5 Letter Words Starting With ST
There are 239 valid 5 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 5-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
stack - 11 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
stack - 11 points
Words With Friends
stack - 12 points
5 Letter Words (239)
View all words starting with STTop 20 Highest-Scoring 5 Letter Words Starting With st
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 239 word list is 21.9 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | staab | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #2 | stabs | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #3 | stacc | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| 🏆 #4 | stack | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| #5 | stacy | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| #6 | stade | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| #7 | staff | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| #8 | stage | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| #9 | stags | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| #10 | stagy | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| #11 | staia | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| #12 | staid | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| #13 | staig | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| #14 | stail | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| #15 | stain | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| #16 | staio | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| #17 | stair | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| #18 | stake | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| #19 | stale | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| #20 | stalk | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
Where 5 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 5 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 5 letter words starting with ST for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 5 letter word starting with st?
stack — worth 34 combined points (US Scrabble: 11, UK Scrabble: 11, Words With Friends: 12).
How many 5 letter words start with st?
239 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 5 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 5 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter st words will come up far more often.