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5 Letter Words Starting with S

Every 5-letter English word in the JumbleFix dictionary that starts with S. Each word links to its definition. Face-value Scrabble and Words With Friends scores are shown so you can pick a high-scoring play without leaving the page.

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  1. spareScrabble 7 · WWF 8

    a.. To use frugally or stintingly, as that which is scarce or valuable; to retain or keep unused; to save.

  2. sparkScrabble 11 · WWF 12

    n.. A small particle of fire or ignited substance which is emitted by a body in combustion.

  3. sparmScrabble 9 · WWF 11

    noun. a dialectal term for a spasm or cramp.

  4. sparyScrabble 10 · WWF 10

    a.. Sparing; parsimonious.

  5. spasmScrabble 9 · WWF 11

    v. t.. An involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers.

  6. spassScrabble 7 · WWF 8

    noun. A playful or joking manner; fun (archaic or dialectal).

  7. spateScrabble 7 · WWF 8

    n.. A river flood; an overflow or inundation.

  8. spatsScrabble 7 · WWF 8

    noun. Short gaiters worn over the instep and around the ankle, typically as part of formal attire.

  9. spaveScrabble 10 · WWF 12

    verb. (obsolete) To spay or castrate (an animal).

  10. spawlScrabble 10 · WWF 12

    n.. A splinter or fragment, as of wood or stone. See Spall.

  11. spawnScrabble 10 · WWF 12

    v. t.. To produce or deposit (eggs), as fishes or frogs do.

  12. spaysScrabble 10 · WWF 10

    verb. Third-person singular simple present of spay; sterilizes (a female animal) by removing the ovaries.

  13. speakScrabble 11 · WWF 12

    v. i.. To utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings; to express thoughts by words; as, the organs may be so obstructed that a man may not be able to speak.

  14. spealScrabble 7 · WWF 9

    noun. A splinter or chip of wood (dialectal).

  15. speanScrabble 7 · WWF 9

    verb. To wean (a child or young animal) (dialectal, archaic).

  16. spearScrabble 7 · WWF 8

    n.. A long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting, by thrusting or throwing; a weapon with a long shaft and a sharp head or blade; a lance.

  17. speceScrabble 9 · WWF 11

    n.. Species; kind.

  18. speckScrabble 13 · WWF 15

    n.. The blubber of whales or other marine mammals; also, the fat of the hippopotamus.

  19. specsScrabble 9 · WWF 11

    n.. optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

  20. spectScrabble 9 · WWF 11

    noun. A brief look or glance; a glimpse.

  21. speedScrabble 8 · WWF 9

    n.. Prosperity in an undertaking; favorable issue; success.

  22. speelScrabble 7 · WWF 9

    verb. To climb or clamber (chiefly Scottish).

  23. speenScrabble 7 · WWF 9

    noun. A teat or nipple, especially of an animal (dialectal).

  24. speerScrabble 7 · WWF 8

    n.. A sphere.

  25. speilScrabble 7 · WWF 9

    verb. To climb or ascend, especially in a laborious manner.

  26. speirScrabble 7 · WWF 8

    v. i.. To ask. See Spere.

  27. spelkScrabble 11 · WWF 13

    n.. A small stick or rod used as a spike in thatching; a splinter.

  28. spellScrabble 7 · WWF 10

    n.. A spelk, or splinter.

  29. speltScrabble 7 · WWF 9

    of Spell

  30. spendScrabble 8 · WWF 10

    v. t.. To weigh or lay out; to dispose of; to part with; as, to spend money for clothing.

  31. spentScrabble 7 · WWF 9

    imp. & p. p.. of Spend

  32. speosScrabble 7 · WWF 8

    noun. A rock-cut temple or tomb, especially in ancient Egypt.

  33. spereScrabble 7 · WWF 8

    v. i.. To search; to pry; to ask; to inquire.

  34. spermScrabble 9 · WWF 11

    n.. The male fecundating fluid; semen. See Semen.

  35. speteScrabble 7 · WWF 8

    verb. To spit; to eject from the mouth.

  36. spewsScrabble 10 · WWF 11

    verb. Third-person singular simple present indicative of spew; vomits or ejects.

  37. spewyScrabble 13 · WWF 13

    a.. Wet; soggy; inclined to spew.

  38. sphexScrabble 17 · WWF 17

    n.. Any one of numerous species of sand wasps of the genus Sphex and allied genera. These wasps have the abdomen attached to the thorax by a slender pedicel. See Illust. of Sand wasp, under Sand.

  39. spialScrabble 7 · WWF 9

    n.. A spy; a scout.

  40. spicaScrabble 9 · WWF 11

    n.. A kind of bandage passing, by successive turns and crosses, from an extremity to the trunk; -- so called from its resemblance to a spike of a barley.

  41. spiceScrabble 9 · WWF 11

    n.. Species; kind.

  42. spickScrabble 13 · WWF 15

    n.. A spike or nail.

  43. spicsScrabble 9 · WWF 11

    noun. Plural of spic; a spike or point.

  44. spicyScrabble 12 · WWF 13

    superl.. Flavored with, or containing, spice or spices; fragrant; aromatic; as, spicy breezes.

  45. spiedScrabble 8 · WWF 9

    imp. & p. p. of Spy.

  46. spielScrabble 7 · WWF 9

    n.. plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)

  47. spierScrabble 7 · WWF 8

    noun. One who spies; a spy or observer.

  48. spiesScrabble 7 · WWF 8

    pl.. of Spy

  49. spiffScrabble 13 · WWF 14

    n.. attractiveness in appearance or dress or manner; "he gets by largely on pure spiff"

  50. spikeScrabble 11 · WWF 12

    n.. A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron set with points upward or outward.