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Words containing STA

Words that have the letters STA in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 1,716 playable words containing STA in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ADJUSTABILITIES. The highest-scoring is SUBSTANTIVIZING, worth 31 points.

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Popular words containing STA

STANDARDIZING24
STANDARDIZED23
CIRCUMSTANCES22
NOTWITHSTANDING22
STANDARDIZES22
CIRCUMSTANCE21
STANDARDIZE21
ESTABLISHMENTS20
ESTABLISHMENT19
MISUNDERSTANDS19
UNDERSTANDABLE19
MANIFESTATION18
MISUNDERSTAND18
SUBSTANTIALLY18
WORKSTATIONS18
DEVASTATING17
ESTABLISHING17
MISTAKENLY17

Highest-scoring words containing STA

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

SUBSTANTIVIZING31
SUBSTANTIVIZED30
SUBSTANTIVIZES29
HYPOSTATIZATION29
HYPOSTATIZING28
SUBSTANTIVIZE28
CRYSTALLIZABLE28
STAPHYLOCOCCIC28
UNCRYSTALLIZED28
GYROSTABILIZERS28
RECRYSTALLIZING28
CRYSTALLIZATION27

4-letter words containing STA (6)

STAB6
STAG5
STAR4
STAT4
STAW7
STAY6

5-letter words containing STA (37)

CESTA7
COSTA7
HOSTA7
PASTA7
STABS7
STACK10
STADE6
STAFF11
STAGE6
STAGS6
STAGY8
STAID6
STAIG6
STAIN5
STAIR5
STAKE8
STALE5
STALK8
STALL5
STAMP9
STAND6
STANE5
STANG6
STANK8
STAPH9
STARE5
STARK8
STARS5
START5
STASH7
STATE5
STATS5
STAVE9
STAYS7
TESTA5
VESTA9
VISTA9

6-letter words containing STA (81)

CESTAS8
COSTAE8
COSTAL8
COSTAR8
CRISTA8
CUESTA9
ESTATE6
FESTAL9
FIESTA9
FRUSTA10
HOSTAS8
PASTAS8
POSTAL8
SIESTA6
STABLE8
STABLY10
STACKS11
STACTE8
STAFFS12
STAGED8
STAGES7
STAGEY9
STAGGY10
STAINS6
STAIRS6
STAKED10
STAKES9
STALED7
STALER6
STALES6
STALKS9
STALKY11
STALLS6
STAMEN8
STAMPS10
STANCE8
STANCH10
STANDS7
STANKS9
STANZA14
STAPHS10
STAPLE8
STARCH10
STARED7
STARES6
STARRY8
STARTS6
STARVE10
STATED7
STATER6
STATES6
STATIC8
STATUE7
STATUS7
STAVED11
STAVES10
STAYED9
VESTAL10
VESTAS10
VISTAS10

The 60 most common shown, 21 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing STA (175)

ABSTAIN9
COASTAL9
CRYSTAL11
CUSTARD11
DISTANT8
ECSTASY11
FIESTAS10
HOSTAGE10
INSTALL7
INSTANT7
MISTAKE12
MUSTANG11
MUSTARD11
POSTAGE10
RESTART7
STABBED12
STABLED10
STABLER9
STABLES9
STACKED13
STADIUM11
STAFFED14
STAGGER9
STAGING9
STAIDER8
STAINED8
STAKING11
STALING8
STALKED11
STALLED8
STAMINA9
STAMMER11
STAMPED12
STANCES9
STANDBY12
STANZAS15
STAPLED10
STAPLER9
STAPLES9
STARCHY13
STARDOM10
STARING8
STARKER10
STARRED8
STARTED8
STARTER7
STARTLE7
STARVED12
STARVES11
STATELY9
STATING8
STATION7
STATUES8
STATURE8
STAUNCH12
STAVING12
STAYING10
SUSTAIN8
UPSTART10
WASTAGE11

The 60 most common shown, 115 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing STA (275)

