5-Letter Words Starting with TA

All 110 five-letter words that start with TA

TAB

• tabby12n. A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like...
• tabes7n. A kind of slow bodily wasting or emaciating disease, often accompanying...
• tabid8adj. Pertaining to tabes.
• tabla7n. A pair of tuned hand drums, used in various musical genres of the...
• table7n. An item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground...
• taboo7n. An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional...
• tabor7n. A small drum.
• tabun7n. An extremely toxic nerve gas; a clear, tasteless liquid, with the...

TAC

• tacet7v. An instruction indicating silence on the part of the performers of a...
• tache10n. Moustache, mustache.
• tachi10n. A pre-katana style Japanese sword, characterized by a longer blade with...
• tachy13n. Tachycardia.
• tacit7adj. Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence.
• tacky14adj. Of a substance, slightly sticky.

TAD

• taddy10n. A tadpole.

TAF

• taffy14n. A soft, chewy candy made from boiled sugar, molasses, or corn syrup and...

TAG

• tagua6n. The fruit of the tagua palm. When dried, it can be carved like ivory...

TAH

• tahan8v. To endure; to bear.
• tahor8adj. Ritually clean or pure.

TAI

• taifa8n. A Muslim principality on the Iberian Peninsula during the 11th, 12th...
• taiga6n. A subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests situated south of the...
• taiji12n. The absolute; the condition as it existed before the creation of the...
• taiko9n. A traditional drum, beaten by yobidashi to announce the beginning of a...
• tails5n. The side of a coin that doesn't bear the picture of the head of state...
• taint5n. A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food.

TAK

• taken9adj. Infatuated; fond of or attracted to.
• taker9n. One who takes something.
• takht12n. Throne or seat of authority (typically in South Asia or the former...
• takia9n. A kind of outrigger canoe used in Fiji.
• takin9n. A goat-antelope, of species Budorcas taxicolor.

TAL

• talab7n. A pond for harvesting rainwater.
• talaq14n. An Islamic divorce, sanctioned by the Qur'an.
• talar5adj. Relating to the talus.
• talea5n. A repeated rhythmic pattern used in isorhythm implying a piece cut off.
• taler5n. A Germanic unit of currency used between the 15th and 19th centuries.
• tales5n. A person available to fill vacancies in a jury.
• talin5n. Any of a group of cytoskeletal proteins.
• talky12adj. Talkative or loquacious.
• tally8interj. Target sighted.
• talma7n. A kind of large cape, or short, full cloak.
• talon5n. A sharp, hooked claw of a bird of prey or other predatory animal.
• talpa7n. An encysted tumour on the head; a wen.
• taluk9n. A hereditary estate in parts of India; subsequently, an administrative...
• talus5n. The bone of the ankle.

TAM

• tamas7n. One of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy, representing things that...
• tambo9n. A tambourine player in a black minstrel troupe.
• tamed8adj. Domesticated; made tame.
• tamer7n. One who tames or subdues.
• tamga8n. A seal or stamp used by Eurasian nomads and the cultures they...
• tamid8n. The twice-daily sacrifice of two male lambs by the priesthood.
• tamis7n. A culinary strainer, originally made from worsted cloth.
• tammy12n. A kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often highly glazed...
• tampo9n. Ink designs or lettering printed using tampography, also known as pad...

TAN

• tanda6n. A turn of dancing in a milonga or tango; a music set or broadcast...
• tanga6n. Any of various former Asian coins, including: a coin of Portuguese...
• tangi6n. A Maori dirge, or song for the dead.
• tango6n. A standard ballroom dance in 4/4 time; or a social dance, the Argentine...
• tangy9adj. Having a sharp, pungent flavor.
• tanha8n. Cravings; desires.
• tania5n. New cocoyam, yautia (Xanthosoma sagittifolium).
• tanka9n. A form of Japanese verse in five lines of 5, 7, 5, 7, and 7 morae.
• tanky12adj. Having a dank quality resulting from excessive ageing in a tank.
• tanoa5n. A bowl for serving kava.
• tansu5n. A traditional portable chest from Japan.
• tansy8n. A herbaceous plant with yellow flowers, of the genus Tanacetum...
• tante5n. A Jewish aunt.
• tanto5n. A traditional Japanese small sword or knife; often used as a secondary...
• tanty8n. A tantrum.

TAP

• tapao7v. To order (food) as takeaway; to pack food so it can be consumed...
• tapas7n. A variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks such as...
• taper7n. A slender wax candle.
• tapir7n. An odd-toed ungulate of the genus Tapirus with a long prehensile upper...
• tapis7n. A tapestry.
• tappa9n. Tappa, a semi-classical genre of Indian vocal music.
• tappy12adj. Resembling a tapping sound.

TAQ

• taqwa17n. The care taken by a person to obey the commands of Allah.

TAR

• taraf8n. A division of land in India, usually a (small) subdivision of a pargana.
• taran5n. A species of roach (Rutilus heckelii), a fish in the Cyprinidae family....
• tardo6n. A sloth (animal).
• tardy9adj. Late; overdue or delayed.
• tarek9n. Synonym of pearl mullet.
• targe6n. A small shield.
• tarin5n. A bird, the siskin.
• tarka9n. Heated oil or ghee in which spices and onion, etc. are well-stirred and...
• tarot5n. A card game played in various different variations.
• tarry8v. To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
• tarty8adj. Like a tart (promiscuous woman); slutty, whorish.

TAS

• taser5n. A Taser, a handheld device made by Taser International intended to...
• tassa5n. A large Indian drum, traditionally played at weddings.
• tasse5n. A piece of armor for the hips and thighs: one of a set of plates (each...
• tasso5n. A Cajun-seasoned, cured pork.
• taste5n. One of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain...
• tasty8adj. Having a pleasant or satisfying flavor.

TAT

• tatau5n. A Samoan tattoo.
• tater5n. A potato.
• tatou5n. The giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus).
• tatty8n. A potato.
• tatum7n. The shortest statistically significant time interval between successive...

TAU

• taunt5v. To make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in...
• taupe7n. A dark brownish-grey colour, the colour of moleskin.
• taupo7n. In Samoan culture, a ceremonial virgin, the daughter of a village chief.

TAW

• tawaf11n. The ritual of circumambulating the Kaaba seven times as part of the...
• tawny11adj. Of a light brown to brownish orange colour; orangey brown tinged with...
• tawse8n. A leather strap or thong which is split into (typically three) tails...

TAX

• taxed13adj. Subject to taxation.
• taxis12n. The directional movement of an organism in response to a stimulus.
• taxol12n. A taxane, C₄₇H₅₁NO₁₄, used to treat cancer; Taxol.
• taxon12n. A group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms treated...

TAZ

• tazia14n. A representation of the tombs of Hasan and Husayn (the grandsons of...
• tazza23n. A shallow saucer-like dish, mounted either on a stem and foot or on a...

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with TA are there?

Word.ws lists 110 five-letter words that start with TA, plus 58 rare ones.

What are common five-letter words that start with TA?

taken, table, taste, tales, tasty, tails, tally and tango.

Which of the five-letter words that start with TA has the highest letter score?

tazza scores 23 points with the standard letter tile values.

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