There are 3,603 words containing STA in our word list of 359,039 words, and every one of them is on this page — grouped by length so you can scan fast, with a live filter when you need something narrower. The biggest group is the 9-letter words (602 of them); the spread is 1 of them 3 letters long, 11 of them 4 letters long, 57 of them 5 letters long, 150 of them 6 letters long, and more up to 15 letters. The longest entries are afforestational, antiperistalsis and antiperistaltic. Word-game players keep lists like this open for a reason: Scrabble and Words With Friends reward the obscure corners of the dictionary, crossword solvers live on pattern matching, and Wordle players work by elimination.
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3-letter words (1)
sta
4-letter words (11)
asta stab stad stag stam stan stap star stat staw stay
5-letter words (57)
astay basta cesta cista costa estab festa hasta hosta pasta staab stabs stacc stack stacy stade staff stage stags stagy staia staid staig stail stain staio stair stake stale stalk stall stamp stand stane stang stank staph stare stark starn starr stars start starw stary stash state stats stauk staun staup stave stawn stays testa vesta vista
6-letter words (150)
amasta arista astalk astare astart astate avesta bestab bestad bestar bestay bostal cestas cistae costae costal costar crista crusta cuesta cystal distad distal egesta enstar estado estafa estall estamp estang estate estats festae festal fiesta frusta gestae hostal instal instar istana mastax mistal mystax ostara pastas postal restab shasta siesta stable stably staboy stacey stacks stacte stadda stader stades stadia stadic stadie stadle staffs staged stager stages stagey staggy stagne staigs stains stairs stairy staith staked staker stakes stalag staled staler stales stalin stalko stalks stalky stalls stamba stamen stamin stamps stance stanch standi stands staned stanek stanes stangs stanks stanly stanno stanza stanze stanzo stapes staphs staple staplf starch stared staree starer stares starik starky starny starry starts starty starve starvy stases stasis statal stated stater states static stator statua statue status staved staver staves staxis stayed stayer testae testao testar tostao unstar upstay versta vestal vestas vistal vistas
7-letter words (301)
abstain arbusta aristae aristas astable astacus astarte astasia astatic augusta avestan bastant bastard bestain bestamp bestand bestare bistate bobstay borstal bovista bustard calista canasta capstan castana castane castano catasta celesta coastal constat costaea costage costard costars costata costate crestal cristae crustal crystal cuestas custard dastard daystar destain distaff distain distale distant ecstasy edestan enstamp enstate estable estadal estadel estadio estafet estamin estated estates eustace eustacy evestar fiestas genista gestalt gestant gestapo gestate gomasta gustard hastate hastati hostage ingesta install instals instamp instant instars instate jibstay jocasta kokstad lamista lanista lastage locusta majesta mastaba mastage misstay mistake mustang mustard nestage obstant onstage onstand outstay podesta polista postact postage postals pristav pristaw prostas ramstam restack restaff restage restain restake restamp restant restart restate restaur rudista seastar shastan siestas sistani stabbed stabber stabile stabled stabler stables stacher stachys stacked stacker stacket stackup stactes staddle stadial stadias stadion stadium staffed staffer stagers stagery stagese stagged stagger staggie stagier stagily staging stagion stagnum staider staidly stained stainer staired staithe staiver staking stalace stalags stalder stalely stalest staling stalked stalker stallar stalled staller stallon stambha stamens stamina stammel stammer stamnoi stamnos stamped stampee stamper stample stances standby standee standel stander standup stanged staniel stanine staning stanjen stankie stanley stannel stanner stannic stannid stannum stannyl stanzas stapled stapler staples stapple starchy stardom starers starets starful staring starken starker starkle starkly starlet starlit starnel starnie starost starred started starter startle startly startor startsy startup starved starven starver starves stashed stashes stashie stasima statant statary stately statera staters statice statics stating station statism statist stative statize statohm stators statued statues stature statute staumer staunch stauter stavers staving stayers staying staynil staypak sunstar sunstay sustain testacy testata testate tostada tostado tristam tristan unstack unstagy unstaid unstain unstate upstaff upstage upstair upstamp upstand upstare upstart upstate vastate vestals vistaed wastabl wastage yustaga
8-letter words (497)
