Word.ws English Dictionary

7-Letter Words Starting with S

There are 1,304 seven-letter words that start with S on Word.ws, from sabaton to systole. The most common are someone, support, service, several and special.

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All 1,304 seven-letter words that start with S: page 1 of 4

SA

  • sabaton9n. A medieval armour covering for the foot, typically made of steel; a...
  • sabayon12n. Synonym of zabaglione.
  • sabella9n. A seaworm of the genus Sabella, around 25 cm long, which lives in tubes...
  • sacaton9n. A tufted perennial grass, Sporobolus airoides, grown in the...
  • saccade12n. A rapid movement of the eye (either voluntary or involuntary) from one...
  • saccule11n. A small sac, pouch, or cyst.
  • sackbut15n. A brass instrument from the Renaissance and Baroque Eras, and an...
  • sackful16n. The amount a sack will contain.
  • sacking14n. Cheap rough cloth such as would be used to make bags (sacks).
  • saddled10adj. Wearing a saddle.
  • saddler9n. Someone who makes, repairs and sells saddles, harnesses etc.
  • sadhaka15n. A person who follows a particular sadhana, or goal-directed spiritual...
  • sadhana11n. A spiritual practice or discipline leading to a goal.
  • sadness8n. The state or emotion of being sad.
  • saffron13n. A plant of species Crocus sativus, a crocus.
  • safrole10n. A colourless to yellow liquid, a component of sassafras oil and brown...
  • sagesse8n. Wisdom.
  • sagging10n. The act of something that sags.
  • sagitta8n. The keystone of an arch.
  • saguaro8n. Carnegiea gigantea, a large cactus native to the Sonoran Desert and...
  • sailing8adj. Travelling by ship.
  • saimiri9n. Any member of Saimiri, a taxonomic genus of South American arboreal...
  • sainted8adj. Made a saint; saint-like, reverenced.
  • saintly10adj. Like or characteristic of a saint; befitting a holy person; saintlike.
  • salchow15n. A figure skating jump with a takeoff from a back inside edge and...
  • salicin9n. A glucoside derivative of salicylic acid; the active principle of...
  • salient7adj. Worthy of note; pertinent or relevant.
  • salsify13n. Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Tragopogon, most of which...
  • salsola7n. Any member of the genus Salsola of amarantaceous plants, including the...
  • saltbox16n. A box for keeping salt in.
  • saltern7n. An area used for saltmaking, especially in the East Anglian fenlands.
  • saltine7n. A thin, crisp, salted, customarily white-colored cracker; a soda...
  • salting8n. The act of sprinkling salt, as on food or on an icy road.
  • saltire7n. An ordinary (geometric design) in the shape of an X. It usually...
  • salvage11n. The rescue of a ship, its crew and passengers or its cargo from a...
  • samadhi13n. A state of transcendent union supposed to be assumed by a holy man or...
  • samaria9n. Samarium oxide.
  • sambuca13n. An Italian liqueur made from elderberries and flavoured with licorice...
  • samovar12n. A metal urn with a spigot, for boiling water for making tea....
  • sampler11n. A piece of needlework embroidered with a variety of designs.
  • samsara9n. In Jainism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and some other eastern religions, the...
  • samurai9n. In feudal Japan, a soldier who served a daimyo.
  • sanctum11n. A place set apart, as with a sanctum sanctorum; a sacred or private...
  • sandbag11n. A sturdy sack filled with sand, generally used in large numbers to make...
  • sandbar10n. A ridge of sand caused by the action of waves along a shore.
  • sandbox17n. A children's play area consisting of a box filled with sand.
  • sanders8n. Sandalwood, especially the red sandalwood.
  • sandesh11n. A dessert originating from Bengal.
  • sandfly14n. Any of various small flies of the genera Lutzomyia and Phlebotomus...
  • sandhya14n. Morning or evening prayers.
  • sanding9n. The act or process by which something is sanded; the application of...
  • sandlot8n. A vacant lot where children play.
