Nine-letter words starting with T
1,200 nine-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 nine-letter words starting with T
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- technical
- treatment
- telephone
- therefore
- transport
- thousands
- trademark
- territory
- temporary
- textbooks
- templates
- technique
- typically
- tutorials
- terrorism
- thumbnail
- tradition
- transfers
- threshold
- translate
- terrorist
- testimony
- traveling
- travelers
Highest-scoring nine-letter words starting with T
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- terrazzos 27
- tzaritzas 27
- tzaddikim 26
- texturize 25
- toxophily 24
- tchotchke 23
- technique 23
- throwback 23
- taxidermy 22
- taxpaying 22
- temporize 22
- textbooks 22
- theorized 22
- thiazides 22
- thickhead 22
- thumbtack 22
- thwacking 22
- thymocyte 22
- thyroxine 22
- thyroxins 22
- touchback 22
- trapezium 22
- tzimmeses 22
- tamoxifen 21
All 1,200 nine-letter words starting with T
TA 152
- tabbouleh
- tablature
- tablefuls
- tableland
- tablemate
- tablesful
- tableting
- tabletops
- tabletted
- tableware
- tabooleys
- taborines
- tabourers
- tabourets
- tabouring
- tabulated
- tabulates
- tabulator
- tacamahac
- tachinids
- tachismes
- tachistes
- tacitness
- tackboard
- tackified
- tackifier
- tackifies
- tackiness
- tacklings
- taconites
- tactfully
- tactician
- tactilely
- tactility
- tactually
- taeniases
- taeniasis
- taffarels
- tafferels
- taffrails
- tagalongs
- tagboards
- tailbacks
- tailboard
- tailbones
- tailcoats
- tailender
- tailgated
- tailgater
- tailgates
- taillamps
- tailleurs
- taillight
- tailoring
- tailpiece
- tailpipes
- tailplane
- tailraces
- tailskids
- tailslide
- tailspins
- tailwater
- tailwinds
- taintless
- takedowns
- takeovers
- talapoins
- talismans
- talkathon
- talkative
- talkfests
- talkiness
- tallaging
- tallaisim
- tallithes
- tallithim
- tallitoth
- tallowing
- tallyhoed
- talmudism
- tamanduas
- tamaracks
- tamarillo
- tamarinds
- tamarisks
- tambouras
- tamboured
- tambourer
- tamoxifen
- tamperers
- tampering
- tamponing
- tangences
- tangerine
- tangibles
- tangliest
- tankships
- tanneries
- tantalate
- tantalise
- tantalite
- tantalize
- tantalums
- tantivies
- tanzanite
- tapaderas
- tapaderos
- tapelines
- tapeworms
- taphonomy
- taphouses
- tarantism
- tarantula
- tarbushes
- tardiness
- targeting
- tariffing
- tarlatans
- tarletans
- tarnation
- tarnished
- tarnishes
- tarpapers
- tarpaulin
- tarragons
- tarriance
- tartrates
- tartuffes
- taskworks
- tasseling
- tasselled
- tasteless
- tastiness
- tattering
- tattiness
- tattooers
- tattooing
- tattooist
- tautening
- tautology
- tautomers
- tautonyms
- tautonymy
- taverners
- tawdriest
- tawniness
- taxations
- taxidermy
- taximeter
- taxonomic
- taxpayers
- taxpaying
TC 1
- tchotchke
TE 198
- teaboards
- teachable
- teachably
- teacherly
- teachings
- teacupful
- teahouses
- teakettle
- teakwoods
- teamakers
- teammates
- teamsters
- teamworks
- tearaways
- teardowns
- teardrops
- tearfully
- teargases
- tearstain
- teaselers
- teaseling
- teaselled
- teasingly
- teaspoons
- teazeling
- teazelled
- technical
- technique
- tectonics
- tectonism
- tectrices
- tediously
- teemingly
- teenagers
- teensiest
- teentsier
- teetering
- teethings
- teetotals
- teetotums
- tegmental
- tegmentum
- teguments
- telamones
- telecasts
- telefilms
- telegenic
- telegrams
- telegraph
- telemarks
- telemeter
- telemetry
- teleology
- teleonomy
- telepaths
- telepathy
- telephone
- telephony
- telephoto
- teleplays
- teleports
- telescope
- telestics
- teletexts
- telethons
- televiews
- televised
- televises
- telfering
- telically
- tellingly
- telltales
- telluride
- tellurium
- telomeres
- telophase
- telotaxes
- telotaxis
- telphered
- temblores
- temperate
- temperers
- tempering
- tempested
- templates
- temporals
- temporary
- temporise
- temporize
- temptable
- temptress
- tenacious
- tenaculum
- tenailles
- tenancies
- tenanting
- tendances
- tendences
