5-Letter Words Starting with TU
There are 41 five-letter words that start with TU on Word.ws, from tuart to tuzla. The most common are tumor, tubes, tuned, turbo and tutor.
Meanings from Wiktionary. Not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list.
All 41 five-letter words that start with TU
TUA
- tuart5n. Eucalyptus gomphocephala, an Australian tree with heavy, durable wood.
- tuath8n. A tribe or group of people in Ireland, having a loose voluntary system...
TUB
- tubal7adj. Of or pertaining to a tube, especially an anatomical one.
- tubby12adj. Stout, rotund.
- tubed8adj. Possessing a tube or tubes.
- tuber7n. A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing...
- tubes7n. The inner workings of one's body.
TUC
- tucan7n. The hispid pocket gopher (Heterogeomys hispidus).
TUF
- tufty11adj. Having the form of or resembling a tuft (“a bunch of grass, hair, etc....
TUI
- tuile5n. A type of thin, papery cookie, often bent into fancy shapes and added...
- tuite5n. A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing calcium, iron...
TUL
- tulip7n. A type of flowering plant, genus Tulipa.
- tulku9n. A high-ranking lama who can choose the manner of his or her rebirth.
- tulle5n. A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for clothing, veils, etc.
- tulpa7n. A magical creature that attains corporeal reality, having been...
- tulsi5n. Holy basil, Ocimum tenuiflorum.
TUM
- tumah10n. A state of ritual impurity arising from contact with corpses, the...
- tumid8adj. Swollen, enlarged, bulging.
- tummy12n. The stomach or belly.
- tumor7n. An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess...
TUN
- tuned6adj. Adjusted in pitch or resonance.
- tuner5n. A person who tunes a piano or organ.
- tunic7n. A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various...
- tunku9n. A Malay prince.
- tunny8n. Synonym of tuna.
TUP
- tuple7n. A finite sequence of terms.
TUQ
- tuque14n. A knit cap, often woollen but of varying shape, usually conical and...
TUR
- turbo7n. A turbine.
- turca7n. A moustached turca (Pteroptochos megapodius).
- turnt5adj. Energetic, happy, or excited, especially as a result of alcohol or...
- turny8adj. Characterized by turns or a turning motion.
- turon5n. A Philippine snack made of a fried and caramelized spring roll wrapping...
- turps7n. Turpentine or turpentine substitute.
- turra5n. A feather-like ornament projecting from a tied turban.
TUS
- tusky12adj. Having tusks, especially prominent tusks.
TUT
- tutee5n. A student of a tutor.
- tutin5n. A poisonous compound found in the New Zealand tutu plant, with powerful...
- tutor5n. One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee)...
- tutti5adv. All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in...
- tutty8n. A powdered form of impure zinc oxide used for polishing.
TUZ
- tuzla14n. A kind of central Anatolian rug.
29 rare five-letter words that start with TU
Questions about these words
- How many five-letter words that start with TU are there?
- Word.ws lists 41 five-letter words that start with TU, plus 29 rare ones.
- What are common five-letter words that start with TU?
- tumor, tubes, tuned, turbo, tutor, tummy, tulip and tunic.
- Which of the five-letter words that start with TU has the highest letter score?
- tuzla scores 14 points with the standard letter tile values.
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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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