8-Letter Words Starting with S
There are 1,423 eight-letter words that start with S on Word.ws, from sabotage to szlachta. The most common are services, security, starting, straight and specific.
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All 1,423 eight-letter words that start with S: page 1 of 4
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- sabotage11n. A deliberate action aimed at weakening someone (or something, a nation...
- saboteur10n. A person who intentionally causes the destruction of property in order...
- saccadic15adj. Relating to saccade.
- sacculus12n. A small bag of herbs or medicinal substances, applied to the body.
- sackable16adj. Sufficiently severe to warrant the perpetrator being sacked.
- sacredly14adv. In a sacred manner.
- sacristy13n. A room in a church where sacred vessels, books, vestments, etc. are...
- saddlery13n. The trade or craft of a saddler.
- saddling11n. The act of placing a saddle on an animal.
- sadistic11adj. Delighting in or feeling pleasure from the pain or humiliation of...
- saeculum12n. Any of a sequence of ages (periods of time) such that each age ends...
- safehold15n. A safe place; a refuge or stronghold.
- safeness11n. The property of being safe.
- safeword15n. A word used in sexual practices (especially sadomasochistic ones) to...
- sagacity14n. The quality of being sage, wise, or able to make good decisions; the...
- sagamore11n. A chief of one or several Native American tribe(s), especially of the...
- sagittal9adj. Relating to or denoting the suture on top of the skull which runs...
- sailboat10n. A boat propelled by a sail.
- sailfish14n. A fish of the genus Istiophorus, having a characteristic sail-like fin...
- sainfoin11n. A perennial herb of the genus Onobrychis with pale pink flowers...
- sakazuki25n. A Japanese cup for drinking saké.
- salaried9adj. Paid a salary, as opposed to being an hourly worker or a volunteer....
- saleable10adj. Suitable for sale; marketable; worth enough to try to sell; that can be...
- saleroom10n. A room in which items for sale are displayed; a showroom.
- salesman10n. A man whose job it is to sell things, either in a shop / store or...
- salience10n. The condition of being salient.
- saliency13n. The quality of being salient; salience.
- salinity11n. The quality of being saline.
- salivary14adj. Relating to saliva.
- salivate11v. To produce saliva.
- sallying12n. The act of one who sallies.
- salmonid11adj. Of or pertaining to fish of the salmon family (Salmonidae), including...
- saltbush13n. Any of the genus Atriplex of plants, especially Atriplex hortensis or...
- saltfish14n. Salt cod: dried and salted cod.
- saltillo8n. In Mexican languages, especially Nahuatl, a glottal stop or fricative...
- salutary11adj. Effecting or designed to effect an improvement; remedial.
- saluting9n. The act of giving a salute.
- salvager12n. A person who engages in salvage work.
- salvator11n. A savior.
- salvific16adj. Able or intending to provide salvation or redemption.
- salvinia11n. A fern of the genus Salvinia.
- samarian10adj. Containing samarium.
- samarium12n. A chemical element (symbol Sm) with an atomic number of 62, a...
- sameness10n. The quality of being the same; identity.
- samesies10n. The same.
- samizdat20n. The secret copying and sharing of illegal publications, chiefly in the...
- sampaloc14n. Synonym of tamarind.
- samphire15n. Plants of genus Salicornia (syn. Salicornia).
- sampling13n. The process or technique of obtaining a representative sample.
- sancocho15n. A soup cooked with meat and starchy plants (such as roots or...
- sanctify16v. To make holy; to consecrate; to set aside for sacred or ceremonial use.
- sanction10n. An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid.
- sanctity13n. Holiness of life or disposition; saintliness.
- sandbank15n. A ridge of sand along a shore that is partially or totally submerged...
- sandhill12n. A dune or sandpile.
- sandling10n. Sand eel.
- sandspit11n. A small sandy point of land or a narrow shoal projecting into a body of...
- sandwich17n. A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more...
- sandworm14n. A lugworm, of species Arenicola marina.
- sanguine9adj. Having the colour of blood; blood red.
- sanidine9n. A variety of orthoclase feldspar found as tabular crystals embedded in...
- sanitary11adj. Of or relating to health.
- sanitize17v. To rid of microorganisms by cleaning or disinfecting.