  • sandman10n. A figure that brings sleep and dreams by sprinkling magical sand into...
  • sandpit10n. A place or pit from which sand is excavated.
  • sangeet8n. A gathering for the purpose of singing songs; a musical ceremony.
  • sangoma10n. A (usually female) traditional healer or herbalist, or witch doctor.
  • sangria8n. A cold drink, originating in Spain, consisting of red or white wine...
  • sanshin10n. A three-stringed instrument of Okinawan origin, the precursor to the...
  • santero7n. A man who crafts santos (religious statues).
  • santoku11n. A Japanese knife for general culinary usage.
  • santoor7n. An Indian string instrument, a trapezoidal hammered dulcimer with...
  • sapiens9n. A human being (Homo sapiens).
  • sapient9adj. Possessing discernment and wisdom; learned, wise.
  • sapling10n. A young tree, larger than a seedling.
  • saponin9n. Any of various steroid glycosides found in plant tissues that dissolve...
  • sapphic16adj. Lesbian, relating to lesbianism, or (broadly) to women who are...
  • sapping12n. The act by which something is sapped or depleted.
  • sapwood13n. The wood just under the bark of a stem or branch; it differs from the...
  • sarangi8n. A bowed string instrument used in the Hindustani classical music of...
  • sarcasm11n. Use of acerbic language to mock or convey contempt, often using verbal...
  • sarcoid10adj. Relating to sarcoid (sarcoidosis).
  • sarcoma11n. A type of malignant tumor of the bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood...
  • sardana8n. A type of circle dance originating in Catalonia.
  • sardine8n. Any one of several species of small herring which are commonly...
  • sarissa7n. A long pike used in the traditional Greek phalanx formation.
  • sarkari11adj. Governmental.
  • sasaeng8n. An extremely obsessive K-pop fan whose fixation on an idol is unhealthy...
  • sashimi12n. A dish consisting of thin slices or pieces of raw fish or meat.
  • satanic9adj. Evil, fiendish, devilish or diabolical.
  • satchel12n. A bag or case with one or two shoulder straps, especially used to carry...
  • satguru8n. In Hinduism and Buddhism, a great teacher; a supremely wise guide.
  • satiate7v. To fill to satisfaction; to satisfy.
  • satiety10n. The state of being satiated.
  • satiric9adj. Of or pertaining to satire.
  • satisfy13v. To be enough (for).
  • satoshi10n. A hundred-millionth (10⁻⁸) of a bitcoin; the same as 10 nanocoins...
  • satrapy12n. The territory governed by a satrap; a province of any of several...
  • satsang8n. A company of pious people seeking truth, such as honorable companions...
  • satsuma9n. A seedless and easy-peeling cultivar of mandarin orange of Japanese...
  • sattvic12adj. Relating or conforming to sattva (one of the gunas in Hindu philosophy).
  • saucier9n. In a large professional kitchen, a cook responsible for preparing...
  • saucily12adv. In a saucy manner; impudently or impertinently.
  • saucing10n. Sauce (for food).
  • saudade9n. A feeling of melancholy and wistful yearning for something that is...
  • saunter7v. To stroll, or walk at a leisurely pace.
  • saurian7n. A reptile of the suborder Sauria.
  • sausage8n. A food made of ground meat (or meat substitute) and seasoning, packed...
  • savable12adj. Capable of being saved.
  • savanna10n. A mixed woodland-grassland biome and ecosystem characterised by the...
  • savarin10n. A type of leavened cake often drizzled with liquor.
  • savarna10n. A member of the Savarna gotra (lineage) of the Brahmin caste.
  • saveloy13n. A seasoned and smoked pork sausage, normally purchased ready-cooked.
  • saviour10n. UK and Canada spelling of savior.
  • sawbuck18n. A framework for holding wood so that it can be sawed; a sawhorse.
  • sawdust11n. The fine particles (dust) created by sawing wood or other material.
  • sawfish16n. Any ray (marine fish with a flat body and wing-like fins) of the family...
  • sawmill12n. A machine, building, or company used for cutting (milling) lumber or...
  • sawzall19n. A kind of reciprocating saw, a tool similiar to a thick, long-bladed...

