Word.ws English Dictionary

Words That Start with ST

There are 1,263 words that start with ST on Word.ws, from 2 to 15 letters. The most common length is 8 letters (224 words). The words used most often are still, state, start, stop and story.

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2-letter words that start with ST

  • st2interj. Expressing a sudden desire for silence.

3-letter words that start with ST

  • std4n. Standard library.
  • sty6n. A pen or enclosure for swine.

4-letter words that start with ST

  • stab6n. An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object to hurt or kill someone.
  • stad5n. Town, village.
  • stag5n. An adult male deer, especially a red deer and especially one in high...
  • stam6v. To confound.
  • stan4v. To act as a stan (for); to be an obsessive fan (of).
  • star4n. Any small, natural and bright dot in the sky, most visible in the night...
  • stat4adv. Immediately; now.
  • stau4n. A slepton which is the hypothetical superpartner of a tau lepton.
  • stay7v. To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short...
  • stee4n. A ladder.
  • steg5v. To conceal (data) by means of steganography.
  • stem6n. The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors.
  • step6n. An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace.
  • stet4n. A symbol used by proofreaders and typesetters to indicate that a word...
  • stew7n. A heated bath-room or steam-room; also, a hot bath.
  • stig5n. An electronic cigarette or vape.
  • stim6n. Sensory stimulation.
  • stip6v. To stipulate.
  • stir4v. To disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or...
  • stoa4n. In Ancient Greece, a walkway with a roof supported by colonnades, often...
  • stob6n. A stick, twig or peg, especially in roofing or matting.
  • stop6v. To cease moving.
  • stow7v. To put something away in a compact and tidy manner, in its proper...
  • stub6n. Something blunted, stunted, or cut short, such as stubble or a stump.
  • stud5n. A male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding.
  • stum6n. Unfermented grape juice; must.
  • stun4v. To incapacitate; especially by inducing disorientation or...
  • stye7n. A bacterial infection in the eyelash or eyelid.

5-letter words that start with ST

  • stack11n. A large pile of hay, grain, straw, or the like, larger at the bottom...
  • staff11n. A long, straight, thick wooden rod or stick, especially one used to...
  • stage6n. A phase.
  • stake9n. A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at...
  • stall5n. A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
  • stamp9n. An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.
  • stand6v. To support oneself on the feet in an erect position.
  • stare5v. To look fixedly (at something).
  • stark9adj. Severe; violent; fierce (now usually in describing the weather).
  • stars5n. Outer space.
  • start5n. The beginning of an activity.
  • state5n. A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
  • stats5n. Attributes of a unit in a game (e.g. health, damage output).
  • stays8n. A corset.
  • steak9n. Beefsteak: a slice of beef, broiled or cut for broiling.
  • steal5v. To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned...
  • steam7n. The hot gaseous form of water, formed when water changes from the...
  • steel5n. An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than...
  • steep7adj. Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that...
  • steps7n. A course followed by a person in walking or as walking.
  • stern5adj. Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
  • steve8v. To pack or stow, as cargo in a ship's hold.
  • stick11n. A small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch.
  • stiff11adj. Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
  • still5adj. Not moving; calm.
  • sting6n. A bump left on the skin after having been stung.
  • stock11n. A store or supply.
  • stole5n. A garment consisting of a decorated band worn on the back of the neck...
  • stone5n. A hard earthen substance that can form rocks; especially, such...
  • store5n. A place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept.
  • storm7n. Any disturbed state of the atmosphere causing destructive or unpleasant...
  • story8n. An account of real or fictional events.
  • strap7n. A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.
  • straw8n. A dried stalk of a cereal plant.
  • strip7n. A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area.
  • stuck11adj. Unable to move.
  • study9v. To review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not...
  • stuff11n. Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects.
  • stunt5n. A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic...
  • style8n. A sharp stick used for writing on clay tablets or other surfaces; a...

