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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. spewyScrabble 13 · WWF 13

    a.. Wet; soggy; inclined to spew.

  2. 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.

  3. spialScrabble 7 · WWF 9

    n.. A spy; a scout.

  4. 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.

  5. spiceScrabble 9 · WWF 11

    n.. Species; kind.

  6. spickScrabble 13 · WWF 15

    n.. A spike or nail.

  7. spicsScrabble 9 · WWF 11

    noun. Plural of spic; a spike or point.

  8. spicyScrabble 12 · WWF 13

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

  9. spiedScrabble 8 · WWF 9

    imp. & p. p. of Spy.

  10. spielScrabble 7 · WWF 9

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

  11. spierScrabble 7 · WWF 8

    noun. One who spies; a spy or observer.

  12. spiesScrabble 7 · WWF 8

    pl.. of Spy

  13. spiffScrabble 13 · WWF 14

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

  14. spikeScrabble 11 · WWF 12

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

  15. spiksScrabble 11 · WWF 12

    noun. Plural of spik; a spike or pointed projection.

  16. spikyScrabble 14 · WWF 14

    a.. Like a spike; spikelike.

  17. spileScrabble 7 · WWF 9

    n.. A small plug or wooden pin, used to stop a vent, as in a cask.

  18. spillScrabble 7 · WWF 10

    n.. A bit of wood split off; a splinter.

  19. spiltScrabble 7 · WWF 9

    imp. & p. p.. of Spill

  20. spineScrabble 7 · WWF 9

    n.. A sharp appendage to any of a plant; a thorn.

  21. spinkScrabble 11 · WWF 13

    n.. The chaffinch.

  22. spinsScrabble 7 · WWF 9

    verb. Third person singular present of spin.

  23. spinyScrabble 10 · WWF 11

    a.. Full of spines; thorny; as, a spiny tree.

  24. spireScrabble 7 · WWF 8

    v. i.. To breathe.

  25. spiroScrabble 7 · WWF 8

    noun. A combining form or prefix indicating spiral or coiled shape, used in technical terms.

  26. spirtScrabble 7 · WWF 8

    v. & n.. Same as Spurt.

  27. spiryScrabble 10 · WWF 10

    a.. Of a spiral form; wreathed; curled; serpentine.

  28. spissScrabble 7 · WWF 8

    a.. Thick; crowded; compact; dense.

  29. spiteScrabble 7 · WWF 8

    n.. Ill-will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart; petty malice; grudge; rancor; despite.

  30. spitsScrabble 7 · WWF 8

    noun. Plural of spit.

  31. spitzScrabble 16 · WWF 17

    n.. any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail

  32. spivsScrabble 10 · WWF 12

    noun. Plural of spiv; petty criminals or flashy black-market dealers.

  33. spladScrabble 8 · WWF 10

    noun. A splotch or smear; a daub.

  34. splatScrabble 7 · WWF 9

    n.. a slat of wood in the middle of the back of a straight chair

  35. splayScrabble 10 · WWF 11

    v. t.. To display; to spread.

  36. spletScrabble 7 · WWF 9

    verb. Past tense of sple; to have split or splintered.

  37. splitScrabble 7 · WWF 9

    imp. & p. p.. of Split

  38. spockScrabble 13 · WWF 15

    n.. United States pediatrician whose many books on child care influenced the upbringing of children around the world (1903-1998)

  39. spodeScrabble 8 · WWF 9

    n.. a brand of fine English porcelain

  40. spoilScrabble 7 · WWF 9

    v. t.. To plunder; to strip by violence; to pillage; to rob; -- with of before the name of the thing taken; as, to spoil one of his goods or possession.

  41. spokeScrabble 11 · WWF 12

    imp.. of Speak

  42. spokyScrabble 14 · WWF 14

    adjective. Having spokes; resembling spokes.

  43. spoleScrabble 7 · WWF 9

    noun. A small splinter or chip of wood.

  44. spongScrabble 8 · WWF 11

    n.. An irregular, narrow, projecting part of a field.

  45. spoofScrabble 10 · WWF 11

    n.. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

  46. spookScrabble 11 · WWF 12

    n.. A spirit; a ghost; an apparition; a hobgoblin.

  47. spoolScrabble 7 · WWF 9

    n.. A piece of cane or red with a knot at each end, or a hollow cylinder of wood with a ridge at each end, used to wind thread or yarn upon.

  48. spoomScrabble 9 · WWF 11

    v. i.. To be driven steadily and swiftly, as before a strong wind; to be driven before the wind without any sail, or with only a part of the sails spread; to scud under bare poles.

  49. spoonScrabble 7 · WWF 9

    v. i.. See Spoom.

  50. spoorScrabble 7 · WWF 8

    n.. The track or trail of any wild animal; as, the spoor of an elephant; -- used originally by travelers in South Africa.