Common 12-letter words that start with T
With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.
- technologies★18the practical application of science to commerce or industry
- transmission★14the act of sending a message
- transactions★14the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
- testimonials★14something that serves as evidence
- temperatures★16the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its…
- translations★12the act of translating
- transparency★19the quality of being transparent
- transvestite★15someone who adopts the dress or manner or sexual role of the opposite sex
- transitional★12pertaining to transition
- transformers★17one that transforms
- transferring★16to convey from one source to another
- tuberculosis★16infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in…
- transforming★18subject to a mathematical transformation
- testosterone★12a potent androgenic hormone produced chiefly by the testes
- transporting★15move something or somebody around
- transmitting★15to send from one place or person to another
All 1,030 words
TA…
12-letter words starting with TA (70)
Top score: TAXIDERMIZED, 32 points
taxidermizedUK32taxidermizesUK31tachygraphicUK28tachygrapherUK26tachycardiacUK25tachyphasiasUK25tachyphrasiaUK25tabularizingUK24taphephobiasUK24taphophobiasUK24tachycardias23tautologizednot in WWF23taxidermisedUK23tachymetriesUK22tantalizingsUK22
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tautologizesnot in WWF22taxidermisesUK22taxidermists22tacheometricUK21taphonomicalUK21taxabilitiesUK21tailhoppingsUK20tabefactionsUK19tacheometersUK19tachometriesUK19tailormakingUK19tankbustingsUK19taphonomists19tauromachianUK19tauromachiesUK19taskmistress18tabernacling17takingnessesUK17tarbogginingUK17tautochronesUK17tautophoniesUK17tabernacular16talismanicalUK16tamabilitiesUK16tambourinistUK16tameablenessUK16tangentially16tautomerisms16tawdrinesses16tabularisingUK15taildraggersnot in WWF15tailspinningnot in WWF15talebearings15tangibleness15tarradiddles15tastefulness15tautological15tautologismsUK15tactlessness14tactualitiesUK14tamelessnessUK14tapsalteerieUK14tapsieteerieUK14taramasalatanot in WWF14tautologisednot in WWF14tagliatelles13taletellingsUK13tantalisingsUK13tarantaraingUK13targetitisesUK13tattletalingUK13tautologisesnot in WWF13tautologistsnot in WWF13taillessnessUK12taratantarasUK12
TE…
12-letter words starting with TE (216)
Top score: TECHNICIZING, 29 points (tied with one other)
technologies★18testimonials★14temperatures★16testosterone★12technologist★18technicizingUK29textualizingnot in WWF29technicalize28technojunkieUK28technologize27telepathizedUK27technographyUK26technophobic26telepathizesUK26telepheriqueUK26
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temporalized26temporizingsUK26temporalizes25technophilicnot in WWF24technophobes24technophobia24teleferiquesUK24technobabble23technospeaksUK23tetrazoliums23teachabilitynot in WWF22teachershipsUK22technicality22technophiles22technophilianot in WWF22terephthalicUK22terrifyingly22tetrachotomyUK22technocratic21technomaniacUK21technomusicsUK21tectibranchsUK21teenyboppers21temptabilityUK21tendinopathynot in WWF21tendonopathynot in WWF21tetanization21tetradactylyUK21tetramorphicUK21technicisingUK20teleshoppingnot in WWF20teleworkingsnot in WWF20terrifically20tetradrachmanot in WWF20tetradrachms20tetrahymenas20tetravalencyUK20tetrodotoxin20technetronic19technicaliseUK19technicolorsnot in WWF19technicolournot in WWF19technomaniasUK19tectonically19telebankingsnot in WWF19telecommandsUK19telecommuted19telegraphing19telemarkingsnot in WWF19telencephala19televiewingsnot in WWF19tepefactionsUK19teratophobiaUK19tetrachromatUK19tetracycline19tetrarchicalUK19tetrastichicUK19textualitiesnot in WWF19technologisenot in