2,684 Words Starting With ST
The prefix ST appears in 2,684 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 8-letter words with 509 entries. Average word length: 8.9 letters.
S is the undisputed champion of starting letters. The prefixes sub-, super-, self-, and semi- plus the sheer volume of native English S-words push the count past 19,000.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with ST: STRAIGHTJACKETS (32 pts), STOCKJOBBINGS (31 pts), STRAIGHTJACKET (31 pts), STAPHYLOCOCCIC (30 pts), STOCKJOBBING (30 pts). The shortest is STY (3 letters) and the longest is STADTHOLDERATES (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in SICK.
Notable words: STAB — to pierce with a pointed weapon [v].; STABS — to pierce with a pointed weapon [v].; STABLE — well-founded [adj, v].; STABBED — to pierce with a pointed weapon [v]. Browse words starting with J for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with ST?
STRAIGHTJACKETS scores 32 points. Runner-up: STOCKJOBBINGS at 31 points. See words ending in YARD for more high-value options.
How many words start with ST?
Our dictionary has 2,684 words that start with ST. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words being the most common (509).
What is the shortest word that starts with ST?
STY at just 3 letters. It means: to keep in a pigpen [v].
Three-Letter Words (1)
STY
Four-Letter Words (22)
STABSTAGSTARSTATSTAWSTAYSTEMSTEPSTETSTEWSTEYSTIRSTOASTOBSTOPSTOTSTOWSTUBSTUDSTUMSTUNSTYE
Five-Letter Words (134)
STABSSTACKSTADESTAFFSTAGESTAGSSTAGYSTAIDSTAIGSTAINSTAIRSTAKESTALESTALKSTALLSTAMPSTANDSTANESTANGSTANKSTAPHSTARESTARKSTARSSTARTSTASHSTATESTATSSTAVESTAYSSTEADSTEAKSTEALSTEAMSTEEDSTEEKSTEELSTEEPSTEERSTEINSTELASTELESTEMSSTENOSTENTSTEPSSTERESTERNSTETSSTEWSSTEWYSTICHSTICKSTIEDSTIESSTIFFSTILESTILLSTILTSTIMESTIMYSTINGSTINKSTINTSTIPESTIRKSTIRPSTIRSSTOAESTOAISTOASSTOATSTOBSSTOCKSTOGYSTOICSTOKESTOLESTOMASTOMPSTONESTONYSTOODSTOOKSTOOLSTOOPSTOPESTOPSSTOPTSTORESTORKSTORMSTORYSTOSSSTOTSSTOTTSTOUPSTOURSTOUTSTOVE
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Six-Letter Words (248)
