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Words That Start With Sr
6words
There are 6 English words that start with SR in the word list Wordton searches, ENABLE plus a curated modern supplement.
This is the complete list from our 173,000-word dictionary: every entry, with a note on what it is.
- sri3 ptsan Indian title of respect placed before a name
- sris4 ptsplural of sri
- sradha10 ptsa Hindu rite honoring one's ancestors; a variant of sraddha
- sraddha12 ptsthe Hindu ceremonial offering to dead ancestors
- sradhas11 ptsplural of sradha
- sraddhas13 ptsplural of sraddha
Why so few?
SR- is an impossible consonant opening for native English words: no Old English root ever began that way, and the mouth wants a vowel between the two sounds. The whole family is borrowed from Sanskrit, where the cluster is ordinary and respectful.