5 Letter Words Starting with S

Common five-letter words that start with S

The 50 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

• sorry 8/7 feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
• still 5/7 not in physical motion
• start 5/5 take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
• since 7/9
• stuff 11/12 the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
• sleep 7/9 a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
• stand 6/7 be standing
• story 8/7 a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events
• speak 11/12 express in speech
• shall 8/9
• seems 7/8 (form of seem) give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
• shoot 8/7 hit with a missile from a weapon
• sweet 8/8 having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
• sound 6/8 the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
• sense 5/6 a general conscious awareness
• small 7/10 limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
• state 5/5 the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
• seven 8/10 the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
• stick 11/12 an implement consisting of a length of wood
• smart 7/8 showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
• spend 8/10 use up a period of time in a specific way
• swear 8/8 utter obscenities or profanities
• short 8/7 primarily temporal sense
• smell 7/10 the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
• store 5/5 a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
• scene 7/9 the place where some action occurs
• shoes 8/7 a particular situation
• spent 7/9 depleted of energy, force, or strength
• saved 9/10 (form of save) save from ruin, destruction, or harm
• share 8/7 have in common
• stuck 11/13 caught or fixed
• space 9/11 the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
• smoke 11/12 a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
• south 8/8 the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
• smile 7/9 a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth
• silly 8/9 ludicrous, foolish
• steal 5/6 take without the owner's consent
• stole 5/6 a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
• study 9/9 a detailed critical inspection
• shirt 8/7 a garment worn on the upper half of the body
• stars 5/5 (form of star) (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
• stage 6/7 any distinct time period in a sequence of events
• sight 9/9 an instance of visual perception
• shame 10/10 a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
• shows 11/10 (form of show) give an exhibition of to an interested audience
• speed 8/9 move hurridly
• stone 5/6 a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
• shake 12/11 move or cause to move back and forth
• spoke 11/12 support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
• split 7/9 separate into parts or portions

The 1,000 most common of 1,044 five-letter words that start with S

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