467 Words Starting With STE
The prefix STE appears in 467 words, from 4-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 8-letter words with 82 entries. Average word length: 9.3 letters.
S is the undisputed champion of starting letters. The prefixes sub-, super-, self-, and semi- plus the sheer volume of native English S-words push the count past 19,000.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with STE: STEEPLEJACKS (27 pts), STEREOTAXICALLY (27 pts), STEEPLEJACK (26 pts), STEREOCHEMISTRY (25 pts), STEREOTYPICALLY (25 pts). The shortest is STEM (4 letters) and the longest is STEADFASTNESSES (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in VAT.
Notable words: STEM — to staunch, stop [v].; STEAD — to avail, help, serve [v].; STEADS — to avail, help, serve [v].; STEADED — to avail, help, serve [v]. Browse words starting with KA for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with STE?
STEEPLEJACKS scores 27 points. Runner-up: STEREOTAXICALLY at 27 points. See words ending in LESS for more high-value options.
How many words start with STE?
Our dictionary has 467 words that start with STE. They range from 4 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words being the most common (82).
What is the shortest word that starts with STE?
STEM at just 4 letters. It means: to staunch, stop [v].
Four-Letter Words (5)
STEMSTEPSTETSTEWSTEY
Five-Letter Words (21)
STEADSTEAKSTEALSTEAMSTEEDSTEEKSTEELSTEEPSTEERSTEINSTELASTELESTEMSSTENOSTENTSTEPSSTERESTERNSTETSSTEWSSTEWY
Six-Letter Words (33)
STEADSSTEADYSTEAKSSTEALSSTEAMSSTEAMYSTEEDSSTEEKSSTEELSSTEELYSTEEPSSTEERSSTEEVESTEINSSTELAESTELAISTELARSTELESSTELICSTELLASTEMMASTEMMYSTENCHSTENOSSTENTSSTEPPESTEREOSTERESSTERICSTERNASTERNSSTEROLSTEWED
Seven-Letter Words (51)
STEADEDSTEALERSTEALTHSTEAMEDSTEAMERSTEARICSTEARINSTEEKEDSTEELEDSTEELIESTEEPEDSTEEPENSTEEPERSTEEPLESTEEPLYSTEEREDSTEERERSTEEVEDSTEEVESSTELENESTELLARSTELLASSTEMMASSTEMMEDSTEMMERSTEMSONSTENCHYSTENCILSTENGAHSTENOKYSTENTORSTEPPEDSTEPPERSTEPPESSTEPSONSTEREOSSTERILESTERLETSTERNALSTERNERSTERNLYSTERNUMSTEROIDSTEROLSSTERTORSTETSONSTETTEDSTEWARDSTEWBUMSTEWINGSTEWPAN
Eight-Letter Words (82)
STEADIEDSTEADIERSTEADIESSTEADILYSTEADINGSTEALAGESTEALERSSTEALINGSTEALTHSSTEALTHYSTEAMERSSTEAMIERSTEAMILYSTEAMINGSTEAPSINSTEARATESTEARINESTEARINSSTEATITESTEDFASTSTEEKINGSTEELIERSTEELIESSTEELINGSTEENBOKSTEEPENSSTEEPERSSTEEPESTSTEEPINGSTEEPISHSTEEPLEDSTEEPLESSTEERAGESTEERERSSTEERINGSTEEVINGSTEGODONSTEINBOKSTELLATESTELLIFYSTELLITESTEMLESSSTEMLIKESTEMMATASTEMMERSSTEMMERYSTEMMIERSTEMMINGSTEMSONSSTEMWARESTENCHESSTENCILSSTENGAHSSTENOSEDSTENOSESSTENOSISSTENOTICSTENTORSSTEPDAMESTEPLIKESTEPPERSSTEPPINGSTEPSONSSTEPWISESTEREOEDSTERICALSTERIGMASTERLETSSTERLINGSTERNESTSTERNITESTERNSONSTERNUMSSTERNWAYSTEROIDSSTERTORSSTETSONSSTETTINGSTEWABLESTEWARDSSTEWBUMSSTEWPANS
Nine-Letter Words (73)
