How many words with STAR are there?

This page lists 190 words with STAR from our dictionary, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words With STAR

All 190 words in our dictionary that contain STAR — sorted by Scrabble score.

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

bastardizations27 bastardization26 bastardizing25 bastardized24 bastardizes23 bastardize22 stargazings22 stargazing21 stargazed20 stargazers20 cornstarches19 stargazer19 stargazes19 starchinesses18 stargaze18 superstardoms18 cornstarch17 dastardlinesses17 starchily17 starflowers17 superstardom17 bastardising16 starboarding16 starchiness16 starfishes16 starflower16 starstruck16 bastardised15 bastardly15 dastardliness15 starboarded15 starchiest15 starching15 starchy15 starknesses15 startlingly15 starvelings15 bastardises14 bastardy14 custardy14 dastardly14 misstarting14 mustardy14 starched14 starchier14 starfish14 starkly14 starlights14 starships14 startlements14 starvations14 starveling14 astarboard13 bastardies13 bastardise13 costarring13 earthstars13 misstarted13 restartable13 starboards13 starches13 starfruits13 starkness13 starlight13 starship13 startlement13 starvation13 upstarting13 costarred12 daystars12 earthstar12 megastars12 outstarting12 pistareens12 postarrest12 protostars12 starboard12 starfruit12 starkers12 starkest12 starlike12 starving12 starworts12 superstars12 unstartling12 upstaring12 upstarted12 wistarias12 bastards11 bustards11 costards11 custards11 daystar11 instarring11 megastar11 misstarts11 mustards11 nonstarters11 outstaring11 outstarted11 pistareen11 polestars11 protostar11 restarting11 starch11 stardoms11 starker11 starved11 starvers11 starwort11 superstar11 upstared11 wistaria11 bastard10 bustard10 costard10 custard10 dastards10 instarred10 loadstars10 lodestars10 misstart10 mustard10 nonstarter10 outstared10 polestar10 redstarts10 restarted10 stardom10 stardusts10 starlings10 startling10 startsy10 startups10 starver10 starves10 upstares10 upstarts10 costars9 dastard9 loadstar9 lodestar9 outstares9 outstarts9 redstart9 stardust9 stark9 starling9 starnoses9 starriest9 starring9 starry9 starting9 startled9 startlers9 startup9 starve9 upstare9 upstart9 costar8 outstare8 outstart8 restarts8 staring8 starless8 starlets8 starnose8 starred8 starrier8 started8 starters8 startler8 startles8 instars7 restart7 stared7 starers7 starets7 starlet7 starlit7 starter7 startle7 instar6 starer6 stares6 starts6 stare5 stars5 start5 star4

Why STAR words matter

Words containing STAR are handy for Scrabble, Words with Friends and word puzzles — filter the list above by length to find the play you need.

This list by the numbers

The shape of this list: 190 entries between 4 and 15 letters long, peaking at 8 letters with 48 words. Five-letter picks number 4 and seven-letter picks 30. Nothing here outscores BASTARDIZATIONS — 27 points from 15 tiles on plain squares.

The five biggest scorers on the page: BASTARDIZATIONS (27), BASTARDIZATION (26), BASTARDIZING (25), BASTARDIZED (24), BASTARDIZES (23). At 15 letters, BASTARDIZATIONS is the longest word on the list; a typical entry scores around 12. Letter-wise, T is the workhorse — it appears in 190 of these words, ahead of R (190) and A (190).

Three words worth learning first

STAR — a 4-letter, 4-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.
Playing STARE across a double-word square turns its base 5 points into 10 — solid value for 5 tiles.
STARS — 5 letters for 5 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.

Once those stick, file away the next tier too: START (5), INSTAR (6), STARER (6), STARES (6), STARTS (6).

One chunk, many words: STAR

Letter chunks like STAR are how vocabulary compounds: learn the pattern once and every word built on it gets easier to recall and to spell. Read down this list and you will see the same rhythm repeat across lengths — that repetition is exactly what makes these words stick for spelling bees, ESL study and crossword pattern-matching alike.

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