9-Letter Words Starting With STER
- 25 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 9-Letter Words Starting With STER
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 9-Letter Words Starting With STER 25 words
How common is STER at the start of nine-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 25 nine-letter words that start with STER. They average 11.1 points, the best is STERILIZE (18 points) and 32% end in S.
- Total words
- 25
- Average Scrabble score
- 11.1
- out of 18 max
- Everyday words
- 4%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 32% of words
Most common last letters
- s 32%
- t 20%
- a 8%
Top vowel pairs
- eo8%
- ia8%
- oi8%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring nine-letter word that starts with STER
s 1t 1e 1r 1i 1l 1i 1z 10e 1
S 1 + T 1 + E 1 + R 1 + I 1 + L 1 + I 1 + Z 10 + E 1 = 18 points
- Double word
- 36 pts
- Triple word
- 54 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
sterilize
- verbmake free from bacteria
- verbmake infertile“in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized”
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How many nine-letter words that start with STER are there?
There are 25 nine-letter words that start with STER in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring nine-letter word that starts with STER?
STERILIZE is worth 18 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are STERNWAYS (15), STERNWARD (13), STERILITY (12).
Which rare nine-letter words that start with STER score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include STERILIZE (18), STERNWAYS (15), STERNWARD (13), STERIGMAS (12). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.