9-Letter Words Starting with S
There are 1,198 nine-letter words that start with S on Word.ws, from sablefish to systemics. The most common are something, sometimes, situation, statement and secretary.
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All 1,198 nine-letter words that start with S: page 1 of 3
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- sablefish17n. A dark-coloured marine fish of species Anoplopoma fimbria, of North...
- saccharin16n. A white, crystalline powder, C₇H₅NO₃S, used as an artificial sweetener...
- saccharum18n. Invert sugar.
- sackcloth20n. A coarse hessian style of cloth used to make sacks.
- sacrament13n. A sacred act and the attendant ceremony, considered (theology) an...
- sacrifice16n. Originally, the killing (and often burning) of a human being or an...
- sacrilege12n. Desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as...
- sacristan11n. The person who maintains the sacristy and the sacred objects it...
- saddening12adj. Causing feelings of sadness.
- saddlebag14n. A covered pouch, usually one of a pair, laid across the back of a...
- safeguard14n. Something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense.
- safehouse15n. A secure location, known to only a few trusted people, suitable for...
- safflower18n. A cultivated thistle-like plant, Carthamus tinctorius, family...
- sagacious12adj. Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness...
- sagebrush15n. Any of several North American aromatic shrubs of the genus Artemisia...
- sailcloth14n. A strong, durable fabric suitable for making sails for ships or boats.
- sailmaker15n. One whose occupation is to make or repair sails.
- sailplane11n. A glider that is optimised for soaring and is equipped with fixed wings...
- sainthood13n. The state of being a saint.
- salacious11adj. Promoting sexual desire or lust.
- salaryman14n. An employee, a worker; now especially a Japanese white-collar worker...
- salesgirl10n. A young woman employed as a salesclerk.
- saleslady13n. A woman who is employed as a sales clerk.
- salesroom11n. The room where sales are made.
- salicylic16adj. Derived from salicin.
- saliently12adv. In a salient manner, relevantly, germanely.
- saltation9n. A leap, jump or dance.
- saltatory12adj. Of or pertaining to leaps or leaping.
- saltgrass10n. American grass of species Distichlis spicata, that can tolerate alkali...
- salthouse12n. A salt processing facility.
- saltiness9n. The property of being, or tasting, salty.
- saltpetre11n. Potassium nitrate.
- saltworks16n. A place where salt is refined and prepared commercially.
- salubrity14n. The quality of being salubrious or invigorating.
- salvaging14n. The act by which something is salvaged.
- salvarsan12n. The organoarsenic compound arsphenamine, formerly used in the treatment...
- salvation12n. The process of being saved, the state of having been saved (from hell).
- samaritan11n. A Good Samaritan.
- samsonite11n. A black, monoclinic silver manganese antimony sulfosalt mineral.
- sanctuary14n. A place of safety, refuge, or protection.
- sandblast12v. To spray with fast-moving solid grains (such as sand propelled by...
- sandglass11n. An instrument for measuring the passage of time by the passage of sand...
- sandpaper14n. Strong paper coated with (traditionally) sand or (today) manufactured...
- sandpiper14n. Any of various small waders of the family Scolopacidae.
- sandridge12n. A ridge or bank of sand; sandbank.
- sandstone10n. A sedimentary rock produced by the consolidation and compaction of...
- sandstorm12n. A strong wind carrying clouds of sand and dust through the air.
- sangfroid14n. Composure, self-possession or imperturbability especially when in a...
- sanitized19adj. Having been disinfected and cleaned of microorganisms.
- sanitizer18n. A program to detect errors in code, usually integrated into a compiler.
- sannyasin12n. A Hindu in the sannyasa stage.
- saphenous14adj. Relating to, or situated near, the saphenous vein.
- sapodilla12n. A long-lived evergreen tree, Manilkara zapota, native to the New World...
- sappiness13n. The property of being sappy.
- saprolite11n. A chemically weathered rock.
- sapsucker17n. A woodpecker of the eastern United States (of the genus Sphyrapicus)...
- sarabande12n. A 16th-century Spanish dance.
- sarcastic13adj. Containing sarcasm.
- sarcomere13n. The contractile unit of the myofibril of a striated muscle.
- sarcoptic15adj. Pertaining to, or caused by mites of the genus Sarcoptes.
