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9-Letter Words Starting with S (40 words)
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sanctuary (14 points)
As was Spartacus; arch anti (anagram)
Holy place - asylum
Place of protection
S·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+T·1+U·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
scatology (15 points)
Excessive interest in obscene things
S·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+Y·4 = 15 pts
schmaltzy (28 points)
Insincerely or effusively sentimental
Effusively or insincerely emotional
Old-fashioned and sentimental
S·1+C·3+H·4+M·3+A·1+L·1+T·1+Z·10+Y·4 = 28 pts
scholarly (17 points)
Likewise, cars with holly (wordplay)
Likewise (wordplay)
Erudite student has left over a year
S·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+L·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
schoolboy (19 points)
In-form style of humour (wordplay)
Pupil of sorts
Rowe of Tiger fame
S·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+O·1+L·1+B·3+O·1+Y·4 = 19 pts
scrappily (18 points)
In a scrappy manner; in scraps.
S·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+P·3+P·3+I·1+L·1+Y·4 = 18 pts
scruffily (20 points)
SCRUFF the back of the neck
S·1+C·3+R·1+U·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+L·1+Y·4 = 20 pts
secondary (15 points)
Of lesser importance
Not of principal importance
Minor in importance
S·1+E·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+D·2+A·1+R·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
secretary (14 points)
Desk organizer (wordplay)
Person of note (wordplay)
Della Street, for instance
S·1+E·1+C·3+R·1+E·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
secretory (14 points)
""Secreting; performing, or connected with, the office secretion; secernent; as, secretory vessels, nerves. as, secretory vessels, nerves.""
S·1+E·1+C·3+R·1+E·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
sectility (14 points)
The state or quality of being sectile.
S·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
secularly (14 points)
In a way not related to religion
S·1+E·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+L·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
sequacity (23 points)
Quality or state of being sequacious; sequaciousness.
S·1+E·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+C·3+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 23 pts
sergeancy (15 points)
The office of a sergeant; sergeantship.
S·1+E·1+R·1+G·2+E·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+Y·4 = 15 pts
sickishly (21 points)
SICKISH somewhat sick
S·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+I·1+S·1+H·4+L·1+Y·4 = 21 pts
sincerely (14 points)
In a genuine way
In heartfelt manner.
One way to close a letter
S·1+I·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
sincerity (14 points)
It's expressed in a moment of truth
Openness and truthfulness
It denotes genuine quality
S·1+I·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
sketchily (21 points)
Just roughly, in an artistic manner
In a manner lacking details
The vessel I got roughly drawn into this in a sly manner
S·1+K·5+E·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+Y·4 = 21 pts
slouchily (17 points)
""SLOUCH to sit, stand, or move with a drooping posture""
S·1+L·1+O·1+U·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
sluiceway (17 points)
Artificial channel for water
S·1+L·1+U·1+I·1+C·3+E·1+W·4+A·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
sociality (14 points)
Fellowship.
S·1+O·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
sociology (15 points)
A human science
Study of human behaviour
College major
S·1+O·1+C·3+I·1+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+Y·4 = 15 pts
sonically (14 points)
SONIC pertaining to sound
S·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
specially (16 points)
For a particular purpose
In particular
Particularly small diamonds quietly picked up by friend
S·1+P·3+E·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
specialty (16 points)
Special subject of study
Pediatrics, for example
Strong suit
S·1+P·3+E·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+L·1+T·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
speechify (22 points)
Orate
Harangue.
Harangue
S·1+P·3+E·1+E·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+F·4+Y·4 = 22 pts
stagnancy (15 points)
Only for blokes, girl shows sluggishness
Lack of flow
Given one buck, she is still bad
S·1+T·1+A·1+G·2+N·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+Y·4 = 15 pts
starchily (17 points)
STARCH to stiffen a fabric
S·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
staunchly (17 points)
In a loyal way
Without ambivalence
S·1+T·1+A·1+U·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+L·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
stitchery (17 points)
Embroidered samplers and the like
Ornamental needlework
S·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
stoically (14 points)
By way of resignation
With a poker face
With fortitude
S·1+T·1+O·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
stridency (15 points)
Harshness of voice.
Loud and harsh quality
Quality of a shrill sound
S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+N·1+C·3+Y·4 = 15 pts
subacidly (17 points)
ACIDLY {sourly=adv}
S·1+U·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+L·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
subagency (17 points)
A subordinate agency.
S·1+U·1+B·3+A·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+C·3+Y·4 = 17 pts
subcolony (16 points)
COLONY a settlement of emigrants in a new land
S·1+U·1+B·3+C·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
subcounty (16 points)
COUNTY an administrative division of a state
S·1+U·1+B·3+C·3+O·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
supercity (16 points)
""SUPER to reinforce with a thin cotton mesh, as a book""
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
supremacy (18 points)
Tinpot despot's dream state (wordplay)
Empire state (wordplay)
Power to dominate
S·1+U·1+P·3+R·1+E·1+M·3+A·1+C·3+Y·4 = 18 pts
surrogacy (15 points)
""Pl. surrogacies The condition of being a surrogate, especially a surrogate mother.""
S·1+U·1+R·1+R·1+O·1+G·2+A·1+C·3+Y·4 = 15 pts
synchrony (20 points)
The concurrence of events in time; synchronism.
S·1+Y·4+N·1+C·3+H·4+R·1+O·1+N·1+Y·4 = 20 pts

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