- sannyasa11n. The fourth (wandering ascetic) ashrama in Hindu spiritual life.
- sannyasi11n. A man in the stage of sannyasa; a wandering ascetic, a religious...
- santalum10n. Any of the genus Santalum of trees with entire opposite leaves and...
- santorum10n. A frothy mixture of lubricant and fecal matter as an occasional...
- sapience12n. The property of being sapient, the property of possessing or being able...
- sapphire15n. A clear deep blue variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
- saratoga9n. Either of two species of osteoglossid fish of the genus Scleropages...
- sardines9n. A children's game in which the players hide together, lying side by...
- sardonic11adj. Scornfully mocking or cynical.
- sardonyx19n. A gemstone having bands of red sard; a variety of onyx or chalcedony.
- sargasso9n. A brown alga, of the genus Sargassum, that forms large, floating masses.
- sarpanch15n. The elected head of a panchayat (village government) in Bangladesh...
- satiated9adj. Pleasantly satisfied or full, as with food; sated.
- satirise8v. Commonwealth standard spelling of satirize.
- satirist8n. A person who writes satire.
- satirize17v. To make a satire of; to mock.
- satoyama13n. A border zone or area between mountain foothills and arable flat land...
- saturate8v. To cause to become completely permeated with, or soaked (especially...
- saturnia8n. Pain in a joint due to lead poisoning.
- saucepan12n. A deep cooking vessel with a long protruding handle and sometimes a...
- saudagar10n. A merchant or trader, especially one selling European goods in a civil...
- sauropod11n. Any of the extinct clade †Sauropoda of long-necked dinosaurs which...
- sauterne8n. A wine imitating those of Sauternes.
- savagely15adv. In a wild, uncontrolled, or savage manner.
- savagery15n. Savage or brutal behaviour; barbarity.
- savaging13n. A vicious attack or criticism.
- savegame14n. A saved game.
- savoring12n. The act by which something is savored.
- savoyard15n. Ladyfinger cookie.
- sawblade14n. The blade of a saw.
- sawbones13n. A surgeon.
- sawgrass12n. Any of several Cladium species, long sedges with saw-like sharp...
- sawhorse14n. A structure with a crosspiece used to support timber or other material...
- sawtooth14n. A tooth of a saw: any of its series of projections, each with a cutting...
- sayonara11interj. Goodbye, adios, adieu.
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- scabbard15n. The sheath of a sword.
- scabiosa12n. Scabious (plant).
- scabious12adj. Having scabs.
- scabrous12adj. Covered with scales or scabs; hence, very coarse or rough.
- scaffold17n. A structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on while working...
- scalable12adj. Capable of being climbed.
- scalawag14n. A badly behaved person, especially a child; a mischief-maker; a rascal.
- scalding12adj. Hot enough to burn.
- scallion10n. A spring onion, Allium fistulosum.
- scalping13n. The action by which someone is scalped.
- scandium13n. A metallic chemical element (symbol Sc), atomic number 21, obtained...
- scanning11n. The act of something being scanned.
- scansion10n. The rhythm or meter of a line or verse.
- scantily13adv. Sparingly; not plentifully; not fully; in a scanty manner.
- scantron10n. A device used to scan prepared forms used for multiple-choice and...
- scaphoid16adj. Shaped like a boat.
- scapular12n. A short cloak worn around the shoulders, adopted as part of the uniform...
- scarcely15adv. Probably not.
- scarcity15n. The condition of something being scarce or deficient.
- scarface15n. A person with a scarred face.
- scarfing14n. Material for making scarves.
- scarious10adj. Thin, dry, membranous, and not green.
- scarless10adj. Without scars.
- scarring11n. A scar; a mark.
- scathing14adj. Harshly or bitterly critical; vitriolic.
- scatting11n. Scat singing.
- scavenge14v. To collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or...
- scenario10n. An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events.
- scenting11n. The act or process by which something is scented.
- sceptred13adj. Holding a sceptre.
- schedule14n. A procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature...
- scheming16n. The activity or practice of making secret or underhanded plans.
- schiedam16n. Gin produced in Schiedam, a southern municipality of the Netherlands.
- schiller13n. A lustre, similar to sheen, observed in certain minerals, such as...
- schizoid23adj. Characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened...
