Words That Start with TU
There are 244 words that start with TU on Word.ws, from 3 to 14 letters. The most common length is 5 letters (41 words). The words used most often are turn, turned, turning, turkey and tube.
Meanings from Wiktionary. Not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list.
3-letter words that start with TU
- tub5n. A flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or greater than its height...
- tug4v. To pull or drag with great effort.
- tuh6interj. A derisive interjection, onomatopoetic of spitting.
- tui3n. A species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is...
- tuk7n. A Barbadian musical style, based on British regimental music of the...
- tum5n. Shortened form of tummy.
- tun3n. A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or...
- tup5n. A male sheep, a ram.
- tur3n. Any member of the species Capra caucasica (West Caucasian tur) or Capra...
- tut3interj. Tut tut; an expression of disapproval.
4-letter words that start with TU
- tuah7interj. The sound of spitting.
- tuan4n. A brush-tailed phascogale (Phascogale tapoatafa), endemic to Australia.
- tuba6n. A large brass musical instrument, usually in the bass range, played...
- tube6n. Anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape.
- tuch9n. A dark-coloured kind of marble; touchstone.
- tuck10v. To pull or gather up (an item of fabric).
- tuco6n. A tomato-based pasta sauce, similar to a ragout or bolognese...
- tufa7n. Calcareous lime deposited by precipitation from a body of water, such...
- tuff10n. A light porous rock, now especially a rock composed of compacted...
- tuft7n. A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.
- tuit4n. Synonym of round tuit.
- tule4n. Any of a number of large freshwater sedges of western North America...
- tumb8v. To tumble; jump; dance.
- tumi6n. A ceremonial axe used by some Incan and pre-Incan cultures of South...
- tump8v. To form a mass of earth or a hillock around.
- tuna4n. Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family...
- tune4n. A melody.
- tung5n. A tung tree.
- tunk8n. A sharp blow; a thump.
- turf7n. A layer of earth covered with grass; sod.
- turm6n. A group of people, especially a military unit of cavalrymen.
- turn4v. To move about an axis through itself.
- turt4n. A turtle.
- tush7n. A tusk.
- tusi4n. Synonym of pink cocaine.
- tusk8n. One of a pair of elongated pointed teeth (either cuspids or incisors)...
- tuss4n. The penis.
- tute4n. A trick-taking card game, originally from Italy.
- tutu4n. A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
- tuya7n. Table mountain formed during subglacial volcanic eruptions, consisting...
5-letter words that start with TU
- tuart5n. Eucalyptus gomphocephala, an Australian tree with heavy, durable wood.
- 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.
- tucan7n. The hispid pocket gopher (Heterogeomys hispidus).
- tufty11adj. Having the form of or resembling a tuft (“a bunch of grass, hair, etc....
- tuile5n. A type of thin, papery cookie, often bent into fancy shapes and added...
- tuite5n. A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing calcium, iron...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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.
- tuple7n. A finite sequence of terms.
- tuque14n. A knit cap, often woollen but of varying shape, usually conical and...
- 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.
- tusky12adj. Having tusks, especially prominent tusks.
- 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.
- tuzla14n. A kind of central Anatolian rug.
6-letter words that start with TU
- tubing9n. Tubes, considered as a group.
- tubman10n. One of the two most experienced barristers in the Exchequer of Pleas...
- tubule8n. A small pipe or fistular body; a little tube.
- tucker12v. To tire out or exhaust a person or animal.
- tucket12n. A fanfare played on one or more trumpets, bugles or similar.
- tudung8n. Headscarf, especially a form of the hijab worn among Muslim women.
- tuffet12n. A clump of grass or similar vegetation; a small grass-covered mound.
- tufted10adj. Having tufts.
- tumble10n. A fall, especially end over end.
- tumour8n. Commonwealth standard spelling of tumor.
- tumtum10n. One whose gender can not be determined by a physical examination; a...
- tumult8n. Confused, agitated noise as made by a crowd.
- tundra7n. A flat and treeless Arctic biome.
- tunica8n. Synonym of tunic (“garment”).
- tuning7n. The calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch.
- tunnel6n. An underground or underwater passage.
- tupelo8n. Nyssa aquatica.
- tupman10n. A man who breeds, or deals in, tups (rams).
- turban8n. A man's headdress made by winding a length of cloth round the head.
- turbid9adj. Having the lees or sediment disturbed; not clear. (of a liquid).
- turbot8n. Any member of the species Scophthalmus maximus (syn. Psetta maxima) of...
- tureen6n. A broad, deep serving dish used for serving soup or stew.
- turfed10adj. Constructed from turf.
- turgid8adj. Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially...
- turgor7n. Turgidity.
- turion6n. A bud, produced by some aquatic plants, that becomes detached and...
- turkey13n. A wild turkey of Meleagris gallopavo.
