8-letter words starting with ST
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter ST. This section showcases how ST at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with ST, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| straight | 12 | characterized by honesty and fairness | straight dealing |
| 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 |
| strength | 12 | capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war | we faced an army of great strength |
| studying | 13 | reading carefully with intent to remember | - |
| stranger | 9 | anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found | - |
| stealing | 9 | avoiding detection by moving carefully | - |
| stronger | 9 | - | - |
| stopping | 13 | fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members | - |
| struggle | 10 | climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling | - |
| 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 |
| stubborn | 12 | not responding to treatment | a stubborn infection |
| strategy | 12 | an elaborate and systematic plan of action | - |
| sticking | 15 | extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary | a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck |
| 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 | - |
| strictly | 13 | in a stringent manner | - |
| stressed | 9 | suffering severe physical strain or distress | he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing |
| stinking | 13 | offensively malodorous | - |
| stepping | 13 | - | - |
| strongly | 12 | in a powerful manner | - |
| stalking | 13 | a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush | - |
| stunning | 9 | commanding attention | a stunning performance |
| stripper | 12 | a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music | - |
| starring | 9 | indicating the most important performer or role | the starring role |
| strangle | 9 | prevent the progress or free movement of | the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries |
| striking | 13 | the physical coming together of two or more things | - |
| steering | 9 | the act of setting and holding a course | - |
| stripped | 13 | having only essential or minimal features | a stripped new car |
| stabbing | 13 | causing physical or especially psychological injury | a stabbing remark |
| stranded | 10 | cut off or left behind | several stranded fish in a tide pool |
| stirring | 9 | capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement | stirring events such as wars and rescues |
| stallion | 8 | uncastrated adult male horse | - |
| strapped | 13 | - | - |
| startled | 9 | excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement | students startled by the teacher's quiet return |
| stuffing | 15 | a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables | - |
| stalling | 9 | a tactic used to mislead or delay | - |
| sterling | 9 | highest in quality | - |
| steaming | 11 | (used of heat) extremely | - |
| stitched | 14 | fastened with stitches | - |
| 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) | - |
| stocking | 15 | close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural) | - |
| stingray | 12 | large venomous ray with large barbed spines near the base of a thin whiplike tail capable of inflicting severe wounds | - |
| stricken | 14 | (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming | - |
| steadily | 12 | in a steady manner | he could still walk steadily |
| strained | 9 | lacking natural ease | - |
| starling | 9 | gregarious birds native to the Old World | - |
| stifling | 12 | forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority | the stifling of all dissent |
| stampede | 13 | act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse | Companies will now stampede to release their latest software |
| stroking | 13 | a light touch with the hands | - |
| starfish | 14 | echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk | - |
| stinging | 10 | (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character | a stinging comment |
