8-letter words containing a, b, c
- schwaben — German name of Swabia.
- scrabble — to scratch or scrape, as with the claws or hands.
- scrabbly — insignificantly small or sparse: scrabbly tufts of grass sprouting from the parched lawn.
- scramble — to climb or move quickly using one's hands and feet, as down a rough incline.
- scriabin — Aleksandr Nikolaevich [al-ig-zan-der nik-uh-lahy-uh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-dr nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ ə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1872–1915, Russian composer and pianist.
- scuzzbag — a despicable or unethical person
- scybalum — hard faeces in the intestine
- seabeach — a beach lying along a sea or ocean.
- seatback — the back support of a seat in an aircraft, motor vehicle, etc.
- set back — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
- set-back — Surveying. the interval by which a chain or tape exceeds the length being measured.
- setbacks — a check to progress; a reverse or defeat: The new law was a setback.
- shabrack — the saddlecloth of a cavalry horse used by European light cavalry
- sick bag — a bag provided on an aircraft or ship as a receptacle for vomit
- sick bay — a hospital or dispensary, especially aboard ship.
- sick-bay — a hospital or dispensary, especially aboard ship.
- sit back — relax, rest
- skewback — a sloping surface against which the end of an arch rests.
- slotback — an offensive back who lines up about one yard behind the gap in the line between a tackle and an end stationed a distance outside of the tackle.
- slowback — a laggard, idler or lazy person
- snapback — a sudden rebound or recovery.
- sociable — inclined to associate with or be in the company of others.
- sociably — inclined to associate with or be in the company of others.
- softback — paperback book
- sorocaba — a city in SE Brazil, W of São Paulo.
- spacelab — a manned laboratory in space, developed by the European Space Agency, carried aboard an orbiting space shuttle.
- staubach — Roger Thomas, born 1942, U.S. football player.
- subacrid — slightly acrid
- subacute — somewhat or moderately acute.
- subcaste — Sociology. an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups. any rigid system of social distinctions.
- subcause — a factor less important than a cause
- subclaim — a claim that is part of a larger claim
- subclass — a primary division of a class.
- subcosta — a longitudinal vein in the anterior portion of the wing of an insect.
- subotica — a city in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, in N Serbia.
- subscale — a scale within a scale
- subspace — a smaller space within a main area that has been divided or subdivided: The jewelry shop occupies a subspace in the hotel's lobby.
- subtract — to withdraw or take away, as a part from a whole.
- subucula — (in ancient Rome) an undergarment or subtunic worn by men;
- subvicar — an assistant to a vicar; a subordinate vicar
- subvocal — mentally formulated as words, especially without vocalization.
- swayback — an excessive downward curvature of the spinal column in the dorsal region, especially of horses.
- syllabic — of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables.
- tacloban — a seaport on NE Leyte, in the central Philippines.
- tacubaya — a former city in the Federal District of Mexico: now a SW district of Mexico City; national observatory.
- tailback — the offensive back who lines up farthest behind the line of scrimmage, as in a single wingback or double wingback formation.
- takeback — something taken back or withdrawn, especially an employee benefit previously gained in a union contract; takeaway.
- talkback — a system of telephone links enabling spoken directions to be given during the production of a programme
- the crab — the constellation Cancer, the fourth sign of the zodiac
- trackbed — the foundation on which railway tracks are laid