abastard abstains adrostal aerostat agonista agrestal alastair alestake anastate antistat apolista apostacy apostasy apostate appestat aristate astacian astakiwi astasias astatine astatize augustal augustan backstab backstay balausta ballista barostat bastaard bastarda bastards bastardy bedstaff bedstand bentstar bestarve bestayed bidstand bistable bitstalk blastaea bobstays bocstaff borstall borstals bostangi bostanji bowstaff bowstave buckstay bustards cabresta cabstand camstane canastas capstans castable castalia castalio castanea castanet castaway catstane celestas coestate colstaff constant constate costally costards costated cristate crustade crustate cryostat crystall crystals custards dagestan dastards dastardy daystars destains diastase disstate distaffs distains distalia distally distance distancy distaste distater distaves dogstail dystaxia ecostate ecstasis ecstatic elastase epistasy ergostat estacade estamene estampie estancia estately estating eustatic existant eyestalk fascista festally forestal forestay forstall forstand funestal gastaldo gestalts gestapos gestated gestates gibstaff gustable gustavus gyrostat hastated hatstand haystack headstay hemostat histamin hornstay hostaged hostager hostages inkstain inkstand instable installs instance instancy instants instated instates isostacy isostasy istanbul jackstay kabistan kreistag langosta lanistae laystall listable loadstar locustae locustal lodestar mainstay manostat mastabah mastabas mastauxe misstart misstate mistaken mistaker mistakes mistaste mudstain mustache mustafuz mustangs mustards mycostat mystacal mystagog nastaliq nestable newstand nostalgy nystatin obstacle obstancy obstante offstage ostalgia outstaid outstair outstand outstank outstare outstart outstate outstays overstay pakistan palstaff palstave parastas paulista peastake pedestal perstand pistache pistacia podestas polestar postable postages postally postanal potestal potestas prestamp prestant prestate priestal pristane prostate protista pyrausta pyrostat rastaban redstart restable restacks restaffs restaged restages restamps restarts restated restates rheostat risposta rudistae rudistan rustable sandstay shikasta shotstar stabbers stabbing stabiles stablers stablest stabling stablish stabwort staccado staccati staccato stackage stackers stackful stacking stackman stackmen staddles stadiums stafette staffage staffers staffete staffier staffing staffish staffman staffmen stafford stagbush stagedom stageman stagemen staggard staggart staggers staggery staggier staggies stagging staghead staghorn staghunt stagiary stagiest stagings staglike stagnant stagnate stagnize stagskin stagworm stahlian stahlism staidest stainers stainful staining stairway stakeout stalagma stalkers stalkier stalkily stalking stalklet stalkoes stallage stalland stallary stalling stallion stallman stallmen stalwart stamened staminal staminas stammels stammers stammrel stampage stampede stampedo stampers stampery stampian stamping stampman stampmen stanched stanchel stancher stanches stanchly standage standard standbys standees standers standeth standing standish standoff standout standpat stanford stanging stanhope stanitsa stanitza stannane stannary stannate stanners stannery stannide stannite stannous stannums stanzaed stanzaic stapedes stapedez stapelia staphyle staplers stapling starbuck starched starcher starches starchly stardoms stardust starfish stargaze starkest starless starlets starlike starling starlite starnose starosta starosti starosty starrier starrify starrily starring starship starshot starters startful starting startish startled startler startles startups starvers starving starward starwise starworm starwort stashing stasidia stasimon statable statedly stateful statelet stateway stathmoi stathmos statical statices stations statisms statists statives statuary statuing statured statures statuses statuted statutes statutum statvolt staucher staumrel staurion stavable stavrite stawsome stayable staybolt staylace stayless stayover staysail stayship subcosta substage substant suggesta sustains systasis systatic tastable tastably testable testacea testamur testandi testator testatum tipstaff tristate turistas unstable unstably unstacks unstaged unstaled unstanch unstarch unstated unstates unstatic unstaved unstayed upstaged upstages upstairs upstands upstared upstares upstarts upstater upstates ustarana vestalia vestally wastable wastages westaway wistaria withstay wordstar
9-letter words (602)
abstained abstainer acrestaff adjustage aerostats agastache agistator anastases anastasia anastasis anastatic anastatus angustate antistate apolistan apostasis apostates apostatic apostaxis appestats aristarch arrestant assistant astacidae astartian astatines astatized astatizer attestant austausch autopista autostage backstaff backstage backstair backstamp backstays ballistae bandstand bastardly bastardry beanstalk bedstands bedstaves bestatued bicostate biostatic boarstaff bookstack bookstall bookstand brumstane buckstall bundestag bystander cabrestas cabstands cannstatt castalian castanean castanets castanian castaways catastate chemostat cistaceae clinostat clubstart coastally coelostat colpostat constable constance constancy constants cornstalk costalgia costander costanoan costarred cosustain cowlstaff cristated crosstail crosstalk crostarie croustade crustacea crustated cryostase cryostats crystaled cystalgia cystamine cystaster dardistan dastardly decostate deerstand degustate destained devastate diastases diastasic diastasis diastatic digestant distained distanced distances distannic distantly distasted distastes dorestane downstage downstair downstate dragstaff dunstable dystaxias earthstar