SB

  • sbornik13n. A collection of manuscripts; an anthology.

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  • scabbed14adj. Affected or covered with scabs.
  • scabies11n. An infestation of parasitic mites, Sarcoptes scabiei, causing intense...
  • scaglia10n. A reddish variety of limestone.
  • scalene9adj. Having sides all unequal in length.
  • scaleup11n. The act or result of scaling up.
  • scaling10n. The act of one who scales or climbs.
  • scallop11n. Any of various marine bivalve molluscs of the superfamily Pectinoidea.
  • scalped12adj. Having some specific type of scalp.
  • scalpel11n. A small straight knife with a very sharp blade used for surgery...
  • scalper11n. One who scalps, or removes the scalp of another.
  • scammer13n. A person who commits fraud by making dishonest scams and business...
  • scamper13n. A quick, light run.
  • scandal10n. An incident or event that disgraces or damages the reputation of the...
  • scandia10n. Scandium oxide.
  • scandic12adj. Of, relating to, or derived from scandium.
  • scanned10adj. Converted to a digital format using a scanner.
  • scanner9n. One who scans.
  • scantly12adv. In a way that is slightly lacking, that is scant of how much should be...
  • scapula11n. Either of the two large, flat, bones forming the back of the shoulder.
  • scaredy13adj. Characterised by being timorous or afraid.
  • scaries9n. A feeling of anxiety or feeling, especially that felt by children at...
  • scarify15v. To remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn...
  • scarily12adv. In a scary manner.
  • scarlet9n. A brilliant red colour sometimes tinged with orange.
  • scarper11v. Chiefly in scarper the letty: to depart quickly or run away from (a...
  • scarred10adj. Having a scar or scars.
  • scatter9v. To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.
  • scenery12n. View, natural features, landscape.
  • scented10adj. Having a pleasant aroma.
  • scepter11n. American and archaic form of sceptre.
  • sceptre11n. An ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch as a symbol of power.
  • schemer14n. One who plots or schemes, who formulates devious plans.
  • scherzo21n. A piece of music or a movement from a larger piece such as a symphony...
  • schlich17n. The finer portion of crushed ore, as of gold, lead, or tin, separated...
  • schlock18n. Any commodity that is shoddy or inferior; now, usually, writing or...
  • schlong13v. To beat, whack, or attack.
  • schmear14n. A spread that goes on a bagel.
  • schmeck20n. A smell or a taste; a nip of a drink etc.
  • schmick20adj. Neat; smart; snazzy.
  • schmutz23n. Dirt, filth.
  • schneid13n. A losing streak.
  • schnook16n. A person who is easily taken advantage of.
  • schnorr12v. To scrounge, sponge, cadge.
  • schober14n. A sheaf of a category.
  • scholar12n. A student; one who studies at school or college, typically having a...
  • schroff18n. A banker or moneychanger.
  • schtick18n. The stick used to play schlockey.
  • schwing16interj. An exclamation of excitement or physical attraction.
  • sciatic11adj. Of, or relating to the ischium.
  • science11n. A particular discipline or branch of knowledge that is natural...
  • scissor9n. Scissors.
  • scleral9adj. Of, or pertaining to, the sclera.
  • scoffer15n. One who scoffs or mocks.
  • scomber13n. A fish of the genus Scomber.
  • scooper11n. A person who scoops.
  • scooter9n. A kick scooter or push scooter; a human-powered land vehicle with a...
  • scoping12n. The act of adding a scope.
  • scoring10adj. Of something or someone that scores.
  • scorned10adj. Hated, despised, or avoided.
  • scorner9n. One who mocks or scoffs; a mocker.
  • scotchy17adj. Resembling or characteristic of Scotch whisky.
  • scotoma11n. An area of impaired or lost vision within a visual field otherwise in a...
  • scoured10n. Wool that has undergone scouring to remove grease.
  • scourer9n. A tool used to scour, usually used to clean cookware.
  • scourge10n. A whip, often made of leather and having multiple tails; a lash.
  • scouter9n. A stoneworker who removes large projections by boring slanting or...
  • scraggy14adj. Rough and irregular; jagged.
  • scraper11n. An instrument by which the soles of shoes are cleaned from mud by...
  • scrapie11n. A degenerative prion disease of sheep and goats that attacks the...
  • scrappy16adj. Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or consistency.
  • scratch14v. To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature...
  • scrawny15adj. Thin, malnourished, and weak.
  • screamo11n. A genre of aggressive lo-fi guitar-driven music with predominantly...
  • screamy14adj. Loud and high-pitched; sounding like a scream.
  • screech14n. A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a...
  • screwed13adj. Intoxicated.
  • screwup14n. A substantial mistake, usually causing problems for more people than...
  • scribal11adj. Relating to scribes and their work.
  • scriber11n. A sharp-pointed tool, used by joiners for drawing lines; a marking awl.
  • scrilla9n. Money.
  • scritch14v. To make a light scratching sound, like a small animal burrowing.
  • scrooge10n. A miserly person; a person with an excessive dislike of spending money...
  • scrotal9adj. Of or relating to the scrotum.
  • scrubby16adj. Covered with or consisting of scrub.
  • scruffy18adj. Untidy in appearance; scrubby; shabby.
  • scrummy16adj. Delicious.
  • scrumpy16n. A rough cider, normally more alcoholic than usual, and typically...
  • scrunch14v. To crumple and squeeze to make more compact.
  • scruple11n. Hesitation to act from the difficulty of determining what is right or...
  • scrying13n. The act of one who scries; foretelling the future using a crystal ball.
  • scudder11n. One who, or that which, scuds.
  • scuffed16adj. Scratched or marked by contact with another object.
  • scuffle15n. A rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters.
  • sculler9n. One who sculls; an athlete who participates in sculling races.
  • sculpin11n. A small fish of the family Cottidae, usually lacking scales. Often...
  • scunner9v. To be sick of.
  • scupper13n. A drainage hole on the deck of a ship.
  • scutage10n. A tax, paid in lieu of military service, that was a significant source...
  • scutter9v. To run with a light pattering noise; to skitter.
  • scuttle9n. A container like an open bucket (usually to hold and carry coal).
  • scythed16adj. Armed with scythes.
  • scyther15n. One who scythes.