- schlager14n. A chiefly European style of popular music with light melodies (often...
- schlicht18adj. Univalent (analytic and one-to-one) in a given region, sometimes...
- schlocky22adj. Of inferior quality, cheap.
- schlubby20adj. Clumsy, oafish, or socially awkward; unattractive or unkempt.
- schmaltz24n. Rendered chicken or goose fat.
- schmooze24v. To talk casually, especially in order to gain an advantage or make a...
- schnapps17n. A type of distilled alcoholic beverage (liquor), often with a herbal or...
- scholion13n. A scholium.
- scholium15n. A note added to a text as an explanation, criticism or commentary.
- schooler13n. A student, or in some cases member, of a particular type of school or...
- schoolie13n. A senior school student, especially a school-leaver, engaged in...
- schooner13n. A sailing ship with two or more masts, all with fore-and-aft sails; if...
- sciatica12n. Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, characterised by pain radiating down...
- sciences12n. All the fields of science, collectively.
- sciencey15adj. Scientific; of or pertaining to science.
- scienter10adv. Deliberately, knowingly.
- scilicet12adv. Namely, to wit, as follows.
- scimitar12n. A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade.
- scission10n. The act of division, separation, cutting, cleaving, or severing...
- scissors10n. A tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing...
- sclerite10n. A hardened body part, especially in arthropod exoskeletons.
- scoffing17n. The act of one who scoffs; derision; mockery.
- scofflaw19n. A criminal or lawbreaker, especially one who is openly contemptuous or...
- scolding12n. An unloving succession of critical remarks, such as those directed by a...
- scooping13n. The process or result of something being scooped.
- scorched16adj. Dried, damaged or burnt by exposure to sunlight or heat.
- scorcher15n. One who, or that which, scorches.
- scorchio15adj. Scorching hot (originally and especially of weather).
- scornful13adj. Showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous; scathing; withering.
- scorning11n. The act of one who scorns.
- scorpene12n. The scorpionfish, a marine food fish of the genus Scorpaena.
- scorpion12n. Any of the order Scorpiones of arachnids related to spiders...
- scotopic14adj. Relating to or denoting vision in dim light, believed to involve...
- scouring11n. The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush, soap and...
- scouting11n. The act of one who scouts.
- scowling14n. The act of giving a scowl.
- scrabble14v. To scrape or scratch powerfully with hands or claws.
- scragged13adj. Rough with irregular points or a broken surface; scraggy.
- scraggly15adj. Rough, scruffy, or unkempt.
- scramble14v. To move hurriedly to a location, especially by using all limbs against...
- scramjet19n. A jet engine capable of propelling an aircraft at hypersonic speeds, in...
- scraping13n. The sound or action of something being scraped.
- scrapper14n. A person who disposes of scraps, such as one who collects scrap metal...
- scrapple14n. A tool for scraping.
- scratchy18adj. Characterized by scratches.
- scrawled14adj. Having been written in a rapid and sloppy manner.
- screamer12n. One who screams; one who shouts; one who sings harshly.
- screechy18adj. Resembling a screech.
- screener10n. A person employed to filter the mined coal through a metal screen to...
- screenie10n. A screenshot.
- screwing14n. The act by which something is screwed (in various senses).
- screwjob22n. An incident where management disadvantages a wrestler without their...
- scribble14v. To write or draw carelessly and in a hurry.
- scribbly17adj. Like a scribble; roughly scrawled; illegible or messy.
- scribing13n. Something scribed; an inscription.
- scrimped15adj. Pinched.
- scripted13adj. Planned; something written or prepared before it is read or performed.
- scripter12n. A programmer who uses a scripting language.
- scriptor12n. A writer, regarded as producing a work but not as providing its...
- scrobble14v. To waylay, kidnap or steal.
- scrofula13n. A form of tuberculosis, most common in women 30-40 years of age...
- scrolled11adj. Formed into a scroll.
- scroller10n. One who, or that which, scrolls.
- scrounge11v. To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge...
- scrubbed15adj. Dwarfed or stunted; scrubby.
- scrubber14n. A person or appliance that cleans floors or similar by scrubbing.
- scrunchy18adj. Scrunched up; creased or wrinkled.
- scrutiny13n. Intense study of someone or something.