| striving | 12 | an effortful attempt to attain a goal | - |
| stroller | 8 | a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around | - |
| stimulus | 10 | any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action | - |
| stupidly | 14 | in a stupid manner | he had stupidly bought a one way ticket |
| stiletto | 8 | a small dagger with a tapered blade | - |
| stardust | 9 | a dreamy romantic or sentimental quality | - |
| stowaway | 17 | a person who hides aboard a ship or plane in the hope of getting free passage | - |
| stickler | 14 | someone who insists on something | a stickler for promptness |
| 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 | - |
| stealthy | 14 | marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed | stealthy footsteps |
| straying | 12 | unable to find your way | found the straying sheep |
| standish | 12 | English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656) | - |
| strumpet | 12 | a woman adulterer | - |
| stockade | 15 | a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions) | - |
| starship | 13 | a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction) | - |
| stopover | 13 | a stopping place on a journey | there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago |
| straddle | 10 | range or extend over; occupy a certain area | The plants straddle the entire state |
| stringer | 9 | a long horizontal timber to connect uprights | - |
| stigmata | 11 | marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ | - |
| stooping | 11 | having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect | a little oldish misshapen stooping woman |
| studious | 9 | characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading | a quiet studious child |
| sturgeon | 9 | large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone | - |
| stillson | 8 | - | - |
| strainer | 8 | a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through | - |
| streaked | 13 | marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations | streaked hair |
| stringed | 10 | - | - |
| staining | 9 | the act of spotting or staining something | - |
| staccato | 12 | (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply | staccato applause |
| stemming | 13 | - | - |
| stylized | 21 | using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous | a stylized mode of theater production |
| stagnate | 9 | be idle; exist in a changeless situation | The old man sat and stagnated on his porch |
| statuary | 11 | statues collectively | - |
| stopcock | 18 | faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid | - |
| stretchy | 16 | capable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shape | - |
| strummer | 12 | - | - |
| streaker | 12 | someone who takes off all their clothes and runs naked through a public place | - |
| stephane | 13 | - | - |
| stoppage | 13 | an obstruction in a pipe or tube | - |
| stoicism | 12 | an indifference to pleasure or pain | - |
| strident | 9 | of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') | - |
| sturdier | 9 | - | - |
| standout | 9 | - | - |
| steerage | 9 | the act of steering a ship | - |
| stockman | 16 | farmer who breed or raises livestock | - |
| straggle | 10 | wander from a direct or straight course | - |
| staggers | 10 | a disease of the central nervous system affecting especially horses and cattle; characterized by an unsteady swaying gait and frequent falling | - |
| stalwart | 11 | used especially of persons | a stalwart knight |
| streamer | 10 | a newspaper headline that runs across the full page | - |
| studding | 11 | - | - |
| stabling | 11 | accommodation for animals (especially for horses) | - |
| stanhope | 13 | a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat | - |
| stenosis | 8 | abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway | - |
| stingier | 9 | - | - |
| stuccoed | 13 | - | - |
| starches | 13 | foodstuff rich in natural starch (especially potatoes, rice, bread) | - |
| starless | 8 | not starry; having no stars or starlike objects | dark starless nights |
| storeyed | 12 | having stories as indicated | - |