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  • seabird10n. Any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters or over the...
  • seaborn9adj. Born on or in the sea.
  • seafire10n. Light which sometimes occurs (caused by the bioluminescence or...
  • seafoam12n. A foam created by the agitation of seawater.
  • seafood11n. Food from the sea, including that derived from fish, shellfish...
  • seagull8n. Any of several white, often dark-backed birds of the family Laridae...
  • seahawk17n. A rapacious gull-like bird of the genus Stercorarius.
  • sealant7n. Any material used to seal a surface so as to prevent passage of a fluid.
  • sealife10n. Organisms (especially fish) that live in the sea.
  • sealift10v. To transport by sea.
  • sealine7n. The coastline, seaboard.
  • sealing8adj. Used for closing securely.
  • seamark13n. Any elevated object on land which serves as a guide to mariners, such...
  • seaming10n. The act or process of forming a seam or joint.
  • seaport9n. A town or harbour with facilities for seagoing ships to dock and take...
  • seapunk13n. A fashion and visual art style, characterized by aquatic themes and...
  • searing8adj. Very hot; blistering or boiling.
  • seasick13adj. Suffering from sickness, nausea or dizziness due to the motion of a...
  • seaside8n. The area by and around the sea; including the beach, promenade or...
  • seating8n. The act of one that seats.
  • seawall10n. A coastal defence in the form of a wall or an embankment.
  • seaward11adj. Being in or facing towards the sea.
  • seaweed11n. Any of numerous marine algae, such as a kelp.
  • seawolf13n. A strong-jawed North Atlantic fish of wolffish family Anarhichadidae...
  • seclude10v. To shut off or keep apart, as from company, society, etc.; withdraw...
  • seconde10n. The second defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist...
  • secondo10n. The second part of a piano duet for four hands.
  • seconds10n. A second helping of food for one person, or refill of coffee or other...
  • secrecy14n. Concealment; the condition of being secret or hidden.
  • secreta9n. The products of secretion.
  • secrete9v. To extract a substance from blood, sap, or similar to produce and emit...
  • sectary12n. A member of a particular sect, school of thought or practice, party, or...
  • sectile9adj. Capable of being cut; easily cut.
  • section9n. A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.
  • secular9adj. Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.
  • secundo10n. The secondary part of a duet.
  • secured10adj. That has been secured or fastened.
  • sedilia8n. A series of seats, typically three, often recessed into the wall, on...
  • seducer10n. Someone who seduces, especially a man who seduces a woman.
  • seeable9adj. Able to be seen; visible.
  • seedbed11n. Ground prepared for the planting of seeds.
  • seeding9n. The arrangement of positions in a tournament.
  • seeking12n. The act of one who seeks; a search or quest to find something.
  • seeming10adj. Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, and often opposed to...
  • seepage10n. The process by which something, especially a liquid, leaks through a...
  • seeping10n. The act by which something seeps.
  • seeress7n. A female seer, soothsayer or diviner.
  • seether10n. A person who seethes.
  • segment10n. A length of some object.
  • seifuku14n. A Japanese school uniform modelled on the sailor suit.
  • seining8n. Fishing with a seine.
  • seismic11adj. Related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth.
  • seizing17n. The act of grabbing or taking possession.
  • seizure16n. The act of taking possession, as by force or right of law.
