5-letter words with S as the 4th letter and T as the 5th letter

The pattern is exact: S occupies position four, and T closes every answer. That leaves three opening letters to solve, with candidates ranging from familiar FIRST, LEAST, TRUST, and WORST to less everyday entries. Thirty-one words fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so the list mixes practical guesses with tournament vocabulary.

The ST pattern at a glance

• The fixed ending ST appears in all 111 matching words.
• FIRST, LEAST, TRUST, and WORST are familiar examples.
• QUEST, QUIST, and ZOIST each score 14 Scrabble points.
• The group includes 36 Wordle answers.
• Collins accepts 110 matches; NWL2023 accepts 74 and ENABLE accepts 73.

How many words match the S-T ending?

There are 111 five-letter words with S as the 4th letter and T as the 5th letter in the combined tournament-dictionary list. FIRST, LEAST, TRUST, and WORST give you familiar options before you turn to less familiar forms such as QUIST or ZOIST.

Starting letters favor B and G, with 10 words apiece; C and W follow at 9 each. That makes the first tile a useful divider once the fixed ST ending is known: testing B or G covers more candidates than choosing one of the less represented opening letters.

How to use 5-letter words with S fourth and T fifth

QUEST, QUIST, and ZOIST lead the Scrabble scores at 14 points each. The Q gives QUEST and QUIST their punch, while ZOIST gets its value from Z; these are strong rack scores even before a premium square changes the board total.

EXIST scores 12 points, and JOIST and JOUST also reach 12. For a more familiar lower-scoring play, CHEST scores 10. The average score across the pattern is 7.4, so the standout high-value words are exceptions rather than the norm.

One limitation matters: only 31 matches sit among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, and dictionary coverage differs sharply. QUIST and ZOIST are less familiar than FIRST or COAST, so check your game's word list before building a play around an obscure entry.