Verified pattern list

5 Letter Words Starting With ST

This verified list contains 96 CORE words starting with ST, plus 19 entries in the broader extended tier.

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Matching words

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Static CORE list

All 96 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

stabs7
stack11
staff11
stage6
stags6
stagy9
staid6
stain5
stair5
stake9
stale5
stalk9
stall5
stamp9
stand6
stank9
staph10
stare5
stark9
stars5
start5
stash8
state5
stats5
stave8
stays8
stdio6
stead6
steak9
steal5
steam7
steed6
steel5
steep7
steer5
stein5
stems7
steno5
stent5
steps7
stern5
stets5
stews8
stick11
sties5
stiff11
stile5
still5
stilt5
stims7
sting6
stink9
stint5
stirs5
stoat5
stock11
stoic7
stoke9
stole5
stomp9
stone5
stony8
stood6
stool5
stoop7
stops7
store5
stork9
storm7
story8
stoup7
stout5
stove8
stows8
strap7
straw8
stray8
strep7
strew8
stria5
strip7
strop7
strum7
strut5
stubs7
stuck11
studs6
study9
stuff11
stump9
stung6
stunk9
stuns5
stunt5
stupa7
style8

96CORE words

19extended words

115verified matches

6.9average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 manually reviewed CORE words

stack11
stage6
stair5
stake9
stale5
stand6
stare5
start5
state5
steam7
steel5
stone5

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

stack11
staff11
stick11
stiff11
stock11
stuck11
stuff11
staph10
stake9
stalk9
stamp9
stank9

Letter intelligence

What the ST list contains

Most common letters immediately after ST

A26 words
O20 words
E16 words
I11 words
U11 words

Vowels per word

1 vowel60 words
2 vowels36 words

Repeated letters

41%

39 of 96 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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Popular letter patterns

5 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns

5 Letter Words Starting With ST96 CORE · 19 extendedstack, stage, stair, stake 5 Letter Words Starting With CO94 CORE · 37 extendedcoach, coast, color, comic 5 Letter Words Starting With SH76 CORE · 15 extendedshade, shake, shame, shape 5 Letter Words Starting With CH69 CORE · 21 extendedchain, chair, chalk, charm 5 Letter Words Ending In ED297 CORE · 26 extendedasked, baked, cared, faced 5 Letter Words Ending In ER240 CORE · 64 extendedafter, anger, baker, boxer 5 Letter Words Ending In CH74 CORE · 11 extendedbatch, beach, bench, birch 5 Letter Words Ending In LY68 CORE · 14 extendedamply, apply, aptly, badly

Pattern guide

How to use words starting with ST

This page starts from 96 CORE 5-letter words whose first letters are ST. The preset fixes those opening positions while leaving the remaining tiles available for refinement.

Use Contains for letters that may appear anywhere, Excludes to remove impossible letters, or Sequence pattern when order and exact gaps matter. The broader view adds 19 extended entries after the CORE results.

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Questions about this word list

How many 5-letter words start with ST?

This verified set contains 96 CORE words and 19 extended words, for 115 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this ST group?

The 96 CORE words average 6.9 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these ST words often repeat letters?