  • sejarah17n. History (as a school subject).
  • selfing11n. A plant produced by vegetative propagation.
  • selfish13adj. Holding one's own self-interest as the standard for decision making.
  • selling8n. Action of the verb to sell.
  • sellout7n. An action in which principles are compromised for personal gain.
  • selvage11n. The edge of a woven fabric, where the weft (side-to-side) threads run...
  • seminal9adj. Of or relating to seed or semen.
  • seminar9n. A class held for advanced studies in which students meet regularly to...
  • semipro11adj. Semiprofessional.
  • senator7n. A member, normally elected, in the house or chamber of a legislature...
  • senatus7n. A governing body in certain universities.
  • sending9n. The act by which somebody or something is sent.
  • sendoff14n. A demonstration of affection and well-wishing to someone leaving a...
  • senecio9n. Any of the plants of the genus Senecio.
  • sensate7adj. Perceived by one or more of the senses.
  • sensing8n. The act of sensation.
  • sensory10adj. Of the physical senses or sensation.
  • sensual7adj. Inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations.
  • seppuku15n. A form of ritual suicide by disembowelment using a blade, practiced by...
  • septage10n. The partially treated waste stored in a septic tank.
  • septate9adj. Of, pertaining to, or divided by a septum.
  • septime11n. The seventh defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist...
  • sequela16n. Chiefly in the plural: a condition or disease which follows...
  • sequent16adj. Recurring in succession or as a series; successive, consecutive.
  • sequoia16n. Sequoiadendron giganteum, a coniferous evergreen tree formerly in the...
  • serfdom13n. The state of being a serf.
  • seriate7v. To arrange in serial order.
  • serious7adj. Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or...
  • serosal7adj. Of or relating to the serosa.
  • serovar10n. A group of microorganisms characterised by a specific set of antigens.
  • serpent9n. A snake-like creature, such as a sea serpent.
  • serpula9n. Any of numerous species of tubicolous annelids of the genus Serpula and...
  • serrate7adj. Having tooth-like projections on one side, as in a saw.
  • serried8adj. Crowded together in rows.
  • servant10n. One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and...
  • servery13n. A place where food is served, either the surface itself or the room; a...
  • service12n. An act of being of assistance to someone.
  • servile10adj. Excessively eager to please; obsequious.
  • serving11n. The act or process of serving.
  • servlet10n. A Java program running on an Internet server that generates web content...
  • sesamum11n. Sesame.
  • sesshin10n. A period of intensive zazen meditation in a Buddhist monastery.
  • sessile7adj. Permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about.
  • session7n. A period of time devoted to a particular activity.
  • sestina7n. A highly structured poem consisting of six six-line stanzas followed by...
  • setback15n. An obstacle, delay, disadvantage, or blow (an adverse event which slows...
  • setlist7n. A list of the songs to be played by a particular band or musical act...
  • setting8n. The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or...
  • settled8adj. Comfortable and at ease, especially after a period of change or unrest.
  • settler7n. Someone who settles in a new location; especially one who takes up...
  • settlor7n. A person who settles property on express trust for the benefit of...
  • seventh13adj. The ordinal form of the number seven.
  • several10adj. A number of different; various.
  • severed11adj. Separated, cut off or broken apart.
  • severer10n. One who severs.

