12-Letter Words Starting With STERN
- 5 words
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All 12-Letter Words Starting With STERN 5 words
How common is STERN at the start of twelve-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 5 twelve-letter words that start with STERN. They average 13.6 points and the best is STERNUTATORY (15 points).
- Total words
- 5
- Average Scrabble score
- 13.6
- out of 15 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- E
- 20% of words
Most common last letters
- e 20%
- l 20%
- n 20%
Top vowel pairs
- io20%
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 twelve-letter word that starts with STERN
s 1t 1e 1r 1n 1u 1t 1a 1t 1o 1r 1y 4
S 1 + T 1 + E 1 + R 1 + N 1 + U 1 + T 1 + A 1 + T 1 + O 1 + R 1 + Y 4 = 15 points
- Double word
- 30 pts
- Triple word
- 45 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
sternutatory
- nouna chemical substance that causes sneezing and coughing and crying“police used a sternutatory to subdue the mob”
- adjectivetending to cause sneezing
- adjectivecausing sneezing“pepper is a sternutatory substance”
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How many twelve-letter words that start with STERN are there?
There are 5 twelve-letter words that start with STERN 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 twelve-letter word that starts with STERN?
STERNUTATORY is worth 15 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are STERNUTATIVE (15), STERNOCOSTAL (14), STERNUTATION (12).
Which rare twelve-letter words that start with STERN score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include STERNUTATIVE (15), STERNOCOSTAL (14), STERNUTATORS (12). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.