5-Letter Words Ending in ST
There are 73 five-letter words ending in ST in our dictionary; 48 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 5-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 73 words
- exist12 points
- first8 points
- worst8 points
- least5 points
- trust5 points
- quest14 points
- chest10 points
- ghost9 points
- twist8 points
- wrist8 points
- beast7 points
- blast7 points
- boost7 points
- burst7 points
- coast7 points
- guest6 points
- toast5 points
- feast8 points
- foist8 points
- frost8 points
- hoist8 points
- midst8 points
- waist8 points
- weest8 points
- wrest8 points
- yeast8 points
- boast7 points
- crest7 points
- crust7 points
- moist7 points
- angst6 points
- roast5 points
- roost5 points
- heist8 points
- joist12 points
- joust12 points
- whist11 points
- avast8 points
- tryst8 points
- grist6 points
- roust5 points
- mayst10 points
- hadst9 points
- wurst8 points
- canst7 points
- didst7 points
- deist6 points
- durst6 points
- karst9 points
- horst8 points
- hurst8 points
- verst8 points
- adust6 points
- agist6 points
- egest6 points
- geest6 points
- reest5 points
- ghast9 points
- feist8 points
- sayst8 points
- shist8 points
- blest7 points
- clast7 points
- curst7 points
- maist7 points
- prest7 points
- prost7 points
- doest6 points
- drest6 points
- glost6 points
- odist6 points
- alist5 points
- neist5 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 73
- By usage: 33 very common, 15 common, 25 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- quest 14
- exist 12
- joist 12
- joust 12
- whist 11
- chest 10
- mayst 10
- ghast 9
- ghost 9
- hadst 9
Most common
- exist
- first
- worst
- least
- trust
- quest
- chest
- ghost
- twist
- wrist
Definitions
- exist (verb)
- Have an existence, be extant.
- first (adjective)
- Preceding all others in time or space or degree.
- worst (adjective)
- (superlative of ‘bad’) most wanting in quality or value or condition.
- least (adjective)
- The superlative of ‘little’ that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by ‘the’; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree.
There are 73 five-letter words ending in ST, and 48 of them are words you would expect to see in everyday writing. The rest are technical terms, plurals, variant spellings and the odd loanword, all of which are legal in most tile games. The highest-scoring entry is QUEST at 14 points. Scan the common words first, then dip into the rare ones when the board leaves you no other option.
How to use this page
Read the list from the top if you want the everyday words, or jump to the quick facts for the highest scorers. Click any word with a link to see every shorter word hidden inside it. When you have a specific rack, the search box at the top filters the list down to the words you can play right now.
Tips
A blank tile is the most powerful piece on your rack because it stands in for any letter. When you search this list with a blank, the tool underlines the letter the blank replaced so you know which tile to lay down. Spend a blank only when it unlocks a long word or a premium square; using it for a three-letter play is almost always a waste. If you hold two blanks, look for a word from this list that needs both, because a seven-tile play with the bonus outscores nearly everything else.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words ending in ST?
QUEST scores 14 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
25 of the 73 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.