Words Containing STA
Explore a range of words that include the letter STA, showcasing the diversity and richness of the English language. Enhance your vocabulary with interesting and unique terms featuring STA.
4 letter words
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| stay | 7 | hang on during a trial of endurance | - |
| star | 4 | mark with an asterisk | Linguists star unacceptable sentences |
| stab | 6 | stab or pierce | - |
| stag | 5 | a male deer, especially an adult male red deer | - |
| stat | 4 | - | - |
| staw | 7 | - | - |
| stap | 6 | - | - |
5 letter words
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| start | 5 | get off the ground | Who started this company? |
| stand | 6 | put up with something or somebody unpleasant | - |
| state | 5 | indicate through a symbol, formula, etc. | - |
| stage | 6 | plan, organize, and carry out (an event) | the neighboring tribe staged an invasion |
| staff | 11 | (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written | - |
| stays | 8 | a woman's close-fitting foundation garment | - |
| stake | 9 | mark with a stake | stake out the path |
| stare | 5 | look at with fixed eyes | The students stared at the teacher with amazement |
| pasta | 7 | shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg | - |
| stamp | 9 | walk heavily | - |
| stall | 5 | postpone doing what one should be doing | - |
| stain | 5 | an act that brings discredit to the person who does it | - |
| costa | 7 | any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates) | - |
| stack | 11 | a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated | - |
| stark | 9 | without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers | stark staring mad |
| stash | 8 | save up as for future use | - |
| stale | 5 | lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new | stale news |
| vista | 8 | the visual percept of a region | - |
| starr | 5 | rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940) | - |
| stalk | 9 | material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds | - |
| stank | 9 | - | - |
| stair | 5 | support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway | - |
| rasta | 5 | follower of Rastafarianism | - |
| stave | 8 | (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written | - |
| vesta | 8 | (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia | - |
| staid | 6 | characterized by dignity and propriety | - |
| testa | 5 | protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants | - |
| staph | 10 | spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections | - |
| stang | 6 | - | - |
| stade | 6 | - | - |
| festa | 8 | - | - |
| sista | 5 | - | - |
| starn | 5 | - | - |
| staps | 7 | - | - |
| stane | 5 | - | - |
| stars | 5 | - | - |
| staws | 8 | - | - |
| staun | 5 | - | - |
| stats | 5 | - | - |
| stabs | 7 | - | - |
| stags | 6 | - | - |
| staig | 6 | - | - |
| stagy | 9 | having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality | stagy heroics |
| basta | 7 | - | - |
| cesta | 7 | - | - |
| hosta | 8 | robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in family Hostaceae | - |
| hasta | 8 | - | - |
6 letter words
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| states | 6 | - | - |
| stairs | 6 | a flight of stairs or a flight of steps | - |
| estate | 6 | a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights | - |
| status | 6 | a state at a particular time | the current status of the arms negotiations |
| stable | 8 | showing little if any change | - |
| statue | 6 | a sculpture representing a human or animal | - |
| starve | 9 | die of food deprivation | The political prisoners starved to death |
| static | 8 | showing little if any change | a static population |
| stated | 7 | declared as fact; explicitly stated | - |
| stakes | 10 | the money risked on a gamble | - |
| stance | 8 | a rationalized mental attitude | - |
| staged | 8 | deliberately arranged for effect | one of those artfully staged photographs |
| shasta | 9 | a volcanic mountain peak in the Cascade Range in northern California (14,162 feet high) | - |
| postal | 8 | of or relating to the system for delivering mail | postal delivery |
| stalls | 6 | a farm building for housing horses or other livestock | - |
| stacks | 12 | a large number or amount | she amassed stacks of newspapers |
| starry | 9 | abounding with or resembling stars | a starry night |
| fiesta | 9 | an elaborate party (often outdoors) | - |
| staple | 8 | material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing | - |
| starch | 11 | a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles | - |
| siesta | 6 | a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries) | - |
| staffs | 12 | - | - |
| stasis | 6 | an abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped | - |
| vestal | 9 | in a state of sexual virginity | pure and vestal modesty |
| costal | 8 | of or relating to or near a rib | - |
| cuesta | 8 | - | - |
| distal | 7 | directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body | - |
| stanza | 15 | a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem | - |
| arista | 6 | bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies | - |
| staved | 10 | - | - |
| instar | 6 | an insect or other arthropod between molts | - |
| stably | 11 | in a stable solid fixed manner | the boulder was balanced stably at the edge of the canyon |
| stapes | 8 | the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea | - |
| stalky | 13 | - | - |
