8-letter words containing s, c, r, e
- scaliger — Joseph Justus [juhs-tuh s] /ˈdʒʌs təs/ (Show IPA), 1540–1609, French scholar and critic.
- scambler — an unwelcome visitor who takes advantage of the hospitality of others, esp during mealtimes; sponger; opportunist
- scarabee — the scarab beetle or any beetle in the family Scarabaeidae
- scarcely — barely; hardly; not quite: The light is so dim we can scarcely see.
- scarcest — insufficient to satisfy the need or demand; not abundant: Meat and butter were scarce during the war.
- scare up — to fill, especially suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm.
- scarface — a 1983 cult gangster film written by Oliver Stone, directed by Brian de Palma, and starring Al Pacino.
- scariest — causing fright or alarm.
- scarless — a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- scarmoge — a skirmish or minor conflict
- scattery — characterized by scattering or dispersion
- scavager — a person whose responsibility is to ensure the streets are kept clean
- scenario — an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- sceptral — of, resembling, or relating to a sceptre
- sceptred — to give a scepter to; invest with authority.
- schiller — Ferdinand Canning Scott [kan-ing] /ˈkæn ɪŋ/ (Show IPA), 1864–1937, English philosopher in the U.S.
- schirmer — Gustav [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1829–93, born in Germany, and his sons Rudolph Edward, 1859–1919, and Gustave, 1864–1907, U.S. music publishers.
- schlager — a type of European popular music focusing on love and feelings
- schooler — an institution where instruction is given, especially to persons under college age: The children are at school.
- schooner — Nautical. any of various types of sailing vessel having a foremast and mainmast, with or without other masts, and having fore-and-aft sails on all lower masts. See also ketch, topsail schooner, yawl1 (def 2).
- schröder — Gerhard (ˈɡerhɑt). born 1944, German Social Democrat politician; chancellor of Germany from 1998–2005
- schubert — Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1797–1828, Austrian composer.
- schuller — Gunther, born 1925, U.S. composer, conductor, and music writer and educator.
- schuster — Leon. born 1951, South African comedian and film maker. His films include You Must Be Joking (1986) and Mr Bones (2001)
- schuyler — Philip John, 1733–1804, American statesman and general in the Revolutionary War.
- schwerin — a state in NE Germany. 8842 sq. mi. (22,900 sq. km). Capital: Schwerin.
- scienter — a mental state in which one has knowledge that one’s action, statement, etc., is wrong, deceptive, or illegal: often used as a standard of guilt: The court found that the company had the requisite scienter for securities fraud.
- scissure — a longitudinal cleft or opening.
- sciurine — of or relating to the squirrels and allied rodents of the family Sciuridae.
- sclereid — a short, thickened plant cell of the sclerenchyma, typically containing branched pits.
- sclerema — sclerosis, or hardening, especially of the skin.
- sclerite — any chitinous, calcareous, or similar hard part, plate, spicule, or the like.
- scleroid — hard or indurated.
- scleroma — a tumorlike hardening of tissue.
- sclerose — to undergo sclerosis; to harden
- sclerous — hard; firm; bony.
- scoffers — to speak derisively; mock; jeer (often followed by at): If you can't do any better, don't scoff. Their efforts toward a peaceful settlement are not to be scoffed at.
- scorched — slightly burned
- scorcher — a person or thing that scorches.
- scorepad — a pad whose sheets are printed with headings, vertical or horizontal lines, symbols, or the like, to facilitate the recording of scores in a game, as bowling or bridge.
- scorsese — Martin, born 1942, U.S. film director.
- scourger — a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.
- scouther — to scorch or singe
- scrabble — to scratch or scrape, as with the claws or hands.
- scragged — a lean or scrawny person or animal.
- scramble — to climb or move quickly using one's hands and feet, as down a rough incline.
- scramjet — a ramjet engine in which the flow through the combustor itself is supersonic.
- scrannel — thin or slight.
- scrapped — a fight or quarrel: She got into a scrap with her in-laws.
- scrapper — a fighter or aggressive competitor, especially one always ready or eager for a fight, argument, or contest: the best lightweight scrapper in boxing; a rugged political scrapper.