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8-Letter Words Starting with S (41 words)
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sapropel (12 points)
Mud consisting chiefly of decaying matter
S·1+A·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+P·3+E·1+L·1 = 12 pts
scenical (12 points)
Having beautiful views
Of a stage setting
Picturesque, as a stage performance
S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
sceptral (12 points)
Short attempt in various places that are regal
Regal son left, taking possession of damaged carpet
S·1+C·3+E·1+P·3+T·1+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
scrannel (10 points)
A thin person
S·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+L·1 = 10 pts
seashell (11 points)
Scallop, for one
Ocean audition device
Beachcomber's find
S·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+L·1 = 11 pts
seasonal (8 points)
Also sane (anagram)
Like resort venues, perhaps
Working for Christmas, say
S·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+L·1 = 8 pts
sectoral (10 points)
Pertaining to a region or zone
Of a region
Regional
S·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 10 pts
selfheal (14 points)
An option as he fell ill (wordplay)
Care for oneself
Be one's own doctor
S·1+E·1+L·1+F·4+H·4+E·1+A·1+L·1 = 14 pts
senseful (11 points)
Judicious.
S·1+E·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 11 pts
sentinel (8 points)
Dispatched via overhead train (wordplay)
Guard - ten lines (anagram)
Dispatched via overhead train?
S·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+L·1 = 8 pts
septical (12 points)
Pertaining to {septic=n}
S·1+E·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
sesspool (10 points)
""A covered well or pit for sewage, also CESSPIT, CESSPOOL""
S·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+P·3+O·1+O·1+L·1 = 10 pts
shameful (16 points)
'Tsk, tsk, tsk'
Causing humiliation and distress
Pity flu developed, it's scandalous
S·1+H·4+A·1+M·3+E·1+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 16 pts
sheenful (14 points)
Shining
S·1+H·4+E·1+E·1+N·1+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 14 pts
shelfful (17 points)
A whole row of books in the bookcase perhaps
S·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+F·4+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 17 pts
shlemiel (13 points)
Habitual bungler (var.)
Yiddish dolt (var.)
Unlucky one
S·1+H·4+L·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+E·1+L·1 = 13 pts
shoebill (13 points)
Wader, or how it's accounted for
African wading bird.
Large wading bird, allied to the heron.
S·1+H·4+O·1+E·1+B·3+I·1+L·1+L·1 = 13 pts
shrapnel (13 points)
Her plans unexpectedly change (wordplay)
Fragments from exploded shell
Her plans burst into fragments
S·1+H·4+R·1+A·1+P·3+N·1+E·1+L·1 = 13 pts
shrieval (14 points)
Pertaining to a sheriff
S·1+H·4+R·1+I·1+E·1+V·4+A·1+L·1 = 14 pts
sidehill (12 points)
Small mountain slope
Certain lie for golfers
S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+H·4+I·1+L·1+L·1 = 12 pts
sidereal (9 points)
Madrid, say, chasing team of stars
Aspect true of the stars (wordplay)
The genuine edge of 24 across, perhaps
S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+L·1 = 9 pts
sidewall (12 points)
Part of a tire.
Part between tread and rim
Tire portion between tread & bead
S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+W·4+A·1+L·1+L·1 = 12 pts
skeletal (12 points)
Like some closet findings (wordplay)
Not fleshed out (wordplay)
Lacking in detail
S·1+K·5+E·1+L·1+E·1+T·1+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
sneerful (11 points)
Given to sneering
S·1+N·1+E·1+E·1+R·1+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 11 pts
snowbell (13 points)
Small tree of Southeastern U. S.
Small tree with white flowers
S·1+N·1+O·1+W·4+B·3+E·1+L·1+L·1 = 13 pts
societal (10 points)
Kind of ills
Like some norms
Pertaining to group interaction
S·1+O·1+C·3+I·1+E·1+T·1+A·1+L·1 = 10 pts
somedeal (11 points)
To some degree
S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+D·2+E·1+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
spadeful (14 points)
Flat-shovel load.
S·1+P·3+A·1+D·2+E·1+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 14 pts
spandrel (11 points)
Wall space between adjacent arches
Architectural space above an arch
Area between two arches
S·1+P·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+R·1+E·1+L·1 = 11 pts
spectral (12 points)
Spelt CAR wrong? That's spooky!
Like the colors of a rainbow
Suggesting a rainbow
S·1+P·3+E·1+C·3+T·1+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
spiteful (13 points)
Turns up over free fuel? That's mean!
Turns up over free fuel? Thats mean!
Type of roast beef foul, not half nasty
S·1+P·3+I·1+T·1+E·1+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 13 pts
splenial (10 points)
Pertaining to the splenius
S·1+P·3+L·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 10 pts
squirrel (17 points)
Rocky, for one
Rocky of cartoondom, for one
Nut-gathering rodent
S·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+R·1+R·1+E·1+L·1 = 17 pts
stageful (12 points)
As much as a stage can hold
S·1+T·1+A·1+G·2+E·1+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 12 pts
staumrel (10 points)
A {dolt=n}
S·1+T·1+A·1+U·1+M·3+R·1+E·1+L·1 = 10 pts
sterical (10 points)
""Pertaining to atoms in a molecule, also STERIC""
S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 10 pts
streusel (8 points)
Apple crisp topper
Apple crisp topping
Crumbly, sugary cake topping
S·1+T·1+R·1+E·1+U·1+S·1+E·1+L·1 = 8 pts
sublevel (13 points)
Type of mining
S·1+U·1+B·3+L·1+E·1+V·4+E·1+L·1 = 13 pts
subpanel (12 points)
A subdivision of a panel
S·1+U·1+B·3+P·3+A·1+N·1+E·1+L·1 = 12 pts
subshell (13 points)
One of the orbitals making up an electron shell of an atom
S·1+U·1+B·3+S·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+L·1 = 13 pts
supernal (10 points)
High-level plan sure to work out
Coming from above
Of or from heavens or sky, celestial
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+N·1+A·1+L·1 = 10 pts

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