8-Letter Words Containing STA

There are 286 8-letter words that contain STA. 136 are common words, such as ABSTAINS and APOSTASY. A rarer one is WASTABLE. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (156 words). 41 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 286

Common words

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Words
286 (136 common words)
Common example
abstains
Rare example
wastable
Doubled letters
41
Ending in S
101
Most frequent letter
E (156)

Questions

How many 8-letter words containing sta are there?

286. 136 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABSTAINS is among the common words in this set.