6-Letter Words Starting with T

All 552 six-letter words that start with T: page 1 of 2

TA

• tabard9n. A silk banner attached to a bugle or trumpet.
• tabbed11adj. Having a tab (protruding strip of material).
• tabler8n. One who boards others for payment.
• tables8n. Backgammon.
• tablet8n. A slab of clay, stone or wood used for inscription.
• tabula8n. A plate or frame on which a title or inscription is carved.
• tacker12n. A person who, or device that tacks (in various senses).
• tackle12n. A device for grasping an object and an attached means of moving it, as...
• tactic10n. A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
• tactus8n. The sense of touch.
• taenia6n. A ribbon worn in the hair in ancient Greece.
• tafsir9n. A grammatical, historical, allegorical and/or traditional...
• tagged9adj. Having a tag; labeled.
• tagger8n. The player who tries to catch others in the game of tag.
• tagout7n. The affixing of a label to potentially dangerous machinery to indicate...
• tahari9n. A vegetarian version of biryani.
• tahini9n. A paste made from ground sesame seeds, and used to make hummus, baba...
• tahrir9n. A type of vocal ornamentation; especially the variant used in the Near...
• tahsil9n. An administrative division in India and Pakistan.
• taiaha9n. A traditional Māori wooden staff weapon, used for short, sharp strikes...
• tailed7adj. Having a tail.
• tailer6n. One who follows or tails surreptitiously, as an investigator.
• taille6n. A form of taxation levied on the land of peasants in pre-Revolutionary...
• tailor6n. A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally...
• taipan8n. Any venomous elapid snake of the genus Oxyuranus, found in Australia...
• tajine13n. An earthenware cooking pot of North African origin, consisting of a...
• takbir12n. A proclamation of the greatness of God, Allahu akbar.
• takfir13n. Excommunication.
• taking11adj. Alluring; attractive.
• takuan10n. A type of pickled daikon radish, half-dried before being pickled with...
• talbot8n. An mks unit of luminous energy, exactly corresponding to the SI lumen...
• talcum10n. Powdered and perfumed talc for toilet use.
• talent6n. A marked natural ability or skill.
• talian6n. An old Bohemian dance, or its music.
• talion6n. Retaliation; retribution.
• talker10n. A person who talks, especially one who gives a speech, or is loquacious...
• talkie10n. A movie with sound, as opposed to a silent film.
• tallie6n. A tall beer bottle.
• tallit6n. A traditional Jewish prayer shawl with tassels which covers the chest...
• tallow9n. A hard animal fat obtained from suet, etc.; used in cooking as well as...
• tamada9n. A toastmaster at a feast in the Caucasus, especially in Georgia.
• tamago9n. Synonym of tamagoyaki.
• tamale8n. A Mexican dish of cornmeal dough shell filled with various ingredients...
• tamanu8n. A tree (Calophyllum inophyllum), widely distributed in the Pacific...
• tamara8n. A condiment popular in Italy, made of powdered cinnamon, cloves...
• tamari8n. A type of soy sauce made without wheat, having a rich flavor.
• tambay13n. An idler; a layabout.
• tambon10n. An administrative subunit in Thailand below district (amphoe) and...
• tamely11adv. In a tame manner.
• taming9n. The process by which a person, animal or thing is tamed.
• tamkin12n. A tampion.
• tamped11adj. Pounded hard.
• tamper10n. A tool used to tamp something down, such as tobacco in a pipe.
• tampon10n. A plug of cotton or other absorbent material inserted into a body...
• tandem9n. A carriage pulled by two or more draught animals (generally draught...
• tanged8adj. Having a tang (projecting part of an object for securing it).
• tangie7n. An Orcadian water-spirit, appearing as a seahorse or a man covered with...
• tangle7v. To mix together or intertwine.