eastabout ecstasies ecstasize ecstatica ecstatics elachista elastance elastases encastage enstatite epicostal epistases epistasis epistatic epistaxis eristalis establish estafette estaminet estampage estampede estancias estantion eustacies exorcista eyestalks flagstaff footstalk footstall forestaff forestage forestair forestall forestate forestays fungistat gainstand geostatic gestalten gestalter gestating gestation gestative gestatory goniostat graustark grubstake gustables gustation gustative gustatory gyrostats haemostat hairstane hallstatt handstaff handstand hardstand hastately haystacks headstall headstand headstays heliostat hemostats hindustan histamine histamins hoistaway homestall hostaging hydrostat hygrostat hypostase hypostasy iconostas incrystal indistant infestant ingestant inkstands installed installer instanced instances instanter instantly instarred instating intestacy intestate isostatic jackstays jinnestan katastate kickstand kohistani kurdistan lampstand leafstalk lincrusta loadstars lodestars mainstays manifesta mastabahs mastalgia microstat ministate misstarts misstated misstater misstates mistakers mistaking mistakion mistaught moustache mustached mustaches mustachio mustafina mustahfiz mustanger mustarder myristate mystacial mystacine mystagogs mystagogy newsstand newstands nonstable nonstably nonstaple nonstarch nonstatic nostalgia nostalgic nystagmic nystagmus obstacles orthostat ortstaler outstands outstared outstares outstarts outstated outstater outstates outstayed overstaff overstaid overstain overstale overstand overstate overstays packstaff pakistani peatstack pedestals photostat pikestaff pistaches pistachio pistacite pistareen plowstaff polestars postament postaxiad postaxial potestate powerstat precostal prestable prestamps prestated pristanes prostades prostasis prostates prostatic protistan protostar provostal pyrostats redstarts reinstall reinstate resistant resistate restabbed restabled restacked restaffed restaging restamped restarted restating restation rheostats rickstand roastable rockstaff rootstalk runestaff sacristan seedstalk semistate shastaite shepstare staatsrat stabilate stabilify stabilise stabilist stability stabilize stableboy stableful stableman stablemen stablings stabproof stabulate staccatos stachyose stackable stackless stackyard staddling stadhouse stadthaus staffless stageable stageably stagehand stageland stagelike stagewise staggards staggarth staggarts staggered staggerer staggiest staghound staginess stagirite stagnance stagnancy stagnated stagnates stagyrite stahlhelm staidness stainable stainably stainless stairbeak staircase stairhead stairless stairlike stairstep stairways stairwell stairwise stairwork staithman staithmen stakehead stakeouts stakerope stalactic stalemate staleness stalinism stalinist stalinite stalkable stalkiest stalkless stalklike stallboat stallings stallions stallment stalwarts stalworth staminate stamindia stamineal staminode staminody stammered stammerer stampable stampeded stampeder stampedes stamphead stampless stampsman stampsmen stampweed stanchers stanchest stanching stanchion standards standaway standback standfast standings standoffs standouts standpipe standpost stanechat stangeria stanhopea stanhopes stanislaw stannator stannites stannoxyl stantibus stapedial stapedius stapelias staphylea staphylic starblind starbloom starboard starchier starchily starching starchman starchmen starcraft stardusts starfruit stargazed stargazer stargazes staringly starkness starlight starlings starnoses starquake starriest starshake starshine starshoot starstone startlers startling startlish starvedly starworts stasidion stateable statehood stateless statelich statelier statelily statement stateroom statesboy stateship stateside statesman statesmen statewide statfarad stathenry stational stationed stationer statistic statocyst statolith statorhab statuette statutary statuting statutory staumeral staumrels staunched stauncher staunches staunchly stauracin staveable staveless stavewise stavewood staymaker staysails subcostae subcostal substages substance substanch superstar sustained sustainer systaltic taxistand tearstain testacean testacies testament testation testators testatory testatrix timestamp tipstaffs tipstaves toastable tristania trustable trustably tungstate twistable understay undistant unstabbed unstabled unstabler unstacked unstacker unstaffed unstagily unstaidly unstained unstalked unstalled unstamped unstapled unstarred unstarted unstarved unstately unstating unstation unstatued unstaunch unstaying untestate unvistaed upstaging upstander upstaring upstarted upstartle upstaters upstaunch vastation vinestalk vistaless washstand westabout whipstaff whipstalk whipstall whunstane wistarias withstand workstand wrestable
10-letter words (523)
