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	12	5	se
BEAST	7	7	w
CELLAR	13	9	ne
CHANCE	9	9	s
CITIZEN	9	9	ne
DECIDE	7	7	ne
ELSE	7	7	nw
EXCITING	11	11	se
FAMOUS	8	9	sw
FENCE	13	4	e
GLANCE	14	14	se
PEACE	20	2	w
POLICE	10	7	nw
PRESS	20	2	s
RECESS	7	7	s
SCENE	8	9	s
SCIENCE	9	9	e
SON	7	10	nw