WWF18telecommuter18telecommutes18telegramming18telegraphers18telegraphese18telegraphies18telegraphist18telemarketer18telepathisedUK18teleprompternot in WWF18telergicallyUK18telescopicalUK18telesoftwareUK18televisuallynot in WWF18temperaments18tendenciallyUK18terraforming18testimonyingUK18tetrachordalUK18tetradactylsUK18tetradymitesUK18teacherliestUK17teaspoonfuls17teaspoonsful17technostressUK17telaestheticUK17telemedicinenot in WWF17telepathisesUK17telepathistsnot in WWF17telephonists17telephonitisUK17teleservicesUK17telpherlinesUK17temporalisedUK17temporisingsUK17temptingnessUK17tercentenary17terebinthineUK17termaganciesUK17terraformersnot in WWF17tervalenciesUK17testamentary17testificatesUK17testificatorUK17tetchinesses17tetraplegicsnot in WWF17tetrapyrrole17tetrarchatesUK17tetrastichalUK17tetratheismsUK17tetravalenceUK17telemetricalUK16telepresencenot in WWF16telerecordedUK16teleroboticsnot in WWF16telesciencesUK16telescopistsUK16telesmaticalUK16telocentrics16temperalitieUK16temporalisesUK16temporalnessUK16temporaltiesUK16temporaneousUK16tendentiallyUK16tensiometric16tergiversantUK16tergiversate16termitariumsnot in WWF16tetragonally16tetrahedrite16tetrahedrons16tetramerismsUK16teeterboards15telaesthesiaUK15telecottagesUK15telemeetingsUK15telemessagesnot in WWF15telemetering15teleological15teleologismsnot in WWF15teleoperatednot in WWF15teleprintingUK15telesthesiasUK15teletheatresnot in WWF15televisionalUK15tenderometer15tenebrionids15testcrossing15testiculatedUK15tetraplegiasnot in WWF15tetravalentsUK15teetotalisms14telecontrolsUK14teleoperatornot in WWF14teleostomousUK14teleprinters14teleutospore14tellurometer14tenabilities14tendinitides14tendonitides14tensiblenessUK14tensiometers14tentaculitesUK14teratomatousUK14terbutalinesnot in WWF14terebrationsUK14terebratulaeUK14terebratulasUK14terminations14terribleness14tersanctusesUK14tetraboratesUK14tetractinalsUK14tetrapolisesUK14tetrapolitanUK14tetrapterousUK14tetrasporousUK14teetotalling13teleologists13telesellingsUK13tendernesses13tendinitises13tendinosisesnot in WWF13tendonitises13tendonosisesnot in WWF13tendrilliestUK13teratogeniesUK13teratologies13teratologist13tessellating13testudineousUK13teetotalists12teetotallers12teleosaurianUK12tenuirostralUK12terrestrials12territorials12tesselationsnot in WWF12tessellation12tetanisationUK12
TH…
12-letter words starting with TH (186)
Top score: THYMECTOMIZE, 33 points. to perform a thymectomy on
therapeutics★19thermometers★19thunderstorm★18thoroughbred★22thymectomize33thingummyjigUK31theosophizedUK30theosophizesUK29thingamyjigsUK29theatricizedUK27thermalizing27thermochromyUK27thingummybobUK27theatricizesUK26theologizing26
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thermography26thingamajigs26thingumajigs26thrombectomyUK26thrombocytic26thromboxanes26thumbtacking26thallophytic25theologizers25thingamybobsUK25thioridazine25thoughtfully25thunderboxesUK25thyrotrophic25thanksgiving24theomorphismUK24theophobiacsUK24theorization24thermophilic24thimbleberry24thixotropies24thrombocytes24thrombolytic24thymectomies24thymectomiseUK24thallophytes23thanksgiversUK23theophylline23thermoformed23thermographs23thermoscopicUK23thimbleweeds23thyrotrophin23thalamicallyUK22thankfullest22thankfulness22theanthropicUK22thematically22theomachistsUK22theopatheticUK22theophobistsUK22theosophical22theosophismsUK22therethroughUK22theriomorphsUK22thermophiles22thermosiphonUK22thermosphere22thigmotacticUK22thigmotropicUK22thingamabobs22thingumabobsnot in WWF22thiodiglycolUK22thirdboroughUK22thitherwards22thoracically22thoracostomyUK22thoroughfare22thoroughwort22threadmakersUK22thrombolysesnot in WWF22thrombolysisnot in WWF22throughfaresUK22throughither22throughother22thunderflashUK22tharboroughsUK21thaumatogenyUK21thaumatologyUK21theosophisedUK21theraphosidsnot