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Words containing STS

Words that have the letters STS 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 1,439 playable words containing STS in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ABSTRACTIONISTS. The highest-scoring is MIZZENMASTS, worth 31 points.

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Popular words containing STS

PSYCHOLOGISTS22
JOURNALISTS20
PHYSICISTS18
ADJUSTS17
COMMUNISTS17
EXHAUSTS17
REQUESTS17
POSTSCRIPT16
BROADCASTS15
CHEMISTS14
CYCLISTS14
FEMINISTS14
FORECASTS14
BIOLOGISTS13
EXISTS12
SCIENTISTS12
CONGESTS11
DISGUSTS11

Highest-scoring words containing STS

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

MIZZENMASTS31
NONOBJECTIVISTS31
SUBJECTIVISTS30
OBJECTIVISTS28
VENTRILOQUISTS27
AQUACULTURISTS27
CINQUECENTISTS27
PROJECTIONISTS26
JUJUISTS26
ENZYMOLOGISTS26
PALEOZOOLOGISTS26
PROTOZOOLOGISTS26

5-letter words containing STS (44)

BASTS7
BESTS7
BUSTS8
CASTS7
CISTS7
COSTS7
CYSTS9
DUSTS7
EASTS5
FASTS8
FISTS8
GASTS6
GESTS6
GISTS6
GUSTS7
HESTS7
HISTS7
HOSTS7
JESTS13
JUSTS14
KISTS8
LASTS5
LISTS5
LUSTS6
MASTS7
MISTS7
MOSTS7
MUSTS8
NESTS5
OASTS5
OUSTS6
PASTS7
PESTS7
POSTS7
RESTS5
RUSTS6
TESTS5
VASTS9
VESTS9
WASTS8
WESTS8
WISTS8
XYSTS13
ZESTS13

6-letter words containing STS (55)

AGISTS7
ANGSTS7
BEASTS8
BLASTS8
BOASTS8
BOOSTS8
BURSTS9
CHESTS10
CLASTS8
COASTS8
CRESTS8
CRUSTS9
DEISTS7
EGESTS7
EXISTS12
FEASTS9
FEISTS9
FIRSTS9
FOISTS9
FROSTS9
GEESTS7
GHOSTS9
GLOSTS7
GRISTS7
GUESTS8
HEISTS8
HOISTS8
HORSTS8
HURSTS9
JOISTS14
JOUSTS15
KARSTS9
LEASTS6
MAISTS8
MIDSTS9
ODISTS7
PRESTS8
QUESTS15
REESTS6
ROASTS6
ROOSTS6
ROUSTS7
SHISTS8
TOASTS6
TRUSTS7
TRYSTS8
TWISTS9
VERSTS10
WAISTS9
WHISTS11
WORSTS9
WRESTS9
WRISTS9
WURSTS10
YEASTS8

7-letter words containing STS (73)

ACCOSTS11
ADJUSTS17
ARRESTS7
ARTISTS7
ASSISTS7
ATTESTS7
BEHESTS11
BEMISTS11
BREASTS9
COHOSTS11
CUBISTS12
DEGUSTS10
DEMASTS10
DESISTS8
DETESTS8
DEVESTS12
DICASTS10
DIGESTS9
DIVESTS12
DYNASTS10
EGOISTS8
ENCYSTS11
ENLISTS7
FORESTS10
FROWSTS13
HOLISTS9
IMPOSTS11
INFESTS10
INGESTS8
INSISTS7
INVESTS11
JURISTS16
LOCUSTS10
LYRISTS9
MONISTS9
MYSOSTS11
OBLASTS9
OBOISTS9
OBTESTS9
OOCYSTS11
PAPISTS11
PRIESTS9
PURISTS10
RACISTS9
RECASTS9
REPASTS9
RESISTS7
REVESTS11
SCHISTS11
SEXISTS13
THEISTS9
THIRSTS9
THRUSTS10
TUBISTS10
TYPISTS11
UPCASTS12
UTMOSTS10
VERISTS11
VIBISTS13
VOLOSTS11

The 60 most common shown, 13 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing STS (150)