All 128 5-letter words that start with ST

6-letter words that start with ST

  • stable8n. A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and...
  • stacks12n. A large amount of money, especially winnings.
  • staged8adj. Of an event, intentionally performed while being falsely contrived to...
  • stairs6n. A contiguous set of steps connecting two floors.
  • stakes10n. The money wagered in gambling.
  • stance8n. The manner, pose, or posture in which one stands.
  • staple8n. A town containing merchants who have exclusive right, under royal...
  • starve9v. To die because of lack of food or of not eating.
  • stated7adj. Expressed in a statement; uttered or written.
  • static8adj. Unchanging; that cannot or does not change.
  • statue6n. A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or...
  • status6n. A person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others.
  • steady10adj. Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
  • steals6n. The number of stolen bases by a baserunner.
  • stella6n. A star-shaped structure.
  • stereo6n. A system of recording or reproducing sound that uses two or more...
  • steven9n. Voice, especially when loud or strong.
  • sticks12n. Hurdles or other obstacles to be jumped over.
  • sticky15adj. Tending to stick; able to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance.
  • stigma9n. An indication of infamy or disgrace.
  • stitch11n. A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread...
  • stocks12n. A device, similar to a pillory, formerly used for public humiliation...
  • stoked11adj. Feeling excitement or an exciting rush; exhilarated.
  • stokes10n. A unit of kinematic viscosity in the CGS system of units. 1 stokes = 1...
  • stolen6adj. That has been stolen.
  • stoned7adj. Containing stones.
  • stones6n. Testicles; balls.
  • storey9n. A floor or level of a building or ship.
  • stormy11adj. Of or pertaining to storms.
  • strain6n. A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a...
  • strait6n. A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
  • strand7n. The shore or beach of the sea or ocean.
  • streak10n. An irregular line, as is left from smearing or motion.
  • stream8n. A small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks.
  • street6n. A paved part of road, usually in a village or a town.
  • stress6n. A physical, chemical, infective agent aggressing an organism.
  • strict8adj. Strained; drawn close; tight.
  • strike10v. To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
  • string7n. A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
  • stripe8n. A long region of a single colour in a repeating pattern of similar...
  • strive9v. To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly...
  • stroke10n. An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.
  • stroll6n. A wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble; a saunter.
  • strong7adj. Capable of producing great physical force.
  • studio7n. An artist’s or photographer’s workshop or the room in which an artist...
  • stupid9adj. Lacking in intelligence.
  • sturdy10adj. Of firm build; stiff; stout; strong.
  • styled10adj. Set in place, arranged.

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7-letter words that start with ST

  • stacked14adj. Arranged in a stack.
  • stadium10n. A venue where sporting events are held.
  • staffed14adj. Occupied by staff, having members of staff.
  • staging9n. A performance of a play.
  • stained8adj. Having a stain.
  • stalker11n. A person who engages in stalking, i.e., quietly approaching animals to...
  • stamina9n. The energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long...
  • standby13n. A state of readiness without immediate involvement; remaining in...
  • staring8n. The act of one who stares.
  • starred8adj. Having a star or stars.
  • starter7n. Someone who starts, or who starts something.
  • startup9n. The act or process of starting a process or machine.
  • starved11adj. Approaching starvation, emaciated and malnourished.
  • stating8n. Statement.
  • station7n. A regular stopping place for ground transportation.
  • statues7n. A children's game in which the players have to stand still without...
  • stature7n. A person or animal's natural height when standing upright.
  • statute7n. A written law or ordinance passed by a legislative body.
  • staying11n. A stay or visit.
  • stealth10n. The attribute or characteristic of acting in secrecy, or in such a way...
  • steamed10adj. Heated and processed by steam, such as being cooked by steaming.
  • steamer9n. A vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam, as in...
  • stellar7adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of stars.
  • stepped12adj. Provided with a step or steps; having a series of offsets or parts...
  • sterile7adj. Unable to reproduce (or procreate).
  • steroid8n. A class of organic compounds having a structure of seventeen carbon...
  • steward11n. A person who manages the property or affairs for another entity.
  • sticker13n. Something or someone that sticks (pierces, or adheres).
  • stocked14adj. Having been replenished with stock.
  • stomach14n. An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion.
  • stopped12adj. Not moving, but not properly parked or berthed; said also of the...
  • storage8n. The act of storing goods; the state of being stored.
  • storing8n. An amount stored.
  • strange8adj. Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a...
  • stretch12v. To lengthen by pulling.
  • strides8n. Trousers.
  • striker11n. A person who is on strike, someone who has stopped working as a protest.
  • strings8n. Collectively, the stringed instruments in an orchestra.
  • striped10adj. Having stripes, decorated or marked with bands differing in color.
  • student8n. A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.
  • studied9adj. Practiced; self-conscious; careful; not spontaneous.
  • studies8n. An academic field of study concerning the given subject.
  • stuffed14adj. Full or packed (with some material or substance).
  • stumble11n. A fall, trip or substantial misstep.
  • stunned8adj. Unable to act or respond; dazed; shocked.
  • styling11n. Any form of decoration or stylistic approach.
  • stylish13adj. Having style.
  • stylist10n. A designer.

