Words That Start With T

1,746 words Words by letter Checked 9 Oct 2026

These words that start with T come from a standard English dictionary used for word games, ranked by how often each word is used in everyday writing. There are 1,746 words starting with T on this page. The 100 most common come first, each with a short meaning, followed by shorter, longer and easier picks and a filter for any ending or length.

T begins with "the" and "that", tiny words that appear in almost every line of text. In total there are 1,746 T words.

The "th" pair is the standout pattern: "there", "their", "those" and "through" all start with it. "There" and "their" are a classic mix-up, which makes this page a good base for a homophone lesson. Longer picks such as "together" and "technology" suit older students who want stronger vocabulary.

Words starting with T: 1,746
Most used: the
Longest common one: telecommunication 17 letters
Nouns, verbs, adjectives: 1034, 168, 256

Most common words that start with T

Ranked by how often the word appears in English text. "Type" is the word's main part of speech.

#	Word	Meaning	Type
1	the	no short meaning listed
2	to	no short meaning listed
3	that	no short meaning listed
4	this	no short meaning listed
5	they	no short meaning listed
6	their	no short meaning listed
7	there	in or at that place	adv.
8	time	an instance or single occasion for some event	noun
9	them	no short meaning listed
10	than	no short meaning listed
11	two	being one more than one	adj.
12	think	judge or regard; look upon; judge	verb
13	then	subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)	adv.
14	these	no short meaning listed
15	too	to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits	adv.
16	take	carry out	verb
17	those	no short meaning listed
18	through	from beginning to end	adv.
19	three	being one more than two	adj.
20	things	any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)	noun
21	thing	a special situation	noun
22	team	a cooperative unit (especially in sports)	noun
23	thought	the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about	noun
24	top	the upper part of anything	noun
25	times	a more or less definite period of time now or previously present	noun
26	today	the present time or age	noun
27	tell	express in words	verb
28	though	(postpositive) however	adv.
29	try	make an effort or attempt	verb
30	thank	express gratitude or show appreciation to	verb
31	together	in contact with each other or in proximity	adv.
32	thanks	an acknowledgment of appreciation	noun
33	talk	exchange thoughts; talk with	verb
34	true	consistent with fact or reality; not false; ; - B. Russell	adj.
35	taking	carry out	verb
36	third	coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position	adj.
37	turn	change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense	verb
38	talking	an exchange of ideas via conversation	noun
39	type	a subdivision of a particular kind of thing	noun
40	thinking	the process of using your mind to consider something carefully	noun
41	town	an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city	noun
42	term	a word or expression used for some particular thing	noun
43	total	constituting the full quantity or extent; complete	adj.
44	test	put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to	verb
45	training	activity leading to skilled behavior	noun
46	themselves	no short meaning listed
47	tax	charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government	noun
48	trust	have confidence or faith in	verb
49	trade	the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services	noun
50	terms	status with respect to the relations between people or groups	noun
51	title	a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with	noun
52	technology	the practical application of science to commerce or industry	noun
53	towards	no short meaning listed
54	table	a set of data arranged in rows and columns	noun
55	ten	being one more than nine	adj.
56	truth	a fact that has been verified	noun
57	tonight	during the night of the present day	adv.
58	tomorrow	the day after today	noun
59	track	a line or route along which something travels or moves	noun
60	text	the words of something written	noun
61	treatment	care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to...	noun
62	travel	change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically	verb
63	throughout	from first to last	adv.
64	tour	a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area	noun
65	train	create by training and teaching	verb
66	trump	produce a sound as if from a trumpet	verb
67	telling	disclosing unintentionally	adj.
68	thus	(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result	adv.
69	touch	make physical contact with, come in contact with	verb
70	trip	a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)	noun
71	texas	the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico	noun
72	teacher	a person whose occupation is teaching	noun
73	theory	a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world	noun
74	therefore	(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result	adv.
75	trial	the act of testing something	noun
76	truly	in accordance with truth or fact or reality	adv.
77	traffic	the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a...	noun
78	tree	a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown	noun
79	traditional	consisting of or derived from tradition	adj.
80	twice	two times	adv.
81	throw	propel through the air	verb
82	tom	male cat	noun
83	totally	to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')	adv.
84	twitter	a series of chirps	noun
85	target	a reference point to shoot at	noun
86	television	broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; ; - Ernie Kovacs	noun
87	till	unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together	noun
88	trouble	a source of difficulty	noun
89	tough	not given to gentleness or sentimentality	adj.
90	technical	of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill	adj.
91	treat	interact in a certain way	verb
92	taste	the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical...	noun
93	tea	a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water	noun
94	teaching	the profession of a teacher	noun
95	toward	no short meaning listed
96	transfer	transfer somebody to a different position or location of work	verb
97	terrible	causing fear or dread or terror	adj.
98	turning	the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course	noun
99	transport	move something or somebody around; usually over long distances	verb
100	teach	impart skills or knowledge to	verb

Easy words that start with T for kids

Everyday words most children meet early, good for spelling lists and word games.

the
that
this
they
their
there
time
them
than
two
think
then
these
too
take
those
three
things
thing
team
top
times
today
tell
though
try
thank
thanks
talk
true
taking
third
turn
type
town
term
total
test
tax
trust

Short words that start with T

Two to four letters.

the
to
that
this
they
time
them
than
two
then
too
take
team
top
tell
try
talk
true
turn
type
town
term
test
tax
ten
text
tour
thus
trip
tree
tom
till
tea
task
tony
tiny
tank
tend
tool
tip

5 letter words starting with T

their
there
think
these
those
three
thing
times
today
thank
third
total
trust
trade
terms
title
table
truth
track
train
trump
touch
texas
trial

All 5 letter words that start with T, with a Wordle helper

Long words that start with T

Ten letters or more.

themselves
technology
throughout
traditional
television
temperature
transportation
tournament
transition
translation
transmission
transactions
transaction
transformation
travelling
technically
thoroughly
tremendous
technological
temporarily
traditionally
thanksgiving
theoretical
transparent
thereafter
territorial
transparency
therapeutic
thoughtful
thankfully

Words that start and end with T

that
thought
test
trust
tonight
text
treatment
throughout
target
treat
transport
talent
ticket
threat
tight
tournament
toilet
throat
twist
tourist
transit
tweet
theft
testament
tablet
tent
transparent
therapist
toast
thrust

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Questions people ask

How many words start with T?

This list has 1,746 words starting with T, taken from a standard word-game dictionary and limited to words that appear in real English text.

What are the most common words that start with T?

the, to, that, this, they, their, there, time are the most used in everyday English.

What are some long words that start with T?

themselves, technology, treatment, throughout, therefore.

What are easy words that start with T for kids?

the, to, that, this, they, their are short, everyday examples.

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.

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