- scudding13n. The action of the verb to scud.
- scudetto11n. The Italian Serie A Championship title.
- scuffing17n. A scuff mark.
- scullery13n. A small room, next to a kitchen, where washing up and other domestic...
- scullion10n. A servant from the lower classes.
- sculpted13adj. Well shaped, as a good sculpture is.
- sculptor12n. A person who sculpts; an artist who produces sculpture.
- scumming15n. The accumulation of sticky ink on a plate.
- scything17n. The act of using a scythe.
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- seaboard11n. The area bordering the sea; a coastline; a sealine.
- seaborne10adj. Transported on the sea or ocean, especially by floating on the sea.
- seabream12n. Any of several species of marine fish of the families Sparidae or...
- seacliff16n. A cliff that abuts the sea, formed by sea erosion.
- seacoast10n. The coastal land bordering a sea or ocean.
- seacraft13n. A ship or other vehicle capable of travelling on the ocean.
- seafarer11n. Someone whose occupation is operating a ship or boat at sea, for either...
- seafloor11n. Synonym of seabed.
- seafront11n. The seashore, the coast.
- seagoing10adj. Travelling out to sea.
- seagrass9n. Any of various grass-like marine plants that grow underwater in salt...
- seagreen9n. The houseleek.
- sealable10adj. That may be sealed.
- sealskin12n. A type of fabric made from the skin of seals.
- seamless10adj. Having no seams.
- seamount10n. An underwater mountain with a prominence of more than 1,000 meters...
- seamster10n. A person who sews clothes professionally.
- seaplane10n. Any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface...
- seapower13n. Naval military power.
- searcher13n. One who searches.
- seargent9n. Sergeant.
- seascape12n. A view of the sea.
- seashell11n. The empty shell of a marine mollusk.
- seashore11n. The coastal land bordering a sea or an ocean.
- seasonal8adj. Of, related to, or reliant on a season or period of the year...
- seasoned9adj. Experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby.
- seaspray13n. The water thrown into the air when waves break on the shore.
- seatback16n. The usually vertical portion of a chair or similar piece of furniture...
- seatless8adj. Lacking a seat.
- seatmate10n. One who shares a seat (such as a bench or other surface that seats more...
- seatrain8n. A ship designed to transport railroad cars.
- seatwork15n. The schoolwork done by students sitting at their desks during...
- seawater11n. The saltwater of a sea or ocean.
- secluded12adj. Hidden, isolated, remote.
- seconder11n. Something that lasts or takes a specified number of seconds.
- secondly14adv. In the second place.
- secretin10n. A peptide hormone, secreted by the duodenum, that serves to regulate...
- secretly13adv. In secret, covertly.
- secretor10n. A person who or animal that secretes (emits a bodily fluid).
- secretum12n. A special seal used for private correspondence.
- sectoral10adj. Of or pertaining to a sector (all senses).
- sectored11adj. Divided into sectors.
- secundum13prep. According to.
- securely13adv. In a secure manner; without fear or apprehension; without danger.
- securite10n. A high explosive in the form of a yellowish powder.
- security13n. The condition of not being threatened, especially physically...
- sedately12adv. Calmly, without excessive emotion or force; in a composed manner.
- sedation9n. The act of sedating, especially by use of sedatives.
- sedative12n. An agent or drug that sedates, having a calming or soothing effect, or...
- sederunt9n. A formal meeting, especially of a judicial or ecclesiastical body.
- sediment11n. A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates...
- sedition9n. Organized incitement of rebellion or civil disorder against authority...
- seducing12adj. Seductive.
- seedless9adj. Not having (noticeable) seeds.
- seedling10n. A young plant grown from seed.
- seedsman11n. One who sows seeds.
- seedtime11n. The time to sow seeds.
- seemless10adj. Unseemly; unfit; indecorous.
- seething12adj. Filled with unexpressed anger; in a state of being livid.
- segfault12n. A segmentation fault.
- seigneur9n. A feudal lord or noble.
- seismics12n. The act or practice of exploring subsurface structures.
- seldomly14adv. Seldom; rarely.
- selected11adj. That have been selected or chosen.
- selectee10n. A person who is selected.
- selectin10n. Any of a group of transmembrane glycoproteins important in cell...
- selector10n. Someone or something which selects or chooses.
