Words Containing TE

Q: How many words contain "TE"?

19,471 valid English words contain the sequence TE.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing TE?

HEXAMETHYLENETETRAMINES at 43 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing TE?

ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATES — 28 letters.

There are 19,471 English words that contain the sequence TE. Range: ABACTERIAL to ZYGOTES. The Scrabble® high-scorer is HEXAMETHYLENETETRAMINES at 43 points; the longest is ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATES (28 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Average word length in this list is 10.1 letters.

By length — 19,471 words containing TE

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4-letter(81)
5-letter(299)
6-letter(951)
7-letter(1,816)
8-letter(2,744)
9-letter(3,138)
10-letter(2,880)
11-letter(2,345)
12-letter(1,856)
13-letter(1,225)
14-letter(783)
15-letter(531)

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Showing the first 600 of 19,471 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.

#	Word	Scrabble	WWF
1	hexamethylenetetramines	43	45
2	cholecystectomized	42	45
3	hexamethylenetetramine	42	44
4	ethylenediaminetetraacetates	39	42
5	keratoconjunctivites	38	46
6	overintellectualizations	38	46
7	microspectrophotometers	38	43
8	phosphoenolpyruvates	38	42
9	ethylenediaminetetraacetate	38	41
10	mischaracterizations	38	41

What these words mean

hexamethylenetetramines: Valid 23-letter English word — definition not on file.
cholecystectomized: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
hexamethylenetetramine: Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
ethylenediaminetetraacetates: Valid 28-letter English word — definition not on file.
keratoconjunctivites: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
overintellectualizations: Valid 24-letter English word — definition not on file.
microspectrophotometers: Valid 23-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphoenolpyruvates: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
ethylenediaminetetraacetate: Valid 27-letter English word — definition not on file.
mischaracterizations: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.

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FAQs

How many words contain "TE"?

19,471 valid English words contain TE.

Best Scrabble word containing TE?

HEXAMETHYLENETETRAMINES at 43 pts.

Longest word containing TE?

ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATES (28 letters).