• tangly10adj. Entangled; intricate.
• tanked11adj. Drunk.
• tanker10n. A tankship, a vessel used to transport large quantities of fluid.
• tankie10n. A member of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) who supported...
• tanned7adj. Having a suntan.
• tanner6n. A person whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather...
• tannic8adj. Pertaining to, containing, or obtained from tannin.
• tannie6n. An older female authority figure.
• tannin6n. Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.
• tannoy9n. A public address system.
• tantra6n. A Hindu or Buddhist religious or esoteric text.
• tanuki10n. A raccoon dog, Nyctereutes viverrinus.
• taonga7n. In Maori culture, any treasured thing, whether tangible or intangible.
• taotao6n. A carved humanoid figure that represents a spirit in anitism.
• taotie6n. A motif depicting a gluttonous ogre, commonly found on Chinese ritual...
• taping9n. The act of recording something on tape, or (by extension) on another...
• tappan10n. An emergent tropical rainforest tree, Koompassia excelsa, family...
• tapped11adj. Having a tap or taps.
• tappen10n. A plug that forms in the anus of a bear or other mammal during...
• tapper10n. One who makes a tapping noise.
• tappet10n. A lever or projection which is moved by some other piece, as a cam, or...
• taqlid16n. Conformity to traditional legal decisions in Shari'a jurisprudence.
• target7n. A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of...
• targum9n. An Aramaic translation of the Tanakh written or compiled between the...
• tariff12n. A system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported...
• taring7n. A common tern (Sterna hirundo).
• tariqa15n. A religious order of Sufism, formed around a murshid.
• tarmac10n. Tarmacadam.
• tarpon8n. Any of several fishes of the family Elopidae or Megalopidae, especially...
• tarsal6adj. Of or relating to the tarsus.
• tarsus6n. A group of small bones in this part of the foot. The seven bones of the...
• tartan6n. Woven woollen fabric with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes...
• tartar6n. A red compound deposited during wine making, mostly potassium hydrogen...
• tartly9adv. In a tart manner; sourly or bitterly.
• tasbih11n. A form of dhikr that involves the repetitive utterances of short...
• tasker10n. One who imposes a task.
• tassel6n. A ball-shaped bunch of plaited or otherwise entangled threads from...
• tassie6n. A cup or goblet for drinking wine.
• taster6n. An object in which, or by which, food or drink is tasted, such as a...
• tataki10n. Thinly sliced raw, or lightly cooked bonito, tuna or beef.
• tatami8n. Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese...
• tatara6n. A traditional Japanese furnace for smelting iron and steel.
• taters6adj. Cold.
• tatkal10adj. At once; immediately.
• tatler6n. A watch (timepiece).
• tatted7adj. Tattooed.
• tatter6n. A shred of torn cloth; an individual item of torn and ragged clothing.
• tattle6v. To chatter; to gossip.
• tattoo6n. An image made on a body part, usually the skin with ink and a needle.
• tattva9n. An element or aspect of reality conceived as an aspect of deity...
• tauros6n. A crossbred cattle that is bred to bring back features of the aurochs...
• tautly9adv. In a taut manner, tightly, tensely.
• tautog7n. A fish of the wrasse family found in salt water off of eastern North...
• tavern9n. A restaurant or bar.
• tawara9n. Any of the straw bales, packed with earth, placed in a circle on the...
• tawdry13adj. Of clothing, appearance, etc., cheap and gaudy; showy.
• tawhid13n. The central Islamic doctrine of God's divine unity.
• taxane13n. Any of a class of diterpenoid drugs that inhibit cancer cell growth and...
• taxing14adj. With respect to an experience: exhausting; draining.