- selenide9n. Any compound in which selenium serves as an anion with an oxidation...
- selenite8n. A soft, glassy form of gypsum (chemical formula CaSO₄·2H₂O).
- selenium10n. A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Se) with an atomic number of 34...
- seleucid11n. Any member of the Seleucidae.
- selfhood15n. State of having a distinct identity, or being an individual distinct...
- selfless11adj. Having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself but for...
- selfsame13adj. Chiefly preceded by the: precisely the same; the very same; the same...
- sellable10adj. Able or likely to be sold.
- semantic12adj. Of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words.
- semester10n. Half of a school year (US) or academic year such as autumn or spring...
- semiarid11adj. Somewhat arid, receiving little rainfall but more than an arid area...
- semikhah20n. The ordination of a rabbi.
- seminary13n. A theological school for the training of rabbis, priests, or ministers.
- seminoma12n. A form of testicular cancer.
- semiosis10n. Any activity, conduct, or process that involves signs, including the...
- semiotic12adj. Of or relating to semiotics or to semantics.
- semiring11n. An algebraic structure similar to a ring, but without the requirement...
- semitone10n. One of two parts, equal or unequal, in which a whole tone is divided.
- semolina10n. Coarse grains produced at an intermediate stage of wheat flour milling.
- semplice14adv. (To be played) simply, without embellishments.
- senility11n. The bodily and mental deterioration associated with old age: Synonym of...
- sensible10adj. Acting with or showing good sense; able to make good judgements based...
- sensibly13adv. In a sensible manner; in a way that shows good sense.
- sensical10adj. Having meaning, making sense semantically.
- sensuous8adj. Appealing to the senses, or to sensual gratification.
- sentence10n. The decision or judgement of a jury or court; a verdict.
- sentient8adj. Experiencing sensation, thought, or feeling.
- sentinel8n. A sentry, watch, or guard.
- separate10v. To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
- septoria10n. A fungus of the genus Septoria that causes numerous leaf spot diseases...
- septuple12adj. Seven times as much; sevenfold.
- sequence19n. A set of things next to each other in a set order; a series.
- sequined18adj. Decorated with sequins.
- sequitur17n. A logical conclusion or consequence of facts.
- seraglio9n. A palace of a sultan.
- serapeum12n. A temple or other religious institution dedicated to the syncretic...
- seraphic15adj. Of or relating to a seraph or the seraphim.
- seraphim15n. Any member of the species Lobophora halterata of geometrid moths.
- serenade9n. A love song that is sung directly to one's love interest, especially...
- serenata8n. A type of baroque cantata performed outdoors, in the evening, with...
- serenely11adv. In a serene manner.
- serenity11n. The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.
- sergeant9n. A UK army rank with NATO code OR-6, senior to corporal and junior to...
- serially11adv. In series, one after the other, as opposed to in parallel.
- seriatim10adv. One after another, in order; taking one topic or subject at a time in...
- sericite10n. A fine-grained mica found in metamorphic rocks.
- serology12n. The science that studies the blood serum, and especially the reaction...
- serotype13n. A group of microorganisms characterised by a specific set of antigens.
- serrated9adj. Notched or cut like a saw.
- serratus8n. Any of several muscles of the vertebral or costal region that produce a...
- servicer13n. One who services a loan or other obligation, by collecting receivables...
- services13n. That which is produced, then traded, bought or sold, then finally...
- servient11adj. Subordinate.
- servitor11n. One who performs the duties of a servant.
- sesamoid11adj. Resembling a sesame seed in size or shape.
- sesbania10n. Any of the plants of the genus Sesbania.
- setpoint10n. The command signal or value which is fed into a controller to establish...
- settable10adj. Capable of being set.
- settling9n. The act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing...
- severely14adv. In a severe manner; with severity.
- severing12n. The act by which something is severed.
- severity14n. The state of being severe.
- sewerage12n. A network of sewer pipes that geographically transfers wastewater; a...
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- shabbily18adv. In a shabby manner.
- shackled18adj. Restrained by shackles, chained.
- shaddock19n. Synonym of pomelo, in all its senses including (inexact) grapefruit.
- shadowed16adj. Depicted with shading, as if showing areas in shadow.
- shafting15n. Shafts collectively.
