6-letter words containing s, o, r
- azores — group of islands in the N Atlantic, c. 800 mi (1,287 km) west of Portugal and constituting an autonomous region of that country: 900 sq mi (2,331 sq km); pop. 238,000; chief city, Ponta Delgada
- barons — a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- barros — João de (ʒuə̃u ˈdəː). 1496–1570, Portuguese historian: noted for his history of the Portuguese in the East Indies, Décadas da Ásia (1552–1615)
- besort — the type of company that is befitting
- bistro — A bistro is a small, informal restaurant or a bar where food is served.
- boreas — the god personifying the north wind
- borges — Jorge Luis (ˈxorxe lwis). 1899–1986, Argentinian poet, short-story writer, and literary scholar. The short stories collected in Ficciones (1944) he described as "games with infinity"
- borsch — any of various eastern European soups made with beets, cabbage, potatoes, or other vegetables and served hot or chilled, often with sour cream.
- borsic — a strong light composite material of boron fibre and silicon carbide used in aviation
- bosker — excellent, good
- bourse — A country's or region's bourse is its stock exchange.
- bowers — a musician, as a violinist, who performs with a bow on a stringed instrument.
- bowser — a tanker containing fuel for aircraft, military vehicles, etc
- brasco — a lavatory
- brasov — an industrial city in central Romania: formerly a centre for expatriate Germans; ceded by Hungary to Romania in 1920. Pop: 249 000 (2005 est)
- brasso — Hungarian name of Braşov.
- brazos — river in central & SE Tex., flowing southeastward into the Gulf of Mexico: 870 mi (1,400 km)
- brisso — an abbreviation for Brisbane
- broads — a group of shallow navigable lakes, connected by a network of rivers, in E England, in Norfolk and Suffolk
- brooks — Geraldine. born 1955, Australian writer. Her novels include March (2005), which won the Pulitzer prize
- broose — a race, either on foot or on horseback, amongst the men at a country wedding
- broses — a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
- brotus — broadus.
- browse — If you browse in a shop, you look at things in a fairly casual way, in the hope that you might find something you like.
- browst — a brewing (of ale, tea, etc)
- browsy — characterized by browsing
- burgos — a city in N Spain, in Old Castile: cathedral. Pop: 169 317 (2003 est)
- carbos — carbohydrate.
- cargos — Plural form of cargo.
- carlos — Don. full name Carlos María Isidro de Borbón. 1788–1855, second son of Charles IV: pretender to the Spanish throne and leader of the Carlists
- carobs — Plural form of carob.
- carols — Plural form of carol.
- caroms — Plural form of carom.
- carson — Christopher, known as Kit Carson. 1809–68, US frontiersman, trapper, scout, and Indian agent
- caruso — Enrico (enˈriːko). 1873–1921, an outstanding Italian operatic tenor; one of the first to make gramophone records
- castor — Castors are small wheels fitted to a piece of furniture so that it can be moved more easily.
- castro — Fidel (fɪˈdɛl; Spanish fiˈðɛl). full name Fidel Castro Ruz. 1927–2016, Cuban revolutionary and statesman: led the communist overthrow of the Batista dictatorship in 1959; prime minister (1959–76), president (1976–2008)
- censor — If someone in authority censors letters or the media, they officially examine them and cut out any information that is regarded as secret.
- cerous — of or containing cerium in the trivalent state
- cessor — (legal) In English law, one who is dilatory, negligent, and delinquent in his duty or service, and who thereby incurred the danger of the law, and was liable to have the writ of cessavit brought against him.
- chiros — the ladyfish, Elops saurus.
- choirs — Plural form of choir.
- chords — Plural form of chord.
- chores — a small or odd job; routine task.
- choros — Alternative form of choro.
- chorus — A chorus is a part of a song which is repeated after each verse.
- cloris — a male or female given name.
- closer — someone or something that closes
- coarse — Coarse things have a rough texture because they consist of thick threads or large pieces.
- cobras — Plural form of cobra.