Words That Start With TAB

44 words Words by letter Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are 44 words that start with tab, from everyday words to rare ones that are still valid in word games. Common words come first with a short meaning, then the words are grouped by length, which helps with Wordle and crossword clues.

Words starting with tab: 44
Most used: table
Shortest: tabs
5 letter words: 8

Common words that start with tab

#	Word	Meaning	Letters
1	table	a set of data arranged in rows and columns	5
2	tables	a set of data arranged in rows and columns	6
3	tablet	a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription	6
4	tablets	a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription	7
5	tabs	the bill in a restaurant	4
6	taboo	excluded from use or mention	5
7	tabloid	sensationalist journalism	7
8	tablespoons	as much as a tablespoon will hold	11
9	tablespoon	as much as a tablespoon will hold	10
10	tabletop	the top horizontal work surface of a table	8
11	tabernacle	the Mormon temple	10
12	tabled	hold back to a later time	6
13	tableau	a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)	7
14	tabloids	sensationalist journalism	8
15	taboos	a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of...	6
16	tabby	a cat with a grey or tawny coat mottled with black	5
17	tabor	a small drum with one head of soft calfskin	5
18	tablecloth	a covering spread over a dining table	10
19	tableware	articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware)	9
20	tabulated	arrange or enter in tabular form	9
21	tabular	of or pertaining to or arranged in table form	7
22	tablecloths	a covering spread over a dining table	11
23	tableaux	a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)	8
24	tabu	a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of...	4
25	tabulation	information set out in tabular form	10
26	tabling	hold back to a later time	7
27	tablelands	a relatively flat highland	10
28	tabernacles	the Mormon temple	11
29	tabard	a short sleeveless outer tunic emblazoned with a coat of arms; worn by a knight over his armor or by a herald	6
30	tabulating	arrange or enter in tabular form	10
31	tablature	a musical notation indicating the fingering to be used	9
32	tableland	a relatively flat highland	9
33	tabulate	arrange or enter in tabular form	8
34	tabletops	the top horizontal work surface of a table	9
35	tabulations	information set out in tabular form	11
36	tabes	wasting of the body during a chronic disease	5
37	tabbouleh	a finely chopped salad with tomatoes and parsley and mint and scallions and bulgur wheat	9
38	tabbies	a cat with a grey or tawny coat mottled with black	7
39	tableaus	a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)	8
40	tabun	the first known nerve agent, synthesized by German chemists in 1936	5

4 letter words that start with tab

tabs
tabu

5 letter words that start with tab

table
taboo
tabby
tabor
taber
tabla
tabes
tabun

6 letter words that start with tab

tables
tablet
tabled
taboos
tabbed
tabard

7 letter words that start with tab

tablets
tabloid
tableau
tabular
tabling
tabbing
tabbies

8 letter words that start with tab

tabletop
tabloids
tableaux
tabulate
tableaus

9 letter words that start with tab

tableware
tabulated
tablature
tableland
tabletops
tabbouleh

10 letter words that start with tab

tablespoon
tabernacle
tablecloth
tabulation
tablelands
tabulating

11 letter words that start with tab

tablespoons
tablecloths
tabernacles
tabulations

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How many words start with tab?

This list has 44 words starting with tab, all from a standard word-game dictionary and all seen in real English text.

What are common words that start with tab?

table, tables, tablet, tablets, tabs, taboo, tabloid, tablespoons.

What 5 letter words start with tab?

table, taboo, tabby, tabor, taber, tabla, tabes, tabun.

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.