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8-letter words that start with ST

  • stabbing13adj. Sharp, intense.
  • stacking15n. The act by which something is stacked.
  • staffing15n. The practice of hiring and firing staff.
  • stagnant9adj. Lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy; decaying...
  • stalking13n. The act of going stealthily.
  • standard10adj. Falling within an accepted range of size, amount, power, quality, etc.
  • standing10adj. Erect, not cut down.
  • standout9adj. Exceptional; noteworthy.
  • starring9v. That which has the specified actor or actors, especially those in lead...
  • starship13n. A type of spacecraft capable of traveling to the solar systems of other...
  • starting9n. The act of something that starts.
  • startled9adj. Surprised and slightly frightened.
  • starving12n. Starvation.
  • stations8n. An infrequent religious gathering of family and friends spread over a...
  • steadily12adv. In a steady manner; with a steady progression.
  • stealing9n. The action of the verb to steal, theft.
  • steaming11n. The action of steam on something.
  • steering9n. Equipment used to control direction; something used to steer.
  • stemming13n. Movement against a current, especially a tidal current.
  • stepping13n. The act of taking a step.
  • sterling9n. An English silver penny first introduced by the Normans.
  • sticking15n. A sequence or arrangement of drum notes to be played with drumsticks.
  • stimulus10n. An external phenomenon that has an influence on a system, by triggering...
  • stirring9adj. Invigorating or inspiring.
  • stocking15n. A soft garment, usually knit or woven, worn on the foot and lower leg...
  • stopping13n. The act of something that stops; a halt.
  • straight12adj. Not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its...
  • strained9adj. Forced through a strainer.
  • stranded10adj. Abandoned or marooned.
  • stranger9n. A person whom one does not know; a person who is neither a friend nor...
  • strapped13adj. Having a strap or straps.
  • strategy12n. The science and art of military command as applied to the overall...
  • streamed11adj. Divided into academic streams.
  • strength12n. The quality or degree of being strong.
  • stressed9adj. Suffering stress (either physical or mental).
  • stricken14adj. Struck by something.
  • strictly13adv. In a strict manner.
  • striking13adj. Making a strong impression.
  • stripped13adj. Made of strips.
  • striving12n. Effort; the act of one who strives.
  • stronger9adj. Said of one proposition with respect to another one: that the former...
  • strongly12adv. In a strong or powerful manner.
  • struggle10n. A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a...
  • stubborn12adj. Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly...
  • studying13n. The action of the verb to study.
  • stuffing15n. The matter used to stuff hollow objects such as pillows and saddles.
  • stunning9adj. Having an effect that stuns.
  • sturgeon9n. Any of the marine or freshwater fish of the family Acipenseridae that...