- shagbark18n. A North-American hickory (Carya ovata) that has shaggy bark in mature...
- shagreen12n. An untanned leather, often dyed green; originally made from horse skin...
- shahzada24n. The son of a shah.
- shakeout15n. An event that causes marginal constituents to be eliminated.
- shallows14n. An area in a large body of water with many shallow areas.
- shamanic15adj. Of or relating to a shaman or to shamanism.
- shambles15n. A scene of great disorder or ruin.
- shameful16adj. Causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful.
- shamisen13n. A kind of three-stringed Japanese fretless lute.
- shamrock19n. The trefoil leaf of any small clover, especially Trifolium repens, or...
- shanghai15v. To force or trick someone to go somewhere or do something against their...
- shanking16n. A stabbing with a shank (improvised weapon).
- shantung12n. A type of Chinese silk, originally undyed.
- shanzhai23n. The imitation and trademark infringing of brands and goods of usually...
- sharding13n. A decomposition of a database into multiple smaller units that can...
- sharking16n. The act of one who sharks (in any sense).
- sharping14n. The raising of the pitch of a note by half a step.
- sharpish16adj. Somewhat sharp (sudden, abrupt).
- shashlik18n. A form of shish kebab, originally made of marinated lamb meat.
- shavings15n. A fringe tree (Cionanthus virginicus).
- shawarma16n. A Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap of shaved lamb, goat, chicken...
- shearing12adj. Tending to cut or tear.
- shearman13n. One whose occupation is to shear cloth.
- shedding14n. The act of shedding, separating, or casting off.
- shedload13n. A shitload; a large amount.
- sheepdog15n. Any of various breeds of dog used for herding sheep; an individual of...
- sheepish16adj. Having the characteristics of a sheep, as meekness, shyness, or...
- sheepman15n. A man engaged in the raising, breeding, or tending of sheep, especially...
- sheetfed15adj. Into which individual sheets of paper or paperboard are loaded.
- sheeting12n. Fabric used to make sheets (bedding).
- shekinah18n. A visible or otherwise perceptible manifestation of the presence of God.
- shelduck18n. Any of various waterfowl of the genus Tadorna, native to Eurasia...
- shelling12n. An artillery bombardment.
- shelving15adj. Sloping (as opposed to horizontally flat or vertically upright).
- shenango12n. A casual dock laborer of little skill.
- shepherd17n. A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.
- sherried12adj. Prepared with sherry.
- sherwani14n. A knee-length coat that buttons to the neck, worn by men in parts of...
- shetland12n. Lightweight, loosely twisted wool fabric.
- shichimi18n. A Japanese spice mixture based on coarsely ground red chili pepper.
- shielded13adj. Provided with, or possessing, a shield.
- shieling12n. An area of summer pasture used for cattle, sheep etc.
- shifting15n. A shift or change; a shifting movement.
- shigella12n. A bacterium in the genus Shigella, some kinds of which may cause a form...
- shiitake15n. A wide, brown variety of edible mushroom, Lentinula edodes.
- shikumen17n. An architectural style found in Shanghai, China, consisting of two or...
- shilajit18n. A tar-like substance formed at high altitudes on stony mountains and...
- shilling12n. A coin formerly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Australia...
- shimmery18adj. Shimmering, or shining with a faint, or intermittent or trembling gleam...
- shimming16n. Applying one or more shims to an assembly to adjust the position of one...
- shinbone13n. The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind...
- shingled13adj. Having shingles.
- shingler12n. A person who installs shingles.
- shingles12n. Herpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus.
- shipload14n. The amount (of cargo) that a ship can carry.
