Discover a variety of five-letter words starting with “S” to enhance your vocabulary and assist in word game challenges.
- Sable- A small carnivorous mammal, or black fur from this animal.
- Saber- A heavy cavalry sword with a curved blade.
- Safer- More secure or less endangered.
- Sagas- Long stories of heroic achievement.
- Sails- Sheets of fabric used to catch the wind on a vessel.
- Saint- A person acknowledged as holy or virtuous.
- Sales- Exchanges of commodities for money.
- Salts- White crystalline substances that enhance flavor.
- Sands- Fine particles of crushed rock and mineral.
- Sappy- Excessively sentimental.
- Sassy- Lively, bold, and full of spirit.
- Satay- A dish of seasoned, skewered, and grilled meat.
- Savor- To taste or smell with pleasure.
- Scald- To burn with hot liquid or steam.
- Scale- A device for measuring weight or an ordered range.
- Scams- Deceptive schemes or frauds.
- Scans- Looks over quickly or systematically.
- Scare- To frighten or cause fear.
- Scarf- A piece of fabric worn around the neck or head.
- Scary- Causing fear.
- SCUBA- Acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus.
- Scene- A place where an incident occurs.
- Scent- A distinctive smell.
- Schwa- The mid-central vowel sound in English.
- Scion- A descendant of a notable family.
- Scoff- To mock or speak derisively.
- Scold- To reprimand or criticize angrily.
- Scone- A small, lightly sweetened biscuit-like cake.
- Scoop- A utensil used to pick up substances or information gained exclusively.
- Scope- The extent or range of view, coverage, or action.
- Score- To gain points in a game or to make a cut or notch.
- Scorn- The feeling that someone or something is worthless or despicable.
- Scout- To explore or observe to gather information.
- Scrap- Discarded metal or small pieces/tablets of food.
- Scree- Loose stony debris on a slope.
- Screw- A metal fastener with a spiral ridge or a twisting motion.
- Scrub- To clean something by rubbing it hard.
- Scuba- Gear for underwater diving.
- Scuff- To scrape or brush the surface of something.
- Scums- Layers of undesirable material that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- Seals- Sea mammals with streamlined bodies or devices that close or make something secure.
- Seams- Lines along which two pieces of fabric are sewn together.
- Sears- Burns or scorches the surface of something with sudden heat.
- Seats- Places to sit.
- Seeds- The reproductive grains from flowering plants.
- Seeks- Attempts to find or obtain.
- Seems- Appears or gives the impression.
- Seeps- Oozes or passes slowly through small openings.
- Seers- Individuals who can see what the future holds.
- Segue- To move without interruption from one piece of music, part, or situation to another.
- Sells- Exchanges something for money.
- Sends- Causes to go or be taken to a particular destination.
- Sensa- Plural of sensum, which refers to something sensed.
- Sense- To perceive or be aware of.
- Sepia- A reddish-brown color.
- Serfs- Agricultural laborers bound under the feudal system to work on their lord’s estate.
- Serve- To work for, assist, or provide food/drink.
- Setup- The arrangement or organization of something.
- Seven- The number following six.
- Sever- To cut off or divide.
- Sewer- A channel that carries off drainage water and waste.
- Shady- Filled with shade or somewhat disreputable.
- Shake- To move up and down or from side to side with rapid, forceful, jerky movements.
- Shale- A soft, finely stratified sedimentary rock.
- Shalt- Archaic or Biblical second person singular of shall.
- Shame- A painful feeling of humiliation or distress.
- Shape- The external form or contour of something.
- Share- To use or enjoy something jointly with others.
- Shark- A predatory fish with a streamlined body.
- Sharp- Having a fine edge suitable for cutting or incisive.
- Shave- To remove hair from the face or body.
- Shawl- A piece of fabric worn over the shoulders or head.
- Shear- To cut the wool off a sheep or to cut through something with a tool.
- Sheds- Simple roofed structures used for storage or housing animals.
- Sheen- A soft luster on a surface.
- Sheep- Domesticated ruminant animals with a fleece of wool.
- Sheet- A large piece of cloth used as a bed covering.
- Shelf- A flat board which is a part of a piece of furniture used to hold items.
- Shell- A hard outer covering of certain animals.
- Shift- To move from one place, position, direction, etc., to another.
- Shine- To emit light or to be bright.
- Ships- Large vessels designed for water transport.
- Shock- A sudden upsetting or surprising event or condition.
- Shoed- Fitted with a shoe or shoes.
- Shoes- Coverings for the feet, usually made of fabric and often having soles of leather or synthetic material.
- Shops- Establishments where goods are sold to customers.
- Shore- The land along the edge of a sea, lake, or river.
- Short- Having little length, lacking in height.
- Shots- Acts of firing guns or the projectiles that they discharge.
- Shout- To yell or scream.
- Shows- Displays or publicly presents.
- Shred- To cut or tear into small, thin pieces.
- Shrew- A small mole-like mammal known for its shrill voice and aggressive nature.
- Shrub- A low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches.
- Shrug- To raise and contract (shoulders), expressing indifference, doubt, etc.
- Shuns- Deliberately avoids, ignores, or rejects.
- Shuts- Closes something or ceases operation.
- Sides- Surfaces forming the outside of an object.
- Sifts- Separates or removes (something) by passing through a sieve.
- Sighs- Emits a long, deep, audible breath expressing sadness, relief, or tiredness.
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