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9 Letter Words Starting With ST

There are 1024 valid 9 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 9-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

stabilize - 20 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

stabilize - 20 points

Words With Friends

stabilize - 22 points

9 Letter Words (1024)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 9 Letter Words Starting With st

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 1024 word list is 43.6 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 staatsrat 9 9 9 27
#2 stabbings 14 14 18 46
#3 stabilate 11 11 13 35
#4 stabilify 17 17 18 52
#5 stabilise 11 11 13 35
#6 stabilist 11 11 13 35
#7 stability 14 14 15 43
🏆 #8 stabilize 20 20 22 62
#9 stableboy 16 16 18 50
#10 stableful 14 14 18 46
#11 stableman 13 13 17 43
#12 stablemen 13 13 17 43
#13 stablings 12 12 16 40
#14 stabproof 16 16 18 50
#15 stabulate 11 11 14 36
#16 stacation 11 11 13 35
#17 staccatos 13 13 15 41
#18 stachyose 17 17 16 50
#19 stachyses 17 17 16 50
#20 stackable 17 17 20 54

Where 9 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 9 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 9 letter words starting with ST for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 9 letter word starting with st?

stabilize — worth 62 combined points (US Scrabble: 20, UK Scrabble: 20, Words With Friends: 22).

How many 9 letter words start with st?

1024 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 9 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 9 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter st words will come up far more often.