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Words That Start With TESS

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All Words That Start With TESS 22 words

9-Letter Words Starting With TESS 6

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10-Letter Words Starting With TESS 5

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11-Letter Words Starting With TESS 4

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How common is TESS at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 22 words that start with TESS. Most are 9 letters long, they average 10.2 points, the best is TESSELLATING (13 points) and 22.7% end in E.

Total words
22
Most common length
9 letters
6 words
Average Scrabble score
10.2
out of 13 max
Longest word
TESSELLATIONS
13 letters
Most common ending
E
22.7% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • e 22.7%
  • s 22.7%
  • a 13.6%

Top vowel pairs

  • ae9.1%
  • io9.1%

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 TESS

t 1e 1s 1s 1e 1l 1l 1a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

T 1 + E 1 + S 1 + S 1 + E 1 + L 1 + L 1 + A 1 + T 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 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).

tessellating

Form of tessellate

  1. verbfit together exactly, of identical shapes“triangles tessellate”
  2. verbtile with tesserae“tessellate the kitchen floor”
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How many words that start with TESS are there?

There are 22 words that start with TESS in our combined English word list. The most common length is 9 letters, with 6 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 TESS?

TESSELLATING is worth 13 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are TESSELLATIONS (13), TESSELLATED (12), TESSELLATION (12).

What is the longest word that starts with TESS?

TESSELLATIONS has 13 letters.