ABSTAINS10
CASTAWAY15
CONSTANT10
CRYSTALS12
CUSTARDS12
DISTANCE11
DISTASTE9
ECSTATIC12
HAYSTACK17
HOSTAGES11
INSTALLS8
INSTANCE10
MAINSTAY12
MISTAKEN13
MISTAKES13
MUSTACHE15
MUSTANGS12
OBSTACLE12
OFFSTAGE15
PEDESTAL11
RESTARTS8
STABBING13
STABLEST10
STABLING11
STACKING14
STADIUMS12
STAFFING15
STAGGERS10
STAGNANT9
STAIRWAY13
STALKING12
STALWART11
STAMMERS12
STAMPEDE13
STAMPING13
STANCHED13
STANCHER12
STANCHES12
STANDARD10
STANDBYS13
STANDING10
STANDOFF15
STAPLERS10
STAPLING11
STARCHED13
STARCHES12
STARFISH13
STARKEST11
STARRING9
STARTERS8
STARTING9
STARTLED9
STARTLES8
STARVING13
STATIONS8
SUSTAINS9
TESTABLE10
UNSTABLE11
UPSTAIRS11
UPSTARTS11

The 60 most common shown, 215 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing STA (289)

ABSTAINED12
ASSISTANT9
BACKSTAGE17
BANDSTAND13
BYSTANDER14
CASTAWAYS16
CONSTANCY15
CONSTANTS11
DASTARDLY13
DEVASTATE14
DISTANCED13
DISTANCES12
DISTANTLY12
ESTABLISH13
FORESTALL12
HAYSTACKS18
INSTALLED10
INSTANCED12
INSTANCES11
INSTANTLY11
MAINSTAYS13
MISTAKING15
MOUSTACHE16
MUSTACHES16
NEWSSTAND13
NOSTALGIA10
NOSTALGIC12
OBSTACLES13
OFFSTAGES16
OVERSTATE13
PEDESTALS12
PISTACHIO15
REINSTATE9
RESTARTED10
STABILITY13
STABILIZE19
STAGGERED12
STAIRCASE11
STAIRWAYS14
STALWARTS12
STAMMERED14
STAMPEDED15
STAMPEDES14
STANCHEST13
STANCHING14
STANDARDS11
STANDOFFS16
STARCHIER13
STARCHING14
STARTLING10
STATEMENT11
STATISTIC11
STAUNCHED15
STAUNCHER14
STAUNCHES14
STAUNCHLY16
SUBSTANCE14
SUSTAINED11
UPSTARTED13
WITHSTAND15

The 60 most common shown, 229 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing STA (252)

ABSTAINING13
ADJUSTABLE22
ASSISTANCE12
BANDSTANDS14
BYSTANDERS15
CONSTANTLY14
CONTESTANT12
CORNSTARCH16
CRUSTACEAN15
DEVASTATED16
DEVASTATES15
DISTANCING14
DOWNSTAIRS14
FORESTALLS13
GRANDSTAND13
INSTALLING11
INSTALMENT12
INSTANCING13
MISTAKENLY17
MOUSTACHES17
NEWSSTANDS14
OVERSTATED15
OVERSTATES14
PISTACHIOS16
PROTESTANT12
REINSTATED11
REINSTATES10
RESISTANCE12
RESTARTING11
RESTAURANT11
SMOKESTACK20
STABILIZED21
STABILIZES20
STAGECOACH17
STAGGERING13
STAGNATING12
STAIRCASES12
STALEMATED13
STALEMATES12
STAMMERING15
STAMPEDING16
STANDPOINT13
STARCHIEST14
STARFISHES15
STARVATION14
STATEMENTS12
STATIONARY12
STATIONERY12
STATISTICS12
STAUNCHEST15
STAUNCHING16
SUBSTANCES15
SUPERSTARS13
SUSTAINING12
TESTAMENTS12
THERMOSTAT14
UNDERSTAND13
UPSTANDING15
UPSTARTING14
WITHSTANDS16