- turned7v. In the pattern "X turned Y", indicates that someone has turned...
- turner6n. One who or that which turns.
- turnip8n. The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a...
- turnus6n. Papilio glaucus, the eastern tiger swallowtail, a butterfly of eastern...
- turpin8n. Any terrestrial tortoise.
- turret6n. A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the...
- turtle6n. Any land, aquatic, or semi-aquatic reptile of the order Testudines...
- tushie9n. Buttocks, bottom.
- tusked11adj. Furnished with tusks; having tusks.
- tusker10n. An animal, such as a bull elephant or a boar, with large tusks.
- tussle6n. A physical fight or struggle.
- tutela6n. A constitutional process in Colombia by which an individual can seek...
- tuxedo14n. A typically black formal jacket worn by men.
7-letter words that start with TU
- tuatara7n. A reptile, Sphenodon punctatus, native to New Zealand, that resembles a...
- tubbing12n. The forming of a tub.
- tubifex19n. Any member of the genus Tubifex of tubificid annelids, some of which...
- tubular9adj. Shaped like a tube.
- tubulin9n. Any of a group of proteins used as the material for microtubules.
- tucking14n. A tuck.
- tufting11n. A tuft.
- tugboat10n. A small, powerful boat used to push or pull barges or to help maneuver...
- tugging10n. The action of something that tugs; a pull.
- tuition7n. The training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor.
- tumbler11n. A movable obstruction in a lock, consisting of a lever, latch, wheel...
- tumoral9adj. Of or pertaining to a tumor/tumour.
- tumulus9n. A mound of earth, especially one placed over a prehistoric tomb; a...
- tunable9adj. Able to be tuned.
- tundish11n. A kind of funnel used in brewing fitting into the bung-hole of a tun or...
- tuneage8n. Music.
- tuneful10adj. Having or producing a pleasing tune; melodic or melodious.
- turbine9n. Any of various rotary machines that use the kinetic energy of a...
- turista7n. Synonym of traveler's diarrhea.
- turmoil9n. A state of great disorder or uncertainty.
- turning8n. A turn or deviation from a straight course.
- turnkey14adj. Ready to use without further assembly or test; supplied in a state that...
- turnout7n. The act of coming forth.
- turtled8adj. Capsized; turned upside-down in the water.
- turtles7n. Gloves.
- tussock13n. A tuft or clump of green grass or similar verdure, forming a small...
- tutting8n. The act of making a tut sound in disapproval.
8-letter words that start with TU
- tubeless10adj. Without a tube.
- tubercle12n. A round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth, especially those...
- tuberose10adj. Tuberous.
- tuberous10adj. Relating to, resembling, or producing tubers.
- tubulars10n. Bicycle tires with the inner tube permanently stitched inside the...
- tuckahoe17n. The edible root of a plant of species Peltandra virginica, used by...
- tuckered15adj. Synonym of tuckered out (“tired, exhausted”).
- tumbling13n. The act of something that tumbles.
- tumorous10adj. Pertaining to or having the appearance of a tumor.
- tuneless8adj. Having no pleasing tune; not tuneful.
- tungsten9n. A rare metallic chemical element (symbol W, from Latin wolframium) with...
- tunicate10n. Any of very many chordate marine animals, of the subphyla Tunicata or...
- tunneler8n. Someone or something that tunnels.
- tuppence14n. Two pence (in pre- or post-decimalisation currency).
- tuppenny15adj. Literally, worth tuppence (two pence); of little value or status.
- turbofan13n. A turbojet engine having a (usually ducted) fan that drives a stream of...
- turbojet17n. A jet engine that develops thrust solely from high-speed exhaust gases...
- turlough12n. A temporary lake in an area of limestone, filled by rising groundwater...
- turmeric12n. An Indian plant (Curcuma longa), with aromatic rhizomes, part of the...
- turnable10adj. Capable of being turned.
- turnback16n. Part of a garment that is turned back.
- turncoat10n. A traitor; one who turns against a previous affiliation or allegiance.
- turndown12n. A downturn.
- turnover11n. The amount of money taken as sales transacted in a given period.
- turnpike14n. A frame consisting of two bars crossing each other at right angles and...
- turreted9adj. Having one or more turrets.
- turtling9n. The hunting of turtles (the reptiles).
- tussling9n. The act of one who tussles; a struggle.
- tutelage9n. The act of guarding, protecting, or guiding.
- tutelary11adj. Relating to guardianship or protection.
- tutorial8adj. Of or pertaining to a tutor; belonging to, or exercised by, a tutor.
- tutoring9n. Tuition.
- tuxedoed17adj. Dressed in a tuxedo.
9-letter words that start with TU
- tubelight15n. Synonym of fluorescent lamp (“a gas-discharge lamp that uses...
- tularemia11n. An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis.