STABLESTABLYSTACKSSTACTESTADESSTADIASTAFFSSTAGEDSTAGERSTAGESSTAGEYSTAGGYSTAIGSSTAINSSTAIRSSTAKEDSTAKESSTALAGSTALEDSTALERSTALESSTALKSSTALKYSTALLSSTAMENSTAMPSSTANCESTANCHSTANDSSTANEDSTANESSTANGSSTANKSSTANOLSTANZASTAPESSTAPHSSTAPLESTARCHSTAREDSTARERSTARESSTARRYSTARTSSTARVESTASESSTASISSTATALSTATEDSTATERSTATESSTATICSTATINSTATORSTATUESTATUSSTAVEDSTAVESSTAYEDSTAYERSTEADSSTEADYSTEAKSSTEALSSTEAMSSTEAMYSTEEDSSTEEKSSTEELSSTEELYSTEEPSSTEERSSTEEVESTEINSSTELAESTELAISTELARSTELESSTELICSTELLASTEMMASTEMMYSTENCHSTENOSSTENTSSTEPPESTEREOSTERESSTERICSTERNASTERNSSTEROLSTEWEDSTICHSSTICKSSTICKYSTIFFSSTIFLESTIGMASTILES
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Seven-Letter Words (356)
STABBEDSTABBERSTABILESTABLEDSTABLERSTABLESSTACKEDSTACKERSTACKUPSTACTESSTADDLESTADIASSTADIUMSTAFFEDSTAFFERSTAGERSSTAGGEDSTAGGERSTAGGIESTAGIERSTAGILYSTAGINGSTAIDERSTAIDLYSTAINEDSTAINERSTAITHESTAKINGSTALAGSSTALELYSTALESTSTALINGSTALKEDSTALKERSTALLEDSTAMENSSTAMINASTAMMELSTAMMERSTAMPEDSTAMPERSTANCESSTANDBYSTANDEESTANDERSTANDUPSTANGEDSTANINESTANINGSTANNICSTANNUMSTANOLSSTANZASSTAPLEDSTAPLERSTAPLESSTARCHYSTARDOMSTARERSSTARETSSTARINGSTARKERSTARKLYSTARLETSTARLITSTARREDSTARTEDSTARTERSTARTLESTARTSYSTARTUPSTARVEDSTARVERSTARVESSTASHEDSTASHESSTASIMASTATANTSTATELYSTATERSSTATICESTATICSSTATINGSTATINSSTATIONSTATISMSTATISTSTATIVESTATORSSTATUEDSTATUESSTATURESTATUSYSTATUTESTAUNCHSTAVINGSTAYERSSTAYINGSTEADEDSTEALER
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Eight-Letter Words (509)
STABBERSSTABBINGSTABILESSTABLERSSTABLESTSTABLINGSTABLISHSTACCATISTACCATOSTACKERSSTACKINGSTACKUPSSTADDLESSTADIUMSSTAFFERSSTAFFINGSTAGEFULSTAGGARDSTAGGARTSTAGGERSSTAGGERYSTAGGIERSTAGGIESSTAGGINGSTAGIESTSTAGINGSSTAGNANTSTAGNATESTAIDESTSTAINERSSTAININGSTAIRWAYSTAITHESSTAKEOUTSTALKERSSTALKIERSTALKILYSTALKINGSTALLINGSTALLIONSTALWARTSTAMENEDSTAMINALSTAMINASSTAMMELSSTAMMERSSTAMPEDESTAMPERSSTAMPINGSTANCHEDSTANCHERSTANCHESSTANCHLYSTANDARDSTANDBYSSTANDEESSTANDERSSTANDINGSTANDISHSTANDOFFSTANDOUTSTANDPATSTANDUPSSTANGINGSTANHOPESTANINESSTANNARYSTANNITESTANNOUSSTANNUMSSTANZAEDSTANZAICSTAPEDESSTAPELIASTAPLERSSTAPLINGSTARCHEDSTARCHESSTARDOMSSTARDUSTSTARFISHSTARGAZESTARKERSSTARKESTSTARLESSSTARLETSSTARLIKESTARLINGSTARNOSESTARRIERSTARRINGSTARSHIPSTARTERSSTARTINGSTARTLEDSTARTLERSTARTLESSTARTUPSSTARVERSSTARVING
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Nine-Letter Words (463)
