Words Starting With T
Every English word that starts with "T". Filter by length or suffix to narrow results for Scrabble, crosswords, and more.
694 words found
15 Letter Words1
14 Letter Words2
13 Letter Words3
12 Letter Words11
11 Letter Words25
10 Letter Words42
9 Letter Words53
8 Letter Words70
7 Letter Words113
6 Letter Words113
5 Letter Words136
4 Letter Words90
3 Letter Words32
2 Letter Words3
Related Word Lists
About These Words
This list holds 694 words, running from 2 to 15 letters and averaging 6.6 letters apiece. The commonest length is 5 letters, covering 136 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are t (694), e (402), r (334), a (299), i (266). Vowels make up 34% of all the letters here, close to the usual balance for English.
For Scrabble, these words average 9.9 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is TRANQUILIZER at 30, followed by THANKSGIVINGS, TECHNIQUES and THANKSGIVING. 336 of them (48%) contain a letter worth four or more. 113 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are TRANSPOSITIONAL at 15 letters, while the shortest come in at 2: TA, TE and TO.
Length distribution
Frequently Asked Questions
How many words starting with "T" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 694 words starting with "T". They run from 2 to 6 letters, and 5-letter entries are the most common with 136 of them.
Which of these words starting with "T" scores highest in Scrabble?+
TACKY is the highest scorer at 14 points before board bonuses, ahead of TAFFY, TEXTED and THICK. The list averages 7.0 points per word, and 128 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words starting with "T"?+
The shortest are TA, TE and TO at 2 letters. Short words like these are the ones worth memorising — they are what let you squeeze a play into a tight board.
What are the longest words starting with "T"?+
TABLES, TACTIC, TAGGED and TAILOR are the longest at 6 letters.
Are words starting with "T" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 33% of the letters across this list, so these are consonant-heavy and need a decent vowel supply to play. The letters appearing in the most of these words are T, E, A. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.