| stylised | 12 | using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous | - |
| starkers | 12 | (British informal) stark naked | - |
| staysail | 11 | a fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts) | - |
| stemware | 13 | - | - |
| stickier | 14 | - | - |
| stormier | 10 | - | - |
| strafing | 12 | - | - |
| strutted | 9 | - | - |
| stubbing | 13 | - | - |
| stunting | 9 | the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft | - |
| steadied | 10 | made steady or constant | the noise became a steadied roaring |
| steadier | 9 | - | - |
| stickpin | 16 | a decorative pin that is worn in a necktie | - |
| stinting | 9 | avoiding waste | stinting in bestowing gifts |
| strapper | 12 | a large and strong and heavyset man | - |
| stressor | 8 | any agent that causes stress to an organism | - |
| streusel | 8 | a crumbly topping for a pastry | - |
| striping | 11 | the act of marking with stripes | - |
| stabbers | 12 | - | - |
| stabiles | 10 | - | - |
| stablers | 10 | - | - |
| stablest | 10 | - | - |
| stablish | 13 | - | - |
| staccati | 12 | - | - |
| stackers | 14 | - | - |
| stackets | 14 | - | - |
| stacking | 15 | - | - |
| stackups | 16 | - | - |
| staddles | 10 | - | - |
| stadials | 9 | - | - |
| staffage | 15 | - | - |
| staffers | 14 | - | - |
| staffing | 15 | - | - |
| staffman | 16 | - | - |
| staffmen | 16 | - | - |
| stageful | 12 | - | - |
| stagette | 9 | - | - |
| staggard | 11 | - | - |
| staggart | 10 | - | - |
| staggery | 13 | - | - |
| staggier | 10 | - | - |
| staggies | 10 | - | - |
| stagging | 11 | - | - |
| staghorn | 12 | - | - |
| stagiest | 9 | - | - |
| stagings | 10 | - | - |
| staidest | 9 | - | - |
| stainers | 8 | - | - |
| staithes | 11 | - | - |
| stalagma | 11 | - | - |
| stalkers | 12 | - | - |
| stalkier | 12 | - | - |
| stalkily | 15 | - | - |
| stalkoes | 12 | - | - |
| stallage | 9 | - | - |
| stallman | 10 | - | - |
| stallmen | 10 | - | - |
| stamened | 11 | - | - |
| staminal | 10 | - | - |
| staminas | 10 | - | - |
| stammels | 12 | - | - |
| stammers | 12 | - | - |
| stampedo | 13 | - | - |
| stampers | 12 | - | - |
| stamping | 13 | - | - |
| stanched | 14 | - | - |
| stanchel | 13 | - | - |
| stancher | 13 | - | - |
| stanches | 13 | - | - |
| stanchly | 16 | in a staunch manner | - |
| standbys | 14 | - | - |
| standees | 9 | - | - |
| standers | 9 | - | - |
| standpat | 11 | old-fashioned and out of date | - |
| standups | 11 | - | - |
| stanging | 10 | - | - |
| staniels | 8 | - | - |
| stanines | 8 | - | - |
| stanking | 13 | - | - |
| stannary | 11 | - | - |
| stannate | 8 | - | - |
| stannels | 8 | - | - |
| stannite | 8 | a dark grey mineral with a metallic luster that is a source of tin | - |
| stannous | 8 | of or relating to or containing tin | - |
| stannums | 10 | - | - |
| stanyels | 11 | - | - |
| stanzaed | 18 | - | - |
| stanzaic | 19 | - | - |
| stanzoes | 17 | - | - |
| stapedes | 11 | - | - |
| stapedii | 11 | - | - |
| stapelia | 10 | any of various plants of the genus Stapelia having succulent leafless toothed stems resembling cacti and large foul-smelling (often star-shaped) flowers | - |
| staplers | 10 | - | - |
| stapling | 11 | - | - |
| stapping | 13 | - | - |
| stapples | 12 | - | - |
| staragen | 9 | - | - |
| starched | 14 | - | - |
| starcher | 13 | - | - |
| stardoms | 11 | - | - |
| stargaze | 18 | have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy | - |
| starings | 9 | - | - |
| starkens | 12 | - | - |
| starkest | 12 | - | - |
| starking | 13 | - | - |
| starlets | 8 | - | - |
| starlike | 12 | resembling a star | they saw a starlike object in the sky |
| starnies | 8 | - | - |
| starning | 9 | - | - |
| starnose | 8 | - | - |
| starosta | 8 | - | - |
| starosty | 11 | - | - |
| starrier | 8 | - | - |
| starrily | 11 | - | - |
| starspot | 10 | - | - |
| starters | 8 | - | - |
| startful | 11 | - | - |
| startish | 11 | - | - |
| startler | 8 | - | - |
| startles | 8 | - | - |
| startups | 10 | - | - |
| starvers | 11 | - | - |
| starwort | 11 | low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped flowers; named for its alleged ability to ease sharp pains in the side | - |