abstainers abstaining accostable adjustable adjustably aeciostage aerostatic afterstain afterstate againstand agostadero anastalsis anastaltic anastasian anastasius anastatica antistater antistatic apostacies apostacize apostasies apostatise apostatism apostatize aristarchy arrestable assistance assistants astarboard astartidae astaticism astatizing attestable attestator backstairs balistarii ballastage bandstands bastardice bastardies bastardise bastardism bastardize beanstalks biostatics bloodstain bridestake broomstaff bystanders camorrista castagnole castalides castaneous catastases catastasis catastatic cholestane choristate christabel churnstaff cistaceous citharista coapostate constables constances constantan constantly constative constatory contestant contestate cornstalks cornstarch coroplasta costarring crustaceal crustacean crustalogy crustation crystaling crystalize crystalled crystallic crystallin crystallod cytostatic dastardize desistance destaining detestable detestably devastated devastates devastator devastavit diastalses diastalsis diastaltic diastataxy dipneustal discostate distaining distancing distasting downstairs downstater ecstatical eigenstate encrustant enstatitic epistasies estafetted estaminets estanciero estatesman estatesmen eustachian eustachium eustathian exaristate extrastate filestatus flagstaffs flagstaves forestaffs forestalls forestaves frontstall frostation fruitstalk fustanella fustanelle gastaldite geostatics gestaltist gestations grandstand grapestalk grubstaked grubstaker grubstakes gyrostatic handstands hardstands headstalls headstands hemistater hemostasia hemostasis hemostatic hindustani histamines histaminic humidistat hypostases hypostasis hypostatic hystazarin idiostatic iliocostal inapostate inconstant incrustant incrustata incrustate indistance ingustable installant installers installing instalment instancies instancing instanding instantial instarring instaurate intastable interstade interstage interstate intestable intrastate investable isostasies isostasist katastatic kickstands konstantin leafstalks majestatic majestatis manostatic matchstalk menostasia menostasis menostatic menostaxis mesostasis metastable metastably metastases metastasis metastatic microstate ministates misstarted misstating mistakable mistakably mistakeful mistakenly mistassini monostable moustached moustaches moustachio multistage multistate mustachial mustachios mycostatic mystagogic mystagogue newsstands nightstand nondistant nonstabile nonstainer nonstarter nonstative nostalgies onstanding orbitostat orthostati outstagger outstander outstaring outstarted outstarter outstartle outstating outstation outstature outstaying overstarch overstated overstates overstayal overstayed packstaves painstaker pakistanis parastades parastatic patchstand peastaking pedestaled petaurista photostats pikestaves pisistance pistachios platanista postaortic postatrial postcostal pregustant preinstall prestamped prestating prestation presustain prostatism protestant realestate reinstalls reinstated reinstates reinstator resistable resistably resistance resistante resistants restabbing restabling restacking restaffing restagnate restamping restarting restaurant restaurate rheostatic roustabout sacristans semicostal semipostal septocosta shockstall shortstaff siderostat siestaland smokestack staatsraad stabbingly stabilised stabiliser stabilized stabilizer stabilizes stablelike stablemate stablemeal stableness stableward stablished stablishes stachering stachydrin stachyurus stackering stackfreed stackgarth stackstand stadholder stadimeter stadthouse staffelite stagecoach stagecraft stagehands stagehouse staggerers staggering staghunter stagiritic stagnantly stagnating stagnation stagnatory stagnature stainproof staircases stairwells stalactite stalagmite stalemated stalemates stalingrad stalinists stalkiness stalkingly stallboard stallenger stallinger stalwartly stamineous staminodia stammerers stammering stampeding stanchable stancheled stanchions stanchless stanchness standardly standbybys standishes standpipes standpoint standstill stannaries stannotype stanzaical staphyline staphylion staphyloma staplewise starbolins starbright starchedly starchiest starchless starchlike starchness starchroot starchwort starfishes starflower stargazers stargazing starlessly starlights starlitten starmonger starriness starringly starstroke starstruck starthroat startingly startingno starvation starveacre starveling stasisidia statampere statecraft statefully statehouse stateliest statements statequake staterooms statesider stathenrys statically stationary stationers stationery stationing stationman statiscope statistics statoblast statocracy statolatry statometer statoscope statospore statuaries statuarism statuarist statueless statuelike statuesque statuettes statutable statutably staunchest staunching staurolite staurology stauropgia staurotide staverwort stavesacre staymaking stillstand strawstack subcoastal subcrustal substanced substances substantia substation superstage superstamp superstate suprastate sustaining sustanedly sweepstake swoopstake teliostage testaceous testamenta testaments thermostat thumbstall timestamps tostamente tricostate unconstant understaff understage understain understamp understand understate unecstatic unicostate uninstated unmistaken unpedestal unrestable unstablest unstacking unstagnant unstanched unstandard unstanding unstanzaic unstarched unstarlike unstarting unstartled unstatable unstatical unstavable unstayable untastable untestable unwastable upstanding upstarting upstartism uredostage venostasis vestalship virustatic vistamente washstands wheatstalk whipstaffs whipstaves withstands wrainstaff wrainstave wringstaff
