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"S" /s/ – Voiceless Alveolar Fricative - by syllable & position  → Download /s/ Word List (PDF)

Words with /s/ sound at the beginning

One syllable words:

• stove, space, sake, snake, steak, sworn, sauce, sad, scad, stench, spade, scare, snare, spare, square, stair, stare, sane, slain, Spain, sprain, sort, sport, smile, style, smock, sock, stock, squawk, stalk, skirt, spike, strike, sol, small, sprawl, spree, ski, see, sea, stone, sweat, set, soil, stays, sling, sting, string, swing, sing, spring, scrape, snore, sore, score, store, starch, spark, sit, skit, slit, spit, split, sleep, steep, sweep, seep, sound, strange, say, slay, spray, stay, stray, sway, sleigh, smart, start, cirque, splash, smash, salt, slot, spot, sought, slate, skate, state, straight, seat, street, sweet, sphere, spear, steer, sax, saxe, slacks, stacks, sick, slick, stick, sack, sac, slack, snack, stack, scored, sword, scarred, cease, sag, slag, snag, stag, scald, spoon, soon, strewn, swoon, spoon, san, sand, stand, strand, sank, star, scar, screw, stew, soot, snap, strap, sum, scum, some, sat, suit, scoot, strobe, spume, swan, speech, seed, speed, seek, sleek, sneak, speak, scheme, scream, seem, steam, stream, scene, screen, seen, spleen, scrub, snub, stub, sub, smeared, said, sled, spread, slime, cell, spell, swell, smell, sell, smelt, svelte, Celt, snow, slow, stow, sew, send, spend, cent, scent, sent, spent, side, slide, steps, slid, skid, squid, swig, sprig, spill, sill, skill, still, swill, scold, sold, slurred, cite, sight, site, sleight, slight, spite, scrimp, sink, stink, sync, slob, snob, sob, swab, scud, spud, stud, spouse, scorch, stale, sail, sale, scale, snail, snuff, stood, self, sang, slang, sooth, stage, snout, spout, scout, scow, spy, sky, sly, scroll, sole, soul, stole, stroll, socks, stocks, straw, saw, slaw, save, slave, sees, sneeze, squeeze, squad, sod, cod, screws, snooze, slush, slug, smug, snug, slog, smog, spoof, stump, spun, son, stun, sun, scrunch, skunk, spunk, sunk, stern, stop, slop, sop, strop, swap, sup, scab, slab, stab, staff, same, stamp, sign, spine, sine, swine, scope, slope, soap, size, spies, screwed, stewed, scratch, scoff, stress, smiled, styled, sin, skin, spin, slip, sip, skip, snip, strip, struck, stuck, search, Sam, scam, spam, slam, swam, sniff, stiff, smut, strut, soak, stoke, stroke, spoke, smoke, scraps, school, spool, stool, sloop, snoop, soup, stoop, stoup, swoop, scoop, stork, slouch, such, swirl, serve, swerve, stance, sense, slice, spice, splice, stripes, skull, step, snipe, stripe, swipe, sleeve, seal, spiel, steel, steal, saint, stretch, sticks, six, stunned, slur, stir, squirm, sift, scythe, song, strong, silt, swim, skim, slim, scowl, splint, sprint, soft, striate, scotch, source, scrooge, stooge, strife, cinch, stitch, switch, strength, silk, south, squash, slosh, spec, sec, sex, storm, swarm, since, seine, sconce, safe, strafe, scarf, scathe, seethe, sloth, smooch, smooth, soothe, solve, sponge, squeak, stem, suds, surf, swamp, stomp, swathe, stairs

Two syllable words:

• suitcase, staircase, surface, snowflake, bread sauce, brown sauce, cream sauce, white sauce, static, steamboat, speedboat, sailboat, straight hair, sleepwear, sadness, slackness, seaplane, support, seaport, side arm, sunblock, sidewalk, sweat shirt, seat bike, skydive, softball, snowball, sweet pea, snap pea, skater, stator, sealer, schemer, screamer, streamer, cyclone, cell phone, sunset, strangle, savant, storefront, spring ding, snoozing, sneezing, swinging, swimming, sweeping, sweating, swatting, surfing, stretching, stocking, steaming, sprouting, sprinkling, spreading, spraying, spinning, sniffing, smelling, sleeping, skiing, sitting, searching, sailing, smiling, snipping, striking, seashore, science, skylark, soffit, swans weep, surround, stairway, subway, Sunday, survey, sparrow, sales clerk, swim mask, rock salt, slingshot, snapshot, mail slot, bald spot, ice skates, saddle, car seat, spreadsheet, secrete, fish stick, Spice Rack, soundtrack, scoreboard, skateboard, surfboard, springboard, cerise, sandbag, schoolbag, scraper, suntan, saucepan, snowman, cyan, Santa, sitar, cigar, rock star, streetcar, sports car, statue, snowshoe, wood screw, sprayer, sun hat, sunbathe, swimsuit, star fruit, space suit, space suit, Stella, sardine, wide screen, string bean, sixteen, southeast, springtime, seashell, smelly, sunbelt, cement, segment, scary, two sides, skin test, snowbird, sunlight, stoplight, skylight, snakebite, sitter, slender, sender, spender, splendor, sinker, sister, sire, scurry, slurry, surrey, snowplow, supply, sandbox, sable, stable, Swiss cheese, spoken, smother, steel brush, scrub brush, stubble, spark plug, steel wool, spoonful, sea dog, sled dog, sirloin, spray gun, stepson, sunny, sunburn, school bus, bus stop, sponge mop, station, stutter, setup, Sutton, sand crab, sandal, scandal, surname, c clamp, sandy, sunshine, skyline, green soap, hand soap, supplies, surprise, small size, small size, seafood, sour, Center, success, sicken, stricken, stepchild, silly, sometimes, spaceship, scrubby, circle, circus, city, sail cloth, cynic, sipper, skipper, slipper, stripper, stagecoach, somewhat, smaller, scholar, slalom, solemn, syndrome, scooter, section, step stool, step stool, high school, sorrel, supple, sweater, slacker, crank set, seat tube, surly, certain, cymbal, symbol, scion, spotter, swatter, sniper, striper, suffice, simple, sinner, spinner, splinter, sprinter, splitter, starfish, stocker, soccer, stalker, starboard, seagull, spacecraft, scribble, sibyl, straightedge, stopper, summer, splicer, select, suspect, seven, sequel, saver, savor, soggy, swallow, sporty, squeezer, Caesar, seacoast, suture, spyglass, ski lift, cider, spider, swimmer, sleeper, slowly, scallion, stallion, sweetie, scamper, censor, sensor, snappy, spreader, striker, stopwatch, seahorse, skittle, sauna, suction, slicing, sandwich, struggle, smuggle, story, storey, scatter, slower, seizure, sinus, strongest, speaker, sneaker, slumber, settle, solar, stroller, swami, cycle, study, service, sickle, sober, saddle, Saturn, strainer, dust storm, ice storm, snowstorm, sandstorm, socket, sprocket, cellar, seller, stellar, sweatband, sorter, session, cession, steady, sliver, striver, seduced, scrubber, sorry, sailor, scalar, salted, salty, sausage, saucer, scallop, scarecrow, scissors, scuba, season, second, secret, sentence, seraph, signer, sibling, signal, silence, silver, singer, slinger, stinger, swinger, single, siren, sit ups, sixty, skillet, sleeveless, slinky, stinky, sloppy, smallest, sector, snorkel, snowdrop, soda, sofa, soldier, solid, sonar, subtle, scuttle, spicy, spinach, spiral, spotless, sprinkle, sprinkler, squeegee, squirrel, valve stem, stomach, straggler, stranger, strapless, student, subtract, sucker, schooner, suffix, sumo, sundae, surfer, surgeon, sturgeon, syrup, stirrup, syringe, swaddle, swollen, stolen, black sea, spiny, strumpet, circuit, sunder

Three or more syllable words:

