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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. sawahScrabble 11 · WWF 10

    noun. In Southeast Asia, a flooded field used for growing rice; a paddy.

  2. sawanScrabble 8 · WWF 9

    n.. the fifth month of the Hindu calendar

  3. sawedScrabble 9 · WWF 9

    imp.. of Saw

  4. sawerScrabble 8 · WWF 8

    n.. One who saws; a sawyer.

  5. sawnyScrabble 11 · WWF 11

    noun. A foolish or simple person; a soft-headed fellow.

  6. saxesScrabble 12 · WWF 12

    noun. Plural of sax; informal for saxophones.

  7. saxonScrabble 12 · WWF 13

    n.. One of a nation or people who formerly dwelt in the northern part of Germany, and who, with other Teutonic tribes, invaded and conquered England in the fifth and sixth centuries.

  8. sayalScrabble 8 · WWF 8

    noun. A type of fine woolen cloth, originally from India.

  9. saydaScrabble 9 · WWF 8

    n.. the main city of ancient Phoenicia

  10. sayedScrabble 9 · WWF 8

    noun. Variant of sayyid, a title of respect for a Muslim man.

  11. sayeeScrabble 8 · WWF 7

    noun. One to whom something is said.

  12. sayerScrabble 8 · WWF 7

    n.. One who says; an utterer.

  13. sayidScrabble 9 · WWF 8

    noun. Variant of sayyid.

  14. saystScrabble 8 · WWF 7

    verb. Archaic second-person singular present of say.

  15. sazenScrabble 14 · WWF 15

    noun. A type of Japanese lute.

  16. scabsScrabble 9 · WWF 11

    noun. Plural of scab; crusts that form over wounds.

  17. scadsScrabble 8 · WWF 9

    n.. a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed stacks of newspapers"

  18. scaffScrabble 13 · WWF 14

    noun. A temporary platform for workers; scaffolding.

  19. scagsScrabble 8 · WWF 10

    noun. Plural of scag; heroin.

  20. scalaScrabble 7 · WWF 9

    n.. A machine formerly employed for reducing dislocations of the humerus.

  21. scaldScrabble 8 · WWF 10

    v. t.. To burn with hot liquid or steam; to pain or injure by contact with, or immersion in, any hot fluid; as, to scald the hand.

  22. scaleScrabble 7 · WWF 9

    n.. The dish of a balance; hence, the balance itself; an instrument or machine for weighing; as, to turn the scale; -- chiefly used in the plural when applied to the whole instrument or apparatus for weighing. Also used figuratively.

  23. scallScrabble 7 · WWF 10

    a.. A scurf or scabby disease, especially of the scalp.

  24. scalpScrabble 9 · WWF 12

    n.. A bed of oysters or mussels.

  25. scalyScrabble 10 · WWF 11

    a.. Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish.

  26. scampScrabble 11 · WWF 14

    n.. A rascal; a swindler; a rogue.

  27. scamsScrabble 9 · WWF 11

    noun. plural of scam; fraudulent schemes.

  28. scansScrabble 7 · WWF 9

    verb. Third-person singular present of scan; examines or reads quickly or with a device.

  29. scantScrabble 7 · WWF 9

    superl.. Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not enough; as, a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment.

  30. scapeScrabble 9 · WWF 11

    n.. A peduncle rising from the ground or from a subterranean stem, as in the stemless violets, the bloodroot, and the like.

  31. scareScrabble 7 · WWF 8

    v. t.. To frighten; to strike with sudden fear; to alarm.

  32. scarfScrabble 10 · WWF 11

    n.. A cormorant.

  33. scarnScrabble 7 · WWF 9

    n.. Dung.

  34. scarpScrabble 9 · WWF 11

    n.. A band in the same position as the bend sinister, but only half as broad as the latter.

  35. scarsScrabble 7 · WWF 8

    noun. Plural of scar; marks left on skin or other surfaces after healing.

  36. scartScrabble 7 · WWF 8

    verb. (dialectal) To scratch or scrape.

  37. scaryScrabble 10 · WWF 10

    n.. Barren land having only a thin coat of grass.

  38. scaseScrabble 7 · WWF 8

    noun. (obsolete) A case or instance; a happening.

  39. scatsScrabble 7 · WWF 8

    noun. Plural of scat.

  40. scattScrabble 7 · WWF 8

    n.. Tribute.

  41. scaulScrabble 7 · WWF 10

    noun. A scald or burn; a mark left by burning.

  42. scaumScrabble 9 · WWF 12

    noun. A thin layer or film; a scale.

  43. scaupScrabble 9 · WWF 12

    n.. A bed or stratum of shellfish; scalp.

  44. scaurScrabble 7 · WWF 9

    n.. A precipitous bank or rock; a scar.

  45. scautScrabble 7 · WWF 9

    noun. A dialectal term for a slight or fleeting glance.

  46. scawdScrabble 11 · WWF 12

    noun. A scab or crust on a sore; also a scurfy condition.

  47. scawlScrabble 10 · WWF 12

    noun. A dialectal term for a scowl or frown.

  48. sceatScrabble 7 · WWF 8

    noun. An early Anglo-Saxon coin, typically of silver.

  49. scelpScrabble 9 · WWF 12

    verb. To scratch or scrape, especially with the nails.

  50. scenaScrabble 7 · WWF 9

    n.. A scene in an opera.