11-letter words (447)
abastardize abintestate abovestairs absolutista abstainment acatastasia acatastatic adjustation aerostatics aerostation afghanistan agonistarch almacenista anastasimon anastasimos antestature antistatism antistatist apostatical apostatised apostatized apostatizes arrestation assistances assistanted astatically attestation attestative austafrican autostarter backstabbed backstabber balistarius baluchistan bastardised bastardized bastardizes belowstairs biostatical bloodstains bloodstanch branchstand bungstarter candlestand castanopsis catastaltic chastacosta cholestanol circumstant clearstarch coassistant congustable constablery constabless constabular constantine contestable contestably contestants coprostanol coprostasia coprostasis coroplastae cristatella crustaceans crustaceous crystalitic crystallike crystalline crystalling crystallise crystallite crystallize crystallogy crystalloid crystallose crystalwort cystadenoma cystatrophy deerstalker degustation dehonestate destabilize destalinize detestation devastating devastation devastative devastators devenustate diastataxic dichastasis distalwards distantness distasteful ecstaticize encystation enstatitite enstatolite equicostate equidistant established establisher establishes estampedero estancieros excystation exhaustable extracostal falstaffian fingerstall forestalled forestaller forestation frigostable fungistatic gammerstang gestational gestatorial gestatorium giustamente grandstands grubstaking guastalline gustatorial gustatorily gyrostachys gyrostatics haemostasia haemostasis haemostatic harvestable heliostatic hemastatics histaminase holocaustal homeostases homeostasis homeostatic homeostatis hostageship hydrostatic hyperstatic hypostasise hypostasize hypostatise hypostatize iconostases iconostasis impastation impestation imprestable inconstance inconstancy incrustated incrustator infestation infracostal inkstandish instability installment instantiate instantness instatement instaurator intercostal interstates intestacies intestation intracostal isostatical justaucorps laticostate leucostasis lumbocostal manifestant mastadenoma mastatrophy mesiodistal metastannic metastasize metrostaxis microstates misstarting mistakingly molestation morningstar mostaccioli moustachial mustachioed mystacinous mystacocete mystacoceti nightstands nihilobstat nitrostarch nonconstant nonecstatic nonrustable nonstaining nonstandard nonstanzaic nonstarting nontestable obtestation oocystaceae orthostatai orthostates orthostatic outdistance outstanding outstarting outstartled outstations outstatured overabstain overdistant overstalely overstalled overstaring overstately overstating overstaying painstaking pedestaling pedestalled pentecostal peristalith peristalses peristalsis peristaltic persistance phalangista photostable photostated photostater photostatic pipestapple plainstanes planirostal ploughstaff polycrystal postabdomen postabortal postadjunct postaxially potestative pregustator prestamping prestandard prostatauxe prostatitic prostatitis protestable protestancy protestants protestator pseudocosta psychostasy rastafarian reestablish reichstaler reinstalled reinstating reinstation resistances resistantes resistantly restabilize restainable restartable restatement restaurants retrocostal rheostatics rickstaddle roustabouts sacrocostal semihastate semistarved sepiostaire sheristadar sinarquista smokestacks sociostatic stabiliment stabilising stabilitate stabilities stabilivolt stabilizers stabilizing stablestand stablewards stablishing stabulation stachydrine stackhousia stactometer stadiometer stadtholder stagefright stagestruck stageworthy stagewright stagflation staggerbush staggerweed staggerwort staghunting stagmometer stahlhelmer stahlianism stainierite stainlessly stakeholder stakemaster stalactical stalactital stalactited stalactites stalactitic stalagmites stalagmitic stalemating stallership stallingken stallionize stallkeeper stalwartism stalwartize stalworthly stambouline staminodium stammerwort stampedable stanchioned standardise standardize standelwort standerwort standoffish standpatism standpatter standpoints stapediform staphylinic staphylinid staphylinus staphylitis staphylosis starchboard starchiness starchmaker starchworks starlighted startlingly starvelings stasimetric stasimorphy stasiphobia stasophobia statcoulomb statehouses stateliness statemonger statesmanly stateswoman stateswomen stathenries staticproof statistical statolithic statuecraft statutorily staunchable staunchness stauraxonia staurolatry staurolitic stauropegia stauroscope subcostalis substandard substantiae substantial substantify substantive substantize substations suggestable supracostal sustainable sustainedly sustainment sweepstakes tearstained testability testamental testamentum testatrices testatrixes thermostats thiostannic thwackstave unassistant unbestarred unburstable unconstancy uncrystaled understairs understands understated understates undistanced undistantly undistasted unestablish ungustatory uniconstant uninstalled uninstanced unmistaking unresistant unstability unstaggered unstaginess unstaidness unstainable unstainedly unstampeded unstartling unstateable unstationed unstatistic unstatutory unstaunched unstaveable unsustained untrustable untrustably untwistable upstartness withstander workstation wringstaves xiphocostal