- sarcosine11n. The amino acid N-methyl-glycine; it is present in most tissue, and has...
- sargassum12n. Any of many brown algae of the genus Sargassum; gulfweed.
- sartorial9adj. Of or relating to the tailoring of clothing.
- sartorius9n. A long, slender muscle that runs from the iliac crest along the...
- sarvodaya16n. A philosophy that emphasises socioeconomic equality, non-violence and...
- sashaying16n. The movement of one who sashays.
- saskatoon13n. A shrub inhabiting western North America (Amelanchier alnifolia).
- sasquatch23n. A large hairy humanoid creature of western North America.
- sassafras12n. A tree of species Sassafras albidum of the eastern United States and...
- sassiness9n. The quality of being sassy.
- satellite9n. A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one.
- satiating10adj. That satiates.
- satiation9n. The state of being satiated or sated, of being full, of being at...
- satinwood13n. Chloroxylon swietenia (Ceylon or East Indian satinwood).
- satirical11adj. Of, pertaining to, or connected with satire.
- satisfied13adj. In a state of satisfaction.
- saturable11adj. Capable of being saturated, of achieving saturation.
- saturated10adj. Full; unable to hold or contain any more.
- saturator9n. That which saturates.
- saturnine9adj. Of a person: having a tendency to be cold and gloomy.
- satyrical14adj. Satyric.
- saucerful14n. As much as a saucer will hold.
- sauciness11n. The property of being saucy.
- saucisson11n. A saucisse.
- sauvignon13n. Any of several grape varieties and associated wines originally from...
- savviness15n. Shrewdness; common sense.
- saxifrage20n. Any plant in the genus Saxifraga.
- saxitoxin23n. A neurotoxin, produced by some dinoflagellates, associated with red...
- saxophone21n. A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family...
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- scagliola12n. Plasterwork imitating marble, granite, etc.
- scaleless11adj. Lacking anything to give a sense of scale; not having a reference for...
- scalloped14adj. Having an edge or border marked with semicircles.
- scallywag18n. A badly behaved person, especially a child; a mischief-maker; a rascal.
- scamander14v. To wander about with no fixed purpose.
- scampered16adj. Achieved by a scampering motion.
- scannable13adj. That can be scanned; suitable for scanning.
- scantling12n. The set size or dimension of a piece of timber, stone etc., or...
- scapegoat14n. In the Mosaic Day of Atonement ritual, a goat symbolically imbued with...
- scarecrow16n. An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to...
- scareware14n. Software that attempts to scare the user into compliance, as by...
- scarified15adj. Damaged, barren, denuded, scarred, wasted.
- scarifier14n. One who scarifies.
- scariness11n. The property of being scary.
- scarsella11n. Rectangular apse.
- scatology15n. The scientific study or chemical analysis of faeces.
- scattered12adj. Dispersed, spread apart into disunited units.
- scatterer11n. One who, or that which, scatters.
- scavenger15n. Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for...
- scenarist11n. A writer of screenplays; a screenwriter.
- scenester11n. A non-musician who is active in a particular musical scene, especially...
- scentless11adj. Not having a scent, odorless.
- sceptical15adj. Commonwealth standard spelling of skeptical.
- scheduled16adj. Planned; according to schedule (timetable).
- scheduler15n. A person or device that determines a schedule, that determines the...
- scheelite14n. A mineral composed of calcium tungstate, with the chemical formula...
- schelling15n. A silver coin formerly current in the Low Countries.
- schematic18adj. Represented too simply or in an overly formulaic way, reflecting a...
- schiavone17n. A backed, hilted broadsword of the 17th century.
- schilling15n. The old currency of Austria, divided into 100 groschen.
- schistose14adj. Of or relating to schist.
- schlemiel16n. A loser or a fool.
- schlieren14n. Regions of a fluid having different refractive index because of their...
- schmaltzy28adj. Overly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic.
- schnapper18n. An Australasian fish, Chrysophrys guttulatus or C. auratus; the porgy...
- schnauzer23n. A dog of a particular breed originating in Germany.
- schnitzel23n. A dish consisting of fried veal cutlet.
- scholarly17adj. Characteristic of a scholar.
- scholiast14n. A scholar who writes commentary on the works of an author, especially...
- schoolbag17n. A satchel used to carry supplies for school; a bookbag.
