Four-letter words starting with T
247 four-letter words begin with the letter T. The complete list is below in alphabetical order, grouped by second letter so you can scan straight to the ones that fit your puzzle.
Most common four-letter words starting with T
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- that
- this
- time
- they
- than
- them
- then
- type
- take
- text
- teen
- team
- test
- term
- tell
- talk
- true
- tips
- town
- toys
- turn
- tour
- took
- tool
Highest-scoring four-letter words starting with T
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- tzar 13
- typy 12
- taxa 11
- taxi 11
- text 11
- tyke 11
- typp 11
- tack 10
- teff 10
- thaw 10
- thew 10
- they 10
- tick 10
- tiff 10
- tivy 10
- toff 10
- towy 10
- tuck 10
- tuff 10
- tach 9
- them 9
- toby 9
- toph 9
- type 9
All 247 four-letter words starting with T
TA 47
- tabs
- tabu
- tace
- tach
- tack
- taco
- tact
- tads
- tael
- tags
- tahr
- tail
- tain
- taka
- take
- tala
- talc
- tale
- tali
- talk
- tall
- tame
- tamp
- tams
- tang
- tank
- tans
- taos
- tapa
- tape
- taps
- tare
- tarn
- taro
- tarp
- tars
- tart
- task
- tass
- tate
- tats
- taus
- taut
- tavs
- taws
- taxa
- taxi
TE 30
- teak
- teal
- team
- tear
- teas
- teat
- teds
- teed
- teel
- teem
- teen
- tees
- teff
- tegs
- tela
- tele
- tell
- tels
- temp
- tend
- tens
- tent
- tepa
- term
- tern
- test
- teth
- tets
- tews
- text
TH 19
- thae
- than
- that
- thaw
- thee
- them
- then
- thew
- they
- thin
- thio
- thir
- this
- thou
- thro
- thru
- thud
- thug
- thus
TI 28
- tick
- tics
- tide
- tidy
- tied
- tier
- ties
- tiff
- tike
- tiki
- tile
- till
- tils
- tilt
- time
- tine
- ting
- tins
- tint
- tiny
- tipi
- tips
- tire
- tirl
- tiro
- titi
- tits
- tivy
TO 58
- toad
- toby
- tods
- tody
- toea
- toed
- toes
- toff
- toft
- tofu
- toga
- togs
- toil
- toit
- toke
- tola
- told
- tole
- toll
- tolu
- tomb
- tome
- toms
- tone
- tong
- tons
- tony
- took
- tool
- toom
- toon
- toot
- tope
- toph
- topi
- tops
- tora
- torc
- tore
- tori
- torn
- toro
- torr
- tors
- tort
- tory
- tosh
- toss
- tost
- tote
- tots
- tour
- tout
- town
- tows
- towy
- toyo
- toys
TR 20
- trad
- tram
- trap
- tray
- tree
- tref
- trek
- tret
- trey
- trig
- trim
- trio
- trip
- trod
- trop
- trot
- trow
- troy
- true
- trug
TS 2
- tsar
- tsks
TU 24
- tuba
- tube
- tubs
- tuck
- tufa
- tuff
- tuft
- tugs
- tuis
- tule
- tump
- tuna
- tune
- tung
- tuns
- tups
- turd
- turf
- turk
- turn
- tush
- tusk
- tuts
- tutu
TW 7
- twae
- twas
- twee
- twig
- twin
- twit
- twos
TY 11
- tyee
- tyer
- tyes
- tyke
- tyne
- type
- typo
- typp
- typy
- tyre
- tyro
TZ 1
- tzar
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Common questions
How many four-letter words start with T?
There are 247 four-letter words beginning with T, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common four-letter words starting with T?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: that, this, time, they, than, them, then, type. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring four-letter word starting with T in Scrabble?
tzar scores 13 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.