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9-letter words that start with ST

  • stability14n. The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to...
  • stabilize20v. To make stable.
  • staggered12adj. Astonished; taken aback.
  • stainless9adj. Describing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration.
  • staircase11n. A flight of stairs; a stairway.
  • stairwell12n. A shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase.
  • stalemate11n. The state in which the player to move is not in check but has no legal...
  • standards11n. Principles of conduct shaped by one's ideas of morality, decency and...
  • standings11n. A collective list of the number of wins and losses of each team in a...
  • starboard12n. The righthand side of a ship, boat or aircraft when facing the front...
  • starfleet12n. A fleet of starships; a space navy.
  • starlight13n. Light emitted from stars.
  • startling10adj. Likely to startle; surprising; shocking.
  • statehood13n. The property of being a state, an autonomous subdivision of a federal...
  • statement11n. A declaration or remark.
  • statesman11n. A man who is a leader in national or international affairs.
  • statewide13adj. Happening in or affecting an entire state (political subdivision of a...
  • stationed10adj. That is or which has been stationed; placed in a particular location in...
  • statistic11n. A single item in a statistical study.
  • statutory12adj. Of, relating to, enacted or regulated by a statute.
  • steadfast13adj. Fixed or unchanging; steady.
  • steamboat13n. A boat or vessel propelled by steam power.
  • steampunk17n. A subgenre of science fiction that depicts advanced technology combined...
  • steamship16n. A ship or vessel propelled by steam power.
  • stiffness15n. Rigidity or a measure of rigidity.
  • stillness9n. The quality or state of being still.
  • stimulant11n. A substance that acts to increase physiological or nervous activity in...
  • stimulate11v. To encourage into action.
  • stitching15n. Stitches, collectively.
  • stockings16n. Pantyhose.
  • stockpile17n. A supply (especially a large one) of something kept for future use...
  • stonewall12n. An obstruction.
  • storyline12n. The plot of a story; one of several within a story, usually interwoven.
  • straining10n. The act by which one strains. (muscles, etc).
  • strangely13adv. In a strange or coincidental manner.
  • strategic12adj. Of or pertaining to strategy.
  • streaming12adj. Flowing or moving in continuous succession, like fluid in a stream.
  • streetcar11n. A tram or light rail vehicle, usually a single car but sometimes...
  • strenuous9adj. Having great vigour or energy; forceful.
  • stressful12adj. Irritating; causing stress.
  • stretcher14n. Someone or something that stretches.
  • stringent10adj. Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive...
  • stripping14n. The act of one who strips.
  • strolling10n. The taking of a stroll.
  • structure11n. A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.
  • stumbling14n. The motion of one who stumbles.
  • stupidity15n. The property of being stupid.
  • stylistic14adj. Of or pertaining to style, especially to linguistic or literary style.

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10-letter words that start with ST

  • stabilizer21n. Any substance added to something in order to stabilize it, as for...
  • staggering13adj. Incredible, overwhelming, amazing.
  • stagnation11n. The state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of...
  • standpoint13n. A point of view; a perspective.
  • standstill11n. A complete immobility; a halt.
  • stargazing21n. The act of gazing at the stars; astronomy.
  • starvation13n. A condition of severe suffering due to a lack of nutrition.
  • statically15adv. In a static manner.
  • stationary13adj. Not moving.
  • stationery13n. Writing materials, envelopes, office materials.
  • statistics12n. A discipline, principally within applied mathematics, concerned with...
  • steakhouse17n. A restaurant that specializes in good cuts of meat, particularly steak.
  • stealthily16adv. In a stealthy manner, furtively.
  • steamboats14adj. Drunk; intoxicated.
  • stepfather18n. The husband of one's biological mother after her initial marriage to or...
  • stepmother17n. A person or thing likened to a stereotypical stepmother, having cold...
  • stepsister12n. The daughter of one's stepparent by a previous relationship.
  • stereotype15n. A conventional, formulaic, and often oversimplified or exaggerated...
  • sterilized20adj. Rendered free from microorganisms and spores.
  • stewardess14n. A female flight attendant (a member of the crew of an airplane who is...
  • stimulated13adj. In a condition or state of stimulation.
  • stipulated13adj. Required as a condition of a contract or agreement.
  • stochastic17adj. Random, randomly determined.
  • storefront13n. The side of a store (or other shop) which faces the street and usually...
  • storehouse13n. A building for keeping goods of any kind, especially provisions.
  • stormwater15n. Water that is not absorbed into soil and rapidly flows downstream...
  • storyboard16n. A series of drawings that lay out the sequence of scenes in a film or...
  • straighten14v. To cause to become straight.
  • straighter14n. Synonym of straight (“a cigarette, particularly one containing tobacco...
  • strangling12n. The crime of killing by strangling.
  • strategist11n. A person who devises strategies.
  • strategize20v. To formulate a strategy.
  • stratified14adj. Arranged in a sequence of layers or strata.
  • strawberry18n. The sweet, usually red, edible accessory fruit of certain plants of the...
  • streamline12n. A line that is tangent to the velocity of flow of a fluid; equivalent...
  • streetwear13n. Urban fashion; clothing that can be worn on the street.
  • strengthen14v. To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the...
  • stretching16n. The act by which something is stretched.
  • strikingly18adv. In a striking way.
  • striptease12n. The act of slowly taking off one's clothes to sexually arouse the...
  • stronghold15n. A place built to withstand attack; a fortress.
  • structural12adj. Of, relating to, or having structure.
  • structured13adj. Having structure; organized.
  • struggling13n. The act of one who struggles.
  • stubbornly17adv. In a stubborn manner.
  • stunningly14adv. So as to stun or amaze.
  • stupendous13adj. Astonishingly great or large; huge; enormous.
  • stuttering11n. A speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by...

