5-Letter Words Starting With ST
130 five-letter words start with ST; 67 of them are common words, shown in bold. Common words are where Wordle answers come from.
Best Wordle guesses
Ranked by how many green and yellow tiles each word turns up, on average, against the common words Wordle answers come from.
| # | Word | Green | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stare | 0.58 | 1.25 |
| 2 | store | 0.54 | 1.18 |
| 3 | stale | 0.58 | 1.14 |
| 4 | steal | 0.40 | 1.32 |
| 5 | stern | 0.40 | 1.27 |
| 6 | stead | 0.44 | 1.22 |
| 7 | stair | 0.48 | 1.14 |
| 8 | steer | 0.53 | 1.07 |
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130 words starting with ST
- stillcommon
- statecommon
- startcommon
- storycommon
- studycommon
- standcommon
- stuffcommon
- stylecommon
- stagecommon
- staffcommon
- storecommon
- stockcommon
- starscommon
- stonecommon
- stickcommon
- stepscommon
- steelcommon
- stuckcommon
- stormcommon
- stoodcommon
- steamcommon
- stealcommon
- stopscommon
- stripcommon
- statscommon
- stayscommon
- stolecommon
- stakecommon
- stampcommon
- stackcommon
- starkcommon
- steepcommon
- strawcommon
- steakcommon
- starecommon
- sterncommon
- stiffcommon
- stuntcommon
- stemscommon
- stingcommon
- stallcommon
- strapcommon
- straycommon
- stokecommon
- steercommon
- stovecommon
- staincommon
- steincommon
- stintcommon
- stashcommon
- stoolcommon
- stalkcommon
- stinkcommon
- stoutcommon
- stumpcommon
- stalecommon
- studscommon
- stonycommon
- stungcommon
- staircommon
All 130 five-letter words
Starting with STA 30
stabs stack stade staff stage stags stagy staid staig stain stair stake stale stalk stall stamp stand stane stang stank staph stare stark stars start stash state stats stave stays
Starting with STE 19
stead steak steal steam steed steek steel steep steer stein stela stele stems steno steps stere stern stets stews
Starting with STI 17
stich stick stied sties stiff stile still stilt stime stimy sting stink stint stipe stirk stirp stirs
Starting with STO 32
stoae stoai stoas stoat stobs stock stogy stoic stoke stole stoma stomp stone stony stood stook stool stoop stope stops stopt store stork storm story stoss stoup stour stout stove stowp stows
Starting with STR 12
strap straw stray strep strew stria strip strop strow stroy strum strut
Starting with STU 15
stubs stuck studs study stuff stull stump stums stung stunk stuns stunt stupa stupe sturt
Starting with STY 5
styed styes style styli stymy
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Questions people ask
How many five-letter words start with ST?
Our list has 130. 67 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.
What are the most common five-letter words that start with ST?
STILL, STATE, START, STORY, STUDY — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.
What is the best Wordle guess that starts with ST?
STARE. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.58 green and 1.25 yellow tiles on average — more than any other word on this list. The method is the same as on our Best Wordle Starting Words page.