• stomach ache, Cobra Snake, secateurs, socket wrench, spiky hair, snowmobile, different sock, sixty five, seventy five, soccer ball, city hall, sixty three, seventy three, centimeter, satellite receiver, saxophone, sharpening stone, precious stone, cigarette, vanity set, figure skating, snorkeling, roller skating, semaphore, sixty four, seventy four, grocery store, sorcery, surgery, slippery, celery, city park, screwdriver bit, Saturday, storage cart, somersault, sixty eight, seventy eight, separate (vb), roller skates, safety seat, safety seat, stratosphere, souvenir, subtraction, candle stick, Syria, Siberia, sleeping bag, Sesame bagel, salt shaker, sandpaper, Sesame, Cinnamon, sixty two, seventy two, machine screw, soccer player, storage basket, bathing suit, sour cream, seventeen, submarine, sweet potato, strawberry, sour cherry. ferry, secretary, Surinam cherry, cemetery, spareribs, satellite, surrender, stepsister, garage sale, Celsius scale, Celsius scale, Fahrenheit scale, Righter scale, somebody, storybook, spray bottle, samurai, power saw, circular saw, circular saw, sister in law, sport jacket, silver medal, stepmother, snips pliers, sixty one, seventy one, bus station, citation, salvation, sedation, starvation, train station, subway station, subway station, police station, metro station, gas station, fire station, celebration, samara, postage stamp, rubber stamp, sixty nine, seventy nine, stethoscope, liquid soap, laundry soap, cleaning supplies, sunflower, Celsius, century, cereal, certificate, solar panel, sea lily, cymbalom, semicircle, citizen, senior citizen, senior citizen, wire stripper, spelunker, spider web, sand dollar, cell division, selection, primary school, swimming pool, cylinder, see lion, cereals, Special K, stepdaughter, fly swatter, September, suspicious, selective, subjective, satellite dish, survivor, screwdriver, successor, sledgehammer, centurion, steering wheel, egg slicer, sarcastic, sixty seven, seventy seven, sunglasses, sixty six, seventy six, straightforward, cyclist, lemon squeezer, fruit salad, sabotage, spaghettini, red spider, soprano, synonym, hand soap dispenser, snowy owl, centrifuge, soldering iron, knife sharpener, stepladder, sorority, soft palate, steamroller, salami, life cycle, postal service, and so forth, Nova Scotia, storage container, solution, power sander, salamander, senility, storyteller, supporter, subtitle, sweet relish, spoke nipple, survival, stainless steel scrubber, stainless steel scrubber, stainless steel scrubber, safari, semitrailer, sandcastle, sapphire, Saskatchewan, scientist, scorpion, seventy, similar, singular, skeleton, slipcover, smoke detector, snowboarder, space shuttle, spaghetti, spatula, stadium, stapler, storage cabinet, syllable, sympathy, sunshiny, integrated circuit, suburban, spelling checker, South Dakota, South Carolina.

Words with /s/ sound in the middle

One syllable words:

• Ask, cask, mask, flask, beast, east, feast, least, priest, yeast, best, blest, chest, crest, guest, nest, pest, quest, rest, test, breast, blessed, dressed, fest, pressed, vest, west, wrest, blast, cast, fast, last, mast, vast, passed, past, doesn’t, Crust, bust, dust, gust, just, lust, must, rust, thrust, trust, desk, disk, bisque, brisk, disc, risk, whisk, dusk, brusque, husk, musk, frost, tossed, lost, first, burst, cursed, worst, thirst, fist, list, mist, twist, wrist, most, ghost, host, roast, toast, mosque, next, text, paste, based, waste, waist, taste, roost, boost

Two syllable words:

• firstborn, insult, consult, first aid, cascade, vastness, concealed, restrain, explain, distort, transport, passport, disarm, T shirt, concert, insert, dislike, baseball, install, Frisbee, rhinestone, headset, cassette, reset, sunset, upset, against, croissant, pressing, kissing, frosting, dancing, boxing, bouncing, texting, drawstring, Escape, explore, drugstore, bookstore, postmark, asleep, astound, eastbound, foxhound, exchange, essay, astray, dismay, display, x ray, oxcart, restart, artist, moustache, swim mask, aspirin, asphalt, basalt, destroyed, receipt, august, awesome!, blossom, possum, lipstick, drumstick, chopstick, broomstick, joystick, horseback, rucksack, haystack, chessboard, postcard, installed, teaspoon, saucepan, dustpan, quicksand, newsstand, Nightstand, Tex Mex, crossbar, horseshoe, corkscrew, rescue, goosefoot, basement, placement, basket, casket, gasket, mascot, placemat, swimsuit, dispute, classroom, costume, restroom, axon, vaccine, sixteen, northeast, southeast, bobsled, bestow, crossbow, descend, accent, descent, consent, beside, outside, inside, addressed, arrest, bird’s nest, bird’s nest, skin test, blood test, detest, life vest, biceps, triceps, biggest, household, ice cold, absurd, crossword, biscuit, brisket, bison, campsite, frostbite, blister, sister, mister, twister, respond, bobsleigh, textbook, herself, himself, itself, myself, oneself, yourself, mustang, downspout, boxer, destroy, handsaw, hacksaw, chainsaw, fretsaw, bracelet, braces, faces, traces, cases, bases, breakfast, bristles, facade, lost dog, fast run, grandson, stepson, concern, discern, discuss, desktop, last name, first name, downsize, resize, dispatch, discharge, excess, success, recess, exiled, sheepskin, spaceship, expose, research, cluster, buster, duster, bluster, luster, muster, chestnut, contrast, forecast, outcast, preschool, Footstool, discount, handset, crescent, crispy, wispy, crystal, distal, pistol, pistil, adjust, disgust, robust, unjust, cursive, conserve, expanse, dancer, answer, cancer, lancer, incense, expense, dentist, grotesque, allspice, concise, precise, distance, spacecraft, doorstep, footstep, dresser, lesser, receive, nicer, splicer, insect, suspect, respect, drastic, plastic, mastic, bracer, tracer, racer, defrost, low cost, plosive, extra, classes, glasses, faucet, checklist, exist, resist, chopsticks, forceps, forest, fossils, French toast, seacoast, foremost, almost, transfer, fussy, massage, trespass, gypsum, goldsmith, locksmith, blacksmith, goldsmith, gymnast, censor, sensor, tensor, hopscotch, wristwatch, racehorse, housewife, Icing, slicing, juicy, Lucy, listen, frisson, bestowed, crossroad, explode, lobster, mobster, locust, focused, longest, strongest, mason, message, messy, mixer, mixture, fixture, kiosk, muscle, hustle, Russell, rustle, mustard, bustard, clustered, custard, Nostril, oldest, ostrich, parsley, erased, toothpaste, peaceful, pencil, tensile, pizza, dust storm, hailstorm, rainstorm, snowstorm, sandstorm, parsnip, postage, princess, response, kickshaw, roaster, coaster, poster, toaster, deuced, induced, produced, reduced, seduced, rooster, booster, unsafe, castle, sausage, saucer, sixty, smallest, spicy, icy, pricey, taxi, maxi, waxy, themselves, thistle, bristle, fissile, gristle, missile, whistle, axle, windsurf, whisker, whisper, Texas, toxic.

Three or more syllable words:

• baseball glove, boxing glove, Abrasive, rattlesnake, adhesive, cohesive, adjustable wrench, block abc, sixty five, basketball, Tennessee, sixty three, Christmas tree, undersea, thanksgiving turkey, disk jockey, excavator, oscillator, accelerator, receiver, satellite receiver, saxophone, Yellowstone, anniversary, nursery, houseplant, restaurant, answering, thanksgiving, relaxing, listening, apostrophe, sixty four, dinosaur, grocery store, sorcery, persona, Barcelona, disembark, ultrasound, oxygen mask, oxygen mask, asparagus, somersault, asteroid, astronaut, sixty eight, Isolate, aspirate (vb), precipitate (vb), procrastinate, atmosphere, hemisphere, stratosphere, Australia, Sesame bagel, glassmaker, dressmaker, icebreaker, tablespoon, policeman, Sesame, sixty two, basketball player, taxpayer, baseball cap, plastic wrap, waste basket, waste basket, storage basket, laundry basket, hanging basket, Easter basket, Easter basket, non slip shower mat, thermostat, occipital lobe, hexagon, epsilon, casement window, juicy peach, Vaseline, hospital bed, carrousel, decibel, Eskimo, Mexico, pistachio, New Mexico, gooseberry, monastery, herbicide, failed a test F, bicycle, icicle, tricycle, transmitter, babysitter, resister, resistor, stepsister, transistor, half sister, Pasta Dryer, pacifier, Celsius scale, understood, Aristotle, mispronounce, Housefly, casserole, sister in law, Arkansas, disable, parentheses, Tricycle, bull nose pliers, needle nose pliers, insulin pump, sixty one, conversation, transportation, respiration, relaxation, taxicab, canister, postage stamp, sixty nine, endoscope, gyroscope, microscope, periscope, stethoscope, telescope, exercise, distiller, Celsius, dexterity, disparity, prosperity, Easter lily, chrysanthemum, encircle, semicircle, gypsy moth, adjuster, filibuster, decision, incision, precision, desktop computer, exclusion, transfusion, maximum, inspection, intersection, consonant, consequence, inconsequence, discontinue, minuscule, cross country, fluorescent, adolescent, effervescent, incandescent, pizza crust, pizza crust, uncertain, Rice Krispies, December, exhibition, suspicious, Adventist, retrospective, dialysis, analysis, paralysis, Dialysis Machine, imprecise, Disappointed, disinfectant wipes, assistance, resistance, hairdresser, aggressor, depressor, professor, successor, processor, food processor, compressor, tongue depressor, grasshopper, musketeer, disappear, hot glockenspiel, egg slicer, intersect, elastic, fantastic, sarcastic, enthusiastic, gymnastic, electricity, toxicity, twenty seven, thirty seven, forty seven, fifty seven, sixty seven, seventy seven, eighty seven, ninety seven, embassy, embarrassment, emergency, urgency, eraser, excitement, exclamation point, experiment, explosion, explosive, corrosive, erosive, eyeglasses, sunglasses, extinguisher, crucifix, twenty six, thirty six, forty six, fifty six, sixty six, seventy six, eighty six, ninety six, rainforest, foster family, antiperspirant, cyclist, observation post, galaxy, heart massage, plexiglass, glossary, housekeeper, Toaster Tong, groceries, gustative, hairstylist, hand soap dispenser, Microsoft, hyacinth, history, mystery, butterscotch, hospital, incisor, construction, instruction, journalist, chestnut kernel, destroyer, dust devil, pacific ocean, loudspeaker, testimony, masculine, medicine, minister, administer, elixir, hand mixer, moccasins, tsunami, pastrami, mosquito, harvester, motorcycle, recycle, unicycle, muscular, coliseum, postal service, Northwest Territories, post office, unsolder, utensil, persimmon, plastic container, tea strainer, thunderstorm, police officer, execution, popsicle, principal, principle, racism, astigmatism, hostility, provinces, tuxedo, pugilist, exporter, facial expression, horseradish, recipe, recital, register, rhinoceros, participle, roller coaster, introduced, unsalted, sandcastle, Saskatchewan, scientist, disorder, rossetti, Glass door cabinet, neurosurgeon, polysyllable, shelves. Ourselves, epistle, guided missile, transformer, thermistor, microcircuit, university, diversity, biodiversity, ventriloquist, violinist, washing up liquid, policewoman, wrestler, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Alaska, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Wisconsin, capacitor, constructor, instructor, compressed gas, corrosive, oxidizer, explosive

Words with /s/ sound at the end

One syllable words:

