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All Words:

IDFullwordCount
1975sixteen9
1296six124
2151sit (with feet and legs together)4
989sister in law29
280sister222
2072singsing119
2078singapore taro (Xanthosoma saggitifolium)98
1951similar5
866side30
2053sibling younger1
845sibling, same sex, younger154
857sibling, same sex, older177
2030sibling, same sex9
1743siblings10
2032sibling, opposite sex, younger76
883sibling, opposite sex, older161
1742sibling, opposite sex50
2052sibling older7
1918shy, ashamed51
2038shrub21
966shrimp4
299shoulder535
2214short (things)8
1969short-piece-of-wood126
2215short (people)9
168short443
2054shore92
1966shoot, plant11
1740shooting star5
945shin bone38
2409shield13
1739shell, hull11
1258shellfish11
2559shell13
1738sheath9
2549she5
167sharp (as knife)214
2535shark1
964shallow9
1736shadow (shade, shadow)146
1976seventeen9
1297seven114
1952separative3
2172self, reflexive7
58seed354
2412secretly4
2103seat5
2413sea side (west)7
2190search36
165sea (ocean)183
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