiths...
• sunray9n. A beam of sunlight; a sunbeam.
• sunset6n. The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western...
• suntan6n. A darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or similar...
• supari8n. The betel nut.
• superb10adj. First-rate; of the highest quality; exceptionally good.
• supine8adj. Lying on its back.
• suplex15n. A wrestling move in which the wrestler picks up their opponent off the...
• supper10n. An optional light meal consumed shortly before going to bed.
• supple10adj. Pliant, flexible, easy to bend.
• suppli10n. A rice croquette filled with mozzarella or meat, originally from Rome.
• supply13v. To provide (something), to make (something) available for use.
• surely9adv. Without fail.
• surety9n. Certainty.
• surfer9n. A person who rides a surfboard.
• surimi8n. A white paste, made from ground fish, that is used to make formed and...
• surrey9n. A light horse-drawn carriage with forward-facing seats accommodating...
• surtax13n. An additional or extra tax.
• survey12n. The act of surveying; a general view.
• sussed7adj. Sorted, organised; figured out, understood.
• sutler6n. A person who follows an army, selling provisions.
• suttee6n. The traditional custom of a Hindu woman giving herself up to be...
• suttle6n. The weight of a commodity shipment after deduction of the weight of the...
• suture6n. A seam formed by sewing two edges together, especially to join pieces...
• suzani15n. An embroidered tapestry from several central Asian countries.

SV

• svelte9adj. Attractively thin; gracefully slender.

SW

• swachh17n. Cleanliness; purity.
• swaggy14adj. Inclined to swag; saggy.
• swampy16adj. Soggy and marshy; wet like a swamp.
• swanny12adj. Resembling or characteristic of a swan.
• swaraj16n. Self-rule.
• swarth12n. An apparition of a person about to die; a wraith.
• swatch14n. A piece, pattern, or sample, generally of cloth or a similar material.
• swathe12n. A bandage; a band.
• swayed13adj. Bent backwards, as in swayback.
• sweary12adj. Inclined to swear; characterised by bad language.
• sweats9n. A full sweatsuit; typically refers to casual, comfortable clothing; a...
• sweaty12adj. Covered in sweat.
• sweeny12n. An atrophy of the muscles, especially of the shoulder, in horses.
• sweeps11n. The Nielsen ratings used to measure television show viewership several...
• sweets9n. Confectionery, candy.
• swerve12v. To go out of a straight line; to deflect.
• swimmy16adj. Dizzy; swirling or moving as if seen in a daze.
• swinge10v. To singe.
• swingy13adj. Having a swinging motion.
• swiper11n. One who, or that which, swipes.
• swipes11n. Synonym of swipe (“poor, weak beer or other alcoholic beverage”).
• swirly12adj. Having swirls; swirling.
• swishy15adj. Producing a swishing sound.
• switch14n. A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
• swivel12n. A piece, such as a ring or hook, attached to another piece by a pin, in...
• swoony12adj. Tending to swoon (in any sense).
• swoopy14adj. Having a swooping shape or motion.
• swoosh12v. To move with a rushing or swirling sound.

SY

• sylvan12adj. Pertaining to the forest, or woodlands.
• symbol13n. A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.
• synced12adj. Synchronised.
• syndic12n. A government official having different duties depending on the country...
• syngas10n. Synthesis gas or coal gas.
• syntax16n. A set of rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and...
• synthy15adj. Based upon, or resembling, the sound of a synthesizer.
• sypher14v. To lap the chamfered edges of planks to make a smooth surface, as for a...
• syrinx16n. A set of panpipes.
• syrtis9n. Synonym of quicksand.
• syrupy14adj. Having the taste or consistency of syrup.
• system11n. A group or set of related things that operate together as a complex...
• syzygy25n. An alignment of three celestial bodies (for example, the Sun, Earth...

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