Words Starting With STR
Every English word that starts with "STR". Filter by length or suffix to narrow results for Scrabble, crosswords, and more.
73 words found
15 Letter Words1
12 Letter Words5
10 Letter Words6
9 Letter Words17
8 Letter Words15
7 Letter Words9
6 Letter Words16
5 Letter Words4
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About These Words
This list holds 73 words, running from 5 to 15 letters and averaging 8.0 letters apiece. The commonest length is 9 letters, covering 17 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are r (73), s (73), t (73), e (51), g (31). Vowels make up 25% 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 10.9 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is STRAIGHTFORWARD at 26, followed by STRAWBERRY, STRAIGHTENED and STRAWBERRIES. 29 of them (40%) contain a letter worth four or more. 9 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many words starting with "STR" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 73 words starting with "STR". They run from 5 to 15 letters, and 9-letter entries are the most common with 17 of them.
Which of these words starting with "STR" scores highest in Scrabble?+
STRAIGHTFORWARD is the highest scorer at 26 points before board bonuses, ahead of STRAWBERRY, STRAIGHTENED and STRAWBERRIES. The list averages 10.9 points per word, and 29 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words starting with "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 starting with "STR"?+
STRAIGHTFORWARD is the longest at 15 letters. 9 of these words are exactly seven letters, which clears your rack in Scrabble for the 50-point bingo bonus.
Are words starting with "STR" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 25% 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.