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	14	5	se
BEAST	7	7	ne
CELLAR	5	9	n
CHANCE	9	9	s
CITIZEN	9	9	sw
DECIDE	7	7	n
ELSE	4	14	se
EXCITING	11	11	se
FAMOUS	10	9	sw
FENCE	15	4	w
GLANCE	14	14	ne
PEACE	11	6	nw
POLICE	12	7	se
PRESS	11	6	n
RECESS	7	7	e
SCENE	10	9	se
SCIENCE	9	9	w
SON	10	9	e