Words That Start With TENS
- 47 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words That Start With TENS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words That Start With TENS 47 words
5-Letter Words Starting With TENS 1
Full 5-letter list6-Letter Words Starting With TENS 5
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words Starting With TENS 9
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words Starting With TENS 3
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words Starting With TENS 9
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words Starting With TENS 3
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words Starting With TENS 9
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words Starting With TENS 3
Full 12-letter list13-Letter Words Starting With TENS 3
Full 13-letter list14-Letter Words Starting With TENS 1
Full 14-letter listHow common is TENS at the start of words?
Our combined English word list has 47 words that start with TENS. Most are 7 letters long, they average 10.3 points, the best is TENSIBILITY (16 points) and 42.6% end in S.
- Total words
- 47
- Most common length
- 7 letters
- 9 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 10.3
- out of 16 max
- Longest word
- TENSIBLENESSES
- 14 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 42.6% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 42.6%
- y 17%
- r 10.6%
Top vowel pairs
- io29.8%
- ie8.5%
- ia2.1%
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 TENS
t 1e 1n 1s 1i 1b 3i 1l 1i 1t 1y 4
T 1 + E 1 + N 1 + S 1 + I 1 + B 3 + I 1 + L 1 + I 1 + T 1 + Y 4 = 16 points
- Double word
- 32 pts
- Triple word
- 48 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
tensibility
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 TENS are there?
There are 47 words that start with TENS in our combined English word list. The most common length is 7 letters, with 9 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 TENS?
TENSIBILITY is worth 16 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are TENSIBLENESSES (16), TENSIOMETRIC (16), TENSIOMETRY (16).
What are some common words that start with TENS?
Everyday examples include TENSION, TENSE, TENS, TENSEST, TENSER, TENSILE, TENSING, TENSOR. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word that starts with TENS?
TENSIBLENESSES has 14 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, TENSIONS (8 letters) is the longest common one.