- tenderers
- tenderest
- tendering
- tenderize
- tendinous
- tendresse
- tendriled
- tenebrism
- tenebrist
- tenebrous
- tenements
- tenorists
- tenorites
- tenpences
- tenseness
- tensility
- tensional
- tensioned
- tensioner
- tensities
- tentacled
- tentacles
- tentative
- tentering
- tenuities
- tenuously
- tenurable
- teocallis
- teosintes
- tepefying
- tephrites
- tepidness
- teratisms
- teratogen
- teratomas
- terawatts
- tercelets
- terebenes
- terebinth
- teredines
- teriyakis
- termagant
- terminals
- terminate
- termitary
- termtimes
- ternaries
- ternately
- terpenoid
- terpineol
- terpinols
- terracing
- terraform
- terrapins
- terrarium
- terrazzos
- terrellas
- terrified
- terrifies
- territory
- terrorise
- terrorism
- terrorist
- terrorize
- terseness
- tervalent
- tesseract
- tessitura
- testacies
- testament
- testators
- testatrix
- testcross
- testicles
- testified
- testifier
- testifies
- testimony
- testiness
- tetanised
- tetanises
- tetanized
- tetanizes
- tetanuses
- tetchiest
- tethering
- tetracids
- tetragons
- tetralogy
- tetramers
- tetrapods
- tetrarchs
- tetrarchy
- tetroxide
- tetroxids
- teutonize
- textbooks
- textually
- texturing
- texturize
TH 163
- thalassic
- thalliums
- thalluses
- thaneship
- thankless
- thatchers
- thatchier
- thatching
- theatrics
- thebaines
- thecodont
- thematics
- theocracy
- theocrats
- theogonic
- theologic
- theologue
- theophany
- theoretic
- theorised
- theorises
- theorists
- theorized
- theorizer
- theorizes
- theosophy
- therapies
- therapist
- therapsid
- therefore
- therefrom
- thereinto
- theremins
- thereunto
- thereupon
- therewith
- theriacal
- theriacas
- thermally
- thermions
- thermites
- thermoses
- thermoset
- theropods
- thesaural
- thesaurus
- thespians
- theurgies
- theurgist
- thiamines
- thiazides
- thiazines
- thiazoles
- thickened
- thickener
- thicketed
- thickhead
- thickness
- thicksets
- thighbone
- thinclads
- thindowns
- thingness
- thingummy
- thinkable
- thinkably
- thinkings
- thionates
- thionines
- thiophene
- thiophens
- thiotepas
- thioureas
- thirdhand
- thirlages
- thirsters
- thirstier
- thirstily
- thirsting
- thirteens
- thirtieth
- thirtyish
- thistlier
- thitherto
- tholeiite
- tholepins
- thornback
- thornbush
- thorniest
- thornless
- thornlike
- thousands
- thraldoms
- thralldom
- thralling
- thrashers
- thrashing
- threaders
- threadfin
- threadier
- threading
- threapers
- threaping
- threatens
- threating
- threefold
- threeping
- threesome
- threnodes
- threnodic
- threonine
- threshers
- threshing
- threshold
- thriftier
- thriftily
- thrillers
- thrilling
- throatier
- throatily
- throating
- throbbers
- throbbing
- thrombins
- thronging
- throstles
- throttled
- throttler
- throttles
- throughly
- throwaway
- throwback
- throwster
- thrummers
- thrummier
- thrumming
- thrusters
- thrustful
- thrusting
- thrustors
- thumbhole
- thumbkins
- thumbnail
- thumbnuts
- thumbtack
- thundered
- thunderer
- thuribles
- thurifers
- thwackers
- thwacking
- thwarters
- thwarting
- thylacine
- thylakoid
- thymidine
- thymocyte
- thymosins
- thyratron
- thyristor
- thyroidal
- thyroxine
- thyroxins
TI 85
- ticketing
- tickseeds
- ticktacks
- ticktocks
- tictacked
- tictocked
- tidelands
- tidemarks
- tidewater
- tieclasps
- tiffanies
- tiffining
- tigereyes
- tigerlike
- tightened
- tightener
- tightness
- tightrope
- tightwads
- tightwire
- tigresses
- tilburies
- tillering
- tillerman
- tillermen
- tiltmeter
- tiltyards
- timbering
- timberman
- timbermen
- timecards
- timeliest
- timelines
- timeously
- timepiece
- timesaver
- timescale
- timetable
- timeworks
- timidness
- timocracy
- timothies
- timpanist
- timpanums
- tinctured
- tinctures
- tinderbox
- tingliest
- tinkerers
- tinkering
- tinkliest
- tinklings
- tinniness
- tinplates
- tinseling
- tinselled
- tinsmiths
- tinstones
- tippytoed
- tippytoes
- tipsiness
- tipstaffs
- tipstaves
- tipstocks
- tiptoeing
- tiramisus
- tiredness
- tirrivees
- titanates
- titanisms
- titanites
