Words starting with S, then O, then I, then N, ending in G
357 words fit this spine. The 240 most recognizable are listed below, longest and commonest first. They start with S, end with G, and contain O then I then N in that order in between — not necessarily side by side.
- sabbath doesn't fit: it starts with S but ends with H, not G.
- sacrificing doesn't fit: it has the right ends but no O in the middle.
6-letter words
soling, soring, sowing
7-letter words
scoping, scoring, scowing, shoeing, shooing, shoring, shoving, showing, siloing, sloping, slowing, smoking, snoring, snowing, soaking, soaping, soaring, sobbing, socking, sodding, soiling, soloing, solving, sooting, sopping, sorbing, sorning, sorting, storing
8-letter words
salvoing, savoring, scoffing, scolding, sconcing, scooping, scooting, scorning, scouring, scouting, scowling, seagoing, shoaling, shocking, shogging, shooling, shooting, shopping, shorting, shotting, shouting, showring, skioring, skoaling, slogging, slopping, sloshing, slotting, smocking, snogging, snooding, snooking, snooling, snooping, snooting, snoozing, snorting, snouting, sobering, solacing, solating, soothing, sopiting, sounding, spoiling, spooking, spooning, sporting, spotting, spouting, stocking, stomping, stooping, stopping, storming, swooning, swooping
9-letter words
sallowing, savouring, schooling, scorching, scotching, scourging, scrolling, scrooping, scrouging, seasoning, seconding, sectoring, shadowing, shamoying, shmoozing, shoveling, showering, shroffing, shrouding, siphoning, skidooing, skijoring, slaloming, slouching, sloughing, smooching, smoothing, snoozling, socketing, soddening, softening, soldering, solvating, something, sonneting, sorrowing, sortieing, sprouting, strolling, summoning
10-letter words
sabotaging, scalloping, schmoosing, schmoozing, scissoring, sclerosing, scolloping, scorifying, scowdering, scrooching, scrounging, sectioning, shallowing, shampooing, shoestring, shortening, shovelling, showcasing, shylocking, simonizing, sjamboking, skibobbing, skiddooing, slobbering, smoldering, smothering, snookering, snorkeling, snowmaking, soberizing, sodomizing, sojourning, solarising, solarizing, soldiering, solecising, solecizing, soliciting, sonicating, sonnetting, sponsoring, supporting, swallowing
11-letter words
sailboating, sanctioning, saponifying, scaffolding, scouthering, scrootching, semaphoring, sermonizing, shoehorning, shoplifting, shortcoming, shotgunning, shouldering, showboating, signposting, singsonging, slipforming, sloganizing, smoothening, smouldering, snowballing, snowplowing, snowshoeing, socialising, socializing, solemnizing, solidifying, somerseting, songwriting, soothsaying, suffocating, surrounding
12-letter words
sailboarding, scapegoating, schnorkeling, shadowboxing, shortcutting, showstopping, sidestroking, silhouetting, skyrocketing, slaveholding, sloganeering, smallholding, snapshotting, snowboarding, snowmobiling, solemnifying, solubilising, solubilizing, somersetting, sonneteering
13-letter words
sharecropping, sharpshooting, shortchanging, skateboarding, skeletonising, skeletonizing, soliloquising, soliloquizing, somersaulting
14-letter words
semiconducting, shuttlecocking, somnambulating, sophisticating
16-letter words
scandalmongering, sensationalising, sensationalizing
Where this pattern came from
Try today's puzzle
Every word above follows this rule — see if you can find them under a clock.
How the rule works