6-letter words containing a, r, i, s
- scoria — Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- serbia — a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- serial — anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- servia — former name of Serbia.
- shairp — John Campbell ("Principal Shairp") 1819–85, English critic, poet, and educator.
- shamir — Yitzhak [yits-hahk] /yɪtsˈhɑk/ (Show IPA), 1915–2012, Israeli political leader: prime minister 1986–92.
- sharia — law, seen as deriving from the Koran, hadith, ijmaʿ, and qiyas.
- sharif — a male given name: from an Arabic word meaning “exalted.”.
- shikar — the hunting of game for sport.
- shinar — a land mentioned in the Bible, often identified with Sumer.
- shiraz — a city in SW Iran.
- siccar — sure; certain
- sidrah — a Parashah chanted or read on the Sabbath.
- sierra — a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- sintra — a town in central Portugal, near Lisbon, in the Sintra mountains: noted for its castles and palaces and the beauty of its setting: tourism
- sippar — an ancient Babylonian city on the Euphrates, in SE Iraq.
- sirach — Son of, Jesus (def 2).
- sirdar — (in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan) a military chief or leader.
- sirena — a female given name.
- sirica — John J(oseph) 1904–1992, U.S. jurist: chief judge, district court for District of Columbia 1971–74; tried Watergate cases 1973–74.
- sirkar — a government
- sirrah — a term of address used to inferiors or children to express impatience, contempt, etc.
- sisera — the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- sistra — an ancient Egyptian percussion instrument consisting of a looped metal frame set in a handle and fitted with loose crossbars that rattle when shaken.
- souari — a S American tree of the genus Caryocar
- sparid — any of numerous fishes of the family Sparidae, chiefly inhabiting tropical and subtropical seas, comprising the porgies, the scups, etc.
- sparti — Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- spinar — a fast-spinning star or celestial mass
- spiral — Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
- spirea — any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- spraid — chapped
- sprain — to overstrain or wrench (the ligaments of an ankle, wrist, or other joint) so as to injure without fracture or dislocation.
- stairs — one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- strain — to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope.
- strait — Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- strati — a cloud of a class characterized by a gray, horizontal layer with a uniform base, found at a lower altitude than altostratus, usually below 8000 feet (2400 meters).
- striae — a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement: striae of muscle fiber.
- styria — a province in SE Austria: formerly a duchy. 6327 sq. mi. (16,385 sq. km). Capital: Graz.
- syriac — a form of Aramaic used by various Eastern Churches.
- syrian — of or relating to Syria or its inhabitants.
- tarsia — intarsia.
- tarski — Alfred, 1902–1983, U.S. mathematician and logician, born in Poland.
- travis — William Barret, 1809–36, U.S. soldier: commander during the battle of the Alamo.
- trials — systematic testing
- varies — to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance: to vary one's methods.
- vasari — Giorgio [jawr-jaw] /ˈdʒɔr dʒɔ/ (Show IPA), 1511–74, Italian painter, architect, and art historian.
- visard — Archaic. a mask or visor.
- wais-r — a group of intelligence tests, including the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) later revised (WAIS-R) the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) later revised (WISC-R) the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) and the Wechsler-Bellevue Scale, no longer used, all of which emphasize performance and verbal skills and give separate scores for subtests in vocabulary, arithmetic, memory span, assembly of objects, and other abilities.
- wisard — Archaic form of wizard.
- wismar — a seaport in N Germany, on the Baltic.