- schoolboy19n. A boy attending school.
- schoolday18n. A day during which the public schools are open, usually synonymous with...
- schooling15n. Training or instruction.
- schoolkid19n. A schoolchild, a kid who attends school; a schoolboy or schoolgirl.
- schreiner14n. An engraved roller used for schreinerizing textiles.
- scientism13n. The belief that the scientific method and the assumptions and research...
- scientist11n. One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer...
- scintilla11n. A small spark or flash.
- scissored12adj. Equipped with scissors.
- sclerosis11n. The abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery; the...
- sclerotic13adj. Of or relating to the sclera of the eye.
- scoliosis11n. The abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.
- scombroid16adj. Pertaining to mackerel.
- scoparius13n. The dried tops of the plant Cytisus scoparius, formerly used in...
- scorching17adj. Very hot.
- scorebook17n. A book in which the score for a game or sport is noted.
- scorecard14n. A printed card allowing spectators of a game to identify players and...
- scoreless11adj. With no points or goals etc having been scored.
- scoreline11n. A line in a newspaper or other publication giving the score in a sports...
- scoundrel12n. A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor...
- scourging13n. A beating with a scourge; a flogging.
- scrambled16adj. Mixed, disordered, shuffled.
- scrambler15n. Someone or something that scrambles (in various senses).
- scrambles15n. Motocross (racing game).
- scrapbook19n. A book, similar to a notebook or journal, in which personal or family...
- scrapheap18n. A pile in which junk is discarded.
- scrappage16n. The practice of scrapping something.
- scrapping16n. The act by which something is scrapped.
- scrapyard17n. A junkyard; a place where scrap is stored, discarded or resold.
- scratched17adj. Produced by scratching.
- scratcher16n. Someone who scratches.
- scratches16n. Synonym of pastern dermatitis.
- scrawling15n. Something scrawled.
- screaming14adj. Loud, sharp, and piercing to the ear.
- screecher16n. A bird of the former category Picariae, distinguished from the...
- screencap15n. A screenshot.
- screening12n. Mesh material that is used to screen (as in a "screen door").
- screwball16n. A pitch thrown with added pressure by the index finger and a twisting...
- screwface19n. A contorted facial expression of anger, frustration, or aggression.
- screwtape16v. To mess things up, to corrupt, to be devilish.
- screwworm19n. A larva of a blowfly of species Cochliomyia hominivorax (New World...
- scribbler15n. One who scribbles; a hasty or untalented writer or artist.
- scrimmage16n. A rough fight.
- scrimping16n. An amount saved little by little.
- scrimshaw19v. To create (a small ornamental handicraft also called a scrimshaw) by...
- scripting14n. The act by which something is scripted.
- scripture13n. A sacred writing or holy book.
- scrivener14n. A professional writer; one whose occupation is to draw contracts or...
- scrolling12n. The continuous movement of text or images on a display screen in either...
- scrounger12n. One who scrounges.
- scrubbing16n. An act of scrubbing.
- scrubland14n. A plant community characterized by scrub vegetation, consisting of low...
- scrummage16n. An ordered formation of forwards, typically bending down, binding to...
- scrunchie16n. A small elasticated ring of fabric placed around long hair to hold it...
- scuffling18n. A confused struggle.
- sculpting14n. The act or product of one who sculpts; sculpture.
- sculpture13n. A three-dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable objects...
- scurrying15n. The motion of something that scurries.
- scutellum13n. A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed of the proper...
- scuttling12n. The motion of one who scuttles.
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- seachange15n. A movement of people from cities to rural coastal areas.
- seafaring13adj. Living one's life at sea.
- searching15adj. Thorough.
- searingly13adv. In a burning, blistering, hot manner.
- seasoning10n. Something used to add taste or flavour to food, such as salt and pepper...
- seaworthy18adj. Fit for service at sea.
- sebaceous13adj. Of or relating to fat, sebum.
- seborrhea14n. A skin disorder causing scaly, flaky, itchy, red skin.
- secateurs11n. Small, handheld pruning shears.
- secession11n. The act of seceding.
- seclusion11n. The act of secluding, shutting out or keeping apart.
- secondary15adj. Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank...
- seconding13n. The agreement of a second person to an initial proposal or motion.
- secretary14n. A person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical...
