5-Letter Words Starting With TEAR
- 2 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With TEAR
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With TEAR 2 words
How common is TEAR at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 2 five-letter words that start with TEAR. They average 6.5 points and the best is TEARY (8 points).
- Total words
- 2
- Average Scrabble score
- 6.5
- out of 8 max
- Everyday words
- 50%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- s 50%
- y 50%
Top vowel pairs
- ea100%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with TEAR
t 1e 1a 1r 1y 4
T 1 + E 1 + A 1 + R 1 + Y 4 = 8 points
- Double word
- 16 pts
- Triple word
- 24 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
teary
- adjectivewith eyes full of tears
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How many five-letter words that start with TEAR are there?
There are 2 five-letter words that start with TEAR 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 five-letter word that starts with TEAR?
TEARY is worth 8 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are TEARS (5).