| stashies | 11 | - | - |
| stashing | 12 | - | - |
| stasimon | 10 | - | - |
| statable | 10 | - | - |
| statedly | 12 | - | - |
| statelet | 8 | - | - |
| statical | 10 | - | - |
| statices | 10 | - | - |
| staticky | 17 | - | - |
| statisms | 10 | - | - |
| statists | 8 | - | - |
| statives | 11 | - | - |
| statured | 9 | - | - |
| statures | 8 | - | - |
| statuses | 8 | - | - |
| statutes | 8 | - | - |
| staumrel | 10 | - | - |
| stauning | 9 | - | - |
| stayaway | 17 | - | - |
| stayless | 11 | - | - |
| stayning | 12 | - | - |
| steadies | 9 | - | - |
| steading | 10 | - | - |
| stealage | 9 | - | - |
| stealers | 8 | - | - |
| stealths | 11 | - | - |
| steamers | 10 | - | - |
| steamier | 10 | - | - |
| steamies | 10 | - | - |
| steamily | 13 | - | - |
| steaning | 9 | - | - |
| steapsin | 10 | - | - |
| stearage | 9 | - | - |
| stearate | 8 | - | - |
| stearine | 8 | - | - |
| stearing | 9 | - | - |
| stearins | 8 | - | - |
| steatite | 8 | a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments | - |
| steatoma | 10 | - | - |
| steddied | 11 | - | - |
| steddies | 10 | - | - |
| stedding | 11 | - | - |
| stedfast | 12 | - | - |
| steedied | 10 | - | - |
| steedies | 9 | - | - |
| steeding | 10 | - | - |
| steeking | 13 | - | - |
| steelbow | 13 | - | - |
| steelier | 8 | - | - |
| steelies | 8 | - | - |
| steeling | 9 | - | - |
| steelman | 10 | a worker engaged in making steel | - |
| steelmen | 10 | - | - |
| steeming | 11 | - | - |
| steenbok | 14 | small plains antelope of southeastern Africa | - |
| steening | 9 | - | - |
| steepens | 10 | - | - |
| steepers | 10 | - | - |
| steepest | 10 | - | - |
| steepeup | 12 | - | - |
| steepier | 10 | - | - |
| steeping | 11 | - | - |
| steepish | 13 | somewhat steep | - |
| steepled | 11 | - | - |
| steeples | 10 | - | - |
| steerers | 8 | - | - |
| steerier | 8 | - | - |
| steeries | 8 | - | - |
| steevely | 14 | - | - |
| steevest | 11 | - | - |
| steeving | 12 | - | - |
| stegodon | 10 | - | - |
| steinbok | 14 | small plains antelope of southeastern Africa | - |
| steining | 9 | - | - |
| stellate | 8 | arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center | a starlike or stellate arrangement of petals |
| stellify | 14 | - | - |
| stelling | 9 | - | - |
| stellion | 8 | - | - |
| stellite | 8 | a very hard alloy of cobalt and chromium with cobalt as the principal ingredient; used to make cutting tools and for surfaces subject to heavy wear | - |
| stemboks | 16 | - | - |
| stembuck | 18 | - | - |
| stemhead | 14 | - | - |
| stemless | 10 | (of plants) having no apparent stem above ground | - |
| stemlets | 10 | - | - |
| stemlike | 14 | - | - |
| stemmata | 12 | - | - |
| stemmers | 12 | - | - |
| stemmery | 15 | - | - |
| stemmier | 12 | - | - |
| stempels | 12 | - | - |
| stemples | 12 | - | - |
| stemsons | 10 | - | - |
| stenched | 14 | - | - |
| stenches | 13 | - | - |
| stencils | 10 | - | - |
| stending | 10 | - | - |
| stengahs | 12 | - | - |
| stenlock | 14 | - | - |
| stenning | 9 | - | - |
| stenosed | 9 | abnormally constricted body canal or passage | a stenosed coronary artery |
| stenoses | 8 | - | - |
| stenotic | 10 | abnormally constricted body canal or passage | - |
| stenting | 9 | - | - |
| stentors | 8 | - | - |
| stentour | 8 | - | - |
| stepdads | 12 | - | - |
| stepdame | 13 | - | - |
| stepless | 10 | - | - |
| steplike | 14 | - | - |
| stepmoms | 14 | - | - |
| stepneys | 13 | - | - |
| stepover | 13 | - | - |
| steppers | 12 | - | - |
| stepsons | 10 | - | - |
| stepwise | 13 | one thing at a time | - |
| steranes | 8 | - | - |
| stereoed | 9 | - | - |
| stereome | 10 | - | - |
| sterical | 10 | - | - |
| sterigma | 11 | - | - |
| sterlets | 8 | - | - |
| sternage | 9 | - | - |
| sternest | 8 | - | - |
| sterning | 9 | - | - |
| sternite | 8 | - | - |
| sternson | 8 | - | - |
| sternums | 10 | - | - |
| sternway | 14 | - | - |
| steroids | 9 | - | - |
| stertors | 8 | - | - |
| sterving | 12 | - | - |
| stetsons | 8 | - | - |
| stetting | 9 | - | - |