in WWF21thermocouple21thermokarstsnot in WWF21thermometric21thermoscopes21thermotactic21thermotropic21theurgicallyUK21thievishness21thirteenthlyUK21thoracoscopeUK21thoroughbass21thoroughpins21thoughtcastsUK21thriftlessly21thaumaturgic20theatrically20theatrophoneUK20theistically20theosophisesUK20theosophists20theotechniesUK20thermohaline20thesmothetesUK20thinkingness20thioalcoholsUK20thiocyanates20thiosulfuricUK20thiosulphatenot in WWF20thousandfold20throughgaunsUK20thuggishnessnot in WWF20thunderclaps20thunderheads20thunderingly20thyrotropins20thalassaemicUK19thalassemics19thalidomides19thaumatropesUK19theatricismsUK19theobromines19theocentrism19theocratical19theopneusticUK19thermoclines19thermolabile19thermomotorsUK19thermostable19thermostatic19thiobacillusUK19thistledowns19thoroughness19thrivingnessUK19throttlehold19thruppenniesUK19thunderbirds19thundercloud19thunderously19thundersnowsUK19thaumaturges18thaumaturgusUK18theatricisedUK18thereinafter18thermalisingUK18thermogenousUK18thermologiesUK18thermostated18thiosulfates18thirdstreamsUK18threadbarestUK18threepeatingUK18throatlashesUK18thunderbolts18thalassaemia17thalassemias17thalassocrat17theatergoing17theatregoingnot in WWF17theatricisesUK17theatromaniaUK17theologising17theorematistUK17theoretician17therapeutistUK17thiopentonesUK17thiosinamineUK17threepenniesUK17throttleable17theatergoers16theaterlandsUK16theatregoersnot in WWF16theatrelandsUK16theologasterUK16theologisersUK16thereagainstUK16thinginessesUK16threateningsUK16thunderstone16theorisationUK15thorninesses15
TI…
12-letter words starting with TI (38)
Top score: TIDDLEDYWINK, 25 points
tiddledywinkUK25ticktacktoes24tiddleywinksUK24tiggywinklesUK24tightwadderynot in WWF24ticklishness21timekeepings21timeshiftingUK21tichorrhinesUK20timbromaniacUK20tibiofibulae19tibiofibulas19timestampingUK19timberdoodle18timbromaniasUK18
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timeservings18timocratical18tinsmithings18timbrologiesUK17timbrologistUK17timetablingsUK17tinctorially17titleholdingUK17tigerishness16timepleasers16titipounamusUK16titleholders16titaniferous15titanotheresUK15tittivationsUK15timelessness14timelinesses14timorousness14tintinnabulaUK14tiresomeness14tirelessness12titillations12titularitiesUK12
TO…
12-letter words starting with TO (62)
Top score: TOXICOPHOBIA, 28 points (tied with one other)
toxicophobiaUK28toxiphobiacsUK28tocilizumabsnot in WWF27toxophiliticUK26toxigenicity25toxophilites24toxicomaniasUK23toxicologies22toxicologist22toothbrushednot in WWF21totalizationnot in WWF21totalizators21toxocariasesUK21toxocariasisUK21tomographies20
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toothbrushes20topographers20topographies20topstitching20townscapingsUK20torchbearers19touchscreensnot in WWF19townspeoplesUK19tobacconists18toddlerhoods18tormentinglynot in WWF18torpescencesUK18torsiographsUK18touchingnessUK18toyishnessesUK18tobogganings17tolbutamides17tolerability17tombstoningsUK17tomfooleries17tonsillotomyUK17toploftiness17torrefactionUK17touchinesses17tobogganists16togetherness16topdressings16topicalities16towardliness16towardnessesUK16tonishnessesUK15toothinessesUK15torpidnessesUK15torrentially15toastmasters14toilsomeness14tosticationsUK14tourbillions14torridnesses13toastinessesnot in WWF12tonelessness12tonsilitisesUK12tortuosities12tortuousness12totalisationUK12totalisators12totalitarian12
TR…
12-letter words starting with TR (381)
Top score: TRANQUILIZED, 31 points. to sedate
transmission★14transactions★14translations★12transparency★19transvestite★15transitional★12transformers★17transferring★16transforming★18transporting★15transmitting★15transferable★17transmitters★14transsexuals★19transduction★15
