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Words starting with S, then T, ending in S

3225 words fit this spine. The 240 most recognizable are listed below, longest and commonest first. They start with S, end with S, and contain T in that order in between — not necessarily side by side.

Near misses
  • sabbath doesn't fit: it starts with S but ends with H, not S.
  • sabers doesn't fit: it has the right ends but no T in the middle.

4-letter words

sets, sits

5-letter words

scots, seats, shits, shots, shuts, sites, slots, sluts, sorts, spits, spots, stars, stats, stays, stems, steps, stirs, stops, stubs, studs

6-letter words

saints, santos, scents, scouts, sheets, shifts, shirts, shoots, shorts, shouts, sights, skates, skirts, smarts, splits, sports, stacks, stages, stains, stairs, stakes, stalks, stamps, stands, stares, starts, stasis, states, status, steaks, steals, sticks, stiles, stills, stilts, stings, stinks, stocks, stokes, stones, stools, stores, storms, straps, straws, stress, strips, struts, stuffs, stumps, stunts, styles

7-letter words

scripts, secrets, sectors, settles, sisters, sitcoms, sitters, sixties, skaters, sockets, sonnets, soothes, soviets, spirits, sprints, sprouts, squirts, stables, statues, stories, strains, straits, streaks, streams, streets, strides, strikes, strings, stripes, strokes, strolls, studies, studios

8-letter words

saltines, scotches, sections, segments, senators, servants, setbacks, settings, shelters, shooters, shotguns, shutters, shuttles, skeeters, sketches, skittles, smartass, smithers, snatches, snitches, softness, spotless, spotters, staffers, stalkers, starlets, starters, stations, statutes, steroids, stewards, stickers, stimulus, stitches, stomachs, stresses, students, studious, stumbles, stylings, subjects, suggests

9-letter words

sailboats, satisfies, scratches, sedatives, semantics, sentences, sentinels, separates, sesterces, seventies, shipments, shirtless, shootings, shortness, sightings, sightless, simulates, skeletons, snapshots, snatchers, solutions, sometimes, splinters, squatters, stainless, stakeouts, standards, stilettos, stillness, stockings, stowaways, straights, strangers, strapless, strengths, strenuous, stretches, strippers, struggles, subtitles

10-letter words

satellites, schematics, scientists, scriptures, sculptures, seamstress, securities, selections, sentiments, signatures, simpletons, situations, sororities, spectacles, spectators, spotlights, statements, statistics, stewardess, stipulates, strategies, stupendous, substances

11-letter words

salutations, secretaries, settlements, shoplifters, simulations, skateboards, smartphones, smithereens, specialists, specialties, spontaneous, stereotypes, strangeness, suggestions

12-letter words

shortcomings, similarities, speculations, spreadsheets, stewardesses, stockbrokers, stockholders, strawberries, streetlights

13-letter words

sanctimonious, sensibilities, sharpshooters, subscriptions

14-letter words

specifications

Where this pattern came from