- secretase11n. An enzyme that "snips" pieces off a longer protein that is embedded in...
- secretion11n. Any substance that is secreted by an organism.
- secretive14adj. Having an inclination to secrecy.
- secretory14adj. Of, pertaining to, or used in secretion.
- sectarian11adj. Of, relating to, or partial to a sect.
- sectional11adj. Relating to a section.
- sectorial11adj. Adapted for cutting.
- secularly14adv. In a secular fashion.
- securable13adj. Able to be secured.
- sedentary13adj. Not moving; relatively still; staying in the vicinity.
- sedentism12n. The practice of living in one place for a long time.
- seditious10adj. Of, related to, or being involved in sedition.
- seduction12n. The act of seducing.
- seductive15adj. Attractive, alluring, tempting.
- seediness10n. The property of being seedy (unkempt).
- seemingly15adv. As it appears; apparently.
- seesawing13n. A rising and falling, similar to a seesaw.
- segmental12adj. Of, relating to, or constructed from segments.
- segmented13adj. Having or made of segments.
- segregate11adj. Separate; select.
- seigniory13n. The estate of a feudal lord.
- selecting12n. An act of selection.
- selection11n. The process or act of selecting.
- selective14adj. Of or relating to the process of selection.
- selectman13n. Any of a board of municipal officers elected to manage some New England...
- selfishly18adv. In a selfish manner; with regard to private interest only or chiefly.
- sellotape11n. Adhesive tape.
- sellsword13n. A mercenary.
- semantics13n. A branch of linguistics studying the meaning of words.
- semaphore16n. Any equipment used for visual signalling by means of flags, lights, or...
- semblable15adj. Apparent.
- semblance15n. The outward appearance or form of a person or thing.
- semibreve16n. A musical note four beats long in 4/4 time; a whole note (US).
- semicolon13n. The punctuation mark ;.
- semifinal14n. A playoff in the round with only four players or teams left, the stage...
- semigroup14n. Any set for which there is a binary operation that is closed and...
- semilunar11adj. Shaped like a half-moon; crescent-shaped.
- semimajor20adj. Of or pertaining to the semimajor axis, the long axis of an ellipse.
- semimetal13n. A solid of which the conduction and valence band overlap slightly in...
- semiology15n. Semiotics, the study of signs.
- semiotics13n. The study of signs and symbols, especially as means of language or...
- semirural11adj. Moderately rural; transcending both urbanity and province; developing.
- semisolid12adj. Having properties intermediate between those of a solid and a liquid.
- semisweet14adj. Partially sweet or sweetened, but having a distinct bitter component.
- semivowel17n. A sound in speech which has some qualities of a consonant and some...
- senescent11adj. Growing old; decaying with the lapse of time.
- seneschal14n. A steward, particularly (historical) one in charge of a medieval...
- seniority12n. A measure of the amount of time a person has been a member of an...
- sensation9n. A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact...
- senseless9adj. Without feeling or desire to work; deprived of sensation.
- sensitive12adj. Having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to the senses.
- sensitize18v. To make (someone or something) sensitive or responsive to certain...
- sensorial9adj. Of or pertaining to sensation or the senses; sensory.
- sensorium11n. The entire sensory apparatus of an organism.
- sensually12adv. In a sensual manner; in a way that excites the senses; sexily.
- sentience11n. The state or quality of being sentient; possession of consciousness or...
- sentiment11n. A general thought, feeling, or sense.
- separable13adj. Able to be separated.
- separated12adj. Detached; not connected or joined; two or more things stand apart.
- separator11n. An object located between two or more things and hence separating them.
- sepiolite11n. A hydrated magnesium silicate, clay mineral used for carving into...
- septarian11adj. Containing or relating to septaria.
- septenary14adj. Consisting of or containing seven.
- sepulchre16n. A burial chamber.
- sepulture11n. The act of sepulchring, committing the remains of a deceased person to...
- sequenced21adj. Whose sequence (of bases or genes) has been determined.
- sequencer20n. Any device that activates or deactivates the components of a machine or...
- sequester18v. To separate from all external influence; to seclude; to withdraw.
- seraphine14n. An early wind instrument with a keyboard, resembling a cross between a...
- serialism11n. Music, especially from the 20th century, in which themes are based on a...
- serialist9adj. Of, pertaining to, or employing serialism.
