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ST is one of the biggest confirmed openings in Wordle. After stone, stale, or store, the leftover pool usually splits on the vowel in slot 3 (A/O/E) and whether you still need R, N, or L. If stone comes back with only S and T green, stale tests A, L, and E without repeating O or N.
In 5-letter words starting with ST, the most common letters in position 3 are: A, O, E, I, R.
| Word | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| STACK | noun | a neat pile of things; to arrange in a pile |
| STAFF | noun | the people who work for an organization; a long stick |
| STAGE | noun | a raised platform for performances; a step in a process |
| STAID | adjective | respectable and unadventurous |
| STAIN | verb | to leave a mark that is hard to remove; a discoloration |
| STAIR | noun | one of a set of steps for walking from one level to another |
| STAKE | noun | a pointed post driven into the ground; money risked on an outcome |
| STALE | adjective | no longer fresh; lacking originality |
| STALK | verb | to pursue persistently; the stem of a plant |
| STALL | verb | to stop making progress; a compartment for an animal |
| STAMP | noun | a small adhesive label for postage; to bring the foot down hard |
| STAND | verb | to be upright on the feet; a position or stall |
| STARE | verb | to look fixedly with the eyes wide open |
| STARK | adjective | severe or bare in appearance; sharply distinct |
| START | verb | to begin; the point at which something begins |
| STASH | verb | to store something away secretly for later |
| STATE | noun | a nation or territory; a condition; to say formally |
| STAVE | noun | a wooden stick; a set of five musical lines |
| STEAD | noun | the place or role that should be filled by another |
| STEAK | noun | a thick slice of meat or fish, usually grilled or fried |
| STEAL | verb | to take something without permission or right |
| STEAM | noun | water vapour formed when water is heated |
| STEEL | noun | a hard strong alloy of iron and carbon |
| STEEP | adjective | rising or falling sharply; soaking in liquid |
| STEER | verb | to guide the direction of a vehicle, boat, or course of action |
| STERN | adjective | serious and unrelenting; the rear of a ship |
| STICK | noun | a thin piece of wood; to attach or remain fixed |
| STIFF | adjective | not easily bent; aching or formal in manner |
| STILL | adverb | up to now; even so; not moving |
| STING | noun | a wound from a bee or similar; a sharp painful sensation |
| STINK | verb | to smell very bad; something that causes outrage |
| STINT | noun | a fixed period of work; to give or use something sparingly |
| STOCK | noun | a supply of goods; shares in a company; broth from bones |
| STOIC | adjective | enduring pain without complaint |
| STOKE | verb | to add fuel to a fire; to stir up a feeling |
| STOLE | noun | a long scarf or shawl worn around the shoulders |
| STOMP | verb | to tread heavily and noisily |
| STONE | noun | hard solid non-metallic mineral matter |
| STOOD | verb | past tense of stand; remained upright or in place |
| STOOL | noun | a seat without a back or arms |
| STOOP | verb | to bend the body forward and down; a small porch |
| STORE | noun | a place where goods are kept for sale |
| STORK | noun | a large long-legged wading bird with a long bill |
| STORM | noun | a violent disturbance of the atmosphere |
| STORY | noun | an account of imaginary or real events |
| STOUT | adjective | somewhat fat; brave and determined |
| STOVE | noun | an appliance used for cooking or heating |
| STRAP | noun | a strip of leather or cloth used to fasten or carry something |
| STRAW | noun | dried stalks of grain; a thin tube for drinking |
| STRAY | verb | to wander away from the right place or path |
| STREW | verb | to scatter or spread things untidily |
| STRIP | noun | a long narrow piece; to remove a covering |
| STRUT | verb | to walk in a proud or showy way |
| STUCK | adjective | unable to move or get free; fixed in place |
| STUDY | verb | to devote time to learning about a subject |
| STUFF | noun | things in general; to pack tightly |
| STUMP | noun | the base of a tree left after it is cut down |
| STUNT | noun | a daring or showy act; to slow growth |
| STYLE | noun | a manner of doing something; a fashionable manner |
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This list has 59 five-letter words starting with ST that have definitions. 59 are common everyday words. Wordle's answer list includes 24 of them.
Stone first if O and N are open. Stale if you need A, L, and E. Store is the better third probe when R is untested. Start and state are common answers but they waste a slot on a repeated T or A you may already know.
Do not follow stone with store or stomp if O is gray — they repeat O. Stale or stair each bring new letters. If N was yellow in stone, look at stand or sting, or open the Wordle Helper with N marked.