8 Letter Words Starting With S
All 3466 8-letter words that start with S, most common first, with pronunciation and meaning.
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- somebody/ˈsəmˌbɑdi/a human being
- supposed/səˈpoʊzd/based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
- straight/ˈstɹeɪt/a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
- speaking/ˈspikɪŋ/the utterance of intelligible speech
- security/sɪkˈjʊɹəti/measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.
- surprise/səˈpɹaɪz/the act of surprising someone
- standing/ˈstændɪŋ/the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position
- starting/ˈstɑɹtɪŋ/a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
- sleeping/ˈsɫipɪŋ/the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate
- suddenly/ˈsədənɫi/quickly and without warning
- sergeant/ˈsɑɹdʒənt/a lawman with the rank of sergeant
- shooting/ˈʃutɪŋ/the act of firing a projectile
- shouting/ˈʃaʊtɪŋ/uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
- strength/ˈstɹɛŋkθ/the property of being physically or mentally strong
- soldiers/ˈsoʊɫdʒɝz/
- students/ˈstudənts/
- shopping/ˈʃɑpɪŋ/searching for or buying goods or services
- stronger/ˈstɹɔŋɝ/
- stealing/ˈstiɫɪŋ/the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
- stranger/ˈstɹeɪndʒɝ/anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
- separate/ˈsɛpɝˌeɪt/a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments
- solution/səˈɫuʃən/the successful action of solving a problem
- schedule/ˈskɛdʒuɫ/a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
- sentence/ˈsɛntəns/(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
- spending/ˈspɛndɪŋ/the act of spending or disbursing money
- shoulder/ˈʃoʊɫdɝ/a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road
- sometime/ˈsəmˌtaɪm/at some indefinite or unstated time
- studying/ˈstədiɪŋ/reading carefully with intent to remember
- services/ˈsɝvəsəz/performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
- struggle/ˈstɹəɡəɫ/strenuous effort
- stopping/ˈstɑpɪŋ/the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch
- swimming/ˈswɪmɪŋ/the act of swimming
- sandwich/ˈsæmwɪtʃ/two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
- specific/spəˈsɪfɪk/a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease
- suffered/ˈsəfɝd/
- survived/sɝˈvaɪvd/
- standard/ˈstændɝd/any distinctive flag
- starving/ˈstɑɹvɪŋ/the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
- slightly/ˈsɫaɪtɫi/to a small degree or extent
- stubborn/ˈstəbɝn/tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
- southern/ˈsəðɝn/from the south
- supplies/səˈpɫaɪz/
- strategy/ˈstɹætədʒi/an elaborate and systematic plan of action
- suspects/ˈsəsˌpɛkts/
- survival/sɝˈvaɪvəɫ/something that survives
- superior/suˈpɪɹiɝ/a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character
- searched/ˈsɝtʃt/
- sticking/ˈstɪkɪŋ/
- suitcase/ˈsutˌkeɪs/a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
- sunshine/ˈsənˌʃaɪn/the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
- superman/ˈsupɝˌmæn/street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
- splendid/ˈspɫɛndɪd/having great beauty and splendor
- stations/ˈsteɪʃənz/(Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents…
- servants/ˈsɝvənts/
- symptoms/ˈsɪmptəmz/
- somewhat/ˈsəmˈwət/to certain extent or degree
- screwing/ˈskɹuɪŋ/slang for sexual intercourse
- strictly/ˈstɹɪktɫi/restricted to something
- shepherd/ˈʃɛpɝd/a herder of sheep (on an open range)
- switched/ˈswɪtʃt/
- spinning/ˈspɪnɪŋ/creating thread
- sniffles/ˈsnɪfəɫz/
- secretly/ˈsikɹɪtɫi/not openly
- sympathy/ˈsɪmpəθi/an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
- subjects/ˈsəbdʒɪkts/
- survivor/sɝˈvaɪvɝ/an animal that survives in spite of adversity
- sickness/ˈsɪknəs/impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
- shocking/ˈʃɑkɪŋ/giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
- suggests/səˈdʒɛsts/
- stepping/ˈstɛpɪŋ/
- stressed/ˈstɹɛst/bearing a stress or accent
- sequence/ˈsikwəns/the action of following in order
- sexually/ˈsɛkʃuəɫi/by sexual means
- scenario/sɪˈnɛɹioʊ/a postulated sequence of possible events
- suitable/ˈsutəbəɫ/worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse
- strongly/ˈstɹɔŋɫi/with strength or in a strong manner
- sensible/ˈsɛnsəbəɫ/aware intuitively or intellectually of something sensed
- software/ˈsɔfˌwɛɹ/(computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored…
- salesman/ˈseɪɫzmən/a man salesperson
- sneaking/ˈsnikɪŋ/
- scissors/ˈsɪzɝz/a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves his legs as the blades of scissors move
- sniffing/ˈsnɪfɪŋ/
- stunning/ˈstənɪŋ/strikingly beautiful or attractive
- sweating/ˈswɛtɪŋ/the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid
- shipment/ˈʃɪpmənt/the act of sending off something
- selected/səˈɫɛktɪd/chosen in preference to another
- syndrome/ˈsɪnˌdɹoʊm/a complex of concurrent things
- shipping/ˈʃɪpɪŋ/the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
- snarling/ˈsnɑɹɫɪŋ/
- stalking/ˈstɔkɪŋ/the act of following prey stealthily
- shanghai/ˈʃæŋˈhaɪ/the largest city of China
- stinking/ˈstɪŋkɪŋ/offensively malodorous
- sunlight/ˈsənˌɫaɪt/the rays of the sun
- swinging/ˈswɪŋɪŋ/changing location by moving back and forth
- striking/ˈstɹaɪkɪŋ/the act of contacting one thing with another
- sherlock/ˈʃɝˌɫɑk/someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
- sabotage/ˈsæbəˌtɑʒ/a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged
- squirrel/ˈskwɝəɫ/a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
- slipping/ˈsɫɪpɪŋ/moving as on a slippery surface
- semester/səˈmɛstɝ/half a year
8-letter words starting with S
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How many 8 letter words start with S?
There are 3466 8-letter words starting with S in our dictionary.