- seriality12n. The process of occurring in a sequential manner; a serial arrangement...
- serialize18v. To write a television program, novel, or other form of entertainment as...
- seriation9n. The arrangement of things in a series.
- serigraph15n. A silkscreen print made by serigraphy.
- seriously12adv. In a serious or literal manner.
- serjeanty19n. A land tenure in which a tenant provided his liege with some kind of...
- serogroup12n. A group of microorganisms only differing from others by their...
- serologic12adj. Relating to serology.
- serotonin9n. An indoleamine neurotransmitter, 5-hydroxytryptamine, that is involved...
- serration9n. The state of being serrated.
- sertanejo16n. In Brazil, someone from the countryside; a backlander.
- servicing15n. The act of performing maintenance on something.
- serviette12n. A table napkin, now especially a paper one.
- servilely15adv. In a servile way; fawningly.
- servility15n. The condition of being servile.
- servitude13n. The state of being a slave; slavery; being forced to work for others or...
- sessional9adj. Pertaining to a period, often an academic term or a sitting of a...
- sestamibi13n. A derivative of radioactive technetium used in nuclear imaging.
- sevelamer14n. A phosphate-binding drug used to treat hyperphosphatemia in patients...
- sevenfold16adj. Seven times as much; multiplied by seven.
- seventies12n. The decade of the 1870s, 1970s, etc.
- severable14adj. Capable of being severed.
- severally15adv. Separately.
- severance14n. The act of severing or the state of being severed.
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- sforzando22n. A mark that indicates that a note is to be played with a strong initial...
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- sgraffito16n. A technique in ceramics, art and wall design, where the top layer of...
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- shadiness13n. The property of being shady.
- shadowbox25n. A diorama or shallow display case, usually with a glass front.
- shadowing17n. The effect of being shadowed (in the sense of blocked), as from a light...
- shakedown20n. Extortion, especially through blackmail.
- shakiness16n. The property of being shaky.
- shakshuka23n. A Maghrebi dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of chopped tomatoes...
- shallowly18adv. In a shallow manner, without depth.
- shamanism16n. Any of a range of traditional beliefs and practices concerned with...
- shamanist14n. An adherent of shamanism.
- shambling17adj. Who walks while dragging or shuffling the feet.
- shambolic18adj. Chaotic, disorganised or mismanaged.
- shameless14adj. Having no shame, no guilt nor remorse over something considered wrong...
- shampooer16n. A machine for shampooing carpets.
- shapefile17n. A computer file in the Shapefile format, used in geographic information...
- shapeless14adj. Without a clearly defined or identifiable shape.
- shapewear17n. Foundation garments, designed to hold a part of the body in a...
- shareable14adj. Suitable for sharing.
- shareware15n. A type of software that is distributed without payment but is limited...
- sharknado17n. A tornado containing sharks.
- sharkskin20n. The skin of a shark; shagreen.
- sharpened15adj. Having a sharp point or edge.
- sharpener14n. A device for making things sharp.
- sharpness14n. The cutting ability of an edge; keenness.
- shattered13adj. Physically broken into pieces.
- shavasana15n. A resting pose in which one lies flat on one's back with the arms and...
- shearling13n. A sheep that has been shorn for the first time.
- sheathing16n. Something that wraps around or surrounds something, as a sheath encases...
- shechinah20n. The presence of God.
- sheepfold18n. An enclosure for keeping sheep.
- sheepskin18n. The skin of a sheep, especially an adult sheep, and especially when...
- sheerness12n. The property of being sheer.
- sheetrock18n. A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two...
- sheldrake17n. An Old World duck of the genus Tadorna (shelducks).
- shellback20n. A worldly sailor.
- shellcode15n. A small piece of code, used as the payload of a virus or other malware...
- shellfire15n. Artillery bombardment.
- shellfish18n. A fisheries and colloquial term for an aquatic invertebrate having an...
- sheltered13adj. Protected, as from wind or weather.
- shielding14n. The situation, in NMR spectroscopy, in which a local magnetic field is...
- shiftable17adj. That can be shifted.
- shiftless15adj. Lazy, unmotivated.
- shiftwork22n. Scheduled work outside of customary daylight working hours.
- shikigami19n. A kind of ghost or spirit in Japanese folklore.
- shikimate18n. The anionic form of shikimic acid.