- tumescent13adj. Swollen or distended with fluid, as of erectile tissue.
- tunefully15adv. In a tuneful manner.
- tunesmith14n. A composer of tunes.
- tungstate10n. Any salt of tungstic acid.
- tunneling10n. The act of burrowing a tunnel.
- turbidite12n. Any sedimentary deposit formed by a turbidity current.
- turbidity15n. The state of being turbid; turbidness.
- turbinado12n. A type of sugar made from the extract of sugar cane.
- turbinate11adj. Shaped or spinning like a top (spinning top).
- turbolift14n. An elevator on a spacecraft.
- turboprop15n. A type of gas turbine aircraft engine that drives and obtains...
- turbopump17n. A device consisting of a pump and a turbine mounted on the same shaft.
- turbulent11adj. Violently disturbed or agitated; tempestuous, tumultuous.
- turducken16n. A dish, usually roasted, consisting of a deboned turkey stuffed with a...
- turfgrass13n. Any grass used to make turf.
- turgidity14n. The state or quality of being turgid.
- turnabout11n. The act of turning about so as to face in the opposite direction.
- turnagain10n. The movement of the bobbin in producing the breadth, or series of...
- turnstile9n. A rotating mechanical device that controls and counts passage between...
- turnstone9n. Either of two species of coastal wading bird, Arenaria interpres and...
- turntable11n. A circular rotating platform.
- turpitude12n. Inherent baseness, depravity or wickedness; corruptness and evilness.
- turquoise18n. A sky-blue, greenish-blue, or greenish-gray semi-precious gemstone.
- tutorship14n. The duty of a tutor; tutelage.
10-letter words that start with TU
- tubercular14adj. Of, pertaining to, or having tuberculosis.
- tuberculin14n. An antigen used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis.
- tuberosity15n. The condition of being tuberous.
- tuffaceous18adj. Of the nature or texture of tuff.
- tumbledown18adj. In disrepair; poorly maintained.
- tumbleweed18n. Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots once dry, forming...
- tumescence16n. A swelling due to the presence of fluid.
- tumultuous12adj. Characterized by loud, confused noise.
- tunability15n. The state of being tunable.
- tunelessly13adv. In a tuneless manner.
- turboshaft18n. A gas-turbine engine designed to transmit power by means of a geared...
- turbulence14n. The state or fact of being turbulent or agitated; tempestuousness...
- turnaround11n. The act of turning to face in the other direction.
- turnbuckle18n. A coupling device consisting of two eyelets or other connection points...
- turpentine12n. Any oleoresin secreted by the wood or bark of certain trees.
- turritella10n. Any sea snail of the genus Turritella (or allied genera) of spiral...
- turtleback18n. Anything having the shape of a turtle's back (that is, its shell).
- turtleneck16n. A high, close-fitting collar, turned back on itself and covering all or...
11-letter words that start with TU
- tuberculate15adj. Having tubercles.
- tuberculous15adj. Tubercular: having or relating to tuberculosis.
- tubthumping21n. Aggressive political or commercial promotion.
- tumorigenic16adj. That can cause tumors.
- turbellaria13n. Any member of Turbellaria; a flatworm.
- turbocharge19v. To increase the power of (an internal combustion engine, either Otto or...
- turbodiesel14n. A diesel engine fitted with a turbocharger.
- turbulently16adv. In a turbulent manner.
- turntablism15n. The art of using one or more turntables and mixers to create an...
- turntablist13n. A disc jockey who uses a combination of turntables as a musical...
12-letter words that start with TU
- tuberculated17adj. Tuberculate.
- tuberculosis16n. An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of...
- tubocurarine16n. The cation portion of tubocurarine chloride.
- tumultuously17adv. In a tumultuous manner.
- turbocharged21adj. Having a turbocharger.
- turbocharger20n. An inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine (either Otto...
13-letter words that start with TU
- tumorigenesis16n. Production of a new tumor or tumors.
14-letter words that start with TU
- tumorigenicity22n. The condition of being tumorigenic.
- turbomachinery26n. Turbomachines collectively.
