Words That Start With TEM
- 155 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words That Start With TEM
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words That Start With TEM 155 words
5-Letter Words Starting With TEM 7
Full 5-letter list6-Letter Words Starting With TEM 9
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words Starting With TEM 16
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words Starting With TEM 15
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words Starting With TEM 16
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words Starting With TEM 22
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words Starting With TEM 22
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words Starting With TEM 14
Full 12-letter list13-Letter Words Starting With TEM 15
Full 13-letter list14-Letter Words Starting With TEM 6
Full 14-letter list15-Letter Words Starting With TEM 7
Full 15-letter list17-Letter Words Starting With TEM 3
How common is TEM at the start of words?
Our combined English word list has 155 words that start with TEM. Most are 10 letters long, they average 15.5 points, the best is TEMPORIZINGLY (30 points) and 44.5% end in S.
- Total words
- 155
- Most common length
- 10 letters
- 22 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 15.5
- out of 30 max
- Longest word
- TEMERARIOUSNESSES
- 17 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 44.5% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 44.5%
- e 12.9%
- y 11.6%
Top vowel pairs
- ou7.7%
- io7.1%
- ie5.8%
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 word that starts with TEM
t 1e 1m 3p 3o 1r 1i 1z 10i 1n 1g 2l 1y 4
T 1 + E 1 + M 3 + P 3 + O 1 + R 1 + I 1 + Z 10 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 + L 1 + Y 4 = 30 points
- Double word
- 60 pts
- Triple word
- 90 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
temporizingly
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many words that start with TEM are there?
There are 155 words that start with TEM in our combined English word list. The most common length is 10 letters, with 22 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word that starts with TEM?
TEMPORIZINGLY is worth 30 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are TEMPORALIZING (27), TEMPORIZATIONS (27), TEMPORALIZED (26).
What are some common words that start with TEM?
Everyday examples include TEMPORARY, TEMPORARILY, TEMPERATURE, TEMPLE, TEMPT, TEMPTATION, TEMPER, TEMPTS. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word that starts with TEM?
TEMERARIOUSNESSES has 17 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, TEMPERAMENTAL (13 letters) is the longest common one.