245 words start with ST, few enough to read in one pass. 65 of them are possible answers.
39 of them end in E, which is the ending that repeats most here.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 245 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- STORE: takes 245 down to 70 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- STEAM: down to 84. It is on the answer list.
- STONE: down to 85. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
The last square lands on E more than any other letter: 39 words, about one in eight of the set. The letters that turn up alongside most often are S (245), T (245) and E (90). 30 of these 245 words turn up in ordinary writing. The rest are worth a read, but not worth a guess.
Best 5 Letter Words Starting with ST
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- STACK
- STAFF
- STAGE
- STAID
- STAIN
- STAIR
- STAKE
- STALE
- STALK
- STALL
- STAMP
- STAND
- STANK
- STARE
- STARK
- START
- STASH
- STATE
- STAVE
- STEAD
- STEAK
- STEAL
- STEAM
- STEED
- STEEL
- STEEP
- STEER
- STEIN
- STERN
- STICK
- STIFF
- STILL
- STILT
- STING
- STINK
- STINT
- STOCK
- STOIC
- STOKE
- STOLE
- STOMP
- STONE
- STONY
- STOOD
- STOOL
- STOOP
- STORE
- STORK
- STORM
- STORY
- STOUT
- STOVE
- STRAP
- STRAW
- STRAY
- STRIP
- STRUT
- STUCK
- STUDY
- STUFF
- STUMP
- STUNG
- STUNK
- STUNT
- STYLE
- STARS
- STATS
- STAYS
- STEPS
- STOPS
5 Letter Words Starting With S and Ending In A
- STAIA
- STELA
- STEMA
- STIPA
- STOGA
- STOLA
- STOMA
- STOPA
- STRIA
- STUPA
- STYCA
5 Letter Words Starting With S and Ending In D
- STAID
- STAND
- STEAD
- STEED
- STOOD
- STEDD
- STEID
- STEND
- STIED
- STOLD
- STOND
- STRAD
- STRID
- STYED
5 Letter Words Starting With S and Ending In E
- STAGE
- STAKE
- STALE
- STARE
- STATE
- STAVE
- STOKE
- STOLE
- STONE
- STORE
- STOVE
- STYLE
- STADE
- STANE
- STEDE
- STELE
- STEME
- STERE
- STEVE
- STIFE
- STILE
- STIME
- STINE
- STIPE
- STIRE
- STITE
- STIVE
- STOAE
- STOPE
- STRAE
- STREE
- STRUE
- STUBE
- STUDE
- STUPE
- STURE
- STYME
- STYRE
- STYTE
5 Letter Words Starting With S and Ending In G
- STING
- STUNG
- STAIG
- STANG
- STENG
- STONG
- STRAG
- STRIG
5 Letter Words Starting With S and Ending In H
- STASH
- STAPH
- STECH
- STEGH
- STICH
- STITH
- STOSH
- STUSH
5 Letter Words Starting With S and Ending In K
- STACK
- STALK
- STANK
- STARK
- STEAK
- STICK
- STINK
- STOCK
- STORK
- STUCK
- STUNK
- STAUK
- STEEK
- STEIK
- STERK
- STIRK
- STONK
- STOOK
- STRAK
- STURK
5 Letter Words Starting With S and Ending In L
- STALL
- STEAL
- STEEL
- STILL
- STOOL
- STAIL
- STEIL
- STELL
- STULL
5 Letter Words Starting With S and Ending In M
- STEAM
- STORM
- STEEM
- STRAM
- STRIM
- STROM
- STRUM
- STULM
- STUMM
5 Letter Words Starting With S and Ending In N
- STAIN
- STEIN
- STERN
- STARN
- STAUN
- STAWN
- STEAN
- STEEN
- STION
- STOLN
- STONN
- STOON
- STOUN
- STOWN
- STYAN
5 Letter Words Starting With S and Ending In P
- STAMP
- STEEP
- STOMP
- STOOP
- STRAP
- STRIP
- STUMP
- STAUP
- STIRP
- STOEP
- STOUP
- STOWP
- STREP
- STROP
- STUPP
5 Letter Words Starting With S and Ending In S
- STARS
- STATS
- STAYS
- STEPS
- STOPS
- STABS
- STAGS
- STANS
- STAPS
- STAWS
- STEDS
- STEMS
- STENS
- STETS
- STEWS
- STEYS
- STIES
- STIMS
- STIRS
- STOAS
- STOBS
- STOGS
- STOSS
- STOTS
- STOWS
- STUBS
- STUCS
- STUDS
- STUMS
- STUNS
- STUSS
- STYES
5 Letter Words Starting With S and Ending In T
- START
- STILT
- STINT
- STOUT
- STRUT
- STUNT
- STENT
- STEPT
- STERT
- STOAT
- STOIT
- STOOT
- STOPT
- STOTT
- STRET
- STRIT
- STURT
5 Letter Words Starting With S and Ending In Y
- STONY
- STORY
- STRAY
- STUDY
- STACY
- STAGY
- STARY
- STEWY
- STIMY
- STIVY
- STOGY
- STREY
- STROY
- STYMY
5 Letter Words Starting With S and Ending In B, C, F and other letters
- STAAB
- STILB
- STRUB
- STUBB
- STOIC
- STACC
- STAFF
- STIFF
- STUFF
- STOFF
- STOOF
- STCHI
- STERI
- STOAI
- STYLI
- STAIO
- STENO
- STERO
- STIPO
- STYLO
- STAIR
- STEER
- STARR
- STEAR
- STOOR
- STOUR
- STATU
- STRUV
- STRAW
- STARW
- STREW
- STROW
- STRIX
- STEEZ
Less Familiar Words Here
This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.
- STOEP: Small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house.
- STAGY: Having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality.
- STOUP: Basin for holy water.
- STREW: Cover; be dispersed over.
- STIRK: Yearling heifer or bullock.
- STRIA: A stripe or stripes of contrasting color.
- STOAT: The ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail.
- STELA: An ancient upright stone slab bearing markings.
- STOMA: A minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass.
- STROP: Sharpen on a strop.
- STUPA: A dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists.
- STELE: An ancient upright stone slab bearing markings.
- STILT: Long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia. It is on the answer list.
- STILE: An upright that is a member in a door or window frame.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer start with ST?
Yes. STILL, STATE and START have all been answers, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. STILL and STATE are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is STOGY really a word?
Yes. A cheap cigar. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
STILL. It is the most ordinary word on this list that has already been the puzzle, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.
Are all of these accepted as guesses?
Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. STYTE and STYRE are among them. Only a smaller set has ever been the answer, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
STAID, STILT and STUNK. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.