12-letter words (371)
aecidiostage aerostatical afforestable amphipneusta anteprostate antidiastase antiprostate antistalling aperistalsis apostatising apostatizing archapostate aristarchian aristarchies attestations backstabbing bacteriostat bastardising bastardizing biostatistic blennostasis blennostatic blepharostat bloodstained bradystalsis brotocrystal chamaecrista circumstance cleidocostal coassistance coattestator conquistador constabulary constantness constatation contestation contrastable contrastably coracocostal counderstand counterstain counterstamp counterstand crustalogist crystallised crystallites crystallitic crystallitis crystallized crystallizer crystallizes crystallurgy curvicostate cystatrophia decemcostate decongestant decrustation deerstalkers deerstalking deincrustant demidistance dennstaedtia destabilized detestations devastations disestablish disinfestant distanceless dynamostatic ecrustaceous ecstatically embastardize encrustation enhypostasia enhypostasis enhypostatic enterostasis epistapedial equidistance establishing eustatically existability fissicostate flowmanostat forestalling forestalment forestarling forestaysail freestanding gastrostaxis grandstanded grandstander graphostatic hallstattian happenstance hardstanding heterostatic hohenstaufen hydrostatics hygrostatics hypostasised hypostasized hypostatical hypostatised hypostatized hypsistarian iconostasion iliocostales iliocostalis imbastardize inadjustable inconstantly incrustating incrustation independista infestations installation installments instantiated instantiates instauration interbastate intercoastal interstadial interstation intracoastal irresistable irresistably irresistance isogoniostat konstantinos linguodistal longstanding lymphostasis macrostachya manifestable mastadenitis mastatrophia metastannate metastasized metastasizes metastatical microcrystal misstatement mistakenness mistakeproof molestations multicostate myodiastasis mystagogical nacionalista nonabstainer nonassistant nondiastasic nondiastatic nonresistant nonstability nonstainable nonstampable nonstatement nonstatistic nonstatutory nonsustained novemcostate omnidistance oocystaceous ostariophysi ostarthritis outdistanced outdistances outstandings outstartling outstatistic outstaturing overconstant overdistance overstanding paleocrystal pedestalling pentecostals pericristate pestalozzian phlebostasia phlebostasis photostating photostatted photostatter phrenocostal polystaurion postalveolar postamniotic postantennal postarterial postaspirate postauditory postaxillary postprostate preestablish pregustation preprostatic prestabilism prestability prostatolith prostatotomy protestantly protestation protestatory psychostatic quarterstaff rariconstant readjustable reassistance reinstalling reinstalment restabilized restatements restaurateur restauration retrostalsis retrostaltic schistaceous scissorstail siderostatic speciestaler spittlestaff stabbingness stabilimeter stabilizator stablekeeper stablishment stackencloud staddlestone staffstriker stageability stagecoaches staggeringly stagnantness stagnicolous stagonospora stahlhelmist stainability stairbuilder stakhanovism stakhanovite stalactiform stalactitied stalwartness stammelcolor stammeringly stampedingly stanchioning stanchlessly standardbred standardised standardized standardizer standardizes standardness standardwise standelwelks standergrass standpattism stanniferous stanzaically stapedectomy staphisagria staphyledema staphyloncus staphylotome staphylotomy starbowlines starchedness starchflower starchmaking starlessness startfulness stassfurtite statefulness statesmanese statesmonger stationaries stationarily stationarity stationeries statistician statisticize statistology statuesquely stauraxonial stauropegial stauropegion stauroscopic staylessness stereostatic sternocostal strawstacker subconstable subhastation subprostatic substanially substantiate substantious substantival substantives sustainingly tastableness tenuicostate testaceology testamentary testamentate testatorship theophrastan thermostable thermostated thermostatic thiostannate thiostannite thiostannous trichostasis trimyristate tristachyous trustability twistability unaccostable unadjustable unadjustably unarrestable unattestable unconstantly uncontestant uncrystalled understaffed understanded understander understating undetestable undetestably undevastated undigestable uninvestable unmistakable unmistakably unmistakedly unpedestaled unprotestant unreinstated unresistable unresistably unresistance unstabilised unstabilized unstableness unstablished unstaggering unstagnantly unstagnating unstalemated unstammering unstanchable unstatically unstationary unstatuesque unstatutable unstatutably unstayedness unsubstanced unsustaining upstandingly withstanding woolstapling workstations
13-letter words (273)
