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8-Letter Words Starting With TENA

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Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With TENA

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 8-Letter Words Starting With TENA 5 words

How common is TENA at the start of eight-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 5 eight-letter words that start with TENA. They average 10.2 points and the best is TENACITY (13 points).

Total words
5
Average Scrabble score
10.2
out of 13 max
Everyday words
40%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
Y
40% of words

Most common last letters

  • y 40%
  • a 20%
  • d 20%

Top vowel pairs

  • ai20%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

Rare words worth knowing

Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with TENA

t 1e 1n 1a 1c 3i 1t 1y 4

T 1 + E 1 + N 1 + A 1 + C 3 + I 1 + T 1 + Y 4 = 13 points

Double word
26 pts
Triple word
39 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

tenacity

  1. nounpersistent determination
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How many eight-letter words that start with TENA are there?

There are 5 eight-letter words that start with TENA in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with TENA?

TENACITY is worth 13 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are TENANTRY (11), TENACULA (10), TENANTED (9).