792 rare words that start with TU
- tuaithbel
- tuakana
- tuamine
- tuaminoheptane
- tuatua
- tubacin
- tubage
- tubaist
- tubalike
- tuballoy
- tubally
- tubaphone
- tubar
- tubatoxin
- tubax
- tubbable
- tubbeck
- tubber
- tubbily
- tubbiness
- tubbish
- tubbo
- tubectomy
- tubeform
- tubeful
- tubeimoside
- tubelessness
- tubelet
- tubelike
- tubemaker
- tubemaking
- tubenose
- tubeplate
- tuberaceous
- tuberal
- tubercidin
- tubercled
- tuberclelike
- tubercularize
- tubercularly
- tuberculately
- tuberculation
- tuberculid
- tuberculiform
- tuberculinic
- tuberculinize
- tuberculization
- tuberculize
- tuberculocidal
- tuberculocidin
- tuberculoid
- tuberculoma
- tuberculomania
- tuberculophobia
- tuberculose
- tuberculosed
- tuberculostatic
- tuberculotic
- tuberculously
- tuberculum
- tuberiferous
- tuberiform
- tuberin
- tuberine
- tuberise
- tuberization
- tuberize
- tuberless
- tuberlike
- tuberoid
- tuberoplasty
- tuberoside
- tuberositas
- tuberosphere
- tuberously
- tuberousness
- tubeset
- tubeshoulder
- tubesnout
- tubestock
- tubeteika
- tubeufiaceous
- tubeway
- tubework
- tubeworm
- tubey
- tubfast
- tubfish
- tubful
- tubicination
- tubicolar
- tubicole
- tubicolous
- tubie
- tubies
- tubiferous
- tubificid
- tubiflorous
- tubiform
- tubik
- tubiluchid
- tubipore
- tubiporite
- tubist
- tubivalve
- tubless
- tublet
- tublike
- tubmaker
- tubmaking
- tubocapsanolide
- tubocapside
- tubocurare
- tubog
- tubography
- tuboid
- tuboidal
- tuboimpedance
- tuboligamentous
- tuboligation
- tubomanometric
- tubomanometry
- tuboperitoneal
- tuboplasty
- tuboscopic
- tuboscopy
- tubotympanic
- tubotympanum
- tubovarian
- tubside
- tubthump
- tubthumper
- tubuan
- tubulanid
- tubularian
- tubulariid
- tubularity
- tubularization
- tubularize
- tubularly
- tubularness
- tubulate
- tubulated
- tubulation
- tubulature
- tubulet
- tubulidentate
- tubuliferan
- tubuliferous
- tubuliflorous
- tubuliform
- tubulinean
- tubulinopathy
- tubulipore
- tubulitis
- tubulization
- tubuloacinar
- tubuloalveolar
- tubulobulbar
- tubulocisternal
- tubulocyst
- tubulocystic
- tubulodynamics
- tubulogenesis
- tubulogenic
- tubuloglandular
- tubulolamellar
- tubulolobular
- tubulonecrosis
- tubulonecrotic
- tubulonephritis
- tubulonephrosis
- tubulopapillary
- tubulopathic
- tubulopathy
- tubuloreticular
- tubulorrhexis
- tubulosaccular
- tubulosan
- tubulosine
- tubulosomatic
- tubulostromal
- tubulotoxic
- tubulotoxicity
- tubulous
- tubulously
- tubulovesicle
- tubulovesicular
- tubulovillous
- tubulozole
- tubulure
- tubulysin
- tubus
- tubwoman
- tucandeira
- tucatinib
- tuccid
- tucekite
- tuchun
- tuchunate
- tuchunism
- tuchunship
- tuchus
- tuckable
- tuckamore
- tuckaway
- tuckerbag
- tuckerbox
- tuckerellid
- tuckerization
- tuckermanity
- tuckeroo
- tuckpoint
- tucktoo
- tuclazepam
- tucotuzumab
- tuctoo
- tucum
- tucuma
- tucupi
- tucuxi
- tuditanid
- tuditanomorph
- tudum
- tudun
- tufaceous
- tufalike
- tuffisite
- tuffite
- tuffitic
- tufoli
- tuftedcheek
- tuftedly
- tuftelin
- tufter
- tufthunter
- tufthunting
- tuftily
- tuftiness
- tuftless
- tuftlet
- tuftlike
- tuftsin
- tugarinovite
- tugboater
- tugboatman
- tuggable
- tuggery
- tuggie
- tuggingly
- tuggy
- tughra
- tugless
- tuglike
- tugline
- tugman
- tugrik
- tugtupite
- tuhon
- tuhualite
- tuilik
- tuille
- tuillette
- tuism
- tuitional
- tuitionary
- tuitui
- tujeon
- tukdam
- tukkhum
- tukul
- tukulan
- tukutuku
- tuladi
- tulameenite
- tulapai
- tularemic
- tulasnellaceous
- tulathromycin
- tulbaghia
- tulchan
- tulgey
- tuliokite
- tulipanin
- tulipant
- tulipiform
- tulipist
- tuliplike
- tulipomania
- tulipomaniac
- tulipwood
- tulipy
- tulisan
- tulka
- tullatee
- tullbergiid
- tullibee
- tulobuterol
- tulopafant
- tulou
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Questions about these words
- How many words that start with TU are there?
- Word.ws lists 244 words that start with TU, plus 792 rare ones.
- What are common words that start with TU?
- turn, turned, turning, turkey, tube, tune, tunnel and turner.
- Which of the words that start with TU has the highest letter score?
- turbomachinery scores 26 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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