adjustability afforestation albertustaler anteprostatic antihistamine antiprostatic antisubstance apocatastasis apocatastatic apokatastasis apokatastatic apostatically assistantship autostability auxosubstance bastardliness biostatistics borotungstate calamostachys chondrocostal circumstanced circumstances clearstarcher coattestation conquistadors constableship constablewick constantinian constatations corodiastasis crebricostate crustaceology crustalogical crystalliform crystallinity crystallising crystallizing crystallogeny crystallogram crystalloidal crystallology cystathionine dastardliness decongestants deforestation dehonestation dermapostasis destabilizing destandardize detestability devastatingly diastasimetry diastatically disincrustant distastefully elachistaceae electrostatic enhypostatize enteropneusta equidistantly equilibristat establishable establishment eucrystalline evangelistary forestallment galactostasis geostationary grandstanding graphostatics gustativeness gustatorially histaminergic hydrostatical hypostasising hypostasizing hypostatising hypostatizing inconsistable incontestable incontestably incrustations inequicostate inequidistant infracostalis instabilities installations instantaneity instantaneous instantiating instantiation insubstantial intercostally interstaminal isostatically laryngostasis magnetostatic manifestation manifestative matripotestal mesiodistally metastability metastasizing misstatements misunderstand multiconstant nonabstainers nonabstaining nonadjustable nonadjustably nonassistance nondesistance nonhypostatic nonresistance nonresistants nonstableness nonstationary nonstatutable nonsustaining nostalgically ophiostaphyle ophthalmostat ostariophysan outdistancing outstandingly overdistantly overstaleness overstatement painstakingly palaeocrystal paratungstate patripotestal periprostatic photostatting phyllostachys polystachyous polytungstate postabdominal postallantoic postapostolic postarmistice postarthritic postarticular postarytenoid postaspirated postasthmatic postauricular preadjustable preconquestal preunderstand prostaglandin prostatectomy prostatodynia prostatometer prostatorrhea protestantish protestantism protestantize protestations protoapostate psychostatics puboprostatic quadricostate quarterstaves recrystallise recrystallize reestablished reestablishes reforestation reinfestation reinstallment reinstatement resistability restabilizing restandardize restauranteur restaurateurs semistaminate seroresistant spherocrystal stabilisation stabilization stachyuraceae stadholderate stageableness stagecoaching stainableness stainlessness stairbuilding stalactitical stalactitious stalagmitical stalagmometer stalagmometry stalworthness staminiferous staminigerous standardizing standoffishly staphyleaceae staphylectomy staphylinidae staphylococci staphyloedema staphylohemia staphylolysin staphylomatic staphylotoxin startlingness startlishness statelessness statesmanlike statesmanship stationmaster statistically statisticians statoreceptor statutoriness staurolatries stauromedusae stauromedusan stereostatics substalagmite substanceless substantiable substantialia substantially substantiated substantiates substantiator substantively substantivity substantivize sulfostannide sulphostannic superstandard suprastandard testamentally thermostatics thermostating thermostatted thiotungstate thrombostasis trihypostatic triplicostate trustableness unapostatized unbastardised unbastardized uncontestable uncontestably uncrystalline undercumstand understanding undevastating undistasteful unestablished unforestalled unmistakingly unpainstaking unpedestaling unresistantly unstabilising unstabilizing unstainedness unstatistical unstaunchable unsubstantial unsubstantive unsustainable unsustainably untestamental urethrostaxis
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actinomycestal adenodiastasis anisostaminous antihistamines antihistaminic antiperistasis antiperistatic antistadholder archmystagogue arctostaphylos assistantships bacteriostasis bacteriostatic basimesostasis bastardisation bastardization castanospermum cholecystalgia circumstancing circumstantial conquistadores constabularies constantinople consubstantial consubstantive contestability contrabandista counterstatant counterstatute crystallisable crystallizable crystallogenic crystallograph crystallomancy crystallometry cytostatically dacrycystalgia dentatocostate desubstantiate detestableness dialystaminous disestablished disestablisher disestablishes disforestation disinfestation dyscrystalline elachistaceous electrostatics enteropneustal enteropneustan epicrystalline equidistantial establishments extraprostatic extrastapedial graphostatical gyrostabilized gyrostabilizer gyrostatically hemocrystallin hydrostatician hypostatically inconstantness infrastapedial instantiations insubstantiate interstapedial intraprostatic manifestations mediostapedial menometastasis metastatically mistakableness misunderstands multistaminate myelodiastasis mystagogically nephrapostasis nonattestation noncontestable noncrustaceous noncrystalline nonstatistical nonsubstantial nonsubstantive nonsustainable ostariophyseae ostariophysial ostariophysous osteodiastasis overconstantly overstatements pentecostalism pentecostalist pentecostarion