Words starting with S, then R, then E, then N, ending in E
28 words fit this spine. They're all listed below. They start with S, end with E, and contain R then E then N in that order in between — not necessarily side by side.
Near misses
- sabbath doesn't fit: it starts with S but ends with H, not E.
- sabotage doesn't fit: it has the right ends but no R in the middle.
- severance doesn't fit: it has every letter of SRENE but they don't appear in order inside it.
6-letter words
serene
7-letter words
styrene
8-letter words
serenade, serenate, sirvente
9-letter words
shoreline, sparteine, stridence, supergene, supervene
10-letter words
screenable, serpentine, streamline
11-letter words
submergence
12-letter words
schizophrene, subservience, superheroine, surveillance
13-letter words
sesquiterpene, streptokinase, supereminence, supersensible
14-letter words
superexpensive, supersensitive
15-letter words
superheterodyne, superintendence
17-letter words
superintelligence, superregenerative
Where this pattern came from
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How the rule works