TE

• teabag9n. A cloth or paper sachet containing tea leaves or herbal tea, designed...
• teache11n. One of the series of boilers in which the cane juice is treated in...
• teacup10n. A small cup, usually with a handle, commonly used for drinking tea...
• teagle7n. A hoisting apparatus such as an elevator, crane, or lift.
• teamed9adj. Associated with others in a team.
• teamer8n. Someone in a team.
• teamup10n. A joining of forces, especially between allies in a work of fiction.
• teapot8n. A vessel for brewing and serving tea, typically with a handle and spout.
• teasel6n. Any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus.
• teaser6n. One who teases or pokes fun.
• techie11n. One who works with, or has an interest in, technology or computers.
• techne11n. Craft; practice; making or doing, as contrasted with episteme or...
• techno11n. A repetitive style of music originally produced for use in a continuous...
• tectum10n. The dorsal portion of the midbrain of vertebrates; in mammals...
• tedder8n. A machine for stirring and spreading hay, to speed up its drying.
• tedium9n. Boredom or tediousness; ennui.
• teejay16n. At Winchester College, a new boy placed under the care of older pupils.
• teenie6n. A sixteenth of a dollar, a unit in which stocks could formerly be...
• teensy9adj. Tiny.
• teenth9n. A dram, a sixteenth of an ounce.
• teepee8n. A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the...
• teeter6v. To tilt back and forth on an edge.
• teethe9v. To grow teeth.
• teevee9n. Television.
• teflon9n. Synonym of polytetrafluoroethylene, PTFE.
• tegula7n. A small sclerite situated above the base of the costal vein in the...
• tekton10n. A carpenter or mason.
• teller6n. A person who tells stories.
• tellin6n. A marine bivalve mollusc, of the genus Tellina, that burrows in the...
• telnet6n. A network protocol that enables one computer to communicate with...
• telson6n. The part of an arthropod or crustacean posterior to the last segment...
• temari8n. A type of Japanese woven ball.
• tempeh13n. An Indonesian food made from partially-cooked soybeans fermented by a...
• temper10n. A general tendency or orientation towards a certain type of mood, a...
• temple10n. A house of worship dedicated to a polytheistic faith.
• tenace8n. An interrupted sequence of high cards of the same suit, such as the...
• tenant6n. One who holds a lease (a tenancy).
• tender7adj. Sensitive or painful to the touch.
• tendon7n. A tough band of flexible but inelastic fibrous collagen tissue that...
• tendre7n. Tender feeling or fondness; affection.
• tenent6n. A tenet.
• tengen7n. The center point on a Go board.
• tenner6n. A monetary note (bill) whose face value is ten basic units of currency....
• tennis6n. A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately...
• tenors6n. Quads.
• tenpin8n. Any of the bottle-shaped targets used in tenpin bowling.
• tensor6n. A muscle that tightens or stretches a part, or renders it tense.
• tented7adj. Covered with tents.
• tenten6n. A diacritic (゛) used with Japanese kana to mark a consonant as voiced.
• tenter6n. A framework upon which cloth is stretched and dried.
• tenuis6adj. Of Greek consonants, neither aspirated nor voiced, as [p], [t],.
• tenure6n. A status of possessing a thing or an office; an incumbency.
• tenuto6n. A tempo mark directing that a note or passage is to be held for the...
• tephra11n. The solid material thrown into the air by a volcanic eruption that...
• teppan10n. The metal griddle used in the teppanyaki style of Japanese cuisine.
• tercet8n. A three-line stanza in a poem.
• tercio8n. Any of the three stages of a bullfight: the vara, the banderilla and...
• teredo7n. A mollusc of the genus Teredo, especially of species Teredo navalis.
• teresa6n. A type of light lady's kerchief in the late eighteenth century.
• terete6adj. Having a smooth circular cross-section; cylindrical, commonly more or...
• tergum9n. The upper or dorsal surface of an articulated animal such as an...
• termen8n. The outer edge of the wing of a butterfly or moth, joining the apex to...
• termer8n. Someone who is in a certain term.
• termes8n. A termite.
• termly11adj. Occurring every term.
• terror6n. Intense dread, fright, or fear.
• tester6n. A canopy over a bed.
• testis6n. A testicle of a vertebrate.
• teston6n. A tester; a sixpence.
• tetany9n. A condition characterized by painful muscular spasms, caused by faulty...
• tetchy14adj. Synonym of touchy: easily annoyed or irritated, peevish, testy...
• tether9n. A rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some...
• tetrad7n. A group of four things.
• tetris6v. To arrange items in a constrained space.
• tetter6v. To affect with tetter.
• texted14adj. Accompanied by text.
• texter13n. One who texts; one who sends text messages.

