9-letter words containing s, l, u, t, e
- southwell — Saint Robert. ?1561–95, English poet and Roman Catholic martyr, who was imprisoned, tortured, and executed for his Jesuit activities. His best-known poem is 'The Burning Babe'
- spatulate — shaped like a spatula; rounded more or less like a spoon.
- speculate — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- spell out — to name, write, or otherwise give the letters, in order, of (a word, syllable, etc.): Did I spell your name right?
- spiculate — having the form of a spicule.
- spinulate — having a spine or spines
- spirituel — showing or having a refined and graceful mind or wit.
- spluttery — tending to splutter: spluttery fire sparks.
- sporulate — to produce spores.
- spoutless — having no spout
- stellular — having the form of a small star or small stars.
- stenchful — malodorous; foul-smelling
- sterculia — any of various tropical trees of the genus Sterculia, of which some species are grown as ornamentals and some are the source of commercially valuable wood.
- stimulate — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- stipulate — to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement (often followed by for).
- streetful — the amount of people or things a street can hold
- stressful — full of stress or tension: the stressful days before a war.
- strifeful — vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism: to be at strife.
- struggled — to contend with an adversary or opposing force.
- struggler — to contend with an adversary or opposing force.
- stub axle — a short axle that carries one of the front steered wheels of a motor vehicle and is capable of limited angular movement about a kingpin
- studiable — application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation, or reflection: long hours of study.
- stuffless — without stuff
- subaltern — lower in rank; subordinate: a subaltern employee.
- sublethal — almost lethal or fatal: a sublethal dose of poison.
- subletter — a person who sublets
- sublimate — Psychology. to divert the energy of (a sexual or other biological impulse) from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
- sublunate — almost crescent-shaped
- subluxate — to partially dislocate
- submental — situated beneath the chin
- subtilize — to elevate in character; sublimate.
- subtitled — with dialogue on screen
- subtitles — a written translation superimposed on a film or television programme that has foreign dialogue
- succulent — full of juice; juicy.
- sulfatase — any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of sulfuric acid esters.
- sulfatize — to convert into a sulfate, as by the roasting of ores.
- sulfonate — an ester or salt derived from a sulfonic acid.
- sulfurate — to combine, treat, or impregnate with sulfur, the fumes of burning sulfur, etc.
- sulphuret — to treat or combine with sulphur
- sultanate — the office or rule of a sultan.
- sultaness — sultana (defs 2, 3).
- supersalt — a salt with an excess of acid over base
- supertalk — Silicon Beach Software. A superset of HyperTalk used in SuperCard.
- surmullet — a goatfish, especially one of the European species used for food.
- surtitles — supertitle.
- sutcliffe — Herbert. 1894–1978, English cricketer, who played for Yorkshire; scorer of 149 centuries and 1000 runs in a season 24 times
- tediously — marked by monotony or tedium; long and tiresome: tedious tasks; a tedious journey.
- telegonus — a son of Odysseus and Circe who unknowingly killed his father and eventually married Penelope.
- teleosaur — a type of crocodile from the Jurassic period
- tellurous — containing tetravalent tellurium.