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11-letter words that start with ST

  • stagflation15n. Prolonged high inflation accompanied by stagnant growth, often with...
  • stakeholder19n. A person holding the stakes of bettors, with the responsibility of...
  • standardise13v. To establish a standard consisting of regulations for how something is...
  • standardize22v. American and Oxford British standard spelling of standardise.
  • standoffish21adj. Aloof; reserved; unsociable and unfriendly.
  • starfighter18n. A fictional type of spacecraft that is intended to be used like a...
  • startlingly15adv. In a startling manner; surprisingly; shockingly.
  • statistical13adj. Of or pertaining to statistics.
  • statutorily14adv. In a statutory manner; according to statute; lawfully.
  • steadfastly18adv. In a steadfast manner; firmly; with conviction.
  • steamroller13n. A steam-powered heavy road roller.
  • steelmaking18n. The manufacture of steel.
  • steelworker18n. A person who works in a steel mill.
  • stegosaurus12n. Any of the clade †Stegosauria of quadruped ornithischian dinosaurs with...
  • stepbrother18n. The son of one's stepparent by a previous relationship.
  • stereotyped17adj. Having a certain stereotype.
  • stethoscope18n. A medical instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the...
  • stewardship20n. The rank or office of a steward.
  • stickleback25n. Any one of numerous species of small fish of the family Gasterosteidae....
  • stigmatized24adj. Subject to a stigma; marked as an outcast.
  • stimulating14adj. Having a manner that stimulates; serving to stimulate.
  • stimulation13n. A pushing or goading toward action.
  • stimulative16adj. Having a stimulating effect.
  • stimulatory16adj. Stimulative; serving to stimulate.
  • stipendiary17adj. Receiving a stipend.
  • stipulation13n. The act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement.
  • stockbroker23n. A person who buys and sells shares (stock) on a stock exchange on...
  • stockholder21n. One who owns stock.
  • stockpiling20n. The process of building up a stockpile.
  • stomachache23n. A pain in the abdomen, often caused by indigestion, usually lower than...
  • stonewalled15adj. Surrounded or defined in size and shape by a wall of stone.
  • storekeeper17n. One who runs a shop, either the owner or manager.
  • storyteller14n. A person who relates stories through one medium or another to an...
  • straightway21n. A straight section of a racetrack.
  • strangeness12n. The state or quality of being strange, odd or weird.
  • strategical14adj. Strategic.
  • streamlined14adj. Designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid, especially by...
  • streetlight15n. Any large outdoor light used to illuminate a public area, usually urban.
  • streetscape15n. The visual elements of a street, including the road, adjoining...
  • strenuously14adv. In a strenuous manner.
  • stretchable18adj. Capable of being stretched.
  • stretchered17adj. Carried on a stretcher.
  • strikeforce20n. A group in an organization such as the police or the army that has been...
  • stringently15adv. In a stringent manner.
  • structuring14n. Structure; organization.
  • studentship17n. The position or role of a student.
  • stultifying18adj. Tending to stultify.
  • stylization23n. The process or result of designing or presenting in accordance with a...