STABILISESTABILITYSTABILIZESTABLEBOYSTABLEMANSTABLEMENSTABLINGSSTACCATOSSTACKABLESTACKLESSSTAGEABLESTAGEFULSSTAGEHANDSTAGELIKESTAGGARDSSTAGGARTSSTAGGEREDSTAGGERERSTAGGIESTSTAGHOUNDSTAGINESSSTAGNANCESTAGNANCYSTAGNATEDSTAGNATESSTAIDNESSSTAINABLESTAINLESSSTAIRCASESTAIRHEADSTAIRLESSSTAIRLIKESTAIRSTEPSTAIRWAYSSTAIRWELLSTAKEOUTSSTALEMATESTALENESSSTALKIESTSTALKINGSSTALKLESSSTALKLIKESTALLIONSSTALWARTSSTALWORTHSTAMINATESTAMINEALSTAMINODESTAMINODYSTAMMEREDSTAMMERERSTAMPEDEDSTAMPEDERSTAMPEDESSTAMPLESSSTANCHERSSTANCHESTSTANCHINGSTANCHIONSTANDARDSSTANDAWAYSTANDDOWNSTANDFASTSTANDINGSSTANDOFFSSTANDOUTSSTANDPIPESTANHOPESSTANNITESSTAPEDIALSTAPELIASSTARBOARDSTARBURSTSTARCHIERSTARCHILYSTARCHINGSTARDUSTSSTARFRUITSTARGAZEDSTARGAZERSTARGAZESSTARINGLYSTARKNESSSTARLIGHTSTARLINGSSTARNOSESSTARRIESTSTARSHIPSSTARTLERSSTARTLINGSTARWORTSSTATEABLESTATEHOODSTATELESSSTATELIERSTATEMENTSTATEROOMSTATESIDESTATESMANSTATESMEN
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Ten-Letter Words (343)
STABILISEDSTABILISESSTABILIZEDSTABILIZERSTABILIZESSTABLEBOYSSTABLEMATESTABLENESSSTABLISHEDSTABLISHESSTAGECOACHSTAGECRAFTSTAGEHANDSSTAGGERERSSTAGGERINGSTAGHOUNDSSTAGNANCESSTAGNANTLYSTAGNATINGSTAGNATIONSTAINPROOFSTAIRCASESSTAIRHEADSSTAIRSTEPSSTAIRWELLSSTALACTITESTALAGMITESTALEMATEDSTALEMATESSTALWARTLYSTALWORTHSSTAMINODESSTAMINODIASTAMMERERSSTAMMERINGSTAMPEDERSSTAMPEDINGSTANCHIONSSTANDARDLYSTANDDOWNSSTANDFASTSSTANDISHESSTANDPIPESSTANDPOINTSTANDSTILLSTANNARIESSTARBOARDSSTARBURSTSSTARCHIESTSTARFISHESSTARFLOWERSTARFRUITSSTARGAZERSSTARGAZINGSTARLIGHTSSTARSTRUCKSTARVATIONSTARVELINGSTATECRAFTSTATEHOODSSTATEHOUSESTATELIESTSTATEMENTSSTATEROOMSSTATICALLYSTATIONARYSTATIONERSSTATIONERYSTATIONINGSTATISTICSSTATOBLASTSTATOCYSTSSTATOLITHSSTATOSCOPESTATUARIESSTATUESQUESTATUETTESSTATUTABLESTAUNCHESTSTAUNCHINGSTAUROLITESTAVESACRESTAVUDINESSTEADINESSSTEALTHIERSTEALTHILYSTEAMBOATSSTEAMERINGSTEAMINESSSTEAMROLLSSTEAMSHIPSSTEELHEADSSTEELINESSSTEELMAKERSTEELWORKSSTEELYARDSSTEENBUCKSSTEEPENINGSTEGOSAURSSTELLIFIED
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Eleven-Letter Words (235)
STABILISINGSTABILITIESSTABILIZERSSTABILIZINGSTABLEMATESSTABLISHINGSTADTHOLDERSTAGECRAFTSSTAGESTRUCKSTAGFLATIONSTAGGERBUSHSTAGINESSESSTAGNANCIESSTAGNATIONSSTAIDNESSESSTAINLESSESSTAINLESSLYSTAKEHOLDERSTALACTITESSTALACTITICSTALAGMITESSTALAGMITICSTALEMATINGSTALENESSESSTALLHOLDERSTAMINODIESSTAMINODIUMSTANCHIONEDSTANDARDISESTANDARDIZESTANDOFFISHSTANDPATTERSTANDPOINTSSTANDSTILLSSTAPHYLINIDSTARBOARDEDSTARCHINESSSTARFLOWERSSTARGAZINGSSTARKNESSESSTARTLEMENTSTARTLINGLYSTARVATIONSSTARVELINGSSTATECRAFTSSTATEHOUSESSTATELINESSSTATESMANLYSTATISTICALSTATOBLASTSSTATOSCOPESSTATUTORILYSTAUNCHNESSSTAUROLITESSTAUROLITICSTAVESACRESSTEADFASTLYSTEALTHIESTSTEAMFITTERSTEAMROLLEDSTEAMROLLERSTEATOPYGIASTEATOPYGICSTEATORRHEASTEELMAKERSSTEELMAKINGSTEELWORKERSTEEPLEBUSHSTEEPLEJACKSTEEPNESSESSTEERAGEWAYSTEGOSAURUSSTELLIFYINGSTENCILLERSSTENCILLINGSTENOBATHICSTENOGRAPHYSTENOHALINESTENOTHERMSSTENOTYPIESSTENOTYPINGSTENOTYPISTSTEPBROTHERSTEPFATHERSSTEPHANOTISSTEPLADDERSSTEPMOTHERSSTEPPARENTSSTEPSISTERSSTEREOGRAMSSTEREOGRAPHSTEREOPHONYSTEREOSCOPESTEREOSCOPYSTEREOTAXICSTEREOTYPEDSTEREOTYPERSTEREOTYPESSTEREOTYPICSTERILISING
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Twelve-Letter Words (172)
STABLENESSESSTABLISHMENTSTADTHOLDERSSTAGECOACHESSTAGFLATIONSSTAGGERINGLYSTAINABILITYSTAIRSTEPPEDSTAKEHOLDERSSTALLHOLDERSSTALWARTNESSSTANCHIONINGSTANDARDBREDSTANDARDISEDSTANDARDISESSTANDARDIZEDSTANDARDIZESSTANDARDLESSSTANDPATTERSSTANDPATTISMSTAPEDECTOMYSTAPHYLINIDSSTARBOARDINGSTARTLEMENTSSTATIONERIESSTATISTICIANSTATUESQUELYSTEADINESSESSTEALTHINESSSTEAMFITTERSSTEAMINESSESSTEAMROLLERSSTEAMROLLINGSTEATOPYGIASSTEATOPYGOUSSTEATORRHEASSTEELINESSESSTEELMAKINGSSTEELWORKERSSTEEPLECHASESTEEPLEJACKSSTEERAGEWAYSSTENOGRAPHERSTENOGRAPHICSTENOTHERMALSTENOTYPISTSSTEPBROTHERSSTEPCHILDRENSTEPDAUGHTERSTEPFAMILIESSTEREOGRAPHSSTEREOGRAPHYSTEREOISOMERSTEREOLOGIESSTEREOPHONICSTEREOPTICONSTEREOSCOPESSTEREOSCOPICSTEREOTACTICSTEREOTYPERSSTEREOTYPIESSTEREOTYPINGSTERLINGNESSSTERNOCOSTALSTERNUTATIONSTERNUTATORSSTERTOROUSLYSTETHOSCOPESSTETHOSCOPICSTEWARDESSESSTEWARDSHIPSSTICHOMYTHIASTICHOMYTHICSTICKHANDLEDSTICKHANDLERSTICKHANDLESSTICKINESSESSTICKLEBACKSSTIGMASTEROLSTIGMATIZINGSTILBESTROLSSTIMULATIONSSTINGINESSESSTIPULATIONSSTOCKBREEDERSTOCKBROKERSSTOCKBROKINGSTOCKHOLDERSSTOCKINESSESSTOCKINETTESSTOCKJOBBERSSTOCKJOBBINGSTOCKKEEPERSSTOCKTAKINGSSTODGINESSESSTOMACHACHESSTOMATITIDESSTOMATITISESSTONECUTTERSSTONECUTTING
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Thirteen-Letter Words (114)
