6-letter words starting with s
- schuit — a Dutch boat with a flat bottom
- schuln — shul.
- schulz — Charles M(onroe) 1922–2000, U.S. cartoonist: creator of the comic strip “Peanuts.”.
- schurz — Carl, 1829–1906, U.S. general, statesman, and newspaperman; born in Germany.
- schuss — a straight downhill run at high speed.
- schutz — Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1585–1672, German composer.
- schwag — low-quality marijuana.
- schwyz — a canton in central Switzerland, bordering on the Lake of Lucerne. 350 sq. mi. (900 sq. km).
- sci-fi — of or relating to science fiction: a writer of sci-fi books.
- scient — an old word meaning scientific
- scilla — modern name of Scylla.
- scioto — a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- scipio — Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major [puhb-lee-uh s kawr-neel-yuh s,, af-ri-key-nuh s,, -kan-uh s,, -kahn-] /ˈpʌb li əs kɔrˈnil yəs,, ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ nəs,, -ˈkæn əs,, -ˈkɑn-/ (Show IPA), ("Scipio the Elder") 237–183 b.c, Roman general who defeated Hannibal.
- scivvy — Also called skivvy shirt. a man's cotton T-shirt.
- sclaff — to scrape (the ground) with the head of the club just before impact with the ball.
- sclate — slate
- sclave — a slave
- sclent — to move or lie on a slant.
- scler- — sclero-
- sclera — a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- sclere — a supporting anatomical structure, esp a sponge spicule
- scliff — a small piece
- scolex — the anterior, headlike segment of a tapeworm, having suckers, hooks, or the like, for attachment.
- sconce — the head or skull.
- scooch — to move or compress (one's body) into a restricted space
- scoops — Scheme Object-Oriented Programming System. Developed at Texas Instruments in 1986. It supports multiple inheritance and class variables.
- scoosh — to squirt
- scopas — flourished 4th century b.c, Greek sculptor and architect.
- scopes — extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.: an investigation of wide scope.
- scorch — to affect the color, taste, etc., of by burning slightly: The collar of the shirt was yellow where the iron had scorched it.
- scorer — the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scores — lots
- scoria — Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- scorse — an exchange or trade
- scotch — scutch (defs 2, 4).
- scoter — any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- scotia — Scotland.
- scotti — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- scotto — Renata, born 1935, Italian operatic soprano.
- scotty — (often lowercase) Informal. a Scot; Scotsman or Scotswoman.
- scotus — Supreme Court of the United States.
- scours — prolonged diarrhoea in livestock, esp cattle
- scouse — a baked dish or stew made usually with meat and hardtack.
- scouth — abundance; plenty.
- scowed — any of various vessels having a flat-bottomed rectangular hull with sloping ends, built in various sizes with or without means of propulsion, as barges, punts, rowboats, or sailboats.
- scozza — a rowdy person, esp one who drinks a lot of alcohol
- scramb — to scratch with nails or claws
- scrape — to deprive of or free from an outer layer, adhering matter, etc., or to smooth by drawing or rubbing something, especially a sharp or rough instrument, over the surface: to scrape a table to remove paint and varnish.
- scraps — pieces of discarded food
- scrawl — to write or draw in a sprawling, awkward manner: He scrawled his name hastily across the blackboard.