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12-letter words that start with ST

  • staggeringly18adv. To a breathtaking degree.
  • standardbred17n. A breed of horse bred specifically for harness racing.
  • standardised15adj. Designed in a standard manner or according to an official or accepted...
  • standardized24adj. Designed or constructed in a standard manner or according to an...
  • stationarity15n. The condition of being stationary.
  • statistician14n. A person who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics.
  • steeplechase19n. A horse race, either across open country, or over an obstacle course.
  • stellenbosch19v. To shift sideways.
  • stenographer18n. Someone skilled in the writing of shorthand or the use of a stenotype...
  • stenographic20adj. Of or pertaining to stenography.
  • stepdaughter19n. The daughter of one's spouse from a previous relationship.
  • stereoisomer14n. One of a set of the isomers of a compound that exhibits stereoisomerism.
  • stereophonic19adj. Of or pertaining to sound reproduction using two or sometimes more...
  • stereopticon16n. A magic lantern, especially one with two projectors arranged so as to...
  • stereoscopic18adj. Of or relating to stereoscopy; three-dimensional.
  • stereotactic16adj. Stereotaxic.
  • stereotyping18n. The process of making something into a stereotype.
  • stockbroking25n. The profession of a stockbroker.
  • stockholding23n. An ownership interest in one or more companies' stock.
  • stonemasonry17n. The work or art of a stonemason.
  • stonewalling16n. A refusal to answer or to cooperate.
  • stormbringer17n. A strong wind that brings storms.
  • stormtrooper16n. A soldier trained in special infiltration tactics.
  • storytelling16n. The act and skills of presenting stories and tales.
  • straightaway22adj. Extending into the distance in a straight line.
  • straightedge18n. A flat, rectangular tool used to draw, cut or check the straightness of...
  • straightener16n. A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening...
  • straightline16v. To answer a survey by selecting answers in a downwards straight line.
  • straightness16n. The result or product of being straight.
  • straitjacket25n. A jacketlike garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in...
  • stranglehold17n. A grip or control so strong as to stifle or cut off.
  • strangulated14adj. Having the circulation stopped by compression; attended with arrest or...
  • strategizing23n. The formulation of a strategy.
  • stratigraphy21n. The study of rock layers and the layering process (stratification).
  • stratosphere17n. The region of the uppermost atmosphere where the temperature increases...
  • streamlining15n. The process by which something is streamlined.
  • streetwalker19n. A prostitute who looks for customers on the streets and in other public...
  • strengthener16n. One who, or that which, gives or adds strength.
  • streptavidin18n. A tetrameric protein purified from Streptomyces avidinii that binds...
  • streptomyces21n. Any of several bacteria, of the genus Streptomyces, found in soil...
  • streptomycin21n. An aminoglycoside and bactericidal antibiotic C₂₁H₃₉N₇O₁₂ that is...
  • stridulation13n. A high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male...
  • stroboscopic20adj. Of, relating to, or produced by a stroboscope.
  • stromatolite14n. A laminated, columnar, rock-like structure constituting a large share...
  • structurally17adv. In terms of structure.
  • stubbornness16n. The state of being stubborn.
  • stupefaction19n. The state of extreme shock or astonishment.
  • stupendously18adv. In a stupendous manner.

The 48 most common of 57 are shown.