ANALYSTS10
ANAPESTS10
ANIMISTS10
ARMRESTS10
ATHEISTS10
BALLASTS10
BAPTISTS12
BASSISTS10
BEQUESTS19
CASUISTS11
CELLISTS10
CHEMISTS14
COEXISTS16
COMPOSTS14
CONGESTS11
CONSISTS10
CONTESTS10
CYCLISTS14
DEFROSTS12
DENTISTS9
DIARISTS9
DISGUSTS11
DUELISTS10
EARNESTS8
EGOTISTS9
ELITISTS8
ENCRUSTS11
ENTRUSTS9
EXHAUSTS17
FASCISTS13
FLORISTS11
FLUTISTS12
GYMNASTS13
HARPISTS12
HARVESTS14
INQUESTS17
JUJUISTS26
LEFTISTS11
MISCASTS12
OCULISTS11
OUTCASTS11
OUTLASTS9
OUTPOSTS11
PALMISTS12
PERSISTS10
PIANISTS10
PROTESTS10
PROVOSTS14
REALISTS8
REQUESTS17
SOLOISTS8
SOPHISTS12
STYLISTS10
SUBSISTS11
SUGGESTS11
TEMPESTS12
TOPMASTS12
TOURISTS9
UNTWISTS12
VIOLISTS12

The 60 most common shown, 90 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing STS (216)

ACTIVISTS15
AFFORESTS15
ALARMISTS11
AMETHYSTS15
BACKRESTS16
BANJOISTS19
BIGAMISTS14
BOTANISTS11
CATALYSTS13
CONQUESTS20
CONTRASTS11
DEFORESTS13
DISTRUSTS11
DRUGGISTS13
ESCAPISTS13
EXORCISTS17
FATALISTS12
FEMINISTS14
FINALISTS12
FLAUTISTS13
FOOTRESTS12
FORECASTS14
FOREMASTS14
GATEPOSTS12
HEADRESTS12
HOBBYISTS17
HUMANISTS14
HUMORISTS14
IDEALISTS10
INTERESTS9
JINGOISTS18
LAMPPOSTS15
LINGUISTS11
LOBBYISTS15
LYRICISTS13
MAINMASTS13
MANIFESTS14
MILEPOSTS13
MISTRUSTS12
MORALISTS11
MOTORISTS11
NEWSCASTS14
NOVELISTS13
OPTIMISTS13
ORGANISTS10
OUTBURSTS13
OVERCASTS15
PACIFISTS16
PLAYLISTS13
POPULISTS14
PREEXISTS17
PSALMISTS13
PUGILISTS13
READJUSTS19
REINVESTS13
SATIRISTS9
SIGNPOSTS12
THEORISTS11
TYPECASTS15
VOCALISTS15

The 60 most common shown, 156 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing STS (168)

AERIALISTS10
ALCHEMISTS16
ALLERGISTS11
ANARCHISTS14
ANATOMISTS12
APOLOGISTS13
ARCHIVISTS18
BESTSELLER12
BICYCLISTS18
BIOLOGISTS13
BLACKLISTS17
BREAKFASTS18
BROADCASTS15
CHECKLISTS19
COLUMNISTS15
COMMUNISTS17
CYMBALISTS18
DEFEATISTS14
DOGMATISTS14
DOWNBURSTS17
DRAMATISTS13
ECOLOGISTS13
ECONOMISTS14
EXTREMISTS18
FETISHISTS15
GEOLOGISTS12
GUITARISTS12
HERBALISTS14
HYGIENISTS15
HYLOZOISTS22
HYPNOTISTS16
HYPOBLASTS18
HYPOCAUSTS19
INTERNISTS10
MACHINISTS16
MEDALLISTS13
MISADJUSTS22
MODERNISTS13
PANTHEISTS14
PESSIMISTS14
PHYSICISTS18
POSTSCRIPT16
PUBLICISTS17
REDBREASTS13
RESERVISTS14
RHYTHMISTS18
SANDBLASTS13
SCIENTISTS12
SIMULCASTS15
SOCIALISTS12
SWARAJISTS21
TATTOOISTS10
THERAPISTS14
TIMPANISTS14
TRAPEZISTS20
UROLOGISTS12
VIOLINISTS14
ZEITGEISTS19
ZITHERISTS20
ZOOLOGISTS19

