629 Words Starting With STA
The prefix STA appears in 629 words, from 4-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 8-letter words with 118 entries. Average word length: 8.7 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 STA: STAPHYLOCOCCIC (30 pts), STAPHYLOCOCCAL (28 pts), STAPHYLOCOCCUS (28 pts), STAPHYLOCOCCI (27 pts), STANDARDIZATION (26 pts). The shortest is STAB (4 letters) and the longest is STADTHOLDERATES (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in GOOP.
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 Q for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with STA?
STAPHYLOCOCCIC scores 30 points. Runner-up: STAPHYLOCOCCAL at 28 points. See words ending in BED for more high-value options.
How many words start with STA?
Our dictionary has 629 words that start with STA. They range from 4 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words being the most common (118).
What is the shortest word that starts with STA?
STAB at just 4 letters. It means: to pierce with a pointed weapon [v].
Four-Letter Words (6)
STABSTAGSTARSTATSTAWSTAY
Five-Letter Words (30)
STABSSTACKSTADESTAFFSTAGESTAGSSTAGYSTAIDSTAIGSTAINSTAIRSTAKESTALESTALKSTALLSTAMPSTANDSTANESTANGSTANKSTAPHSTARESTARKSTARSSTARTSTASHSTATESTATSSTAVESTAYS
Six-Letter Words (60)
STABLESTABLYSTACKSSTACTESTADESSTADIASTAFFSSTAGEDSTAGERSTAGESSTAGEYSTAGGYSTAIGSSTAINSSTAIRSSTAKEDSTAKESSTALAGSTALEDSTALERSTALESSTALKSSTALKYSTALLSSTAMENSTAMPSSTANCESTANCHSTANDSSTANEDSTANESSTANGSSTANKSSTANOLSTANZASTAPESSTAPHSSTAPLESTARCHSTAREDSTARERSTARESSTARRYSTARTSSTARVESTASESSTASISSTATALSTATEDSTATERSTATESSTATICSTATINSTATORSTATUESTATUSSTAVEDSTAVESSTAYEDSTAYER
Seven-Letter Words (98)
STABBEDSTABBERSTABILESTABLEDSTABLERSTABLESSTACKEDSTACKERSTACKUPSTACTESSTADDLESTADIASSTADIUMSTAFFEDSTAFFERSTAGERSSTAGGEDSTAGGERSTAGGIESTAGIERSTAGILYSTAGINGSTAIDERSTAIDLYSTAINEDSTAINERSTAITHESTAKINGSTALAGSSTALELYSTALESTSTALINGSTALKEDSTALKERSTALLEDSTAMENSSTAMINASTAMMELSTAMMERSTAMPEDSTAMPERSTANCESSTANDBYSTANDEESTANDERSTANDUPSTANGEDSTANINESTANINGSTANNICSTANNUMSTANOLSSTANZASSTAPLEDSTAPLERSTAPLESSTARCHYSTARDOMSTARERSSTARETSSTARINGSTARKERSTARKLYSTARLETSTARLITSTARREDSTARTEDSTARTERSTARTLESTARTSYSTARTUPSTARVEDSTARVERSTARVESSTASHEDSTASHESSTASIMASTATANTSTATELYSTATERSSTATICESTATICSSTATINGSTATINSSTATIONSTATISMSTATISTSTATIVESTATORSSTATUEDSTATUESSTATURESTATUSYSTATUTESTAUNCHSTAVINGSTAYERSSTAYING
Eight-Letter Words (118)
STABBERSSTABBINGSTABILESSTABLERSSTABLESTSTABLINGSTABLISHSTACCATISTACCATOSTACKERSSTACKINGSTACKUPSSTADDLESSTADIUMSSTAFFERSSTAFFINGSTAGEFULSTAGGARDSTAGGARTSTAGGERSSTAGGERYSTAGGIERSTAGGIESSTAGGINGSTAGIESTSTAGINGSSTAGNANTSTAGNATESTAIDESTSTAINERSSTAININGSTAIRWAYSTAITHESSTAKEOUTSTALKERSSTALKIERSTALKILYSTALKINGSTALLINGSTALLIONSTALWARTSTAMENEDSTAMINALSTAMINASSTAMMELSSTAMMERSSTAMPEDESTAMPERSSTAMPINGSTANCHEDSTANCHERSTANCHESSTANCHLYSTANDARDSTANDBYSSTANDEESSTANDERSSTANDINGSTANDISHSTANDOFFSTANDOUTSTANDPATSTANDUPSSTANGINGSTANHOPESTANINESSTANNARYSTANNITESTANNOUSSTANNUMSSTANZAEDSTANZAICSTAPEDESSTAPELIASTAPLERSSTAPLINGSTARCHEDSTARCHESSTARDOMSSTARDUSTSTARFISHSTARGAZESTARKERSSTARKESTSTARLESSSTARLETSSTARLIKESTARLINGSTARNOSESTARRIERSTARRINGSTARSHIPSTARTERSSTARTINGSTARTLEDSTARTLERSTARTLESSTARTUPSSTARVERSSTARVING
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Nine-Letter Words (116)
