3-Letter Words Starting With S
Here's the list of all the 88 3-Letter Words Starting With S in the English Language.
The list is arranged by the word lengths. Click on the length below to jump to the relevant section of the page.
| Common Words (with Definitions and Examples) | |
|---|---|
| see | 1. perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight 2. perceive (an idea or situation) mentally More Definitions → |
| set | 1. put into a certain place or abstract location 2. fix conclusively or authoritatively More Definitions → |
| say | 1. the chance to speak 2. express in words More Definitions → |
| sun | 1. expose one's body to the sun 2. expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun More Definitions → |
| six | 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one 2. a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips More Definitions → |
| sat | 1. be in a position in which one's upper body is largely upright and supported by one's backside 2. be around, often idly or without specific purpose More Definitions → |
| sea | 1. a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land 2. anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume More Definitions → |
| son | 1. a male human offspring More Definitions → |
| saw | 1. perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight 2. perceive (an idea or situation) mentally More Definitions → |
| sub | 1. a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States 2. a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes More Definitions → |
| sec | 1. 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites 2. ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle More Definitions → |
| spa | 1. a health resort near a spring or at the seaside 2. a fashionable hotel usually in a resort area More Definitions → |
| ski | 1. move along on skis 2. narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow More Definitions → |
| sky | 1. throw or toss with a light motion 2. the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth More Definitions → |
| sum | 1. be a summary of 2. determine the sum of More Definitions → |
| sir | 1. term of address for a man More Definitions → |
| spy | 1. catch sight of 2. watch, observe, or inquire secretly More Definitions → |
| sit | 1. be in a position in which one's upper body is largely upright and supported by one's backside 2. be around, often idly or without specific purpose More Definitions → |
| sin | 1. estrangement from god 2. an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will More Definitions → |
| sad | 1. experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness 2. of things that make you feel sad More Definitions → |
| sue | 1. institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against More Definitions → |
| sol | 1. a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid 2. the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization More Definitions → |
| sap | 1. deplete 2. excavate the earth beneath More Definitions → |
| sip | 1. drink in sips 2. a small drink More Definitions → |
| sic | 1. urge to attack someone 2. intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase) More Definitions → |
| sen | 1. a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel More Definitions → |
| soy | 1. a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food 2. erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia More Definitions → |
| shy | 1. start suddenly, as from fright 2. throw quickly More Definitions → |
| sup | 1. take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time either by drinking or by eating with a spoon 2. a small amount of liquid food More Definitions → |
| sac | 1. an enclosed space 2. a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule More Definitions → |
| sis | 1. a female person who has the same parents as another person More Definitions → |
| som | 1. the basic unit of money in Uzbekistan 2. the basic unit of money in Kyrgyzstan More Definitions → |
| sax | 1. a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore More Definitions → |
| sew | 1. fasten by sewing; do needlework 2. create (clothes) with cloth More Definitions → |
| sow | 1. an adult female hog 2. place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth More Definitions → |
| sly | 1. marked by skill in deception More Definitions → |
| sag | 1. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness 2. cause to sag More Definitions → |
| sod | 1. cover with sod 2. surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots More Definitions → |
| sop | 1. piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid 2. a concession given to mollify or placate More Definitions → |
| sou | 1. a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money More Definitions → |
| sob | 1. convulsive gasp made while weeping 2. weep convulsively More Definitions → |
| sib | 1. a person's brother or sister 2. one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another More Definitions → |
| sot | 1. a chronic drinker More Definitions → |
| sty | 1. an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid 2. a pen for swine More Definitions → |
| soh | 1. the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization More Definitions → |