STEADFASTSTEADIERSSTEADIESTSTEADINGSSTEADYINGSTEALABLESTEALAGESSTEALINGSSTEAMBOATSTEAMEREDSTEAMIESTSTEAMROLLSTEAMSHIPSTEAPSINSSTEARATESSTEARINESSTEATITESSTEATITICSTEEDLIKESTEELHEADSTEELIESTSTEELWORKSTEELYARDSTEENBOKSSTEENBUCKSTEEPENEDSTEEPNESSSTEERABLESTEERAGESSTEERSMANSTEERSMENSTEEVINGSSTEGODONSSTEGOSAURSTEINBOKSSTELLATEDSTELLITESSTELLULARSTEMMATICSTEMMIESTSTEMWARESSTENCHFULSTENCHIERSTENCILEDSTENCILERSTENOBATHSTENOKIESSTENOKOUSSTENOTYPESTENOTYPYSTEPCHILDSTEPDAMESSTEPSTOOLSTERADIANSTERCULIASTEREOINGSTERIGMASSTERILANTSTERILELYSTERILISESTERILITYSTERILIZESTERLINGSSTERNITESSTERNMOSTSTERNNESSSTERNPOSTSTERNSONSSTERNWARDSTERNWAYSSTEROIDALSTEVEDORESTEWARDED
Ten-Letter Words (60)
STEADINESSSTEALTHIERSTEALTHILYSTEAMBOATSSTEAMERINGSTEAMINESSSTEAMROLLSSTEAMSHIPSSTEELHEADSSTEELINESSSTEELMAKERSTEELWORKSSTEELYARDSSTEENBUCKSSTEEPENINGSTEGOSAURSSTELLIFIEDSTELLIFIESSTEMMERIESSTENCHIESTSTENCILERSSTENCILINGSTENCILLEDSTENCILLERSTENOBATHSSTENOTHERMSTENOTOPICSTENOTYPEDSTENOTYPESSTENTORIANSTEPFAMILYSTEPFATHERSTEPLADDERSTEPMOTHERSTEPPARENTSTEPSISTERSTEPSTOOLSSTERADIANSSTEREOGRAMSTEREOLOGYSTEREOPSESSTEREOPSISSTEREOTYPESTEREOTYPYSTERICALLYSTERIGMATASTERILANTSSTERILISEDSTERILISESSTERILIZEDSTERILIZERSTERILIZESSTERLINGLYSTERNPOSTSSTERNWARDSSTERTOROUSSTEVEDOREDSTEVEDORESSTEWARDESSSTEWARDING
Eleven-Letter Words (52)
STEADFASTLYSTEALTHIESTSTEAMFITTERSTEAMROLLEDSTEAMROLLERSTEATOPYGIASTEATOPYGICSTEATORRHEASTEELMAKERSSTEELMAKINGSTEELWORKERSTEEPLEBUSHSTEEPLEJACKSTEEPNESSESSTEERAGEWAYSTEGOSAURUSSTELLIFYINGSTENCILLERSSTENCILLINGSTENOBATHICSTENOGRAPHYSTENOHALINESTENOTHERMSSTENOTYPIESSTENOTYPINGSTENOTYPISTSTEPBROTHERSTEPFATHERSSTEPHANOTISSTEPLADDERSSTEPMOTHERSSTEPPARENTSSTEPSISTERSSTEREOGRAMSSTEREOGRAPHSTEREOPHONYSTEREOSCOPESTEREOSCOPYSTEREOTAXICSTEREOTYPEDSTEREOTYPERSTEREOTYPESSTEREOTYPICSTERILISINGSTERILITIESSTERILIZERSSTERILIZINGSTERNNESSESSTERNUTATORSTETHOSCOPESTEVEDORINGSTEWARDSHIP
Twelve-Letter Words (44)
STEADINESSESSTEALTHINESSSTEAMFITTERSSTEAMINESSESSTEAMROLLERSSTEAMROLLINGSTEATOPYGIASSTEATOPYGOUSSTEATORRHEASSTEELINESSESSTEELMAKINGSSTEELWORKERSSTEEPLECHASESTEEPLEJACKSSTEERAGEWAYSSTENOGRAPHERSTENOGRAPHICSTENOTHERMALSTENOTYPISTSSTEPBROTHERSSTEPCHILDRENSTEPDAUGHTERSTEPFAMILIESSTEREOGRAPHSSTEREOGRAPHYSTEREOISOMERSTEREOLOGIESSTEREOPHONICSTEREOPTICONSTEREOSCOPESSTEREOSCOPICSTEREOTACTICSTEREOTYPERSSTEREOTYPIESSTEREOTYPINGSTERLINGNESSSTERNOCOSTALSTERNUTATIONSTERNUTATORSSTERTOROUSLYSTETHOSCOPESSTETHOSCOPICSTEWARDESSESSTEWARDSHIPS
Thirteen-Letter Words (25)
STEADFASTNESSSTEAMROLLEREDSTEEPLEBUSHESSTEEPLECHASERSTEEPLECHASESSTEGOSAURUSESSTENOGRAPHERSSTENOGRAPHIESSTEPDAUGHTERSSTEPHANOTISESSTEPPARENTINGSTERCORACEOUSSTEREOGRAPHEDSTEREOGRAPHICSTEREOISOMERSSTEREOLOGICALSTEREOPHONIESSTEREOPTICONSSTEREOREGULARSTEREOSCOPIESSTEREOTYPICALSTERILIZATIONSTERNFOREMOSTSTERNUTATIONSSTEROIDOGENIC
Fourteen-Letter Words (12)
STEALTHINESSESSTEAMROLLERINGSTEEPLECHASERSSTEEPLECHASINGSTEPPARENTINGSSTEREOCHEMICALSTEREOGRAPHIESSTEREOGRAPHINGSTEREOISOMERICSTEREOSPECIFICSTERILIZATIONSSTERLINGNESSES
Fifteen-Letter Words (9)
STEADFASTNESSESSTEEPLECHASINGSSTEREOCHEMISTRYSTEREOISOMERISMSTEREOLOGICALLYSTEREOTAXICALLYSTEREOTYPICALLYSTEROIDOGENESESSTEROIDOGENESIS