TH

• thakur13n. A noble in the historical feudal system of the Indian subcontinent.
• thaler9n. A monetary unit used in a number of central and northern European...
• thalia9n. Any of the genus Thalia of tropical plants found in aquatic or marshy...
• thanks13interj. Used to express appreciation or gratitude.
• thatch14n. Straw, rushes, or similar, used for making or covering the roofs of...
• thecal11adj. Of or pertaining to a theca.
• theirs9pron. That or those belonging to them; the possessive case of they, used...
• theism11n. Belief in the existence of at least one deity.
• theist9n. One who believes in the existence of a god or gods.
• themed12adj. Having a particular theme or topic.
• themer11n. One who themes something.
• thenar9n. The ball of the thumb, or the muscle controlling it.
• thence11adv. From there, from that place or from that time.
• theory12n. A description of an event or system that is considered to be accurate.
• thesis9n. A proposition or statement supported by arguments.
• thetan9n. A soul, spirit or being.
• thetic11adj. Of or pertaining to a thesis.
• thieve12v. To commit theft.
• thingo10n. A thingamajig; something the name of which is unknown or cannot be...
• things10n. One's clothes, furniture, luggage, or possessions collectively; stuff.
• thingy13n. A thing (used to refer to something vaguely or when one cannot recall...
• thinky16adj. Tending to think, or inspire thinking.
• thinly12adv. In a thin, loose, or scattered manner; scantily; not thickly.
• thione9n. A ketone-like compound in which the oxygen is replaced by sulfur...
• thirds10n. A third helping of food for one person, or refill of coffee or other...
• thirst9n. A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for...
• thirty12n. A rack of thirty beers.
• tholos9n. A dome, or domed building; a cupola.
• thoran9n. A Kerala dish of stir-fried chopped vegetables.
• thorax16n. The region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well...
• thorin9n. A highly toxic indicator used in the determination of barium...
• thoron9n. Radon-220 (22086Rn; symbol Tn), an isotope of radon.
• though13adv. Despite that; however.
• thrall9n. Slave; one under the control of another.
• thrash12v. To beat mercilessly.
• thread10n. A cord formed by spinning or twisting together textile fibers or...
• threat9n. An expression of intent to injure or punish another.
• threes9n. The age of three; three years old.
• thresh12v. To separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical...
• thrice11adv. Three times.
• thrift12n. The characteristic of using a minimum of something (especially money).
• thrill9v. To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to...
• thring10v. To thrust; crowd; press; squeeze.
• thrips11n. Any of the many small insects of the order Thysanoptera, especially...
• thrive12v. To grow or increase stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly; to...
• throat9n. The front part of the neck.
• throne9n. An impressive seat used by a monarch, often on a raised dais in a...
• throng10n. A group of people crowded or gathered closely together.
• thrown12adj. Launched by throwing.
• thrush12n. Any of numerous species of songbirds of the cosmopolitan family...
• thrust9n. An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing...
• thumpy16adj. Characterised by thumping sounds from the drums.
• thumri11n. A genre of light classical north Indian music.
• thurst9n. The ruins of the fallen roof in a coal mine, resulting from the removal...
• thusly12adv. Thus (in this way).
• thwack18v. To hit (someone or something) hard, especially with a flat implement or...
• thwart12adj. Placed or situated across something else; cross, oblique, transverse.
• thymic16adj. Of or relating to the thymus gland.
• thymol14n. A monoterpene phenol, C₁₀H₁₃OH, found in the oil extracted from thyme...

