T is the sound of everyday English, and its word list works the same way: 8,747 words that start with T, most of them plain, playable, and easy to fit on a board. Enter your tiles in the filter above and the list narrows as you type, with sorting by points when you need the score and by length when you need the fit.
Small change: TA, TI, TO
The two letter tier gives you TA, TI, and TO. None of them is a big earner, but TO in particular opens hooks everywhere, and TI keeps a musical rack alive. One step up, the three letter shelf is stacked with useful glue: TAX and TAJ for points, THE, THY, and TIC for tight corners, TAU and TAV when the vowels run strange.
The click of disapproval
T owns the dictionary's best vowel free plays. TSK is legal, and so is TSKTSK, six consonants of pure judgment. When your rack is all clatter and no vowels, those two are the difference between passing and scoring.
TIZZY and other loud scores
The star of the family is TIZZY at 26 points on five tiles, a bigger payday than PIZZA. TAZZA and TAZZE follow at 23, TOPAZ and THYMY at 16. Longer racks can work toward TAXIWAY at 20 or the tongue twisting TZETZES at 25. Trivia lovers should find TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA, the fear of the number thirteen, sitting quietly in the seventeen letter neighborhood. And yes, both TSAR and TZAR are here, so the argument at your table is officially over.
TH, TR, and the shape of the list
About one in seven T words opens with TH and about one in four opens with TR, so those two clusters are where a T rack search should begin. The family is broadest at eight letters with 1,525 entries, and five letter players get 548 choices, including dependable puzzle picks like TRACE, TOAST, and TIGER. Every count above comes from the dictionary itself at build time, and the dictionary page lays out the whole table letter by letter.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many words start with T?
This list carries 8,747 words that start with T, out of the 172,823 entries in ENABLE. All counts on the page are generated from that dictionary during the build, so what you read always matches what the filter finds.
What is the best five letter T word for points?
TIZZY, worth a remarkable 26 points in Scrabble, more than PIZZA. TAZZA and TAZZE, an ornamented cup and its plural, follow at 23. If your Z is already spoken for, THYMY at 16 is the best Z free option, and THUJA lands 15.
Are there T words with no vowels at all?
Yes. TSK and its doubled form TSKTSK are both legal, and TSKTSK is one of the longest vowel free words available in North American play. Those two are the classic rescue plays for a vowel starved rack.
Why does this count differ from my Scrabble app?
Apps license different dictionaries, and each list makes its own calls on rare words. We build on ENABLE, a public domain list, and we publish its checksum and complete counts on the /dictionary/ page so you can see precisely what is and is not included.