- titaniums
- tithonias
- titillate
- titivated
- titivates
- titrating
- titration
- titrators
- titterers
- tittering
- tittivate
- tittuping
- tittupped
- titularly
TO 146
- toadeater
- toadstone
- toadstool
- toadyisms
- toastiest
- tobaccoes
- toboggans
- tochering
- toenailed
- toepieces
- toeplates
- toggeries
- toileting
- toilettes
- toilfully
- tokenisms
- tokonomas
- tolbooths
- tolerable
- tolerably
- tolerance
- tolerated
- tolerates
- tolerator
- tolidines
- tollbooth
- tollgates
- tollhouse
- toluidine
- toluidins
- tomahawks
- tomalleys
- tomatillo
- tomboyish
- tombstone
- tomcatted
- tomentose
- tommyrots
- tomograms
- tomorrows
- tonguings
- tonically
- tonometer
- tonometry
- tonoplast
- tonsillar
- tonsorial
- tonsuring
- toolboxes
- toolheads
- toolhouse
- toolmaker
- toolrooms
- toolsheds
- toothache
- toothiest
- toothless
- toothlike
- toothpick
- toothsome
- toothwort
- topflight
- topiaries
- topically
- topminnow
- toponymic
- topotypes
- topsiders
- topsoiled
- topstitch
- topstones
- topworked
- torcheres
- torchiers
- torchiest
- torchwood
- toreadors
- toreutics
- tormented
- tormenter
- tormentil
- tormentor
- tornadoes
- tornillos
- torpedoed
- torpedoes
- torpidity
- torqueses
- torrefied
- torrefies
- torridest
- torridity
- torrified
- torrifies
- torsional
- tortillas
- tortoises
- tortricid
- tortrixes
- torturers
- torturing
- torturous
- totalised
- totalises
- totalisms
- totalists
- totalized
- totalizer
- totalizes
- totalling
- totemisms
- totemists
- totemites
- totterers
- tottering
- touchable
- touchback
- touchdown
- touchhole
- touchiest
- touchline
- touchmark
- touchwood
- toughened
- toughness
- touristic
- tournedos
- tourneyed
- towelette
- towelings
- towelling
- toweriest
- towerlike
- towheaded
- townhomes
- townhouse
- townscape
- townsfolk
- townships
- toxaemias
- toxaphene
- toxicants
- toxicoses
- toxicosis
- toxigenic
- toxophily
TR 322
- trabeated
- trabecula
- traceable
- traceless
- traceried
- traceries
- tracheary
- tracheate
- tracheids
- tracheole
- trachling
- trachomas
- trachytes
- trachytic
- trackages
- trackball
- trackings
- trackless
- trackside
- tracksuit
- trackways
- tractable
- tractably
- tractates
- tractions
- tradeable
- trademark
- tradeoffs
- tradesman
- tradesmen
- tradition
- traducers
- traducing
- tragedian
- tragedies
- tragopans
- trailered
- trailhead
- trailless
- trailside
- trainable
- trainband
- trainfuls
- trainings
- trainload
- trainways
- traipsing
- traitress
- trajected
- trameling
- tramelled
- tramlines
- trammeled
- tramplers
- trampling
- tramroads
- transacts
- transaxle
- transcend
- transduce
- transects
- transepts
- transfect
- transfers
- transfixt
- transform
- transfuse
- tranships
- transient
- transited
- translate
- transmits
- transmute
- transonic
- transpire
- transport
- transpose
- transship
- transuded
- transudes
- trapanned
- trapballs
- trapdoors
- trapesing
- trapezist
- trapezium
- trapezius
- trapezoid
- traplines
- trapnests
- trappings
- traprocks
- trapuntos
- trashiest
- trattoria
- trattorie
- trauchled
- trauchles
- traumatic
- travailed
- travelers
- traveling
- travelled
- traveller
- travelogs
- traversal
- traversed
- traverser
- traverses
- travoises
- trawlnets
- treachery
- treadlers
- treadless
- treadling
- treadmill
- treasured
- treasurer
- treasures
- treatable
- treatises
- treatment
- trebuchet
- trebucket
- trecentos
- treddling
- treelawns
- treenails
- treenware
- trehalose
- treillage
- trellised
- trellises
- trematode
- tremblers
- tremblier
- trembling
- tremolite
- tremulant
- tremulous
- trenchant
- trenchers
- trenching
- trendiest
- trepanned
- trephined
- trephines
- trepidant
- treponema
- treponeme
- tressiest
- tressours
- tressures
- tretinoin
- triadisms
- trialogue
- triangles
- triathlon
- triatomic
- triazines
- triazoles
- tribalism
- tribesman
- tribesmen
- tribology
- tribrachs
- tribulate
- tribunals
- tribunate
- tributary
- tricepses
- trichinae
- trichinal
- trichinas