TI

• tibble10n. A type of data frame with more user-friendly features.
• tibial8adj. Of or pertaining to a tibia or a structure associated with a tibia.
• ticked13adj. Ticked off; annoyed.
• ticker12n. One who makes a tick mark.
• ticket12n. A pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, sporting...
• tickle12n. The act of tickling.
• tickly15adj. Having an itchy sensation like that of being tickled.
• tidbit9n. A part of poultry when prepared as food.
• tiddly11n. An alcoholic beverage.
• tidier7n. One who tidies.
• tidily10adv. In a tidy manner; neatly; cleanly.
• tiding8n. News; new information.
• tienda7n. In Cuba, Mexico, etc., a booth, stall, or shop where merchandise is...
• tierce8n. Synonym of terce: the third canonical hour or its service.
• tiered7adj. Having or made of tiers.
• tiffin12n. A (light) midday meal or snack; luncheon.
• tigard8n. The hybrid offspring of a male tiger and a female leopard.
• tights10n. A close-fitting, sheer or non-sheer skin-tight garment worn principally...
• tikkun14n. A night of (usually communal) Torah study.
• tiling7n. A covering of tiles.
• tilled7adj. Ploughed or cultivated.
• tiller6n. A person who tills; a farmer.
• tillet6n. A bag made of thin glazed muslin, formerly used as a wrapper for dress...
• tilted7adj. Of a vehicle, fitted with a tilt (canvas covering).
• tilter6n. One who tilts something.
• timbal10n. A kettledrum.
• timber10n. Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood.
• timbre10n. The quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume.
• timely11adj. Done at the proper time or within the proper time limits; prompt.
• timing9n. The regulation of the pace of e.g. an athletic race, the speed of an...
• timmer10n. Timber.
• tinchy14adj. Very small; tiny; titchy.
• tindal7n. A petty officer among lascars; a boatswain's mate; a cockswain.
• tinder7n. Small dry sticks and finely-divided fibrous matter etc., used to help...
• tingle7v. To feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.
• tingly10adj. Producing or feeling tingles.
• tinker10n. An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal.
• tinkle10v. To make light metallic sounds, rather like a very small bell.
• tinkly13adj. Having a tinkling sound.
• tinley9n. A torch, made from burning straw, supposed to represent the burning of...
• tinman8n. A maker of tinware; a tinsmith.
• tinned7adj. Coated, or plated with tin.
• tinner6n. A tinsmith.
• tinnie6n. A can of beer.
• tinsel6n. A thin, shiny foil for ornamental purposes which is of a material made...
• tinted7adj. Slightly colored, having tint.
• tipped11adj. Having a tip.
• tippee10n. The recipient of a gratuity; somebody tipped off.
• tipper10n. Someone who tips; someone who gives a gratuity.
• tippet10n. A shoulder covering, typically the fur of a fox, with long ends that...
• tipple10n. An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload...
• tiptoe8n. The tip of the toe.
• tiptop10n. The very topmost point.
• tipula8n. Any of many species of long-legged dipterous insects belonging to...
• tirade7n. A long, angry or violent speech.
• tirage7n. The drawing of wine from its barrel.
• tiring7n. The action of tiring.
• tirtha9n. A site of pilgrimage.
• tisane6n. A medicinal drink, originally made from barley soaked in water.
• tissue6n. Thin, woven, gauzelike fabric.
• tiswas9n. A state of nervous excitement or confusion.
• titchy14adj. Tiny, very small.
• tithed10adj. Subject to tithe.
• titian6n. A bright auburn colour, tinted with gold.
• titled7adj. Bearing a title.
• titler6n. One who gives a title to something.
• titted7adj. Having a specified kind of tits (breasts).
• titter6v. To laugh or giggle in a somewhat subdued or restrained way, as from...
• tittle6n. Any small dot, stroke, or diacritical mark, especially if part of a...

