How many words end in STER?

This page lists 265 words ending in STER, each with its Scrabble score.

Why are -STER words useful?

Words ending in STER are great for hooking onto existing tiles and pluralising or extending words already on the board.

Words Ending With STER

All 265 words in our dictionary that end in STER, sorted by Scrabble score. Perfect for hooks and crossword clues.

265 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

quizmaster30 schlockmeister27 quartermaster24 wharfmaster22 blockbuster21 kapellmeister21 weathercaster21 breakfaster20 concertmeister20 antifilibuster19 blacklister19 concertmaster19 dockmaster19 exhauster19 harbormaster19 jokester19 quipster19 schoolmaster19 truckmaster19 whoremaster19 broncobuster18 choirmaster18 maladminister18 requester18 sequester18 bushmaster17 huckster17 northwester17 rhymester17 shipmaster17 southwester17 superminister17 adjuster16 agroforester16 broadcaster16 burgomaster16 headmaster16 housemaster16 lackluster16 paymaster16 quester16 reupholster16 shinplaster16 snollygoster16 sportscaster16 spymaster16 supercluster16 taskmaster16 xyster16 yardmaster16 bandmaster15 criticaster15 filibuster15 forecaster15 grandmaster15 harvester15 manifester15 newscaster15 overmaster15 prankster15 scoutmaster15 stationmaster15 subminister15 throwster15 trickster15 zester15 zoster15 chorister14 drillmaster14 gangbuster14 intercluster14 jouster14 keyster14 misregister14 northeaster14 polyester14 postmaster14 preregister14 sandblaster14 southeaster14 subcluster14 upholster14 administer13 cotoneaster13 cytaster13 defroster13 dempster13 gypster13 hoopster13 jester13 juster13 loadmaster13 paternoster13 ringmaster13 shyster13 toastmaster13 trustbuster13 youngster13 bimester12 chaster12 clyster12 hamster12 hipster12 imposter12 ironmaster12 linecaster12 sodbuster12 speedster12 stepsister12 telecaster12 webster12 alabaster11 antitruster11 bannister11 barrister11 cadaster11 cannister11 contester11 deemster11 doomster11 dopester11 enregister11 filister11 forester11 gamester11 honester11 infester11 keester11 keister11 kiester11 klister11 magister11 mobster11 modester11 monoester11 persister11 poetaster11 protester11 replaster11 reregister11 suggester11 thirster11 thruster11 trimester11 baluster10 banister10 canister10 cloister10 dabster10 digester10 dragster10 feaster10 fluster10 gangster10 gannister10 heister10 hoister10 holster10 lamister10 maltster10 minister10 molester10 muenster10 pilaster10 pinaster10 plaister10 pollster10 remaster10 rimester10 robuster10 royster10 seamster10 semester10 spinster10 teamster10 tryster10 twister10 waister10 wrester10 auguster9 blaster9 blister9 bluster9 boaster9 bolster9 booster9 burster9 cluster9 coaster9 deluster9 detester9 disaster9 faster9 fester9 foster9 gagster9 ganister9 lamster9 lobster9 minster9 moister9 monster9 munster9 oyster9 penster9 piaster9 plaster9 prester9 punster9 register9 roadster9 songster9 tapster9 tipster9 vaster9 waster9 wester9 yester9 arrester8 assister8 attester8 baster8 bister8 buster8 caster8 coster8 diaster8 diester8 enlister8 glister8 insister8 master8 mister8 muster8 oldster8 oleaster8 paster8 pester8 poster8 resister8 sinister8 duster7 gaster7 leister7 roaster7 roister7 rooster7 rouster7 toaster7 truster7 easter6 laster6 lister6 luster6 nester6 ouster6 raster6 rester6 roster6 sister6 taster6 tester6 ulster6 aster5 ester5

Hooking with -STER words

Endings like -STER let you tack a word onto a tile already on the board, often turning a small play into a big one. Look for the high-value entries above to maximise points.

This list by the numbers

The shape of this list: 265 entries between 5 and 14 letters long, peaking at 8 letters with 61 words. Five-letter picks number 2 and seven-letter picks 60. Nothing here outscores QUIZMASTER — 30 points from 10 tiles on plain squares.

For quick reference, the top of the score table reads: QUIZMASTER (30), SCHLOCKMEISTER (27), QUARTERMASTER (24), WHARFMASTER (22), BLOCKBUSTER (21). At 14 letters, ANTIFILIBUSTER is the longest word on the list; a typical entry scores around 12. The most useful tiles to hold for this list are R, S and T, which appear in 265, 265 and 265 of the words respectively.

Three words worth learning first

ASTER is easy to keep in memory: 5 letters, 5 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.
When the rack looks hopeless, ESTER (5 letters, 5 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
EASTER earns 6 points from just 6 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.

Round out your set with LASTER (6), LISTER (6), LUSTER (6), NESTER (6), OUSTER (6) — all built from common tiles.

Back-hooking with -STER

Endings are Scrabble's cheapest points. A word finishing in -STER can often be built backwards from a tile already on the board, so you pay for fewer letters than you score. Scan the high scorers above, then look for a spot where the final -STER lands on a premium square — the multiplier applies to your whole word, not just the hook.

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Narrow it down

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