Word starting with s ending in a - (314 words)

Scrabble Word	Definition
sea³	A large body of salt water.
sha⁶	The letter Ш, ш.
ska⁷	(music) A style of Jamaican dance music originating in the late 1950s, combining elements of Caribbean calypso and mento with American jazz and rhythm and blues; it was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae.
spa⁵	A health resort near a mineral spring or hot spring.

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saga⁵	An Old Norse (Icelandic) prose narrative, especially one dealing with family or social histories and legends.
sera⁴	plural of serum
seta⁴	A bristle or hair
shea⁷	A tree (Vitellaria paradoxa) indigenous to Africa, occurring in Mali, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Togo, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Burkina Faso and Uganda.
shwa¹⁰	Alternative form of schwa

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sabra⁷	Alternative spelling of Sabra
sacra⁷	plural of sacrum
saiga⁶	Saiga tatarica, an antelope which inhabits a vast area between Kalmykia, Kazakhstan, southern Siberia.
salpa⁷	salp
salsa⁵	(countable) A spicy tomato sauce, often including onions and hot peppers.

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salina⁶	A salt marsh, or salt pond, enclosed from the sea.
saliva⁹	(physiology) A clear, slightly alkaline liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands, consisting of water, mucin, protein, and enzymes. It moistens the mouth, lubricates ingested food, and begins the breakdown of starches.
salvia⁹	A plant in the genus Salvia, such as sage.
samara⁸	The winged indehiscent fruit of trees such as the ash, elm or maple.
samosa⁸	A snack, of Indian origin, consisting of a deep-fried triangular turnover filled with vegetables (especially potatoes) or meat.

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sambuca¹³	An Italian liqueur made from elderberries and flavoured with licorice, traditionally served with 3 coffee beans that represent health, wealth and fortune (or past, present and future).
samsara⁹	(philosophy, religion) In Jainism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and some other eastern religions, the ongoing cycle of birth, death, and rebirth endured by human beings and all other mortal beings, and from which release is obtained by achieving the highest enlightenment.
sangria⁸	A cold drink, originating in Spain, consisting of red or white wine, brandy or sherry, fruit juice, sugar and soda water and garnished with orange and other fruit.
santera⁷	A woman who crafts santos (religious statues).
saphena¹²	(anatomy) A prominent vein or nerve, the saphenous vein

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sacraria¹⁰	plural of sacrarium
salsilla⁸	Bomarea edulis, an ornamental flowering plant bearing edible tubers.
santeria⁸	Alternative form of santería
sapremia¹²	Alternative form of sapraemia
sarmenta¹⁰	plural of sarmentum

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sabadilla¹²	A Mexican and Central American plant of the lily family (Schoenocaulon officinale).
sanatoria⁹	plural of sanatorium
sanitaria⁹	plural of sanitarium
sanitoria⁹	plural of sanitorium
santolina⁹	(botany) Any of the genus Santolina of evergreen shrubs in the sunflower family.

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sacahuista¹⁵	Nolina microcarpa, a flowering plant in the asparagus family.
salmonella¹²	Any of the serotypes of the two species of rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella, especially Salmonella enterica, that cause typhoid fever and salmonellosis, manifest as food poisoning and other diseases.
sarcolemma¹⁶	(anatomy) A thin cell membrane that surrounds a striated muscle fibre.
sarracenia¹²	Any of various pitcher plants of genus Sarracenia.
saturnalia¹⁰	A period or occasion of general license, in which the passions or vices have riotous indulgence; a period of unrestrained revelry.

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saltimbocca¹⁹	An Italian dish of veal, thinly sliced and rolled in prosciutto ham and sage leaves.
sanguinaria¹²	(botany) Any of the genus Sanguinaria, or bloodroots.
sansevieria¹⁴	Any of the genus Sansevieria of flowering plants native to Africa, Madagascar and southern Asia.
scleroderma¹⁶	(medicine) A chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by hardening the skin or other organs through excessive deposits of collagen.
scolopendra¹⁶	(obsolete) A mythical sea-creature, reputed to be able to disgorge its bowels to dislodge any fishing-hook.

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sarsaparilla¹⁴	Any of various tropical (Central and South) American vines of the genus Smilax, such as Smilax regelii, which have fragrant roots.
sclerenchyma²⁴	(botany) A mechanical ground tissue, impermeable to water, which consists of cells having narrow lumen and thick, mineralized walls of lignin; present in stems, vascular bundles (of monocots), seed coverings, and vein and tips of leaves.
stichomythia²⁵	(poetry) A technique in drama or poetry, in which alternating lines, or half-lines, are given to alternating characters, voices, or entities.
sulfonylurea¹⁸	Any of a class of antidiabetic drugs that act by increasing insulin release from the beta cells in the pancreas; some are also used as herbicides.
synaesthesia¹⁸	(neurology, psychology) A neurological or psychological phenomenon whereby a particular sensory stimulus triggers a second kind of sensation. [from late 19th c.]

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schizophrenia³²	(pathology) A psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness characterised by abnormal perception, thinking, behavior and emotion, often marked by delusions.
sclerodermata¹⁸
spermatogonia¹⁸	plural of spermatogonium
syringomyelia²²	(medicine) A disorder in which a cyst or cavity forms within the spinal cord, possibly leading to stiffness or paralysis.

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superphenomena²³	plural of superphenomenon

We found 314 words starting with s and ending in a

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