TO

• toasty9adj. Resembling or characteristic of toast.
• tobiko12n. The roe of flying fish used as food.
• tobruk12n. A type of defensive fighting position originally employed by the Axis...
• tocher11n. A dowry.
• tocino8n. Sweetened and cured pork belly.
• tocsin8n. An alarm or other signal sounded by a bell or bells, originally...
• toddle8v. To walk unsteadily, as a small child does.
• todger8n. A penis.
• toeing7n. Light footwork.
• toffee12n. A type of chewy confectionery made by boiling sugar (or treacle, etc)...
• toggle8n. A wooden or metal pin, short rod, crosspiece or similar, fixed...
• toiler6n. A person who toils or labors.
• toilet6n. A room, enclosed area or single-purpose building containing a fixture...
• toledo7n. A sword or sword blade made at Toledo in Spain, a city famous in the...
• toller6n. A person who tolls a bell; a bell ringer.
• tolley9n. Synonym of tawse (“strap or thong for corporal punishment in schools”).
• tollie6n. A bullock.
• tomato8n. A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
• tomboy13n. A girl who behaves in a typically boyish manner.
• tomcat10n. A tom (male cat).
• tongue7n. The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food...
• toning7n. Use of colour; tone.
• tonite6n. An explosive compound; a preparation of guncotton.
• tonner6n. A vehicle or other object having a specified tonnage, or weighing a...
• tonsil6n. Any of various small masses of lymphoid tissues.
• tookie10n. The buttocks.
• tooled7adj. Worked with a tool.
• toonie6n. A Canadian two-dollar coin.
• tooter6n. A person or device that toots; a pipe or horn, or the person who plays...
• toothy12adj. Having prominent teeth.
• tootie6n. A barbiturate.
• tootle6v. To make a soft toot sound.
• topeng9n. A dramatic form of Indonesian dance with masked, costumed performers...
• tophet11n. A Carthaginian monument associated with a cemetery for ritually...
• topman10n. The man stationed in the top on a sailing vessel, responsible for the...
• topped11adj. Having or consisting of a top; covered with a top layer.
• topper10n. Something that is on top.
• topple10v. To push or throw over.
• torana6n. Synonym of toran.
• torani6n. A traditional Indian probiotic drink made from rice.
• torchy14adj. Having the character of a torch song.
• torero6n. A bullfighter.
• torito6n. A sweet creamy cocktail originating in Mexico.
• tornus6n. The bottom corner of a wing.
• toroid7n. A surface generated by a closed curve (especially a circle) rotating...
• tororo6n. Grated yam, a Japanese side dish.
• torpid9adj. Unmoving.
• torpor8n. A state of being inactive or stuporous.
• torque15n. A rotational or twisting effect of a force; a moment of force, defined...
• torrid7adj. Very hot and dry.
• tortie6n. A tortoiseshell cat.
• tosser6n. One who tosses or throws something.
• totara6n. Podocarpus totara, a podocarp tree endemic to New Zealand.
• tother9pron. Other. Most often used after the.
• totter6v. To walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall.
• tottle6v. To walk in a wavering, unsteady manner.
• toubab10n. A white person.
• toucan8n. Any of various neotropical frugivorous birds from the family...
• touchy14adj. Extremely sensitive or volatile; easily disturbed to the point of...
• toupee8n. A wig of false hair worn to cover a bald spot, especially as worn by a...
• tourer6n. An open-top or soft-top motor car suitable for touring.
• tousle6v. To put into disorder; to tumble; to touse; to muss.
• towage10n. The act of towing.
• toward10prep. In the direction of.
• towery12adj. Which has the characteristics of a tower.
• towhee12n. Any of several species of birds of the genera Pipilo and Melozone.
• towing10n. The act by which something is towed.
• towner9n. A person from a certain town, or part of town.
• townie9n. A person living in a university area who is not associated with the...
• toxics15n. Toxic waste.
• toxify19v. To make or render toxic.
• toxoid14n. A toxin that has had its toxic properties removed, but retains its...
• toybox18n. A box for storing toys.
• toying10n. The act of one who toys.
• toyman11n. A male seller of toys.

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• tracee8n. A program or a process that is being traced.
• tracer8n. A compound, element, or isotope used to track the progress or history...
• traces8n. Minute remnants.

Questions about these words

How many six-letter words that start with T are there?

Word.ws lists 552 six-letter words that start with T, plus 736 rare ones.

What are common six-letter words that start with T?

things, though, trying, thanks, taking, turned, travel and theory.

Which of the six-letter words that start with T has the highest letter score?

toxify scores 19 points with the standard letter tile values.

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