The 60 most common shown, 108 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing STS (194)

AGRONOMISTS14
ANTAGONISTS12
BALLOONISTS13
BASSOONISTS13
BESTSELLERS13
BIOCHEMISTS19
CAPITALISTS15
CARTOONISTS13
CHAUVINISTS20
CLASSICISTS15
CLOUDBURSTS18
COLLOQUISTS22
CONFORMISTS18
ENTHUSIASTS14
EVANGELISTS16
FEDERALISTS15
GENETICISTS14
ICONOCLASTS15
IDEOLOGISTS13
JOURNALISTS20
KNACKWURSTS23
KNOCKWURSTS23
LIBRETTISTS13
LIVERWURSTS19
MAGAZINISTS22
MANICURISTS16
MAXIMALISTS21
MILITARISTS13
MINIMALISTS15
MISOGYNISTS16
MIXOLOGISTS20
MIZZENMASTS31
MONARCHISTS17
MONOPOLISTS15
MONOTHEISTS15
NARCISSISTS13
NATURALISTS12
PACIFICISTS20
PALIMPSESTS17
PENOLOGISTS14
PHARMACISTS19
PLAGIARISTS14
PODIATRISTS14
POLYGAMISTS18
POLYTHEISTS17
POSTSCRIPTS17
PRAGMATISTS16
RECIDIVISTS18
RECONQUESTS22
REVIVALISTS19
SEPARATISTS13
SHIRTWAISTS16
SPECIALISTS15
SPORTSCASTS15
STRATEGISTS12
SUFFRAGISTS19
SURREALISTS12
TROMBONISTS15
WANDERLUSTS16
WILDEBEESTS17

The 60 most common shown, 134 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing STS (165)

ACCOMPANISTS20
ANESTHETISTS14
ANTHOLOGISTS15
AQUARELLISTS21
AQUATINTISTS21
BEHAVIORISTS20
BREASTSTROKE17
CHIROPODISTS19
CHROMOPLASTS20
CLARINETISTS14
COLONIALISTS14
COSMOLOGISTS17
DISINTERESTS13
EQUILIBRISTS23
ETHNOLOGISTS15
ETYMOLOGISTS17
EXCLUSIVISTS25
FLABBERGASTS20
FUNAMBULISTS21
GENEALOGISTS14
HAIRSTYLISTS16
HYPERBOLISTS20
IMPERIALISTS16
KEYBOARDISTS20
LYMPHOBLASTS22
MATERIALISTS14
MILQUETOASTS23
MINIATURISTS15
MYCOPHAGISTS23
MYTHOLOGISTS19
NATIONALISTS12
NEUROLOGISTS14
NUMISMATISTS17
OBJECTIVISTS28
OPPORTUNISTS17
OPTOMETRISTS16
ORTHOPEDISTS17
OVERHARVESTS22
PARACHUTISTS19
PATHOLOGISTS17
PHILATELISTS16
PHILOLOGISTS17
PHONOLOGISTS17
PHYCOLOGISTS21
POINTILLISTS14
POLTERGEISTS15
PORTRAITISTS14
PROTAGONISTS15
RADIOLOGISTS14
RATIONALISTS12
REBROADCASTS17
ROMANTICISTS16
SAXOPHONISTS22
SOCIOLOGISTS15
SOLILOQUISTS21
SUPREMACISTS19
SURVIVALISTS21
TAXIDERMISTS21
TOBACCONISTS18
XYLOPHONISTS24

The 60 most common shown, 105 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,439 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.86%) are containing STS. Most of them, 216, have 9 letters. 0 start with STS, 1,415 end with it and 24 have it only in the middle.

Words containing similar letters

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 STS?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,439 words containing STS, from 5 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing STS?

MIZZENMASTS, worth 31 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: NONOBJECTIVISTS (31), SUBJECTIVISTS (30) and OBJECTIVISTS (28).

What are the most common words containing STS?

PSYCHOLOGISTS, JOURNALISTS, PHYSICISTS, ADJUSTS, COMMUNISTS and EXHAUSTS. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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