7-letter words containing p, r, i, s
- scripps — Edward Wyllis [wil-is] /ˈwɪl ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1854–1926, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- scripts — the letters or characters used in writing by hand; handwriting, especially cursive writing.
- semipro — semiprofessional
- serapis — Also, Sarapis. a Greco-Egyptian deity combining the attributes of Osiris and Apis, identified in Egypt with the Ptolemies: later worshiped throughout the Greek and Roman empires.
- sergipe — a state in NE Brazil. 8490 sq. mi. (21,990 sq. km). Capital: Aracajú.
- serpigo — (formerly) a creeping or spreading skin disease, as ringworm.
- shapiro — Karl (Jay) 1913–2000, U.S. poet and editor.
- sharpie — sharper.
- shipper — a person who discusses, writes about, or takes an interest in a romantic relationship between fictional characters, whether or not the romance actually exists in the original book, show, etc.: Harry Potter/Hermione Granger shippers.
- shrimpy — resembling a shrimp
- simpler — easy to understand, deal with, use, etc.: a simple matter; simple tools.
- skimper — to scrimp.
- skipper — a person or thing that skips.
- slipper — any light, low-cut shoe into which the foot may be easily slipped, for casual wear in the home, for dancing, etc. Compare bedroom slipper, house slipper.
- snipper — a hairdresser
- spacier — spaced-out (def 2).
- sparing — kept in reserve, as for possible use: a spare part.
- sparkie — an electrician
- sparoid — resembling or pertaining to the porgy family, Sparidae.
- spermic — spermatic.
- spheric — having the form of a sphere; globular.
- spicery — spice.
- spicier — seasoned with or containing spice: a spicy salad dressing.
- spidery — like a spider or a spider's web.
- spieler — a barker, as at a circus sideshow.
- spikery — High-Church Anglicanism
- spimmer — a person who sends unsolicited commercial communications via an instant-messaging system
- spinner — a person or thing that spins.
- spiraea — 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.
- spirant — fricative (def 2).
- spireme — the threadlike chromatin of a cell nucleus, present during early meiosis or mitosis.
- spiring — a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- spirits — an emotional state, esp with regard to exaltation or dejection
- spirity — spirited
- spiroid — more or less spiral; resembling a spiral.
- spirula — any cephalopod of the genus Spirula, having a flat, spiral shell that is partly inside and partly outside the posterior part of the body.
- spitter — brocket (def 2).
- splicer — a device used to hold two sections of motion-picture film, recording tape, etc., in proper alignment while they are being spliced together.
- spoiler — a person or thing that spoils.
- sporing — Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- sporoid — of or like a spore
- sportif — sporty
- spraint — a piece of otter's dung
- spriest — active; nimble; agile; energetic; brisk.
- spriggy — possessing sprigs or small branches.
- spright — an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- springe — a snare for catching small game.
- springs — a leap, jump, or bound.
- springy — characterized by spring or elasticity; flexible; resilient: He walks with a springy step.
- spruing — Metallurgy. an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold. the waste metal left in this opening after casting.