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8-Letter Words Starting with S (37 words)
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safranin (11 points)
A red dye
S·1+A·1+F·4+R·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+N·1 = 11 pts
scarfpin (15 points)
Securer for an ascot
Neckwear ornament
Mark, loveless dandy, wearing clothing accessory
S·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+F·4+P·3+I·1+N·1 = 15 pts
scorpion (12 points)
As above (Latin)
Arachnid with venomous sting
Child's arrested for climbing tank
S·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+P·3+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts
searobin (10 points)
Fish of the gurnard family.
Fish also called gurnard
Bottom-dwelling fish
S·1+E·1+A·1+R·1+O·1+B·3+I·1+N·1 = 10 pts
seatrain (8 points)
Marine rail carrier.
Ship for railroad cars
S·1+E·1+A·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+I·1+N·1 = 8 pts
secretin (10 points)
A {hormone=n}
S·1+E·1+C·3+R·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+N·1 = 10 pts
seraphin (13 points)
Seraph
S·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+N·1 = 13 pts
shagreen (12 points)
Sharkskin - he ranges (anagram)
Sharkskin used as decorative material
Sharkskin used as a decorative material
S·1+H·4+A·1+G·2+R·1+E·1+E·1+N·1 = 12 pts
shoehorn (14 points)
Blaring loafer (wordplay)
Oxford aid (wordplay)
Force (into an inadequate space)
S·1+H·4+O·1+E·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+N·1 = 14 pts
shopworn (16 points)
Like tired merchandise?
Like tired merchandise (wordplay)
Drab from long display
S·1+H·4+O·1+P·3+W·4+O·1+R·1+N·1 = 16 pts
shrunken (15 points)
Sanforized, old style
Having become smaller
Shun kern to be made small
S·1+H·4+R·1+U·1+N·1+K·5+E·1+N·1 = 15 pts
sirenian (8 points)
Dugong or manatee
Marine mammal allied to whale.
Sea cow or dugong.
S·1+I·1+R·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 8 pts
slattern (8 points)
Fine strip by bird? Trollop!
Relative of Doll Tearsheet.
Dirty, untidy woman
S·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+N·1 = 8 pts
sonarman (10 points)
Important member of Nautilus crew.
Navy rating.
S·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 10 pts
sonarmen (10 points)
Sonarman
S·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+R·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 10 pts
sorption (10 points)
The process or sorbing
S·1+O·1+R·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 10 pts
southern (11 points)
Of Counties Cork and Kerry, say
Of Cork or Waterford, say
From Texas, say
S·1+O·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+N·1 = 11 pts
southron (11 points)
A southerner
S·1+O·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
spearman (12 points)
Guy with a simple weapon
Warrior of a type.
Long for him to have a weapon
S·1+P·3+E·1+A·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 12 pts
spearmen (12 points)
Some supernumeraries, perhaps
Opera extras
Thunderball extras
S·1+P·3+E·1+A·1+R·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 12 pts
squadron (18 points)
Senior side adopting one of four in team
Air, navy, cavalry, group
Air force unit
S·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
squireen (17 points)
An owner of a small estate
S·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+R·1+E·1+E·1+N·1 = 17 pts
sternson (8 points)
Boy keeps birds in part of ship
Keel part
S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+N·1+S·1+O·1+N·1 = 8 pts
straiten (8 points)
Train set (anagram)
Restrict as to finances.
Distress put right, we hear
S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+N·1 = 8 pts
stricken (14 points)
Deeply affected, by grief say
Seriously affected (by, eg, condition)
Afflicted with illness, say
S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+N·1 = 14 pts
stridden (10 points)
Walked with long steps
S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+D·2+E·1+N·1 = 10 pts
strucken (14 points)
Strike
S·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+N·1 = 14 pts
stubborn (12 points)
Like a mule
Set in one's ways
Unreasonably unwilling to change
S·1+T·1+U·1+B·3+B·3+O·1+R·1+N·1 = 12 pts
sturgeon (9 points)
Fish - got nurse (anagram)
The way to encourage fish (wordplay)
Bone in the doctor's fish (wordplay)
S·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+G·2+E·1+O·1+N·1 = 9 pts
suburban (12 points)
Of city outskirts
Like outer city areas
Like soccer moms
S·1+U·1+B·3+U·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+N·1 = 12 pts
superfan (13 points)
Enthusiastic supporter of Chicago sports teams, in a series of SNL sketches
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+F·4+A·1+N·1 = 13 pts
superman (12 points)
Michael Jordan flew like him!
High-jump champ (wordplay)
Kent state (wordplay)
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 12 pts
supermen (12 points)
George Reeves and Christopher Reeve
Martians, supposedly
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 12 pts
suzerain (17 points)
Supreme ruler; azure sin (anagram)
I left Suzie wet in a dominant state
Nazis rue mistakes of Overlord
S·1+U·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1+A·1+I·1+N·1 = 17 pts
swordman (14 points)
Samurai, for example variable
Sunday cruciverbalist, maybe, who has cutting edge (wordplay)
S·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+D·2+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 14 pts
swordmen (14 points)
The Three Musketeers, for example
Fencers, old style
S·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+D·2+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 14 pts
syrphian (16 points)
""A winged insect, also SYRPHID""
S·1+Y·4+R·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 16 pts

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