- shimmying20n. The motion of one who shimmies; a shimmy.
- shingling14n. The act of covering with shingles.
- shinigami15n. A deity and/or personification of death.
- shininess12n. The visual property of something shining with reflective light; shine.
- shipboard17adj. Occurring or existing on board a ship.
- shipborne16adj. Carried by ship.
- shipowner17n. Someone who owns a ship.
- shippable18adj. Able to be shipped.
- shipshape19adj. Meticulously neat and tidy.
- shipwreck23n. A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy...
- shirataki16n. Thin, translucent, gelatinous traditional Japanese noodles made from...
- shirtless12adj. Without a shirt.
- shirttail12n. The single or split (then rather plural) bottom part of a shirt, below...
- shivering16n. The action of a person or thing that shivers; a trembling.
- shockable20adj. Able to be shocked.
- shoemaker18n. A person who makes shoes.
- shoeshine15n. The act of polishing shoes.
- shoesmith17n. A person who shoes horses for a living.
- shogunate13n. The office or dignity of a shogun.
- shootdown16n. The shooting down of an aircraft, satellite, etc.
- shopfront17n. The side of a shop that faces the street, usually having display...
- shophouse17n. A building that has both retail and domestic use.
- shoppable18adj. Allowing or promoting shopping; suitable for shopping in.
- shorebird15n. A bird, or species of birds, that is found near the edge of bodies of...
- shoreland13n. The land at the shore of a lake, sea, etc.
- shoreless12adj. Without a shore, or with no shore in sight; boundless.
- shoreline12n. The divide between land and a body of water.
- shoreside13adj. Located on or near a shore.
- shoreward16adj. In the direction of the shoreline, relatively speaking.
- shortcake18n. A sweet cake or biscuit (crumbly leavened bread) typically made with...
- shortcode15n. A special short telephone number for an SMS or MMS service, designed to...
- shortener12n. One who, or that which, shortens.
- shortfall15n. An instance of falling short, of not meeting a quota, an obligation, or...
- shorthair15n. Any of several breeds of domestic cat with relatively short hair, a...
- shorthand16n. A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for...
- shorthold16adj. Describing a tenancy that exists for an agreed term, at the end of...
- shorthorn15adj. Describing cattle that have distinctively short horns.
- shortleaf15adj. Having short leaves.
- shortline12n. An independent railroad company that operates over a relatively short...
- shortlist12v. To place something on a short list.
- shortness12n. The property of being short, of being small of stature or brief.
- shortnose12adj. Having a short nose.
- shortstop14n. The infield defensive player that stands between the second baseman and...
- shortwave18n. An electromagnetic wave with a relatively short wavelength...
- shotcrete14n. Concrete conveyed through a hose and pneumatically projected at high...
- shotshell15n. A shotgun cartridge.
- shoulders13n. The two shoulders and the upper portion of the back.
- shovelful18n. The amount that can be moved at once with a shovel.
- showbread18n. The twelve loaves of bread placed daily by the Jewish priests in the...
- showering16n. Something that falls in a shower.
- showhouse18n. A house open to the public as an exhibition of architecture...
- showiness15n. The property of being showy.
- showmance19n. A romance between cast members or production crew of a play or...
- showpiece19n. Something that exhibits exceptional quality, something worth being...
- showplace19n. A building or estate shown for its beauty or noteworthiness.
- shreddies14n. Underwear.
