Words Starting With TA
100 wordsWords starting with TA cover remarkable ground, from everyday terms like TABLE and TAKEN to specialized vocabulary like TACHYGRAPHY. This collection spans technical fields, common actions, and some genuinely unexpected finds for word game enthusiasts.
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4Pattern Guide
Insights and recommendations for these words.
The TA- opening offers strategic depth across word games, with scoring opportunities that reward knowing both the common plays and the obscure gems.
Vocabulary & Language
Linguistic patterns and usage statistics
The TA- prefix anchors words from multiple linguistic traditions. Latin gives us the TAX- family (taxa, taxon, taxonomy) from 'taxare' meaning to assess. The TACH- cluster brings Greek speed-related terms—tachycardia, tachograph, tachyphylaxis—all from 'takhys' meaning swift.
Total Words
753
0.3% of dictionary
Avg Length
7.5 letters
2.6 syllables
Top Scrabble
TACHYPHYLAXIS
36 points
Longest Word
TACHISTOSCOPICALLY
18 letters
Parts of Speech
Nouns dominate at 77%, which reflects TA-'s strength in naming things: tables, tablets, tactics, talents. The 16% adjective share comes largely from participial forms—tactful, talented, tantalizing—showing how English builds descriptive words from noun roots.
Middle English contributes the largest share of TA- words, reflecting everyday Germanic vocabulary that survived into Modern English. The TAME example shows this journey clearly: from Old English 'tam' through Proto-West Germanic. French layers (Old French, Middle French, and French) added refined terms, while Latin supplied technical and scientific vocabulary.
Word Games
High-value words for board games
Short (2-4)
Medium (5-7)
a paved surface in the form of a strip; used by planes taxiing to or from the runway at an airport
Long (8+)
a method of writing rapidly using an abbreviated symbolic system
Short (2-4)
Medium (5-7)
a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
Long (8+)
with regard to taxonomy
in a tantalizing manner
TAJ scores 12 in Words With Friends versus 10 in Scrabble—J is worth 10 in WWF compared to 8 in Scrabble. TAZZA hits 23 points in both games, making it equally valuable everywhere. For marathon scores, TACHYPHYLAXIS reaches 36 in Scrabble but 35 in WWF, a rare case where Scrabble rewards higher. The TAXI/TAXICAB family provides reliable mid-range scoring across both platforms.
Wordle
5-letter words for daily puzzles
Good Starters (E, A, R, S, T)
TABLE and TASTE both test the common vowels A and E while checking frequent consonants. TAKEN adds variety by including K and N, useful for eliminating or confirming those high-frequency letters early.
Length Extremes
Longest and shortest valid words
The TA- pattern stretches from two-letter TA to eighteen-letter TACHISTOSCOPICALLY. Short forms like TAB, TAD, and TAE serve as building blocks, while scientific terminology pushes the upper limits.
Hidden Gems
Rare but valid words to surprise opponents
arrange or enter in tabular form
a theodolite designed for rapid measurements
a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane
a driver who follows too closely behind another motor vehicle
TACHEOMETER names a specialized theodolite designed for rapid surveying measurements. It's valid in competitive play and worth knowing—the unusual letter combination catches opponents off guard, and the -METER ending connects to dozens of other measurement terms.
Popular crossword answers
Words frequently used in crossword puzzles with common clues.