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8 Letter Words Starting with T

There are 1,525 8-letter English words that start with T, ranging alphabetically from TABANIDS to TZITZITH. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: TZITZITH (29), TERRAZZO (26), TZARITZA (26). Roughly 12% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.

Word list

T

Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.

Showing the first 600 of 1,525 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

Top 10 highest-scoring words

Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.

#WordScrabbleWWF
1tzitzith2928
2terrazzo2626
3tzaritza2626
4tweezing2123
5textbook2122
6thwacked2121
7taxiways2120
8thiazide2120
9thyroxin2120
10ticktack2022

Strategy for this list

T is worth 1 in Scrabble and starts ~7,000 words. T is essential in the -TION suffix family and in top bingo stems (STAINED, SATINE). T-openers with premium potential include TAZZE (Collins-only), TZAR, TOWZED. In Wordle, T is common in position 1 (TRAIN, TRACE, TABLE) and equally common in interior positions.

FAQs

How many 8-letter words start with T?

1,525 valid 8-letter English words begin with T in the ENABLE English word list.

Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?

Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).

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