5 Letter Words Starting With TE

105 words (80 Scrabble US, 105 Scrabble UK, 80 WGPO, 69 Words With Friends, 23 everyday ★)

105 five-letter words start with TE. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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Common 5-letter words that start with TE

With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.

  • teens★5a teenager
  • tests★5to evaluate by an examination
  • teams★7a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
  • teach★10to impart knowledge or skill to
  • tells★5to give a detailed account of
  • texts★12the words of something written
  • terms★7a word or expression used for some particular thing
  • teeth★8hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates
  • tears★5separate or cause to separate abruptly
  • teddy★10a woman's undergarment
  • tends★6to be disposed or inclined
  • tents★5a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to…
  • tempo★9the rate of speed of a musical piece
  • tenth★8coming next after the ninth and just before the eleventh in position
  • tenor★5a high male singing voice
  • tense★5a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

All 105 words

TEA…

5-letter words starting with TEA (12)

Top score: TEAZE, 14 points

TEC…

5-letter words starting with TEC (3)

Top score: TECHY, 13 points. prone to being irritated

TED…

5-letter words starting with TED (1)

Top score: TEDDY, 10 points. a woman's undergarment

TEE…

5-letter words starting with TEE (8)

Top score: TEETH, 8 points (tied with one other). hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates

TEF…

5-letter words starting with TEF (1)

Top score: TEFFS, 11 points. a cereal grass

TEG…

5-letter words starting with TEG (3)

Top score: TEGGS, 7 points. a sheep in its second year

TEH…

5-letter words starting with TEH (1)

Top score: TEHRS, 8 points

TEI…

5-letter words starting with TEI (4)

Top score: TEIID, 6 points (tied with one other). a tropical American lizard

TEL…

5-letter words starting with TEL (11)

Top score: TELEX, 12 points. to send a message by a type of telegraphic system

TEM…

5-letter words starting with TEM (7)

Top score: TEMPO, 9 points (tied with three others). the rate of speed of a musical piece

TEN…

5-letter words starting with TEN (17)

Top score: TENCH, 10 points. a freshwater fish

TEP…

5-letter words starting with TEP (5)

Top score: TEPOY, 10 points. a small table used in serving tea

TER…

5-letter words starting with TER (15)

Top score: TEREK, 9 points

TES…

5-letter words starting with TES (5)

Top score: TESTY, 8 points. prone to being irritated

TET…

5-letter words starting with TET (4)

Top score: TETHS, 8 points. a Hebrew letter

TEU…

5-letter words starting with TEU (2)

Top score: TEUCH, 10 points. strong and resilient

TEW…

5-letter words starting with TEW (3)

Top score: TEWED, 9 points. to work hard

TEX…

5-letter words starting with TEX (3)

Top score: TEXAS, 12 points (tied with two others). the uppermost structure on a steamboat

About these words

  • 105 of the 12,982 5-letter words start with TE (1%).
  • 80 are good in NWL2023, 105 in Collins Scrabble Words, 80 in WOW24 and 69 in the Words With Friends list. 23 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, teaze scores the most (14), then techy (13), then four words on 12.

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