STABILIZATIONSTABLISHMENTSSTAGGERBUSHESSTAIRSTEPPINGSTANDARDBREDSSTANDARDISINGSTANDARDIZINGSTANDOFFISHLYSTANDPATTISMSSTAPHYLOCOCCISTARCHINESSESSTATELESSNESSSTATELINESSESSTATESMANLIKESTATESMANSHIPSTATIONMASTERSTATISTICALLYSTATISTICIANSSTAUNCHNESSESSTEADFASTNESSSTEAMROLLEREDSTEEPLEBUSHESSTEEPLECHASERSTEEPLECHASESSTEGOSAURUSESSTENOGRAPHERSSTENOGRAPHIESSTEPDAUGHTERSSTEPHANOTISESSTEPPARENTINGSTERCORACEOUSSTEREOGRAPHEDSTEREOGRAPHICSTEREOISOMERSSTEREOLOGICALSTEREOPHONIESSTEREOPTICONSSTEREOREGULARSTEREOSCOPIESSTEREOTYPICALSTERILIZATIONSTERNFOREMOSTSTERNUTATIONSSTEROIDOGENICSTICHOMYTHIASSTICHOMYTHIESSTICKHANDLERSSTICKHANDLINGSTIGMASTEROLSSTIGMATICALLYSTILTEDNESSESSTIPENDIARIESSTOCKBREEDERSSTOCKBROKINGSSTOCKJOBBINGSSTOICHIOMETRYSTOLONIFEROUSSTONECUTTINGSSTORYBOARDINGSTORYTELLINGSSTRAIGHTAWAYSSTRAIGHTBREDSSTRAIGHTEDGESSTRAIGHTENERSSTRAIGHTENINGSTRAIGHTLACEDSTRAITJACKETSSTRAITLACEDLYSTRANGENESSESSTRANGLEHOLDSSTRANGULATINGSTRANGULATIONSTRATEGICALLYSTRATIGRAPHICSTRATOCRACIESSTRATOCUMULUSSTRATOSPHERESSTRATOSPHERICSTRATOVOLCANOSTREAKINESSESSTREETWALKERSSTREETWALKINGSTRENGTHENERSSTRENGTHENINGSTRENUOSITIESSTRENUOUSNESSSTREPTOCOCCALSTREPTOCOCCICSTREPTOCOCCUSSTREPTOKINASESTREPTOLYSINSSTREPTOMYCETESTREPTOMYCINSSTRIDULATIONSSTRIKEBREAKERSTRINGCOURSESSTRINGINESSESSTROBILATIONSSTROMATOLITESSTROMATOLITIC
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Fourteen-Letter Words (55)
STABILIZATIONSSTADTHOLDERATESTAGFLATIONARYSTAINABILITIESSTALWARTNESSESSTAPEDECTOMIESSTAPHYLOCOCCALSTAPHYLOCOCCICSTAPHYLOCOCCUSSTATESMANSHIPSSTATIONMASTERSSTEALTHINESSESSTEAMROLLERINGSTEEPLECHASERSSTEEPLECHASINGSTEPPARENTINGSSTEREOCHEMICALSTEREOGRAPHIESSTEREOGRAPHINGSTEREOISOMERICSTEREOSPECIFICSTERILIZATIONSSTERLINGNESSESSTIGMATIZATIONSTOCHASTICALLYSTOCKBROKERAGESTOICHIOMETRICSTONEMASONRIESSTOUTHEARTEDLYSTRAIGHTJACKETSTRAIGHTNESSESSTRAITJACKETEDSTRANDEDNESSESSTRANGULATIONSSTRATIFICATIONSTRATIGRAPHIESSTRATOVOLCANOSSTREETWALKINGSSTREPTOBACILLISTREPTOKINASESSTREPTOMYCETESSTREPTOTHRICINSTRESSLESSNESSSTRETCHABILITYSTRIKEBREAKERSSTRIKEBREAKINGSTRUCTURALISMSSTRUCTURALISTSSTRUCTURALIZEDSTRUCTURALIZESSTRUCTURATIONSSTUBBORNNESSESSTUDIOUSNESSESSTULTIFICATIONSTUPENDOUSNESS
Fifteen-Letter Words (32)
STADTHOLDERATESSTADTHOLDERSHIPSTANDARDIZATIONSTANDOFFISHNESSSTATELESSNESSESSTEADFASTNESSESSTEEPLECHASINGSSTEREOCHEMISTRYSTEREOISOMERISMSTEREOLOGICALLYSTEREOTAXICALLYSTEREOTYPICALLYSTEROIDOGENESESSTEROIDOGENESISSTIGMATIZATIONSSTOCKBROKERAGESSTOICHIOMETRIESSTRAIGHTFORWARDSTRAIGHTJACKETSSTRAITJACKETINGSTRAITLACEDNESSSTRATIFICATIONSSTRATOVOLCANOESSTRENUOUSNESSESSTREPTOBACILLUSSTREPTOTHRICINSSTRIKEBREAKINGSSTRONGYLOIDOSESSTRONGYLOIDOSISSTRUCTURALIZINGSTULTIFICATIONSSTYLELESSNESSES