A green STA across the opening squares leaves just the fourth and fifth to solve among 5 letter words starting with STA.
Of that pair, the fourth square goes to R ahead of I, N and C, as in START and STARK.
A guess of STARK tests the R at once, leaving only the final square in doubt.
List of 5 Letter Words Starting With STA
- STACK
- STAFF
- STAGE
- STAID
- STAIN
- STAIR
- STAKE
- STALE
- STALK
- STALL
- STAMP
- STAND
- STANK
- STARE
- STARK
- START
- STASH
- STATE
- STAVE
- STARS
- STATS
- STAYS
- STAAB
- STABS
- STACC
- STACY
- STADE
- STAGS
- STAGY
- STAIA
- STAIG
- STAIL
- STAIO
- STANE
- STANG
- STANS
- STAPH
- STAPS
- STARN
- STARR
- STARW
- STARY
- STATU
- STAUK
- STAUN
- STAUP
- STAWN
- STAWS
Common 5 Letter Words Starting With STA
- STATE
- START
- STAND
- STAGE
- STAFF
- STAKE
- STAMP
- STACK
- STARS
- STATS
- STAYS
Best 5 Letter Words Starting With STA for Wordle
- STARS
- STAKE
- STAGE
- STATE
- START
- STAND
- STAFF
- STAMP
- STACK
- STARK
- STARE
- STALL
- STAIN
- STASH
- STALK
- STALE
- STAIR
- STAVE
- STANK
- STAID
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words Starting With STA in Scrabble
- STACK 11 points
- STAFF 11 points
- STAGY 9 points
- STAKE 9 points
- STALK 9 points
- STAMP 9 points
- STARK 9 points
- STASH 8 points
- STAVE 8 points
- STAYS 8 points
Meanings of 5 Letter Words Starting With STA
- STAGY: Having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality.
- STAID: Characterized by dignity and propriety. It is on the answer list.
- STAVE: Furnish with staves. It is on the answer list.
- STAIR: Support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway. It is on the answer list.
FAQs
What are 5 letter words starting with STA?
There are 48 of them. The everyday ones include STATE, START, STAND, STAGE and STAFF.
How many 5 letter words start with STA?
48 in total, and 19 of them are on the Wordle answer list.
What are the best 5 letter words starting with STA for Wordle?
STARS, STAKE and STAGE narrow this list fastest. STARS leaves at most 32 words in the worst case.
What 5 letter words start with STA and end with E?
8 of them, including STATE, STAGE, STAKE, STARE and STALE.
Can a Wordle answer start with STA?
Yes. STATE, START and STAND all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. STATE and START are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is STAGY really a word?
Yes. Having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
STATE. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, 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. STAWS and STAWN are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.
Explore More 5 Letter Words
Part of: 5 Letter Words Starting with ST
Part of: 5 Letter Words