5 Letter Words Starting with STA
5 letter words starting with STA come to 48 in total, and Wordle has already taken 19 of them as answers.
5 letter words starting with STA show a consonant in the fourth position in about seven cases out of ten. Past answers such as STAKE, STAMP and STAND each take that shape, one tile at a time.
Given that the first three tiles are already fixed, the fourth and fifth tiles are where the answers differ. Testing a consonant there rules out more than testing a vowel.
5 have a doubled letter, STAFF among them. STACK is the one most players know. Updated October 2026
Best 5 Letter Words Starting with STA
19 of these have already been Wordle answers, and the words a player knows come before the rest.
- STACK
- STAFF
- STAGE
- STAID
- STAIN
- STAIR
- STAKE
- STALE
- STALK
- STALL
- STAMP
- STAND
- STANK
- STARE
- STARK
- START
- STASH
- STATE
- STAVE
- STARS
- STATS
- STAYS
- STAAB
- STABS
- STACC
- STACY
- STADE
- STAGS
- STAGY
- STAIA
- STAIG
- STAIL
- STAIO
- STANE
- STANG
- STANS
- STAPH
- STAPS
- STARN
- STARR
- STARW
- STARY
- STATU
- STAUK
- STAUN
- STAUP
- STAWN
- STAWS
5 Letter Words Starting With STAR
8 words start with STAR, and 3 of them have already been Wordle answers. START and STARS are the ones most players know.
- STARE
- STARK
- START
- STARS
- STARN
- STARR
- STARW
- STARY
5 Letter Words That Start With STA
40 words start with STA, and 16 of them have already been Wordle answers. STACK, STAFF, and STAGE are the ones most players know.
- STAAB
- STABS
- STACK
- STACC
- STACY
- STADE
- STAFF
- STAGE
- STAGS
- STAGY
- STAID
- STAIN
- STAIR
- STAIA
- STAIG
- STAIL
- STAIO
- STAKE
- STALE
- STALK
- STALL
- STAMP
- STAND
- STANK
- STANE
- STANG
- STANS
- STAPH
- STAPS
- STASH
- STATE
- STATS
- STATU
- STAUK
- STAUN
- STAUP
- STAVE
- STAWN
- STAWS
- STAYS
FAQs
What are common 5 letter words starting with STA?
The ones most players know are STACK, STAFF, STAGE, and STAKE. In all, 48 words qualify, and Wordle has already used 19 of them as answers.
Which 5 letter words starting with STA make good Wordle guesses?
The strongest guesses are the words Wordle has already used as answers, among them STACK, STAFF, and STAGE. Each spends its five tiles on letters that turn up in plenty of other words, so even a grey tile rules a lot out.
What do 5 letter words starting with STA usually end in?
The most frequent last letter is E, which closes 8 of them. Try E in the final tile before anything else while that square is still grey.
Are there 5 letter words starting with STA with double letters?
Yes, and there are more than most players expect: 5 of them repeat a letter back to back, STAFF, STALL, and STAAB among them. A repeat is the shape players rule out first, so when the board stalls, a double is worth the turn.