8-letter words starting with TEN
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter TEN. This section showcases how TEN at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with TEN, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| tendency | 14 | a general direction in which something tends to move | the shoreward tendency of the current |
| tenderly | 12 | with tenderness; in a tender manner | tenderly she placed her arms round him |
| tenement | 10 | a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards | - |
| tenacity | 13 | persistent determination | - |
| tentacle | 10 | any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion | - |
| tenderer | 9 | - | - |
| tendance | 11 | - | - |
| tentered | 9 | - | - |
| tenormen | 10 | - | - |
| tentages | 9 | - | - |
| tensions | 8 | - | - |
| tensibly | 13 | - | - |
| tensible | 10 | - | - |
| tenpenny | 13 | - | - |
| tenpence | 12 | a decimal coin worth ten pennies | - |
| tenotomy | 13 | - | - |
| tenoroon | 8 | a tenor bassoon; pitched a fifth higher than the ordinary bassoon | - |
| tenorino | 8 | - | - |
| tentfuls | 11 | - | - |
| tentiest | 8 | - | - |
| tentigos | 9 | - | - |
| tentings | 9 | - | - |
| tentless | 8 | - | - |
| tentlike | 12 | - | - |
| tentoria | 8 | - | - |
| tentpole | 10 | - | - |
| tentwise | 11 | - | - |
| tenuious | 8 | - | - |
| tenurial | 8 | - | - |
| tenuring | 9 | - | - |
| tenesmic | 12 | - | - |
| tenacula | 10 | - | - |
| tenaille | 8 | - | - |
| tenanted | 9 | resided in; having tenants | not all the occupied (or tenanted) apartments were well kept up |
| tenantry | 11 | tenants of an estate considered as a group | - |
| tendence | 11 | - | - |
| tendered | 10 | - | - |
| tendrils | 9 | - | - |
| tendrons | 9 | - | - |
| tenebrae | 10 | - | - |
| tenebrio | 10 | - | - |
| tenendum | 11 | - | - |
| tenorman | 10 | - | - |
| tenesmus | 10 | painful spasm of the anal sphincter along with an urgent desire to defecate without the significant production of feces; associated with irritable bowel syndrome | - |
| tenfolds | 12 | - | - |
| teniases | 8 | - | - |
| teniasis | 8 | - | - |
| tennises | 8 | - | - |
| tennists | 8 | - | - |
| tenoners | 8 | - | - |
| tenoning | 9 | - | - |
| tenorini | 8 | - | - |
| tenorist | 8 | a musician who plays the tenor saxophone | - |
| tenorite | 8 | - | - |