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tremendously★18troubleshoot★17trajectories★21tranquilized31tranquilizer30tranquilizes30tranquillize30trichotomizeUK28trapezohedra27trichinizing27trophozoites26tropicalized26tracheophyte25trackwalkers25traffickingsUK25trichophytonUK25trivializing25tropicalizes25tracheoscopyUK24traffickiestUK24trailblazing24tranquillity24traumatizing24trichocysticUK24trophallaxes24trophallaxis24trailblazers23triglyphical23trypaflavineUK23tracheostomy22trachypterusUK22tracklayings22tranquilisednot in WWF22transfixions22trichlorphon22triphosphate22triumphantly22trochaicallyUK22trochelminthUK22trochophores22trochosphereUK22tryptophanes22tranquilisernot in WWF21tranquilisesnot in WWF21tranquillest21tranquillisenot in WWF21tranquilness21transmogrify21transpacific21trichogynialUK21trichromatic21trickishness21trimethoprim21trimorphismsUK21triphthongal21triumphalism21trochoidallyUK21trophobioticUK21trophoplasmsUK21trophotacticUK21trophotropicUK21tropospheric21trothplights21trypanosomicUK21trackerballsUK20tracklementsUK20trademarking20trafficatorsUK20transhipping20transshipped20trichlorfons20trichomonads20trimethyleneUK20troublemaker20truckmasters20trumpetweedsUK20trypanocidalUK20trypanocidesUK20tryparsamideUK20traceability19trachomatousUK19tractability19tragicomical19transcalencyUK19transformismUK19transhipmentnot in WWF19transhippersUK19transhumance19translucency19transmutablyUK19transphobiasnot in WWF19transshipperUK19transumptiveUK19trellisworks19trenchancies19trestleworks19tribuneships19tricephalousUK19trichopteran19trichotomies19trichotomiseUK19trichotomous19tricksteringUK19triglyceride19trigrammaticUK19trinacriformUK19trituberculyUK19triumphalist19triumpheriesUK19trochanteric19trocheameterUK19trochiscusesUK19trochometersUK19troglodytismUK19trombiculidsUK19trophobiosesUK19trophobiosisUK19trophoblasts19tropomyosins19tropophilousUK19tropospheres19trunksleevesUK19trypanosomalUK19trypanosomes19tracheitides18tractorfeedsUK18tragelaphineUK18trailbreaker18transfecting18transitively18transitivity18transshaping18transversely18trapshooting18traumatologynot in WWF18tremblementsUK18triadelphousUK18tribespeople18trichinisingUK18trichinosingUK18trichloridesUK18trichologies18trichologist18trickinesses18tridactylousUK18trifurcating18trigonometry18trisulphidesnot in WWF18trophologiesUK18truncheoning18truthfulness18trypsinogens18trabeculatedUK17tracheariansUK17tracheitises17tradespeople17traducements17traducianismUK17trainability17traineeships17traitorshipsUK17trampolining17transceivers17transcribing17transfection17transference17transfigured17transformistUK17transfusable17transfusible17transhumants17transiliencyUK17transmissive17transpierced17transportiveUK17transvestism17trapshooters17treachetoursUK17treatability17trephination17trepidaciousnot in WWF17tribological17tributyltinsnot in WWF17tricentenaryUK17trichinellaeUK17trichinellasUK17trichiniasesUK17trichiniasisUK17trichuriasesUK17trichuriasisUK17tricuspidateUK17tridominiumsUK17trierarchies17triethiodideUK17trifurcation17tripartitelyUK17tripinnately17triplicating17trisyllables17triumvirates17trivalenciesUK17trochanteral17trolleybuses17trombidiasesUK17trombidiasisUK17tropicalisedUK17tropological17truncheonersUK17trustability17trusteeships17traditionary16traitorhoodsUK16trampoliners16trampolinist16transcending16transcribers16transfigures16translucence16transmutable16transoceanic16transparence16transpicuous16transpierces16transpirableUK16transposable16transudatoryUK16transumptionUK16transvaginalUK16transvaluing16transversingUK16transvestingUK16trappinessesUK16treecreepersnot in WWF16triangularly16tribespersonnot in WWF16tricorporateUK16triflingnessUK16trilingually16trimolecularUK16trinomialismUK16tripalmitinsUK16triplication16triplicities16tripudiatingUK16triradiatelyUK16trisectricesUK16trivialising16tropicalisesUK16troposcatterUK16truculencies16tryingnessesUK16tradescantia15tradespersonnot