13-letter words that start with ST

  • stabilization24n. The process of stabilizing.
  • stalinization22n. The process of stalinizing.
  • statelessness13n. The property of being stateless.
  • statesmanlike19adj. Like a statesman, demonstrating the skills and qualities of a respected...
  • statesmanship20n. The skill of being a good statesman, the ability to perform well in...
  • stationmaster15n. The person in charge of a railroad station, usually an employee of a...
  • statistically18adv. In a statistical way.
  • staurosporine15n. An alkaloid derived from the bacterium Streptomyces staurosporeus that...
  • steadfastness17n. Loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty.
  • steeplechaser20n. A horse or human athlete who participates in steeplechase racing.
  • steganography23n. The art and science of concealing a secret message, data, or file...
  • stereographic21adj. Of or pertaining to stereography.
  • stereotypical20adj. Pertaining to a stereotype; conventional.
  • sterilization22n. The process of treating something to kill or inactivate microorganisms.
  • steroidogenic17adj. Of or relating to the process of steroidogenesis.
  • stickhandling24n. Skillful manipulation of the puck or ball with a player's stick...
  • stochasticity23n. The quality of lacking any predictable order or plan.
  • stoichiometry23n. The study and calculation of quantitative (measurable) relationships of...
  • stoloniferous16adj. Producing stolons or suckers.
  • stracciatella17n. An Italian soup consisting of a meat broth and small shreds of an...
  • straightening18n. The act of making something straight.
  • strangulation14n. The act of strangling or the state of being strangled.
  • strategically19adv. In a strategic manner.
  • stratigraphic21adj. Of or pertaining to the arrangement of stratigraphy or strata.
  • stratocumulus17n. A principal low-level cloud type, predominantly stratiform, in the form...
  • stratospheric20adj. Of, relating to, or occurring in the stratosphere (“the region of the...
  • stratovolcano18n. A tall conical volcano, composed of layers (or strata) of hardened...
  • strengthening18n. An act or process by which something is strengthened.
  • streptocarpus19n. Any of several plants of the genus Streptocarpus; Cape primroses.
  • streptococcal21adj. Relating to bacteria of the genus Streptococcus.
  • streptococcus21n. A spherical, gram-positive bacterium of the genus Streptococcus....
  • streptokinase19n. An enzyme produced by some streptococci which is involved in breaking...
  • strikebreaker23n. A non-unionized worker hired to replace a striking union worker.
  • strikethrough24n. An horizontal line overlaid on other characters.
  • structuralism17n. A theory of sociology that views elements of society as part of a...
  • structuralist15adj. Of or pertaining to structuralism.
  • structuration15n. A theory proposed by Anthony Giddens in an attempt to reconcile...
  • structureless15adj. Lacking structure.
  • stylistically21adv. In a stylistic manner.

14-letter words that start with ST

  • staphylococcal28adj. Relating to staphylococcus.
  • staphylococcus28n. A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus...
  • stationkeeping21n. The maintenance of a ship's position relative to others in a fleet or...
  • steeplechasing22n. The racing of horses over open country, or over fences.
  • steganographic23adj. Of or pertaining to steganography.
  • stereochemical23adj. Of or pertaining to stereochemistry.
  • stereospecific23adj. Showing stereospecificity.
  • stigmatization26n. The process or act of stigmatizing.
  • stochastically24adv. In a stochastic manner; by means of a process involving a randomly...
  • stoichiometric23adj. Of or relating to stoichiometry.
  • stratification19n. The process leading to the formation or deposition of layers...
  • streptozotocin27n. A naturally-occurring chemical that is particularly toxic to the...
  • strikebreaking25n. Activity intended to disrupt or end a strike without an agreement by...

15-letter words that start with ST

  • standardization26n. The act, process, or result of complying with a standard.
  • steatohepatitis20n. A form of hepatitis characterized by an accumulation of fat.
  • stereochemistry25n. The branch of chemistry that involves the spatial arrangement of the...
  • stereoselective20adj. Of a chemical reaction in which the production of one stereoisomer is...
  • stereotypically25adv. In a stereotypical manner or way.
  • steroidogenesis17n. The process of steroid (hormone) production in living organisms.
  • straightforward26adj. Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating.
  • stratigraphical23adj. Stratigraphic.
3,419 rare words that start with ST

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Questions about these words

How many words that start with ST are there?
Word.ws lists 1,263 words that start with ST, plus 3,419 rare ones.
What are common words that start with ST?
still, state, start, stop, story, stay, street and study.
Which of the words that start with ST has the highest letter score?
staphylococcus scores 28 points with the standard letter tile values.

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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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