5-Letter Words Starting With TE
There are 110 five-letter words starting with TE, including 17 common puzzle answers. A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words Starting With TE
Common puzzle answers are everyday words of the kind word puzzles choose as solutions, most common first. Plurals and rare words are valid guesses but rarely answers, so they're listed separately below.
- TEACH To impart skills or knowledge to someone
- TEETH Hard bonelike structures in the jaws used for biting and chewing
- TENSE In a state of physical or nervous tension; strained or anxious
- TENTH One part in ten equal parts; position number ten in a series
- TEDDY A child's stuffed toy bear
- TEMPO The speed at which a musical composition is to be played
- TEASE To annoy or make fun of someone playfully or unkindly
- TENOR The adult male singing voice above baritone
- TEMPT To entice or persuade someone to do something appealing but unwise
- TEENY Very small
- TENET A principle or belief held to be true by a person or group
- TEARY Having eyes full of tears
More Common Puzzle Answers
- TETRA
- TEPID
- TERSE
- TESTY
- TEPEE
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common last letter: S (35%), E (17%), A (10%)
- Most common additional vowel: A, in 25% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: S, A, N, R, L
- Most have 2 vowels (64%)
- 61% contain a repeated letter
- 17 of the 110 are common puzzle answers (15%)
Other Valid Words
93 additional dictionary words start with TE — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- TERMS
- TEAMS
- TELLS
- TESTS
- TEARS
- TEXTS
- TERRY
- TEENS
- TENDS
- TESLA
- TENTS
- TERRA
- TEMPS
- TELLY
- TERRE
- TECHS
- TELCO
- TERNS
- TESTA
- TELEX
- TELOS
- TEATS
- TENCH
- TECHY
- TENON
- TERAI
- TEEMS
- TERES
- TELES
- TENNO
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- TEMPI
- TESTE
- TENGE
- TEREK
- TERFS
- TENNY
- TELIA
- TECUM
- TEALS
- TELIC
- TENDU
- TERAS
- TEETS
- TENUE
- TERZA
- TENIA
- TENNE
- TEERS
- TEXTA
- TERCE
- TENES
- TEKKE
- TEGUS
- TECTA
- TERNE
- TETES
- TEMES
- TERGA
- TERTS
- TEMED
- TENTY
- TEXES
- TEWED
- TEINS
- TEIND
- TEADE
- TEEND
- TEPAS
- TEAKS
- TEADS
- TEENE
- TEELS
- TEAZE
- TEWIT
- TEPAL
- TETHS
- TEILS
- TEWEL
- TEMSE
- TERFE
- TEPOY
- TEAED
- TEFFS
- TETRI
- TEGGS
- TEUCH
- TELAE
- TELOI
- TEHEE
- TEHRS
- TEUGH
- TEGUA
- TEIID
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Generated from the TurnWord word database, the dictionary behind the Word Solver and Word Bot. Common puzzle answers are our curated answer list, the everyday words word puzzles tend to use as answers — not the official answer list of any game; every other word is a valid guess. Counts and statistics are computed from this list. Word database updated September 19, 2026.