8-letter words containing s, e, l, c
- ossicles — Plural form of ossicle.
- panicles — a compound raceme.
- parclose — (in a church) a screen dividing one area from another, as a chapel from an aisle.
- pc-tiles — (language) A visual programming language.
- pelasgic — Pelasgian.
- perclose — parclose.
- pericles — c495–429 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- polemics — a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- policies — the enclosed grounds and gardens surrounding a large country house or mansion
- popsicle — ice lolly
- preclose — to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut.
- preslice — to slice in advance
- pucellas — a tool resembling tongs or shears for handling and shaping molten glass.
- reckless — utterly unconcerned about the consequences of some action; without caution; careless (usually followed by of): to be reckless of danger.
- reschool — to school again; retrain
- resculpt — to sculpt again
- reselect — to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
- resplice — to join together or unite (two ropes or parts of a rope) by the interweaving of strands.
- rockless — lacking rocks
- sacellum — a small chapel, as a monument within a church.
- sackable — offence: justifying loss of job
- sackless — innocent or not deserving of punishment
- sacredly — devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- saeculum — an age in astronomy
- salience — the state or condition of being salient.
- saliency — salience.
- saxicole — living on or among rocks
- scaevola — Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA) (or Caius, ) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Mucius [myoo-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈmyu ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA) fl. 6th century b.c., Roman hero.
- scalable — capable of being scaled: the scalable slope of a mountain.
- scale up — increase in size
- scalenus — any of three muscles on each side of the neck, the action of which raises the first and second ribs in respiration and assists in bending the neck to one side.
- scalepan — scale2 (def 2).
- 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
- scarcely — barely; hardly; not quite: The light is so dim we can scarcely see.
- scarless — a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- scenical — of or relating to natural scenery.
- scentful — full of scent or odour; fragrant
- sceptral — of, resembling, or relating to a sceptre
- schedule — a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, especially with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion: The schedule allows three weeks for this stage.
- schellum — a person or an animal that is a rascal or villain
- schiller — Ferdinand Canning Scott [kan-ing] /ˈkæn ɪŋ/ (Show IPA), 1864–1937, English philosopher in the U.S.
- schimmel — a roan-coloured horse
- schlager — a type of European popular music focusing on love and feelings
- schlegel — August Wilhelm von [ou-goo st vil-helm fuh n] /ˈaʊ gʊst ˈvɪl hɛlm fən/ (Show IPA), 1767–1845, German poet, critic, and translator.
- schleppy — slovenly, dowdy, or run-down; frumpy: a schleppy hotel; a schleppy old bathrobe.
- schnabel — Artur [ahr-too r] /ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1882–1951, Austrian pianist.
- schooled — a large number of fish, porpoises, whales, or the like, feeding or migrating together.
- schooler — an institution where instruction is given, especially to persons under college age: The children are at school.
- schoolie — a fish that swims within a school.