peristaphyline photostability phrenicocostal postacetabular postanesthetic postapoplectic precrystalline predetestation preestablished preestablishes prestandardize prestatistical presubstantial progestational prostatelcosis prostatomegaly prostatorrhoea prosubstantive protestantlike psychostatical quinquecostate rastafarianism recrystallised recrystallized recrystallizes reestablishing reinstallation reinstallments reinstatements reinstauration resistableness restauranteurs resubstantiate rufotestaceous semistagnation semistarvation stachytarpheta stachyuraceous stadholdership stadtholderate stainabilities stalactitiform stalagmometric stammeringness standardbearer standardizable staphyleaceous staphylematoma staphylinoidea staphyloangina staphylococcal staphylococcic staphylococcus staphylomatous staphyloplasty staphyloptosia staphyloptosis staphyloraphic staphylotomies staroobriadtsi stationariness statuesqueness statutableness subcrustaceous subcrystalline substalagmitic substandardize substantialism substantialist substantiality substantialize substantiating substantiation substantiative substantivally substantivized sulcatocostate sulphostannate sulphostannide sulphostannite sulphostannous superestablish superstatesman superstatesmen suprastapedial testaceography testaceousness testamentarily testamentation thermostatting unconstantness uncontrastable uncontrastably uncrystallized underconstable undersacristan understandable understandably understandings understatement unecstatically unstammeringly unstandardised unstandardized unstatuesquely unsubstantiate untestamentary unwithstanding upstandingness uterogestation vertebrocostal
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afforestational antiperistalsis antiperistaltic bastardizations brachystaphylic calcitestaceous chemoresistance christadelphian circumgestation circumstantiate coestablishment coinstantaneity coinstantaneous consubstantiate contestableness crustaceologist crustaceorubrin crystalliferous crystalligerous crystallisation crystallization crystallography crystallometric crystallophobia cyanocrystallin dacryocystalgia deafforestation deprotestantize destabilization destalinization disestablishing distastefulness electrostatical evangelistaries evangelistarion evangelistarium fungistatically hemicrystalline holocrystalline homeostatically hydroparastatae hydrostatically hypocrystalline hypostasization hypostatisation hypostatization inadjustability incudostapedial instantaneously insubstantially interresistance inunderstanding lexicostatistic magnecrystallic manifestational manifestatively medicostatistic merocrystalline misunderstander neighborstained nonapostatizing noncontestation noncontrastable noncrystallized nonecstatically nonhypostatical nonprotestation nonstandardized nonstationaries nonsubstantival nontestamentary notwithstanding ophthalmostasis outstandingness overdistantness painstakingness paleocrystallic paraprostatitis periprostatitis peristaltically peristaphylitis pestalozzianism pharyngopneusta photoresistance photostatically photostationary piceotestaceous platystaphyline pleocrystalline plicatocristate pneumatostatics polycrystalline postapostolical preestablishing preinstallation prestandardized prostatectomies prostatovesical protestantishly protoprotestant pyrocrystalline quasistationary reafforestation recrystallising recrystallizing reestablishment reforestational reinstallations remanifestation remisunderstand restabilization resubstantiated saccharostarchy semicrustaceous semicrystallinc semicrystalline silicotungstate stackhousiaceae stadtholdership stalactitically stalagmitically standardbearers standardization standoffishness stapedectomized staphylinideous staphylomycosis staphyloplastic staphylorrhaphy staphyloschisis substandardized substantialized substantialness substantiatable substantiations substantiveness substantivizing sulphotungstate testamentalness theophrastaceae thermoresistant thermostability thermosystaltic transubstantial unburstableness uncircumstanced uncontestablely understandingly understatements undetestability undevastatingly unestablishable unestablishment unforestallable unmanifestative unprotestantize unstainableness unstatesmanlike unstatistically unsubstantially unsubstantiated ununderstanding vesicoprostatic
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Our word list contains 3,603 words containing STA, out of 359,039 entries in total. They run from 3 to 15 letters, and the 9-letter group is the largest with 602 words.
What are the longest words containing STA?
The longest are afforestational (15 letters), antiperistalsis (15 letters) and antiperistaltic (15 letters).
Which words containing STA score highest in Scrabble?
By raw letter values, the top scorers on this page are pestalozzianism (37 points), brachystaphylic (35 points) and quinquecostate (34 points) — before any letter or word multipliers. One honest caveat: this list is a broad English word list, so a few rare or technical entries appear that official game dictionaries (and Wordle’s answer list) do not accept. Always check a play against the dictionary your game uses.
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