| stator | 6 | mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves | - |
| stayer | 9 | a person or other animal having powers of endurance or perseverance | the horse that won the race is a good stayer |
| stanch | 11 | stop the flow of a liquid | - |
| stamen | 8 | the male reproductive organ of a flower | - |
| statin | 6 | a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase | - |
| staves | 9 | - | - |
| stadia | 7 | - | - |
| bestar | 8 | - | - |
| bestad | 9 | - | - |
| cestas | 8 | - | - |
| astare | 6 | - | - |
| astart | 6 | - | - |
| crusta | 8 | - | - |
| costar | 8 | - | - |
| costae | 8 | - | - |
| crista | 8 | - | - |
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7 letter words
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| bastard | 10 | derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin | the architecture was a kind of bastard suggesting Gothic but not true Gothic |
| mistake | 13 | a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention | he made a bad mistake |
| station | 7 | assign to a station | - |
| staying | 11 | - | - |
| staring | 8 | without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers | stark staring mad |
| distant | 8 | far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship | a distant cousin |
| crystal | 12 | colorless glass made of almost pure silica | - |
| hostage | 11 | a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms | - |
| instant | 7 | a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) | - |
| stadium | 10 | a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments | - |
| ecstasy | 12 | street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine | - |
| mustard | 10 | leaves eaten as cooked greens | - |
| stalker | 11 | someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions | - |
| starved | 11 | extremely hungry | the family was starved and ragged |
| sustain | 7 | lengthen or extend in duration or space | We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible |
| stained | 8 | having a coating of stain or varnish | - |
| standby | 13 | an actor able to replace a regular performer when required | - |
| install | 7 | put into an office or a position | the new president was installed immediately after the election |
| starter | 7 | an electric motor for starting an engine | - |
| gestapo | 10 | the secret state police in Nazi Germany; known for its terrorist methods | - |
| onstage | 8 | situated or taking place on the area of a stage visible to the audience | - |
| mustang | 10 | small hardy range horse of the western plains descended from horses brought by the Spanish | - |
| stating | 8 | - | - |
| stacked | 14 | (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves | - |
| coastal | 9 | located on or near or bordering on a coast | coastal marshes |
| staging | 9 | the production of a drama on the stage | - |
| stamina | 9 | enduring strength and energy | - |
| restart | 7 | take up or begin anew | - |
| stature | 7 | (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot | - |
| gangsta | 9 | (Black English) a member of a youth gang | - |
| upstate | 9 | - | - |
| startle | 7 | a sudden involuntary movement | - |
| statute | 7 | enacted by a legislative body | statute law |
| custard | 10 | sweetened mixture of milk and eggs baked or boiled or frozen | - |
| stalked | 12 | having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk | - |
| staking | 12 | - | - |
| starred | 8 | marked with an asterisk | the starred items |
| abstain | 9 | choose not to consume | I abstain from alcohol |
| stardom | 10 | the status of being acknowledged as a star | stardom meant nothing to her |
| postage | 10 | a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid | - |
| stagger | 9 | an unsteady uneven gait | - |
| starlet | 7 | a small star | - |
| stapler | 9 | a machine that inserts staples into sheets of paper in order to fasten them together | - |
| stammer | 11 | speak haltingly | - |
| celesta | 9 | a musical instrument consisting of graduated steel plates that are struck by hammers activated by a keyboard | - |
| upstart | 9 | characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position | - |
| stately | 10 | impressive in appearance | stately columns |
| startup | 9 | the act of starting a new operation or practice | the startup of the new factory was delayed by strikes |
| staunch | 12 | firm and dependable especially in loyalty | a staunch defender of free speech |
| upstage | 10 | remote in manner | he was upstage with strangers |
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8 letter words
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| standing | 10 | an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event | - |
| starting | 9 | a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning) | his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen |
| upstairs | 10 | on a floor above | they lived upstairs |
| distance | 11 | go far ahead of | He outdistanced the other runners |
| starving | 12 | the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine | - |
| standard | 10 | a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated | the schools comply with federal standards |
| mistaken | 14 | wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment | a mistaken belief |
| instance | 10 | an occurrence of something | another instance occurred yesterday |
| constant | 10 | uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing | in constant pain |
| stations | 8 | (Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary | - |
| unstable | 10 | affording no ease or reassurance | - |
| stalking | 13 | a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush | - |
| starring | 9 | indicating the most important performer or role | the starring role |
| mustache | 15 | an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip | he looked younger after he shaved off his mustache |
| stabbing | 13 | causing physical or especially psychological injury | a stabbing remark |
| obstacle | 12 | something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted | lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement |
| stallion | 8 | uncastrated adult male horse | - |
| prostate | 10 | relating to the prostate gland | - |
| startled | 9 | excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement | students startled by the teacher's quiet return |
| stalling | 9 | a tactic used to mislead or delay | - |
| ecstatic | 12 | feeling great rapture or delight | - |
| stairway | 14 | a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps | - |
| stakeout | 12 | surveillance of some place or some person by the police (as in anticipation of a crime) | - |
| pedestal | 11 | a support or foundation | - |
| haystack | 20 | a stack of hay | - |
| starling | 9 | gregarious birds native to the Old World | - |
| stampede | 13 | act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse | Companies will now stampede to release their latest software |
| starfish | 14 | echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk | - |
| stardust | 9 | a dreamy romantic or sentimental quality | - |
| stagnant | 9 | not growing or changing; without force or vitality | - |
| stadiums | 11 | - | - |
| standoff | 15 | the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand | - |
| standish | 12 | English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656) | - |
| offstage | 15 | concealed from public view or attention | offstage political meetings |
| starship | 13 | a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction) | - |
| castaway | 16 | a shipwrecked person | - |
| distaste | 9 | a feeling of intense dislike | - |
| staining | 9 | the act of spotting or staining something | - |
| upstaged | 12 | - | - |
| overstay | 14 | stay too long | overstay or outstay one's welcome |
| staccato | 12 | (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply | staccato applause |
| statuary | 11 | statues collectively | - |
| stagnate | 9 | be idle; exist in a changeless situation | The old man sat and stagnated on his porch |
| hemostat | 13 | a surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel | - |
| backstab | 18 | - | - |
| apostate | 10 | a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. | - |
| mainstay | 13 | a prominent supporter | - |
| cabstand | 13 | a place where taxis park while awaiting customers | - |
| standout | 9 | - | - |
| megastar | 11 | - | - |
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9 letter words
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| assistant | 9 | a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose | my invaluable assistant |
| statement | 11 | (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program | - |
| establish | 14 | institute, enact, or establish | - |
| moustache | 16 | an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip | - |
| instantly | 12 | without any delay | - |
| substance | 13 | the property of holding together and retaining its shape | - |
| testament | 11 | a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die | - |
| superstar | 11 | someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field | - |
| sustained | 10 | (of an electric arc) continuous | - |
| installed | 10 | - | - |
| backstage | 18 | concealed from public view or attention | - |
| constable | 13 | a police officer of the lowest rank | - |
| staircase | 11 | a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps | - |
| starboard | 12 | located on the right side of a ship or aircraft | - |
| stability | 14 | the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation | - |
| withstand | 16 | stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something | - |
| resistant | 9 | disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority | - |
| nostalgic | 12 | unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or persons | - |
| nostalgia | 10 | longing for something past | - |
| stairwell | 12 | a vertical well around which there is a stairway | - |
| starlight | 13 | the light of the stars | - |
| startling | 10 | so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm | Sydney's startling new Opera House |
| stabilize | 20 | make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium | The drug stabilized her blood pressure |
| mistaking | 16 | putting the wrong interpretation on | there was no mistaking her meaning |
| pistachio | 16 | nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel | - |
| stainless | 9 | steel containing chromium that makes it resistant to corrosion | - |
| newsstand | 13 | a stall where newspapers and other periodicals are sold | - |
| bystander | 15 | a nonparticipant spectator | - |
| statistic | 11 | a datum that can be represented numerically | - |
| reinstate | 9 | bring back into original existence, use, function, or position | - |
| statutory | 12 | prescribed or authorized by or punishable under a statute | statutory restrictions |
| stalemate | 11 | a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible | - |
| statesman | 11 | a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs | - |
