5 Letter Words Ending in TE
Here are all 61 5 letter words ending in TE, from a standard word-game dictionary, with everyday words first. 22 of them are common words; the rest are rarer but still valid in most word games. Use the Wordle helper to add the letters you know.
Most of these words start with S, C, W. Good picks with five different letters include white, quite, wrote, write.
- Words found
- 61
- Most used
- state
- Most common first letter
- S
Wordle helper: 5 letter words ending in TE
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Common 5 letter words ending in TE
| # | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | state | the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation |
| 2 | white | being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness |
| 3 | quite | to a degree (not used with a negative) |
| 4 | wrote | produce a literary work |
| 5 | write | produce a literary work |
| 6 | waste | spend thoughtlessly; throw away |
| 7 | taste | the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical... |
| 8 | route | an established line of travel or access |
| 9 | plate | (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands |
| 10 | quote | repeat a passage from |
| 11 | elite | a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status |
| 12 | suite | a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected |
| 13 | spite | feeling a need to see others suffer |
| 14 | acute | having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course |
| 15 | paste | any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency |
| 16 | unite | act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief |
| 17 | slate | designate or schedule |
| 18 | skate | sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the... |
| 19 | monte | a gambling card game of Spanish origin |
| 20 | caste | social status or position conferred by a system based on class |
| 21 | flute | a high-pitched woodwind instrument |
| 22 | matte | a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted |
| 23 | crate | a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping |
| 24 | brute | a cruelly rapacious person |
| 25 | haste | overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) |
| 26 | latte | strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk |
| 27 | forte | an asset of special worth or utility |
| 28 | chute | rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall |
| 29 | grate | a frame of iron bars to hold a fire |
| 30 | carte | a list of dishes available at a restaurant |
| 31 | butte | a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides |
| 32 | lotte | fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey |
| 33 | smite | inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon |
| 34 | comte | French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism |
| 35 | agate | an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony |
| 36 | trite | repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse |
| 37 | spate | (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent |
| 38 | irate | feeling or showing extreme anger |
| 39 | abate | make less active or intense |
| 40 | ovate | of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base |
5 letter words ending in te, by first letter
A (4)
- acute
- agate
- abate
- arete
B (4)
- brute
- butte
- baste
- boite
C (6)
- caste
- crate
- chute
- conte
- carte
- comte
E (3)
- elite
- emote
- evite
F (4)
- flute
- forte
- flite
- flyte
G (2)
- grate
- geste
H (2)
- haste
- haute
I (1)
- irate
L (2)
- latte
- lotte
M (3)
- monte
- matte
- motte
O (1)
- ovate
P (4)
- plate
- paste
- piste
- prate
Q (2)
- quite
- quote
R (1)
- route
S (12)
- state
- suite
- spite
- slate
- skate
- smite
- spate
- saute
- shute
- smote
- sente
- scute
T (3)
- taste
- trite
- torte
U (2)
- unite
- urate
V (1)
- volte
W (4)
- white
- wrote
- write
- waste
More 5 letter word lists
ending in A ending in B ending in C ending in D ending in E ending in F ending in G ending in H ending in I ending in K ending in L ending in M ending in N ending in O ending in P ending in R ending in S ending in T ending in U ending in W ending in X ending in Y ending in Z ending in AE ending in AL ending in AN ending in AR ending in AT ending in CE ending in DE
Questions people ask
How many 5 letter words ending in TE are there?
This list has 61, taken from a standard word-game dictionary and limited to words seen in real English text.
What are common 5 letter words ending in TE?
state, white, quite, wrote, write, waste, taste, route.
Which 5 letter words ending in TE are good Wordle guesses?
white, quite, wrote, write, waste, route use five different letters, so each guess tests more of the alphabet.
Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.