Phonics word list
SCR blend words
In short
Scr is a three-letter blend: s, c and r at the start of a word, all heard, as in scrap, scrub and screen. Our checked list has 50 words that start with the scr blend.
At a glance
- Words in our list
- 50
- By syllables
- one syllable: 33 · two syllables: 17 · three or more syllables: 0
- Taught in
- Lesson 35c in the sequence
Scr words, most common first
Spelling units show how each word breaks into the letters that spell one sound; a_e is a vowel and silent e working together. Readable after is the first lesson where a student can sound out the whole word.
One syllable
| Word | Spelling units | Syllables | Readable after |
|---|---|---|---|
| scrap | s·c·r·a·p | 1 | Lesson 24 |
| screen | s·c·r·ee·n | 1 | Lesson 85 |
| script | s·c·r·i·p·t | 1 | Lesson 24 |
| scratch | s·c·r·a·tch | 1 | Lesson 69 |
| screens | s·c·r·ee·n·s | 1 | Lesson 85 |
| screw | s·c·r·ew | 1 | Lesson 91 |
| scraps | s·c·r·a·p·s | 1 | Lesson 24 |
| scream | s·c·r·ea·m | 1 | Lesson 85 |
| screws | s·c·r·ew·s | 1 | Lesson 91 |
| scroll | s·c·r·o·ll | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| screams | s·c·r·ea·m·s | 1 | Lesson 85 |
| screwed | s·c·r·ew·ed | 1 | Lesson 91 |
| scripts | s·c·r·i·p·t·s | 1 | Lesson 24 |
| scrolls | s·c·r·o·ll·s | 1 | Lesson 43 |
| scrapped | s·c·r·a·pp·ed | 1 | Lesson 107 |
| screamed | s·c·r·ea·m·ed | 1 | Lesson 85 |
| scratched | s·c·r·a·tch·ed | 1 | Lesson 69 |
| scram | s·c·r·a·m | 1 | Lesson 24 |
| scrub | s·c·r·u·b | 1 | Lesson 24 |
| scrams | s·c·r·a·m·s | 1 | Lesson 24 |
| scrape | s·c·r·a_e·p | 1 | Lesson 54 |
| scrawl | s·c·r·aw·l | 1 | Lesson 93 |
| scribe | s·c·r·i_e·b | 1 | Lesson 55 |
| scraped | s·c·r·a·p·ed | 1 | Lesson 64 |
| scrapes | s·c·r·a_e·p·s | 1 | Lesson 54 |
| screech | s·c·r·ee·ch | 1 | Lesson 85 |
| scribes | s·c·r·i_e·b·s | 1 | Lesson 55 |
| scrawled | s·c·r·aw·l·ed | 1 | Lesson 93 |
| screened | s·c·r·ee·n·ed | 1 | Lesson 85 |
| scrounge | s·c·r·ou·n·g·e | 1 | Lesson 96 |
| scrubbed | s·c·r·u·bb·ed | 1 | Lesson 107 |
| screeched | s·c·r·ee·ch·ed | 1 | Lesson 85 |
| scrounged | s·c·r·ou·n·g·ed | 1 | Lesson 96 |
Two syllables
| Word | Spelling units | Syllables | Readable after |
|---|---|---|---|
| screwing | s·c·r·ew·i·ng | 2 | Lesson 91 |
| scrapping | s·c·r·a·pp·i·ng | 2 | Lesson 107 |
| scratches | s·c·r·a·tch·es | 2 | Lesson 69 |
| screaming | s·c·r·ea·m·i·ng | 2 | Lesson 85 |
| scrolling | s·c·r·o·ll·i·ng | 2 | Lesson 65 |
| scratching | s·c·r·a·tch·i·ng | 2 | Lesson 69 |
| screwy | s·c·r·ew·y | 2 | Lesson 91 |
| scraping | s·c·r·a·p·i·ng | 2 | Lesson 109 |
| scratchy | s·c·r·a·tch·y | 2 | Lesson 74 |
| scripted | s·c·r·i·p·t·ed | 2 | Lesson 64 |
| scrapbook | s·c·r·a·p·b·oo·k | 2 | Lesson 89 |
| screeches | s·c·r·ee·ch·es | 2 | Lesson 85 |
| screening | s·c·r·ee·n·i·ng | 2 | Lesson 85 |
| scrubbing | s·c·r·u·bb·i·ng | 2 | Lesson 107 |
| scrapbooks | s·c·r·a·p·b·oo·k·s | 2 | Lesson 89 |
| screeching | s·c·r·ee·ch·i·ng | 2 | Lesson 85 |
| scrounging | s·c·r·ou·n·g·i·ng | 2 | Lesson 109 |
When do these words become readable?
The lessons where the most words on this page become decodable. Words marked not in the sequence have a spelling the sequence never teaches as a pattern.
How do you teach scr words?
Layer it from a word the student knows: rub, then crub, then scrub. "Scr says /skr/." Practice scrap, scrub, script, scram. The c is hard because r follows it.
What mistake do students make with scr words?
Students drop the c (srub) or write skr. Tell them scr is the only spelling for /skr/ at the start of a word.
Where do scr words come in the sequence?
Scr is taught with the other three-letter blends. In the sequence we use, the pattern is taught in Lesson 35c.
Exceptions worth knowing
There are no skr words in common English. In describe and inscribe, scr appears after a prefix.
Decodable sentences
Every word in these sentences can be read at Lesson 35c or earlier, or is a heart word taught by then.
- Scrub the pot.
- The scrap is in the bin.
- Scram, cat!
Questions people ask
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How this list was built
Every word comes from our lexicon of common English words, each split into spelling units and checked against a pronouncing dictionary, so a word is listed under the sound its spelling really makes. Words a student sees in our assessments are left out. The readable after lesson comes from our decodability engine, which checks each spelling unit and syllable pattern against the lesson sequence. You can run your own text through the same engine with the free decodable text checker.