- trichites
- trichomes
- trickiest
- tricklier
- trickling
- tricksier
- trickster
- triclinia
- triclinic
- tricolors
- tricornes
- tricotine
- trictracs
- tricuspid
- tricycles
- tricyclic
- triennial
- triennium
- trierarch
- trifectas
- triflings
- trifocals
- trifolium
- triforium
- triggered
- triglyphs
- trigraphs
- trihedral
- trihedron
- trihybrid
- trilinear
- trillions
- trilliums
- trilobate
- trilobite
- trilogies
- trimarans
- trimerous
- trimester
- trimeters
- trimmings
- trimorphs
- trimotors
- trindling
- trinities
- trinketed
- trinketer
- trinketry
- trinomial
- trioxides
- triplanes
- triplexes
- triplites
- triploids
- triploidy
- tripodies
- trippiest
- trippings
- triptanes
- triptycas
- triptychs
- tripwires
- trisceles
- trisected
- trisector
- triskeles
- trismuses
- trisomics
- trisomies
- tristezas
- tristichs
- triteness
- tritheism
- tritheist
- trithings
- tritiated
- triticale
- triticums
- triturate
- triumphal
- triumphed
- triumviri
- triumvirs
- trivalent
- trivalves
- trivially
- triweekly
- trochaics
- trochilus
- trochleae
- trochlear
- trochleas
- trochoids
- troilisms
- troilites
- troiluses
- trolleyed
- trollings
- trollying
- trombones
- troopials
- troopship
- trophying
- tropistic
- troponins
- trotlines
- troublers
- troubling
- troublous
- trouncers
- trouncing
- troupials
- trousseau
- troutiest
- trouveres
- trouveurs
- trowelers
- troweling
- trowelled
- truancies
- truanting
- truckages
- truckfuls
- truckings
- trucklers
- truckline
- truckling
- truckload
- truculent
- trudgeons
- trueblues
- trueloves
- truepenny
- trumpeted
- trumpeter
- truncated
- truncates
- truncheon
- trundlers
- trundling
- trunkfish
- trunkfuls
- trunksful
- trunnions
- trussings
- trustable
- trustiest
- trustless
TS 4
- tsarevnas
- tsaritzas
- tsimmeses
- tsktsking
TU 72
- tubenoses
- tubercles
- tuberoses
- tubeworks
- tubifexes
- tubificid
- tubulated
- tubulates
- tubulures
- tuckahoes
- tuckering
- tuckshops
- tufaceous
- tuitional
- tularemia
- tularemic
- tulipwood
- tullibees
- tumblebug
- tumblings
- tumefying
- tumescent
- tumorlike
- tumplines
- tumuluses
- tundishes
- tunefully
- tunesmith
- tungstate
- tungstens
- tunicated
- tunicates
- tunnelers
- tunneling
- tunnelled
- tuppences
- turbanned
- turbaries
- turbidite
- turbidity
- turbinals
- turbinate
- turbocars
- turbofans
- turbojets
- turboprop
- turbulent
- turgidity
- turkoises
- turmerics
- turmoiled
- turnabout
- turncoats
- turndowns
- turneries
- turnhalls
- turnovers
- turnpikes
- turnsoles
- turnspits
- turnstile
- turnstone
- turntable
- turophile
- turpitude
- turquoise
- turtlings
- tutelages
- tutorages
- tutorials
- tutorship
- tutoyered
TW 33
- twaddlers
- twaddling
- twangiest
- twanglers
- twangling
- twattling
- twayblade
- tweakiest
- tweediest
- tweedling
- twelvemos
- twentieth
- twiddlers
- twiddlier
- twiddling
- twiggiest
- twilights
- twillings
- twinberry
- twingeing
- twinklers
- twinkling
- twinnings
- twinships
- twirliest
- twistiest
- twistings
- twitchers
- twitchier
- twitchily
- twitching
- twittered
- twopences
TY 20
- tympanies
- tympanist
- tympanums
- typecases
- typecasts
- typefaces
- typestyle
- typewrite
- typewrote
- typically
- typifiers
- typifying
- typograph
- tyramines
- tyrannies
- tyrannise
- tyrannize
- tyrannous
- tyrocidin
- tyrosines
TZ 4
- tzaddikim
- tzarevnas
- tzaritzas
- tzimmeses
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How many nine-letter words start with T?
There are 1,200 nine-letter words beginning with T, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common nine-letter words starting with T?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: technical, treatment, telephone, therefore, transport, thousands, trademark, territory. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring nine-letter word starting with T in Scrabble?
terrazzos scores 27 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
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