3,497 rare eight-letter words that start with S
- saagwala
- saawanwa
- sabadine
- sabaloid
- sabamiki
- sabatine
- sabbatia
- sabeline
- sabellid
- sabieite
- sabinene
- sabotier
- sabotted
- sabrecat
- sabromin
- sabulite
- sabulous
- saburral
- sacaline
- sacbrood
- saccular
- sacellum
- sachemic
- sacheted
- sachitid
- sackhole
- sackless
- sacklike
- sackload
- sackwise
- saclofen
- sacrally
- sacrific
- saddener
- safarier
- safarist
- safekeep
- safelike
- safetied
- saffrony
- safingol
- safranal
- safranin
- sagalike
- saganaki
- sagehood
- sageland
- sagelike
- sagemono
- sageness
- sagenite
- sageship
- sagewood
- sagewort
- saginate
- sagolike
- sagoweer
- sagproof
- sahibdom
- saibling
- sailable
- sailduck
- sailless
- saillike
- sailorly
- sailpast
- sailpunk
- sailroom
- sailship
- sailsman
- sailwear
- sailyard
- sailyarn
- saintdom
- saintess
- saintful
- saintish
- saintism
- sakabula
- saketini
- sakhaite
- salacity
- saladero
- salading
- salambaw
- salangid
- salannin
- salantel
- salariat
- salatrim
- saleably
- saleeite
- saleless
- salesbot
- salesboy
- salesite
- salework
- saleyard
- salicide
- salicoid
- salicoyl
- salikase
- salinate
- salinely
- salinify
- salinize
- salinous
- salitral
- salivant
- salivous
- sallabad
- sallowly
- salmoned
- salmoner
- salmonet
- salmosin
- salmycin
- salonful
- salophen
- salpicon
- salsilla
- saltando
- saltator
- saltfoot
- saltfree
- salticid
- saltired
- saltland
- saltless
- saltlike
- saltness
- saltopus
- saltorel
- saltweed
- saltwork
- saltwort
- saltyish
- salvable
- salvably
- salvagee
- salvatic
- salvinin
- salyrgan
- samarate
- samaroid
- sambaqui
- sambista
- sambosak
- sambusak
- sambuseh
- sambuusa
- samefood
- samplary
- samplery
- samplist
- samsaric
- samvydav
- sanation
- sanative
- sanatory
- sancoche
- sancyite
- sandable
- sandanme
- sandarac
- sandball
- sandbell
- sandbelt
- sandbird
- sandblow
- sandbody
- sandcorn
- sandfall
- sandfish
- sandflat
- sandflea
- sandflow
- sandheap
- sandilla
- sandiver
- sandlace
- sandless
- sandlike
- sandlime
- sandpack
- sandpeep
- sandpile
- sandpipe
- sandplay
- sandshoe
- sandsoap
- sandspur
- sandunga
- sandveld
- sandward
- sandweed
- sandwort
- sandyish
- saneness
- sanewash
- sangaree
- sanglant
- sanglier
- sangrita
- sanguify
- sanguiin
- sangwich
- sanitate
- sanitist
- sannakji
- sanshool
- sanskara
- sanskari
- santalic
- santalin
- santalol
- santapee
- santhara
- santilmo
- santonin
- sanukite
- sapcicle
- saphenal
- sapidity
- sapiency
- sapiutan
- saponary
- saponify
- saponite
- saponule
- saporous
- sapphism
- sapphist
- sapphite
- saprobic
- sapropel
- sapskull
- sapucaia
- sarcelle
- sarcelly
- sarcitis
- sarcodic
- sarcosis
- sarcosyl
- sarcotic
- sardelki
- sardiner
- sardiney
- sargable
- sargassa
- sarkanda
- sarkless
- sarkosyl
- sarodist
- sarodiya
- saronged
- sarplier
- sarrasin
- sarsenet
- sarubobo
- sarugaku
- sasanqua
- sashayer
- sashless
- sastruga
- satanish
- sateless
- satemize
- satiable
- satigrel
- satinash
- satinize
- satinpod
- satirism
- satrapal
- satrapic
- saturant
- saturity
- saturnal
- saturnic
- satyress
- satyrine
- satyrion
- satyrisk
- satyrism
- saucebox
- sauceman
- saucepot
- saucerer
- saucisse
- sausaged
- sausager
- sausagey
- sautoire
- savagess
- savagism
- savagize
- savagnin
- savantic
- savefile
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Questions about these words
- How many eight-letter words that start with S are there?
- Word.ws lists 1,423 eight-letter words that start with S, plus 3,497 rare ones.
- What are common eight-letter words that start with S?
- services, security, starting, straight, specific, standard, speaking and supposed.
- Which of the eight-letter words that start with S has the highest letter score?
- skipjack scores 27 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.
Cite this page: “8-Letter Words Starting with S: 1,423 Words.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/words/8-letter/starting-with-s. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
