The Sound of /s/

ACROSS
BEAST
CELLAR
CHANCE
CITIZEN
DECIDE
ELSE
EXCITING
FAMOUS
FENCE
GLANCE
PEACE
POLICE
PRESS
RECESS
SCENE
SCIENCE
SON

In many words, the sound of /s/ is spelled with s, or sc, and it is often spelled this way when it is at the beginning of a word. The /s/ sound can also be spelled with c when followed by i, or e. The spelling ss is usually used in the middle, or at the end of a word.

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Word	X	Y	Direction
ACROSS	4	8	ne
BEAST	4	13	sw
CELLAR	9	13	n
CHANCE	9	13	s
CITIZEN	9	13	w
DECIDE	7	15	w
ELSE	4	13	nw
EXCITING	11	11	ne
FAMOUS	8	12	se
FENCE	3	7	n
GLANCE	14	8	n
PEACE	7	10	n
POLICE	6	10	w
PRESS	7	10	se
RECESS	7	15	s
SCENE	7	18	w
SCIENCE	9	13	se
SON	8	12	w