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5 Letter Words Starting With TEN

There are 17 of them. The highest scoring is TENCH at 10 points in Scrabble, and the set averages 6.0.

The List

Most common words first, then the rest A to Z.

Common 5 Letter Words Starting With TEN And What They Mean

The most familiar words on this page and what they mean. Tap any word for its full entry, score and anagrams.

  • TENDS verb form of TEND: have a tendency or disposition to do or be something
  • TENTS noun form of TENT: a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
  • TENTH noun a tenth part
  • TENOR noun the adult male singing voice above baritone
  • TENSE verb become stretched or tense or taut
  • TENCH noun freshwater dace-like game fish of Europe and western Asia noted for ability to survive outside water
  • TENES noun form of TEN: the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one
  • TENET noun a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
  • TENGE noun 100 tenge equal 1 manat in Turkmenistan
  • TENIA noun a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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