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13 Letter Words Starting With ST

There are 349 valid 13 letter words that start with ST, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.

Highest Scoring 13-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

stabilization - 24 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

stabilization - 24 points

Words With Friends

stabilization - 27 points

13 Letter Words (349)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 13 Letter Words Starting With st

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 349 word list is 59.8 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 stabilisation 15 15 18 48
#2 stabilisators 15 15 17 47
🏆 #3 stabilization 24 24 27 75
#4 stabilizators 24 24 26 74
#5 stablishments 20 20 23 63
#6 staccatissimo 19 19 22 60
#7 stachyuraceae 23 23 24 70
#8 staddlestones 15 15 17 47
#9 stadholderate 18 18 18 54
#10 stageableness 16 16 20 52
#11 stagecoaching 22 22 26 70
#12 stagecoachman 23 23 27 73
#13 stagecoachmen 23 23 27 73
#14 stageworthier 20 20 20 60
#15 staggerbushes 20 20 23 63
#16 stainableness 15 15 19 49
#17 stainlessness 13 13 16 42
#18 stairbuilding 17 17 22 56
#19 stairclimbers 19 19 23 61
#20 stairstepping 18 18 22 58

Where 13 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 13 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with ST will give you far more flexible options try 13 letter words starting with ST for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 13 letter word starting with st?

stabilization — worth 75 combined points (US Scrabble: 24, UK Scrabble: 24, Words With Friends: 27).

How many 13 letter words start with st?

349 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 13 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 13 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter st words will come up far more often.