Daily word games to challenge your mind
A curated list of 10-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. When a clue points to STE starts, alternate vowel patterns and common blends after the prefix. For example: steadiness, steakhouse, stealthier.
| Word | Definition | Length | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| steadiness | 10 | 3 | |
| steakhouse | 10 | 2 | |
| stealthier | 10 | 2 | |
| stealthily | 10 | 3 | |
| steamboats | 10 | 2 | |
| steamering | 10 | 3 | |
| steaminess | 10 | 3 | |
| steamrolls | 10 | 2 | |
| steamships | 10 | 2 | |
| steelheads | 10 | 2 | |
| steeliness | 10 | 3 | |
| steelmaker | 10 | 3 | |
| steelworks | 10 | 2 | |
| steelyards | 10 | 2 | |
| steepening | 10 | 3 | |
| stegosaurs | 10 | 3 | |
| stellified | 10 | 3 | |
| stellifies | 10 | 3 | |
| stemmeries | 10 | 3 | |
| stenchiest | 10 | 2 | |
| stencilers | 10 | 3 | |
| stenciling | 10 | 3 | |
| stencilled | 10 | 3 | |
| stenciller | 10 | 3 | |
| stenotherm | 10 | 3 | |
| stenotopic | 10 | 4 | |
| stenotyped | 10 | 4 | |
| stenotypes | 10 | 4 | |
| stentorian | 10 | 3 | |
| stepfamily | 10 | 4 | |
| stepfather | 10 | 3 | |
| stepladder | 10 | 3 | |
| stepmother | 10 | 3 | |
| stepparent | 10 | 3 | |
| stepsister | 10 | 3 | |
| stereogram | 10 | 3 | |
| stereology | 10 | 4 | |
| stereopses | 10 | 3 | |
| stereopsis | 10 | 3 | |
| stereotype | 10 | 3 | |
| stereotypy | 10 | 4 | |
| sterically | 10 | 4 | |
| sterigmata | 10 | 4 | |
| sterilants | 10 | 3 | |
| sterilized | 10 | 4 | |
| sterilizer | 10 | 4 | |
| sterilizes | 10 | 4 | |
| sterlingly | 10 | 3 | |
| sternposts | 10 | 2 | |
| sternwards | 10 | 2 | |
| stertorous | 10 | 3 | |
| stevedored | 10 | 4 | |
| stevedores | 10 | 4 | |
| stewardess | 10 | 3 | |
| stewarding | 10 | 3 |
Are STE-starting words common?
STE is a frequent start; probing vowel swaps after STE quickly narrows options.
Is this list good for crosswords?
Yes—filter by length mentally and scan definitions when available.