Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: STOAE, STARE, STORE, STANE, STALE and STAKE. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 80 of the 130 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- STYMY13 points
- STACK11 points
- STAFF11 points
- STICK11 points
- STIFF11 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is O (32 words), followed by A (30). 1 of them have no A, E, I, O or U: STYMY.
More 5 letter words starting with S
ST at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words start with ST?
There are 130 5 letter words that start with ST in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with ST?
STYMY, worth 13 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with ST?
STOAE, STARE and STANE use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.