| devastate | 13 | cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly | - |
| stateside | 10 | - | - |
| distantly | 13 | from or at a distance | dimly, distantly, voices sounded in the stillness |
| distanced | 13 | - | - |
| dastardly | 14 | despicably cowardly | the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on...December 7th |
| statewide | 13 | occurring or extending throughout a state | the statewide recycling program |
| handstand | 14 | the act of supporting yourself by your hands alone in an upside down position | - |
| beanstalk | 15 | stem of a bean plant | - |
| bandstand | 13 | a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air | - |
| rastafari | 12 | (Jamaica) a Black youth subculture and religious movement that arose in the ghettos of Kingston, Jamaica, in the 1950s; males grow hair in long dreadlocks and wear woolen caps; use marijuana and listen to reggae music | - |
| flagstaff | 19 | a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised | - |
| forestall | 12 | act in advance of; deal with ahead of time | - |
| stagehand | 14 | an employee of a theater who performs work involved in putting on a theatrical production | - |
| castanets | 11 | (used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance | - |
| constancy | 16 | the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation | early mariners relied on the constancy of the trade winds |
| statuette | 9 | a small carved or molded figure | - |
| stabilise | 11 | make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium | - |
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10 letter words
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| understand | 12 | believe to be the case | I understand you have no previous experience? |
| restaurant | 10 | a building where people go to eat | - |
| downstairs | 14 | on or of lower floors of a building | the downstairs (or downstair) phone |
| constantly | 15 | without interruption | the world is constantly changing |
| resistance | 12 | an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current | - |
| assistance | 12 | a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do | his job was to give technical assistance over the phone |
| devastated | 15 | - | - |
| statistics | 12 | a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters | - |
| contestant | 12 | a person who dissents from some established policy | - |
| starvation | 13 | the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine | the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender |
| protestant | 12 | the Protestant churches and denominations collectively | - |
| staggering | 13 | so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm | the amount of money required was staggering |
| interstate | 10 | one of the system of highways linking major cities in the 48 contiguous states of the United States | - |
| standpoint | 13 | a mental position from which things are viewed | - |
| standstill | 11 | a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible | - |
| stabilized | 22 | made stable or firm | - |
| reinstated | 11 | - | - |
| upstanding | 14 | meriting respect or esteem | an upstanding member of the community |
| installing | 11 | the act of installing something (as equipment) | - |
| stationery | 13 | paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters; usually with matching envelopes | - |
| mistakenly | 19 | in a mistaken or erroneous manner | he mistakenly believed it |
| stationary | 13 | not capable of being moved | stationary machinery |
| instalment | 12 | a part of a broadcast serial | - |
| nightstand | 15 | - | - |
| adjustable | 20 | capable of being changed so as to match or fit | adjustable seat belts |
| thermostat | 15 | a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat | - |
| substation | 12 | a subsidiary station where electricity is transformed for distribution by a low-voltage network | - |
| stabilizer | 21 | a device for making something stable | - |
| detestable | 13 | unequivocally detestable | detestable vices |
| distancing | 14 | - | - |
| pistachios | 17 | - | - |
| grandstand | 13 | a stand at a racecourse or stadium consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats that are under a protective roof | - |
| crustacean | 14 | of or belonging to the class Crustacea | - |
| overstated | 14 | represented as greater than is true or reasonable | - |
| overstayed | 17 | - | - |
| bloodstain | 13 | a discoloration caused by blood | - |
| metastasis | 12 | the spreading of a disease (especially cancer) to another part of the body | - |
| stagnation | 11 | inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation | - |
| stagecoach | 18 | a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns | - |
| stampeding | 16 | - | - |
| stabilised | 13 | made stable or firm | - |
| backstairs | 18 | secret and sly or sordid | backstairs gossip |
| inconstant | 12 | likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable | inconstant affections |
| stargazing | 21 | observation of the stars | - |
| stabiliser | 12 | a device for making something stable | - |
| smokestack | 22 | a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated | - |
| statuesque | 19 | of size and dignity suggestive of a statue | - |
| cornstarch | 17 | starch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener | - |
| superstate | 12 | - | - |
| statehouse | 13 | a government building in which a state legislature meets | - |
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