4,367 rare nine-letter words that start with S
- sabaconid
- sabadilla
- sabbatism
- sabbatize
- sabelloid
- saberless
- sabinaite
- sableness
- sabotager
- sabotiere
- sabrebill
- sabrefish
- sabreless
- sabrelike
- sabrewing
- saccately
- saccharan
- saccharic
- sacciform
- sacculate
- sacculina
- sacerdocy
- sachemdom
- sackmaker
- sacralgia
- sacrality
- sacralize
- sacrarium
- sacration
- sacredize
- sacrifier
- sacristry
- saddlebum
- safelight
- safemaker
- safetyism
- safetyist
- safetyman
- safflomin
- saffroned
- safrazine
- sagaciate
- sagapenum
- sagartiid
- sagecraft
- sagenitic
- sagginess
- saggingly
- saghavart
- sagittary
- sagittate
- sahlinite
- sailboard
- sailcraft
- sailingly
- sailoress
- sailoring
- sailorize
- sailorman
- saimirine
- sainthead
- saintless
- saintlike
- saintlily
- saintling
- saintship
- sakebiose
- salacetol
- salacinol
- saladless
- saladlike
- salangana
- salangane
- salebrous
- salempore
- salenixon
- saleratus
- salesbook
- saleswise
- saleswork
- salicetum
- salicylal
- salicylol
- saligenin
- salimeter
- salimetry
- salinized
- saliotite
- salirasib
- saliretin
- salitrose
- salivator
- salivette
- salivirus
- sallowish
- salmacian
- salmonfly
- salmonine
- salmoning
- salmonish
- salmonoid
- salnatron
- salonical
- saloniste
- salonlike
- salonnier
- saloonist
- salootree
- salorthid
- salpiform
- salpingid
- salsalate
- salsalike
- salsamole
- salsarita
- saltative
- saltchuck
- saltierra
- saltishly
- saltmaker
- saltmouth
- saltproof
- saltspoon
- saltstone
- saltyback
- salubrify
- saludador
- salumeria
- saluretic
- salvative
- salvatory
- salvelike
- salvianin
- salzfelle
- samalamig
- sambocade
- sambucene
- samegrade
- sameyness
- samoamide
- samogonka
- samothere
- samplable
- sampleite
- sampleman
- sampleset
- sanbenito
- sandalled
- sandalore
- sandbathe
- sandbeach
- sandberry
- sandblind
- sandboard
- sandboxer
- sandcrete
- sanderite
- sandiness
- sandownid
- sandperch
- sandplain
- sandprawn
- sandproof
- sandranol
- sandroach
- sandscape
- sandslide
- sandsnipe
- sandspout
- sandstock
- sandthorn
- sandwichy
- saneroite
- sanforize
- sanggenon
- sanguette
- sanguicel
- sanjakate
- sanjakbey
- sanskaric
- santalene
- santolina
- santonate
- santonica
- sapeptide
- sapheaded
- sapidless
- sapidness
- sapiently
- sapogenin
- saponarin
- saponitic
- saporific
- sapotoxin
- sapovirus
- sapphired
- sapphiric
- sapphyrin
- sapraemia
- sapraemic
- saprobism
- saprobity
- saprovore
- saprozoic
- sapstreak
- saptapadi
- saralasin
- sarangist
- sarapatel
- sarbacane
- sarcelled
- sarchotic
- sarcinoid
- sarcocarp
- sarcocele
- sarcocyst
- sarcoderm
- sarcodine
- sarcodous
- sarcoidal
- sarcoline
- sarcolite
- sarcology
- sarcoptid
- sarcosome
- sarcospan
- sardinier
- sargassan
- sarilumab
- saripidem
- sarizotan
- sarkiness
- sarkinite
- sarkiship
- sarmentum
- sarnovide
- sarolaner
- sarothrum
- sartorite
- saruplase
- sashimied
- sassafrac
- sassarara
- sassoline
- sassolite
- sassywood
- sastrugus
- satanhood
- satanical
- satcaster
- satedness
- satellect
- satelloid
- satelloon
- satiatory
- satinbird
- satinette
- satinizer
- satinleaf
- satinlike
- satintail
- satirizer
- satisfice
- satisfier
- satorious
- satrapate
- satrapess
- satrapial
- satrapian
- satsebeli
- satumomab
- saturably
- saturniid
- saturnism
- saturnite
- satyrlike
- sauceboat
- saucedish
- sauceless
- saucelike
- saucerian
- saucerize
- saucerman
- sauconite
- saunalike
- saunterer
- sauriosis
- saurology
- sauropsid
- sausagier
- sausinger
- saussurea
- sauvagine
- sauvatide
- savagedom
- savanilla
- savannoid
- savantish
- savantism
- savedness
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Questions about these words
- How many nine-letter words that start with S are there?
- Word.ws lists 1,198 nine-letter words that start with S, plus 4,367 rare ones.
- What are common nine-letter words that start with S?
- something, sometimes, situation, statement, secretary, seriously, structure and standards.
- Which of the nine-letter words that start with S has the highest letter score?
- squeezing 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.
Cite this page: “9-Letter Words Starting with S: 1,198 Words.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/words/9-letter/starting-with-s. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
