Words Containing STR
Every English word containing "STR". Filter by length, prefix, or suffix for Scrabble, crosswords, and word games.
135 words found
15 Letter Words1
14 Letter Words3
13 Letter Words3
12 Letter Words15
11 Letter Words14
10 Letter Words19
9 Letter Words22
8 Letter Words25
7 Letter Words11
6 Letter Words18
5 Letter Words4
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About These Words
This list holds 135 words, running from 5 to 15 letters and averaging 9.1 letters apiece. The commonest length is 8 letters, covering 25 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are r (135), s (135), t (135), e (84), i (82). Vowels make up 29% of all the letters here, making this a consonant-heavy set that is awkward to play without a good vowel supply.
For Scrabble, these words average 12.2 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is STRAIGHTFORWARD at 26, followed by CATASTROPHIC, CHEMISTRY and CONSTRUCTIVE. 48 of them (36%) contain a letter worth four or more. 11 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are STRAIGHTFORWARD at 15 letters, while the shortest come in at 5: STRAP, STRAW and STRAY.
Length distribution
Frequently Asked Questions
How many words containing "STR" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 135 words containing "STR". They run from 5 to 15 letters, and 8-letter entries are the most common with 25 of them.
Which of these words containing "STR" scores highest in Scrabble?+
STRAIGHTFORWARD is the highest scorer at 26 points before board bonuses, ahead of CATASTROPHIC, CHEMISTRY and CONSTRUCTIVE. The list averages 12.2 points per word, and 48 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words containing "STR"?+
The shortest are STRAP, STRAW, STRAY and STRIP at 5 letters. Short words like these are the ones worth memorising — they are what let you squeeze a play into a tight board.
What are the longest words containing "STR"?+
STRAIGHTFORWARD is the longest at 15 letters. 11 of these words are exactly seven letters, which clears your rack in Scrabble for the 50-point bingo bonus.
Are words containing "STR" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 29% of the letters across this list, so these are consonant-heavy and need a decent vowel supply to play. The letters appearing in the most of these words are R, S, T. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.