8-letter words containing s, t, a, k, e
- seatwork — work that can be done by a child at his or her seat in school without supervision.
- set back — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
- set-back — Surveying. the interval by which a chain or tape exceeds the length being measured.
- setbacks — a check to progress; a reverse or defeat: The new law was a setback.
- shakeout — an elimination or winnowing out of some competing businesses, products, etc., as a result of intense competition in a market of declining sales or rising standards of quality.
- shiitake — a large, meaty, black or dark brown mushroom, Lentinus edodes, native to eastern Asia and frequently used in Japanese and Chinese cookery.
- sitkamer — a sitting room; lounge
- skeletal — of, relating to, or like a skeleton.
- snakebit — bitten by a snake.
- snakepit — a pit filled with snakes
- sparklet — a small spark.
- speak to — talk or converse with
- speakout — a firm or brave statement of one's beliefs
- stake up — to close up (or in) with a fence of stakes
- stakeout — the surveillance of a location by the police, as in anticipation of a crime or the arrival of a wanted person.
- star key — a push button on a telephone or other electronic device that is marked with an asterisk, often in the lower left-hand area.
- starkers — naked
- starkest — sheer, utter, downright, or complete: stark madness.
- starlike — of the shape of or like a star.
- stenmark — Ingemar ("Silent Swede") born 1956, Swedish Alpine skier.
- stockade — Fortification. a defensive barrier consisting of strong posts or timbers fixed upright in the ground.
- stockage — supplies
- stokesia — an American perennial plant, Stokesia laevis, known for its blue or purple flowers
- streaker — a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like: streaks of mud.
- tackless — a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
- talkfest — a lengthy conversation, discussion, or debate.
- tashkent — a republic in S central Asia. 172,741 sq. mi. (447,400 sq. km). Capital: Tashkent.
- taskless — a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.
- the oaks — a horse race for fillies held annually at Epsom since 1779: one of the classics of English flat racing
- the sack — dismissal from employment
- the skaw — a cape at the N tip of Denmark
- trackies — loose-fitting trousers with elasticated cuffs, designed to be worn as part of a tracksuit
- transkei — a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa on the Indian Ocean: granted independence in 1976 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 16,910 sq. mi. (43,798 sq. km). Capital: Umtata.
- wackiest — Superlative form of wacky.
- waterski — Each of a pair of skis enabling the wearer to skim the surface of the water when towed by a motorboat.
- westlake — a city in N Ohio.
- wetbacks — Plural form of wetback; a slur towards persons of Mexican descent in the United States.