STABILISESTABILITYSTABILIZESTABLEBOYSTABLEMANSTABLEMENSTABLINGSSTACCATOSSTACKABLESTACKLESSSTAGEABLESTAGEFULSSTAGEHANDSTAGELIKESTAGGARDSSTAGGARTSSTAGGEREDSTAGGERERSTAGGIESTSTAGHOUNDSTAGINESSSTAGNANCESTAGNANCYSTAGNATEDSTAGNATESSTAIDNESSSTAINABLESTAINLESSSTAIRCASESTAIRHEADSTAIRLESSSTAIRLIKESTAIRSTEPSTAIRWAYSSTAIRWELLSTAKEOUTSSTALEMATESTALENESSSTALKIESTSTALKINGSSTALKLESSSTALKLIKESTALLIONSSTALWARTSSTALWORTHSTAMINATESTAMINEALSTAMINODESTAMINODYSTAMMEREDSTAMMERERSTAMPEDEDSTAMPEDERSTAMPEDESSTAMPLESSSTANCHERSSTANCHESTSTANCHINGSTANCHIONSTANDARDSSTANDAWAYSTANDDOWNSTANDFASTSTANDINGSSTANDOFFSSTANDOUTSSTANDPIPESTANHOPESSTANNITESSTAPEDIALSTAPELIASSTARBOARDSTARBURSTSTARCHIERSTARCHILYSTARCHINGSTARDUSTSSTARFRUITSTARGAZEDSTARGAZERSTARGAZESSTARINGLYSTARKNESSSTARLIGHTSTARLINGSSTARNOSESSTARRIESTSTARSHIPSSTARTLERSSTARTLINGSTARWORTSSTATEABLESTATEHOODSTATELESSSTATELIERSTATEMENTSTATEROOMSTATESIDESTATESMANSTATESMEN
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Ten-Letter Words (83)
STABILISEDSTABILISESSTABILIZEDSTABILIZERSTABILIZESSTABLEBOYSSTABLEMATESTABLENESSSTABLISHEDSTABLISHESSTAGECOACHSTAGECRAFTSTAGEHANDSSTAGGERERSSTAGGERINGSTAGHOUNDSSTAGNANCESSTAGNANTLYSTAGNATINGSTAGNATIONSTAINPROOFSTAIRCASESSTAIRHEADSSTAIRSTEPSSTAIRWELLSSTALACTITESTALAGMITESTALEMATEDSTALEMATESSTALWARTLYSTALWORTHSSTAMINODESSTAMINODIASTAMMERERSSTAMMERINGSTAMPEDERSSTAMPEDINGSTANCHIONSSTANDARDLYSTANDDOWNSSTANDFASTSSTANDISHESSTANDPIPESSTANDPOINTSTANDSTILLSTANNARIESSTARBOARDSSTARBURSTSSTARCHIESTSTARFISHESSTARFLOWERSTARFRUITSSTARGAZERSSTARGAZINGSTARLIGHTSSTARSTRUCKSTARVATIONSTARVELINGSTATECRAFTSTATEHOODSSTATEHOUSESTATELIESTSTATEMENTSSTATEROOMSSTATICALLYSTATIONARYSTATIONERSSTATIONERYSTATIONINGSTATISTICSSTATOBLASTSTATOCYSTSSTATOLITHSSTATOSCOPESTATUARIESSTATUESQUESTATUETTESSTATUTABLESTAUNCHESTSTAUNCHINGSTAUROLITESTAVESACRESTAVUDINES
Eleven-Letter Words (56)
STABILISINGSTABILITIESSTABILIZERSSTABILIZINGSTABLEMATESSTABLISHINGSTADTHOLDERSTAGECRAFTSSTAGESTRUCKSTAGFLATIONSTAGGERBUSHSTAGINESSESSTAGNANCIESSTAGNATIONSSTAIDNESSESSTAINLESSESSTAINLESSLYSTAKEHOLDERSTALACTITESSTALACTITICSTALAGMITESSTALAGMITICSTALEMATINGSTALENESSESSTALLHOLDERSTAMINODIESSTAMINODIUMSTANCHIONEDSTANDARDISESTANDARDIZESTANDOFFISHSTANDPATTERSTANDPOINTSSTANDSTILLSSTAPHYLINIDSTARBOARDEDSTARCHINESSSTARFLOWERSSTARGAZINGSSTARKNESSESSTARTLEMENTSTARTLINGLYSTARVATIONSSTARVELINGSSTATECRAFTSSTATEHOUSESSTATELINESSSTATESMANLYSTATISTICALSTATOBLASTSSTATOSCOPESSTATUTORILYSTAUNCHNESSSTAUROLITESSTAUROLITICSTAVESACRES
Twelve-Letter Words (27)
STABLENESSESSTABLISHMENTSTADTHOLDERSSTAGECOACHESSTAGFLATIONSSTAGGERINGLYSTAINABILITYSTAIRSTEPPEDSTAKEHOLDERSSTALLHOLDERSSTALWARTNESSSTANCHIONINGSTANDARDBREDSTANDARDISEDSTANDARDISESSTANDARDIZEDSTANDARDIZESSTANDARDLESSSTANDPATTERSSTANDPATTISMSTAPEDECTOMYSTAPHYLINIDSSTARBOARDINGSTARTLEMENTSSTATIONERIESSTATISTICIANSTATUESQUELY
Thirteen-Letter Words (19)
STABILIZATIONSTABLISHMENTSSTAGGERBUSHESSTAIRSTEPPINGSTANDARDBREDSSTANDARDISINGSTANDARDIZINGSTANDOFFISHLYSTANDPATTISMSSTAPHYLOCOCCISTARCHINESSESSTATELESSNESSSTATELINESSESSTATESMANLIKESTATESMANSHIPSTATIONMASTERSTATISTICALLYSTATISTICIANSSTAUNCHNESSES
Fourteen-Letter Words (11)
STABILIZATIONSSTADTHOLDERATESTAGFLATIONARYSTAINABILITIESSTALWARTNESSESSTAPEDECTOMIESSTAPHYLOCOCCALSTAPHYLOCOCCICSTAPHYLOCOCCUSSTATESMANSHIPSSTATIONMASTERS
Fifteen-Letter Words (5)
STADTHOLDERATESSTADTHOLDERSHIPSTANDARDIZATIONSTANDOFFISHNESSSTATELESSNESSES