| stewable | 13 | - | - |
| stewards | 12 | - | - |
| stewbums | 15 | - | - |
| stewiest | 11 | - | - |
| stewings | 12 | - | - |
| stewpans | 13 | - | - |
| stewpond | 14 | - | - |
| stewpots | 13 | - | - |
| sthenias | 11 | - | - |
| stibbler | 12 | - | - |
| stibbles | 12 | - | - |
| stibines | 10 | - | - |
| stibiums | 12 | - | - |
| stibnite | 10 | a soft grey mineral; the chief ore of antimony | - |
| sticcado | 13 | - | - |
| sticcato | 12 | - | - |
| stichera | 13 | - | - |
| stickers | 14 | - | - |
| stickful | 17 | - | - |
| stickied | 15 | - | - |
| stickies | 14 | - | - |
| stickily | 17 | in a sticky viscid manner | he felt the blood move stickily from his split scalp and trickle down his forehead |
| stickjaw | 24 | - | - |
| stickled | 15 | - | - |
| stickles | 14 | - | - |
| stickman | 16 | - | - |
| stickmen | 16 | - | - |
| stickout | 14 | - | - |
| stickums | 16 | - | - |
| stickups | 16 | - | - |
| stiction | 10 | - | - |
| stiddied | 11 | - | - |
| stiddies | 10 | - | - |
| stievely | 14 | - | - |
| stievest | 11 | - | - |
| stiffens | 14 | - | - |
| stiffest | 14 | - | - |
| stiffies | 14 | - | - |
| stiffing | 15 | - | - |
| stiffish | 17 | - | - |
| stiflers | 11 | - | - |
| stilbene | 10 | - | - |
| stilbite | 10 | - | - |
| stillage | 9 | - | - |
| stillers | 8 | - | - |
| stillest | 8 | - | - |
| stillier | 8 | - | - |
| stilling | 9 | - | - |
| stillion | 8 | - | - |
| stillman | 10 | - | - |
| stillmen | 10 | - | - |
| stilters | 8 | - | - |
| stiltier | 8 | - | - |
| stilting | 9 | - | - |
| stiltish | 11 | - | - |
| stimying | 14 | - | - |
| stingers | 9 | - | - |
| stingies | 9 | - | - |
| stingily | 12 | in a stingy manner | - |
| stinkard | 13 | - | - |
| stinkbug | 15 | - | - |
| stinkers | 12 | - | - |
| stinkier | 12 | - | - |
| stinkpot | 14 | a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible | - |
| stinters | 8 | - | - |
| stintier | 8 | - | - |
| stipends | 11 | - | - |
| stipites | 10 | - | - |
| stippled | 13 | having a pattern of dots | - |
| stippler | 12 | a painter who stipples (creates a stippled effect) | - |
| stipples | 12 | - | - |
| stipular | 10 | - | - |
| stipuled | 11 | - | - |
| stipules | 10 | - | - |
| stirless | 8 | - | - |
| stirrahs | 11 | - | - |
| stirrers | 8 | - | - |
| stirrups | 10 | - | - |
| stishies | 11 | - | - |
| stitcher | 13 | a garmentmaker who performs the finishing steps | - |
| stitches | 13 | - | - |
| stithied | 12 | - | - |
| stithies | 11 | - | - |
| stiviest | 11 | - | - |
| stobbing | 13 | - | - |
| stoccado | 13 | - | - |
| stoccata | 12 | - | - |
| stocious | 10 | - | - |
| stockage | 15 | - | - |
| stockcar | 16 | boxcar with latticed sides; for transporting livestock | - |
| stockers | 14 | - | - |
| stockier | 14 | - | - |
| stockily | 17 | so as to be stocky | he was stockily built |
| stockish | 17 | - | - |
| stockist | 14 | one (as a retailer or distributor) that stocks goods | - |
| stockmen | 16 | - | - |
| stockpot | 16 | a pot used for preparing soup stock | - |
| stodgers | 10 | - | - |
| stodgier | 10 | - | - |
| stodgily | 13 | in a stuffy manner | - |
| stodging | 11 | - | - |
| stoiters | 8 | - | - |
| stoiting | 9 | - | - |
| stokesia | 12 | one species: stokes' aster | - |
| stokvels | 15 | - | - |
| stolider | 9 | - | - |
| stolidly | 12 | in a stolid manner | he said `no' stolidly |
| stollens | 8 | - | - |
| stolonic | 10 | - | - |
| stolport | 10 | - | - |
| stomachs | 15 | - | - |
| stomachy | 18 | - | - |
| stomacks | 16 | - | - |
| stomatal | 10 | relating to or constituting plant stomata | stomatal openings |
| stomates | 10 | - | - |
| stomatic | 12 | - | - |
| stomiums | 12 | - | - |
| stomodea | 11 | - | - |
| stompers | 12 | - | - |
| stompier | 12 | - | - |
| stompies | 12 | - | - |
| stomping | 13 | - | - |
| stonable | 10 | - | - |
| stonecut | 10 | - | - |
| stonefly | 14 | primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones | - |
| stonerag | 9 | - | - |
| stoneraw | 11 | - | - |
| stoniest | 8 | - | - |
| stonings | 9 | - | - |
| stonkers | 12 | - | - |
| stonking | 13 | - | - |
| stonning | 9 | - | - |