in WWF15traducianistUK15tragicalnessUK15traitorously15transcendent15transductant15transductorsUK15transferases15transferralsnot in WWF15transferrers15transferrins15transfusions15transitorily15translativesUK15transleithanUK15translocated15transmigrantnot in WWF15transmigrate15transmundaneUK15transplanted15transponders15transpondorsUK15transposingsUK15transvaluate15transvaluersUK15transversals15transversionUK15transvertersUK15transvestistUK15trashinesses15traumatising15tredecillion15trendspotternot in WWF15trepidations15trepidatiousnot in WWF15tribologists15trifluralins15trifoliolate15trigonometerUK15trilaterallyUK15trimetrogons15tripudiationUK15tristfulness15trithionatesUK15trivialities15trustafariannot in WWF15trustbustingnot in WWF15trustfulness15truthinessesnot in WWF15tracasseriesUK14tractilitiesUK14tractorationUK14tragediennes14trailbastonsUK14trainbearers14trainspotternot in WWF14tralaticiousUK14transalpinesUK14transaminase14transcranialUK14transcurrentUK14transections14transgendersUK14transgressed14transiencies14transilienceUK14translatable14translocates14translumenalUK14transluminalUK14transmittals14transmontane14transpersonsUK14transplanter14transpontine14transportalsUK14transportees14transporters14transuranics14transuranium14treblenessesUK14trendsetting14trepanations14triangulated14tribulations14trinomialistUK14tripartitionUK14triplenessesUK14triticalnessUK14trustbusters14traditionersUK13traditionistUK13transgenesesUK13transgenesisUK13transgresses13transgressor13transitionednot in WWF13transudation13trendinesses13trendsetters13triangulates13tritagonistsUK13trustingness13traitoresses12tralatitiousUK12transnatural12transuranianUK12treasurelessUK12treelessnessnot in WWF12trestletreesUK12trillionairenot in WWF12trinitariansnot in WWF12triturations12trustinesses12
TS…
12-letter words starting with TS (5)
Top score: TSAREVITCHES, 20 points (tied with two others)
TU…
12-letter words starting with TU (47)
Top score: TUBERCULIZED, 26 points
tuberculosis★16tuberculizedUK26tuberculizesUK25tufftaffetasUK24tuftaffetiesUK21turbocharged21turbidimetry20turbocharger20turbochargesnot in WWF20tubercularlyUK19tumefactions19turnbroachesUK19turtlenecked19tuberculomasUK18turacoverdinUK18
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tuberculated17tuberculisedUK17tuberculosedUK17tuberiferousUK17tubulifloralUK17tumultuously17turbidimeter17turgescences17tuberculisesUK16tuberculoses16tubocurarine16tuboplastiesUK16tulipomaniasnot in WWF16turbinaciousUK16turbulencies16turcopoliersUK16tumultuatingUK15turbidnesses15turbodieselsnot in WWF15turpentining15turriculatedUK15tuberosities14tubularitiesUK14tumulositiesUK14tumultuationUK14tunabilities14turbellarian14turbinationsUK14turgidnesses14turntablistsnot in WWF14turpentinierUK14tunelessnessnot in WWF12
TW…
12-letter words starting with TW (4)
Top score: TWELVEMONTHS, 23 points. a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
TY…
12-letter words starting with TY (20)
Top score: TYROGLYPHIDS, 25 points
tyroglyphidsUK25typographing24typographers23typographies23typographistUK23typefounding22typification22typefounders21typewritings21typhlologiesUK21typecastingsnot in WWF20tyrannically20tyrothricins20tympaniteses19tympanitisesUK19typicalities19typesettings18tyrannicidalnot in WWF18tyrannicides18tyrannosaurs15
TZ…
12-letter words starting with TZ (1)
Top score: TZAREVITCHES, 29 points
About these words
- 1,030 of the 21,965 12-letter words start with T (5%).
- 584 are good in NWL2023, 995 in Collins Scrabble Words, 555 in WOW24 and 492 in the Words With Friends list. 28 are everyday words.
- In Scrabble points, thymectomize scores the most (33), then taxidermized (32), then taxidermizes, thingummyjig and tranquilized (31 each).