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  • sfumato12n. A painting technique, prominent during the Italian Renaissance...

SH

  • shabbos14n. Shabbat or shabbat (the biblical seventh-day Sabbath).
  • shabiha15n. A state-sponsored militia of the Syrian government.
  • shackle16n. A restraint fitted over a human or animal appendage, such as an ankle...
  • shaddap14interj. Shut up; be quiet.
  • shading12n. The act or result of something being shaded.
  • shadowy17adj. In shadow; darkened by shadows.
  • shafted14adj. Fitted with a shaft.
  • shafter13n. One who or that which shafts.
  • shagged13adj. Covered with scrub, trees, or rough or shaggy growth.
  • shagger12n. One who has sexual intercourse.
  • shahada14n. The Islamic declaration of belief in the unity of God, the formal...
  • shaheed14n. An Islamic or Sikh martyr, one who has died fulfilling a religious...
  • shaheen13n. The shaheen falcon.
  • shaitan10n. A demon/devil; or evil jinn.
  • shakeup16n. A vigorous reorganization, especially of the personnel or procedures of...
  • shakily17adv. In a shaky manner.
  • shaking15n. A movement that shakes.
  • shallon10n. The shrub salal.
  • shallop12n. A shallow-draft riverboat.
  • shallot10n. Allium ascalonicum.
  • shallow13adj. Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide.
  • shalwar13n. Loose trousers worn in some South Asian or Islamic countries...
  • shamash15n. The candle used to light the other eight candles of a Hanukkah menorah...
  • shamble14n. One of a succession of niches or platforms, one above another, to hold...
  • shaming13n. The activity by which somebody is shamed.
  • shampoo14n. A traditional Indian and Persian body massage given after pouring warm...
  • shanked15adj. Having a shank.
  • shanker14n. One who shanks a golf ball.
  • shapely15adj. Having a pleasing shape, pleasant to look at.
  • shaping13n. The action of the verb to shape.
  • sharara10n. A pair of loose trousers worn (typically with a kameez and dupatta) by...
  • sharbat12n. A West and South Asian sweet drink prepared from fruits or flower...
  • shareef13adj. Meek, gentle, gentlemanly, upstanding, innocent.
  • sharifa13n. The wife of a sharif.
  • sharing11n. Something shared; a point in common.
  • sharped13adj. Raised in pitch by half a note. Made into a sharp note.
  • sharpen12v. To make sharp.
  • sharper12n. A swindler; a cheat; a professional gambler who makes his living by...
  • sharpie12n. An alert person.
  • sharply15adv. So as to terminate in a sharp point or edge.
  • sharrow13n. A marking (often consisting of an image of a bicycle with two inverted...
  • shastri10n. Someone who teaches the shastras.
  • shatter10v. Of brittle solid materials (like glass or ice), to violently break into...
  • shaving14n. A thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other material.
  • shawnee13n. Virginia waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum).
  • shearer10n. A person employed to remove the wool from animals, such as sheep. using...
  • sheathe13v. To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath.
  • shebang13n. A lean-to or temporary shelter.
  • shebeen12n. An unlicensed drinking establishment, especially in Ireland, Scotland...
  • shedded13adj. Having, or covered by, a shed.
  • shedder12n. A crab in the act of casting its shell, or immediately afterwards while...
  • sheerly13adv. Absolutely; purely; quite.
  • sheeted11adj. Covered by a sheet, as of cloth or paper.
  • sheeter10n. An industrial machine (similar in principle to a roller-type pasta...
  • shehnai13n. An ancient reeded woodwind instrument from India with a long slim body...
  • sheikha17n. A female sheikh.
  • shelfie13n. A photograph of a bookshelf/bookcase taken by its owner and shared on...
  • shellac12n. A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in...
  • shelled11adj. Having a shell; testaceous.
  • sheller10n. One who, or that which, shells.
  • shellie10n. A small or miniature shell.
  • shelter10n. A place where a person or animal may find protection from the elements...
  • shelved14adj. Of or pertaining to a shelving; having shelves.
  • shemagh16n. A headcloth designed for a desert environment to protect the wearer...
  • sherbet12n. A dessert of frozen fruit juice with a dairy product such as milk...
  • sheriff16n. (High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for...
  • shiatsu10n. A form of massage, using the thumbs and palms, employed as therapy.
  • shibari12n. The artful use of twine to tie objects or packages.
  • shibori12n. A form of Japanese tie-dye on silk.
  • shifter13n. One who, or that which, shifts or changes.
  • shikara14n. A type of small wooden boat.
  • shikari14n. A hunter or tracker, especially in the Indian subcontinent.
  • shiller10n. One who shills: Synonym of shill.
  • shimada13n. A traditional type of formal hairstyle for unmarried women in Japan...
  • shimeji19n. Any of a group of edible mushrooms used in Japanese cookery.
  • shimmed15adj. Fitted with shims.
  • shimmer14v. To shine tremulously or intermittently; to gleam faintly.
  • shindig12n. A noisy party or festivities.
  • shingle11n. A small, thin piece of building material, often with one end thicker...
2,084 rare seven-letter words that start with S

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Questions about these words

How many seven-letter words that start with S are there?
Word.ws lists 1,304 seven-letter words that start with S, plus 2,084 rare ones.
What are common seven-letter words that start with S?
someone, support, service, several, special, similar, society and science.
Which of the seven-letter words that start with S has the highest letter score?
swizzle scores 28 points with the standard letter tile values.

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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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