• ace, base, brace, case, chase, dace, face, lace, mace, pace, place, race, space, trace, boss, cross, toss, gloss, loss, sauce, moss, floss, ants, pants, plants, goose, moose, loose, juice, ax, axe, backs, acts, blacks, cracks, fax, flax, lax, max, packs, pax, sax, saxe, slacks, stacks, tax, wax, cease, crease, fleece, geese, grease, Greece, lease, niece, peace, piece, steps, blouse, douse, house, mouse, spouse, bounce, flounce, ounce, pounce, box, blocks, clocks, docks, fox, locks, ox, rocks, socks, stocks, talks, bus, buss, cuss, fuss, plus, pus, thus, us, chess, bless, less, dress, guess, mess, stress, press, yes, ness, choice, Joyce, voice, caps, craps, flaps, gaps, maps, scraps, traps, dance, chance, France, glance, lance, prance, stance, trance, fence, dense, sense, tense, Dice, ice, price, mice, nice, rice, slice, spice, splice, twice, vice, vise, pipes, stripes, drapes, grapes, shapes, works, fix, bricks, kicks, mix, pix, sticks, ticks, tricks, six, gas, bass, brass, class, glass, grass, pass, mass, horse, bourse, coarse, course, force, source, Morse, miss, kiss, bliss, this, rex, sex, hex, flex, checks, Nurse, verse, purse, worse, curse, puss, prince, mince, quince, rinse, since, shorts, cups, ups, sconce

Two syllable words:

• briefcase, suitcase, staircase, shoelace, bookcase, surface, necklace, reckless, across, bread sauce, brown sauce, cream sauce, peat moss, red cross, white sauce, sadness, gladness, madness, blackness, flatness, malice, palace, slackness, vastness, dreadlocks, science, ice skates, ice skates, atlas, pickaxe, flapjacks, earwax, relax, Spice Rack, police, cerise, increase, obese, price tag, balance, less than, Tex Mex, sports car, space suit, ice cream, biceps, triceps, ice rink, playhouse, lighthouse, dollhouse, doghouse, courthouse, clubhouse, blueprints, announce, renounce, tool box, sandbox, mailbox, lunch box, gearbox, Swiss cheese, school bus, discuss, bus stop, raindrops, flip flops, buttocks, cactus, practice, address, compress, excess, progress, success, undress, recess, regress, rejoice, chorus, circus, collapse, elapse, perhaps, compass, ice cube, advance, expanse, finance, romance, Corn Flakes, Defense, incense, condense, expense, immense, intense, offense, vicious, advice, allspice, concise, device, pack ice, precise, suffice, pan pipes, distance, entrance, Thermos, fearless, fireworks, chopsticks, focus, locus, forceps, trespass, spyglass, bolus, parents, harness, divorce, workforce, racehorse, seahorse, index, iris, virus, jealous, abyss, Kleenex, lettuce, lioness, minus, sinus, nervous, service, apex, perplex, latex, duplex, complex, annex, vertex, reverse, rehearse, inverse, immerse, Office, patience, ice storm, prefix, convince, princess, push ups, response, sentence, silence, sit ups, sleeveless, spotless, strapless, hapless, suffix, tennis, trellis, Kansas, waitress, Texas, Venus, eclipse.

Three or more syllable words:

• lowercase, uppercase, fireplace, database, cactus pear, air mattress, tennis court, tennis ball, Christmas tree, ice hockey, all purpose cleaner, glass cleaner, precious stone, ambulance, abacus, apple juice, appliance, compliance, defiance, asparagus, roller skates, audience, imbalance, Condiments, Carapace, police car, tennis shoe, once a week, police chief, gingerbread house, Celsius scale, mispronounce, tissue box, letter box, equinox, paradox, chatterbox, snips pliers, bus station, police station, gas station, fox terrier, Celsius, wedding dress, garlic press, colorless, x chromosome, consequence, inconsequence, Bunch of grapes, All Bran Flakes, Cheerios, dangerous, recompense, Delicious, ambitious, nutritious, suspicious, dialysis, analysis, paralysis, Dialysis Machine, imprecise, paradise, overprice, disinfectant wipes, assistance, resistance, enormous, epidermis, index finger, crucifix, twenty six, thirty six, forty six, fifty six, sixty six, seventy six, eighty six, ninety six, Fondue Forks, magnifying glass, hourglass, plexiglass, pumping gas, gladiolus, glamorous, grandparents, hieroglyphics, hippopotamus, Indifference, difference, Prince Edward Island, luxurious, postal service, Nucleus, universe, Octopus, platypus, post office, ornaments, police officer, residence, rhinoceros, stainless steel scrubber, space shuttle, table tennis, wilderness, Massachusetts, Uranus, compressed gas