Words starting with S, then T, then S, ending in T
168 words fit this spine. They're all listed below. They start with S, end with T, and contain T then S in that order in between — not necessarily side by side.
- sabbath doesn't fit: it starts with S but ends with H, not T.
- sacrament doesn't fit: it has the right ends but no T in the middle.
7-letter words
saltest, softest, stalest, statist, stylist, subtest
8-letter words
saltiest, satanist, satirist, scantest, sedatest, semitist, shortest, siltiest, sitarist, slatiest, smartest, soothest, sootiest, stablest, stagiest, staidest, stardust, starkest, stedfast, steepest, sternest, stiffest, stillest, stockist, stoniest, stoutest, subtlest, sveltest, sweetest, swiftest
9-letter words
scantiest, scattiest, scientist, secretest, shiftiest, shirtiest, shittiest, shortlist, silentest, sleetiest, slightest, sluttiest, smoothest, smuttiest, snootiest, snottiest, snoutiest, soothfast, southeast, southwest, spiritist, sportiest, spottiest, squattest, squintest, staggiest, stalkiest, stanchest, starriest, statocyst, steadfast, steadiest, steamiest, steeliest, stemmiest, sternmost, sternpost, stickiest, stilliest, stingiest, stinkiest, stockiest, stodgiest, stolidest, stormiest, straitest, strangest, strawiest, strictest, stripiest, strongest, stubbiest, studliest, stuffiest, stumpiest, stupidest, sturdiest, subtilest, sultriest, sweatiest
10-letter words
saintliest, separatist, shirtwaist, sightliest, sketchiest, smutchiest, snatchiest, sportscast, squattiest, squintiest, starchiest, stateliest, statoblast, staunchest, stenchiest, stigmatist, strategist, streakiest, streamiest, stringiest, stroppiest, stubbliest, swarthiest, sweatshirt, sweltriest, syncretist, synthesist
11-letter words
scattershot, scratchiest, semanticist, semioticist, shmaltziest, skitteriest, snippetiest, splotchiest, stealthiest, stenotypist, straggliest, straightest, stretchiest, stubbornest, succinctest, suprematist, systematist
12-letter words
salvationist, schmaltziest, selectionist, silhouettist, southernmost, spiritualist, spitefullest, sprightliest, stablishment, subjectivist
13-letter words
sacerdotalist, separationist, sericulturist, sternforemost, structuralist
14-letter words
sacramentalist, segregationist, sensationalist, sentimentalist, silviculturist, spectroscopist
15-letter words
sedimentologist, semitranslucent, semitransparent, supernaturalist
16-letter words
southeasternmost, southwesternmost, supranationalist
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