The 60 most common shown, 192 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing STA (204)

BASTARDISED15
BASTARDISES14
BASTARDIZED23
BASTARDIZES22
BLOODSTAINS14
CONTESTANTS13
CRUSTACEANS16
CRYSTALLINE15
CRYSTALLISE15
CRYSTALLIZE23
DESTABILIZE22
DEVASTATING17
DEVASTATION16
DISTASTEFUL16
EQUIDISTANT21
ESTABLISHED16
ESTABLISHES15
FORESTALLED15
GRANDSTANDS14
INCONSTANCY17
INFESTATION14
INSTABILITY15
INSTALLMENT13
INSTALMENTS13
INTERSTATES11
METASTASIZE21
NONSTANDARD13
OUTDISTANCE15
OUTSTANDING14
OUTSTATIONS12
OVERSTATING16
OVERSTAYING18
PAINSTAKING17
REESTABLISH15
REINSTATING12
RESISTANCES13
RESTAURANTS12
ROUSTABOUTS15
SMOKESTACKS21
STABILIZERS21
STABILIZING22
STAGFLATION15
STALEMATING14
STANDARDISE13
STANDARDIZE21
STANDOFFISH20
STANDPOINTS14
STANDSTILLS12
STARTLINGLY14
STATISTICAL13
SUBSTANDARD16
SUBSTANTIAL14
SUBSTANTIVE18
SUSTAINABLE14
SWEEPSTAKES19
THERMOSTATS15
UNDERSTANDS14
UNDERSTATED14
UNDERSTATES13
WORKSTATION17

The 60 most common shown, 144 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing STA (138)

APOSTATIZING23
ATTESTATIONS12
BACKSTABBING24
BASTARDISING16
BASTARDIZING24
BLOODSTAINED16
CIRCUMSTANCE21
CONQUISTADOR24
CONSTABULARY19
CRYSTALIZING25
CRYSTALLISED17
CRYSTALLISES16
CRYSTALLIZED25
CRYSTALLIZER24
CRYSTALLIZES24
DECONGESTANT16
DESTABILIZED24
DISESTABLISH17
ECSTATICALLY18
ENCRUSTATION15
ESTABLISHING17
FORESTALLING16
FREESTANDING17
GRANDSTANDED16
HAPPENSTANCE20
HYPOSTATIZED27
HYPOSTATIZES26
INCRUSTATION15
INFESTATIONS15
INSTALLATION12
INSTALLMENTS14
METASTASIZED23
METASTASIZES22
MISSTATEMENT16
OUTDISTANCED17
OUTDISTANCES16
PROTESTATION14
QUARTERSTAFF27
READJUSTABLE24
REINSTALLING13
RESTATEMENTS14
RESTAURATEUR14
STAGECOACHES19
STAGGERINGLY17
STANDARDISED15
STANDARDISES14
STANDARDIZED23
STANDARDIZES22
STATISTICIAN14
STATUESQUELY24
SUBSTANTIATE15
SUBSTANTIVES19
TESTAMENTARY16
THERMOSTATIC18
UNDERSTAFFED21
UNDERSTATING15
UNMISTAKABLE20
UNMISTAKABLY22
WITHSTANDING19
WORKSTATIONS18

The 60 most common shown, 78 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,716 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (1.0%) are containing STA. Most of them, 289, have 9 letters. 590 start with STA, 25 end with it and 1,101 have it only in the middle.

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Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing STA?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,716 words containing STA, from 4 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing STA?

SUBSTANTIVIZING, worth 31 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: SUBSTANTIVIZED (30), SUBSTANTIVIZES (29) and HYPOSTATIZATION (29).

What are the most common words containing STA?

STANDARDIZING, STANDARDIZED, CIRCUMSTANCES, NOTWITHSTANDING, STANDARDIZES and CIRCUMSTANCE. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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