5-Letter Words Starting With SC
Here's the list of all the 103 5-Letter Words Starting With SC in the English Language.
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| score | 1. a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance) 2. a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages More Definitions → |
| scale | 1. measure by or as if by a scale 2. pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard More Definitions → |
| scene | 1. the place where some action occurs 2. an incident (real or imaginary) More Definitions → |
| scope | 1. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: 2. the state of the environment in which a situation exists More Definitions → |
| screw | 1. someone who guards prisoners 2. a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole More Definitions → |
| scuba | 1. a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus More Definitions → |
| scout | 1. explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody 2. a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event More Definitions → |
| scary | 1. provoking fear or terror More Definitions → |
| scoop | 1. take out or up with or as if with a scoop 2. get the better of More Definitions → |
| scrap | 1. a small fragment of something broken off from the whole 2. worthless material that is to be disposed of More Definitions → |
| scent | 1. cause to smell or be smelly 2. catch the scent of; get wind of More Definitions → |
| scarf | 1. masturbate while strangling oneself 2. unite by a scarf joint More Definitions → |
| scare | 1. sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events 2. a sudden attack of fear More Definitions → |
| scrub | 1. dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes 2. the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water More Definitions → |
| scion | 1. a descendant or heir More Definitions → |
| scalp | 1. sell illegally, as on the black market 2. remove the scalp of More Definitions → |
| scamp | 1. one who is playfully mischievous 2. perform hastily and carelessly More Definitions → |
| scorn | 1. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike 2. open disrespect for a person or thing More Definitions → |
| scant | 1. work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially 2. limit in quality or quantity More Definitions → |
| scrum | 1. (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball is thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession More Definitions → |
| scour | 1. examine minutely 2. clean with hard rubbing More Definitions → |
| scape | 1. erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip 2. (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column More Definitions → |
| scrip | 1. a certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency More Definitions → |
| scaly | 1. rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf 2. having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles More Definitions → |
| scoot | 1. run or move very quickly or hastily More Definitions → |
| scuff | 1. walk without lifting the feet 2. get or become scuffed More Definitions → |
| scone | 1. small biscuit (rich with cream and eggs) cut into diamonds or sticks and baked in an oven or (especially originally) on a griddle More Definitions → |
| scoff | 1. showing your contempt by derision 2. laugh at with contempt and derision More Definitions → |
| scull | 1. propel with sculls 2. a long oar that is mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward More Definitions → |
| scold | 1. censure severely or angrily 2. show one's unhappiness or critical attitude More Definitions → |
| scree | 1. a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff More Definitions → |
| scrim | 1. a firm open-weave fabric used for a curtain in the theater More Definitions → |
| scram | 1. leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form More Definitions → |
| scowl | 1. frown with displeasure 2. a facial expression of dislike or displeasure More Definitions → |
| scald | 1. a burn cause by hot liquid or steam 2. the act of burning with steam or hot water More Definitions → |